The Cordova Daily Times
GREATER CORDOVA'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER
ASSOCIATED PRESS TELEGRAPHIC REPORTS.
H. G. STEEL. C. H. WILCOX, C. H. SCHEFFLER, Publishers
H. Q. STEEL, Editor and Manager
_C. H. WILCOX, City Editor.
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OOBDC >VA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1915
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ALASKA AND ITS RELATION TO j
AMERICAN TRADE AND INDUSTRY
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IX a bulletin just issued by the United States Department
of Commerce there is a lengthy report on “Alaska and its
Relation to American Trade and Industry.” Among
other things it shows a $4,000,(KM) increase in the output of the
products of the territory in 1014 over that of the previous year.
The report contains so much of local interest that it is here
with republished for the information of our readers:
“Merchandise and treasure to the amount of $66,500,000
moved between Alaska and the United States in 1014, an in
crease ot $4,000,000 over 1013. Our shipments to Alaska
last year, according to the bureaus of foreign and domestic
commerce, aggregated $22,500,000, including approximately
$14,3(H),(XX) worth of manufactures, $6,200,000 worth of food
stuffs, and $2,(XX),(XX) worth of gold, silver and miscellaneous
materials, including foreign merchandise valued at $500,000.
As a market for our products, Alaska, having a population of
only 65,000, is of equal importance with China, with a popula
tion of 336,000,000.
“Alaska’s great purchasing power is a natural corollary
of its enormous resources, mainly gold, copper, fishery pro
ducts, and hitherto undeveloped beds of coal and other min
erals. In the period since 1867, Alaska has given to the world
$250,000,0(H) worth of gold, $183,000,000 worth of fish, $65,
000,000 worth of seal and other aquatic fur skins, $20,(XX),(XX)
worth of copper, nearly $5,000,000 worth of whale, walrus and
fish oils, $2,000,000 worth of silver and whalebone, coal, gypsum,
marble, tin and vegetables in sufficient sums to bring her total
output to more than $500,(XX),000. This result has been
achieved with a sparse population and an inadequate system of
railway and other transportation facilities. With the new
era of government construction recently announced by the
department of the interior, the development of Alaska will be
greatly accelerated and that territory, which already yields as
much gold as California, which produces half the world’s sal
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the Mississippi river and an acreage for tillage several times
that of those sections of Norway, Sweden and Russia, of similar
latitude with 11,0(H),(MM) souls, may be expected to attain an
even greater degree ot industrial and commrcial importance.
“Alaska’s commercial relations are chiefly with the United
States. Shipments to the l nited States last year were valued
at 44,000,(MH). Canned salmon $18,000,000; Alaskan gold $14,
600,000; Canadian gold $3,500,000; Alaskan copper $3,300,
000; fresh salmon $750,000; seal and other fur skins $600,000;
and miscellaneous fish and fish products $1,250,000 were the
largest factors. Our purchase of fish and fish products from
Alaska last year totalled $20,000,000, or five times as much as
imports of this class from Norway. Of salmon alone we
bought from Alaska 200,000,0(H) pounds in 1914, or an average
of 2 pounds per capita.
“Trade with Alaska has doubled in ten years. Our ship
ments of merchandise to Alaska increased from $11,448,423 in
1904 to $21,610,860 in 1914, while receipts of merchandise
from Alaska have grown from $10,647,592 to $25,815,832. Re
ceipts of foreign gold from Alaska fell in value from $9,950,520
in 1904 to $3,452,192 in 1914, while those of domestic gold' rose
from $9,090,957 to $14,598,237 in 1914, or double the sum of
$7,200,000 paid by this country to Russia in 1867 for the terri
tory in question.
1 he value of imports into Alaska from foreign coun
tries last year was $662,994, of which $396,900 worth entered
from Canada, $246,419 from Russia in Asia, and $19,675 from
Australia and Tasmania. Domestic exports from Alaska to
foreign countries totalled in 1914 $1,005,311, of which $967,610
went to Canada and $2$,701 to Russia in Asia.”
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Judge Bunnell is establishing a record in the Fourth Di
vision for disposing of business with “neatness and dispatch.”
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Memorial Day falls on next Sunday and it will be ob
served bv many of our people by covering the graves of the
departed with emblems of love and affection.
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According to the best information copper has reached the
high price of twenty-four cents a pound and will probably go
higher. This advance in price should result in opening up of
several more of the interior properties.
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Chairman Welsh again has burst from behind the scenes
where he was temporarily—only temporarily—with new charg
es against young Rockefeller. The public will wait a few days
for corroborative testimony, it having been found wise to do so
when Walsh speaks.
