The Cordova Daily Times
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H. G. STEEL, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR^
CORDOVA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY .‘5, 19177
GOOD WORD FROM NORTH.
During the Inst year tens of millions of people have been
reading with engrossed interest the most exhaustive, fascinat
ing and substantial series of articles ever written on modern
Yukon and Alaska. These articles have come from the facile
pen of that noted and faithful writer, Frank G. Carpenter.
So pleasing and yet so true have been the chronicles of Mr.
Carpenter that it will be a matter or regret if he cannot publish
them, or at least the more important portions of them, in book
form. Some parts of his letters of course dealt with the tran
sient phases as he viewed them for the day as he was passing,
but on the whole the sketches have a lasting value.
Many writers went over this circuit some twenty years ago,
but it must be remembered' that Yukon and Alaska of two de
cades ago are altogether different from Yukon and Alaska of
today. When the Klondike was struck, scores of special writ
ers came north. They took a dip into the situation, and went
back with a splash of color of tin* rough and unconquered wild
erness and the dramatic situation as presented by the mad
stampede for gold.
Mr. Carpenter came after the pioneers had been here for
a long term arranging the stage setting for the permanent part
these vast territories are to play in the world. He has told the
story of the vast mineral resources, the agricultural wonders,
the great fishing industries, the wealth in furs, sealeries, rein
deer herds, game and forests which already are producing an
nually hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of products for
the world, and which are to be of manifold wealth to future
generations.
Readers of Mr. Carpenter’s writings for the; long time he
has been in the newspaper field have learned to know that what
. he commits to print is thoroughly reliable, and this confidence
| lie has inspired in his extensive clientele in every quarter of
this globe and beyond the waters will go far toward' establish
ing a credit for the people struggling in the great work of
bringing the northlaud to its own.
Scarcely a large city in America is without his weekly let
ters in one or more of its leading newspapers, and he not only
has given them fascinating and trustworthy sketches, but has
done on the whole an infinite work in helping to expel from the
minds of the outside world the false impression that this is a
land of eternal snow and ice, and establishes the fact that
for the half year the Yukon and Alaska are blessed with almost
continuous sunshine which brings to the laud during that time
the vernal conditions of the spring months of the middle of the
continent, and that when many' portion,'* of the United States
are sweltering in scorching and prostrating heat of midsummer
the equable conditions here rival those of Florida and make
this the ideal land—one destined to be a summer meccaof thou
sands of tourists each year hereafter.
It is to be hoped that Frank Carpenter will not forget to
come this way again, and some time in the future again give
the region the benefit of the wide publicity which is within his
power. His work not only benefits these northlaud regions, but
is of infinite value to the nations to whom these vast possessions
belong. The heads of such nations will be remiss if they fail
to give such factors for empire development as Mr. Carpenter
full recognition for good work performed in discovering this
realm and unfolding it and all its charm, attraction and wealth
to the masses to whom it has been a terra incognito. These ter
ritories are destined to be aming the most valuable possessions
of America and Canada, and in the great work of developing
them the chief agency must be the press and its dependable and
far-reaching writers.
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MEN WHO DO NOT “FIT IN.”