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Practically all of the towns in Southeastern Alaska
voted wet at Monday’s election. The local option plan tried
out in different sections of the territory has not met with much
success. In fact, no material good comes from local option,
as it does not prohibit only in spots, and its only tendencies
are to cause factional fights in each locality voted “dry” to
limit its revenues.
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Officers of the National Association opposed to woman suf
frage have formulated plans for the campaign against granting
the franchise to women in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jer
sey and Massachusetts at the election this fall. The suffra
gettes have called the antis “Home, Heaven and Mother” party.
Ana the antis have decided to accept this designation as a cam
paign slogan, adding: “those who are going our way come
along; those who are going the other way please join the
suffs. ”
Following the present rush to the Tolovana, it may be ex
pected that there will be a reaction in regard to tin* optimism
that is now prevalent in regard to that place. This is the
prediction im ’ • one of Alaska’s most experienced* sour
doughs, who po.. is out that every camp has had three periods.
The first period is one of feverish stampeding, the next is a lull
accompanied by discouraging reports, and the third is one of
renewed activities, assured by convincing developments.—Fair
banks Citizen.
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The Ketchikan Progressive says that “men are only beasts
at their best,” and for that reason the territorial legislature de
nied women the right to act as jurors, and adds: “If there 1
had' been any women on that grand jury which has just ad- 1
journed, and which has stirred up a mess that smells for miles,
we would have to made a different entry on the records. But
as it is, the same old way of covering up our own deficiencies
by striking at the frail women, was repeated; hence the same
story. ’ ’
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DR. W. H. CHASE
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office over Cordova Drug Store.
Calls may be left at Cordova
Drug Store. Residence,
Rainier-Grand Hotel
DR. W. W. COUNCIL
Physician and Surgeon
Office at Company Hospital
Hours—10 to 12; 1 to 6 p. m.
DR. C. L. HALE
DENTIST
Office In Adams Building
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FOR SALE
A high grade Gold property, ten
miles from Valdez with several
hundred sacks of high grade ore
on the dump. This property ad
joins a producing mine and sev
eral veing of high firade ore are
exposed on the surface of this
ground.
Also four groups of copper
properties on Prince William
Sound, adjoining navigable water.
All of these properties could be
made producers with a small
amount of money and for a party
who can open same up or can se
cure the capital to do so, this Is
an opportunity to make a fortune.
For prices and terms apply to
S A. HEMPLE, Valdez, Alaska
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Fast and commodious steamers sailing between Seattle, Ketch*
ikan, Wrangell. Juneau. Skagway, Cordova, Valdez, 8eward, Kenal
Anchorage and SHIP CREEK, via INSIDE PASSAGE
Sails from Seattle— Sails from Cordova—
May 18 .NORTHWESTERN.May 27
May 24 .MARIPOSA.June 3
Regular freight service tor Ketchikan, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell, Douglas. Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez ard Latouche. Expioe
Ives, S. S. Seward. 8. 8. Seward, 5th; 8. 8. Latouche, 15th; S. 8.
Cordova, 25th of each month.
This company reserves the right to change schedule of steamers
without notice.
Tickets on tale at up-town office Alaska Steamship Bldg. Baggage
or freight will not be received at the dock later than one hour before
sailing time.
F. B. TRACY, T. J. TALLENT,
General Agent Ticket Agent
Pacific-Alaska Navigation Co.
ALASKA PACIFIC 8. S. CO. ALASKA COAST CO.
PUGET SOUND ALASKA ROUTE
Next tailing from Seattle will be
ADMIRAL WATSON, May 15
ADMIRAL EVANS, MAY 25
Via the INSIDE PASSAGE for Ketchikan, Juneau, Yakutat,
Katalla, Cordova, Valdez, Seward, Cook Inlet points and Kodiak
Island.
Seattle-San Francisco connecting with steamers Yale and Hw
vard for Southern California Ports.
Schedule subject to change without Notice.
ALASKA TRANSFER CO., Ixical Agents
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j Copper River &
Northwestern Ry.
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Trains leave Cordova, depot at foot of Second Ava ! I
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Mondays and Thursdays
Chitina for Kennecott— ! .
Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays «>
Kennecott for Chitina— '
Wednesdays, Saturdays and Mondays
Chitina for Cordova—
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Dining Car in Connection With all Regular Pesaenger Trains Be ' '
tween Cordova and Chitina. 1 >
The above schedule subject to change without notice. ! 1
Freight received from 9 A. M. to 0 P. M. !
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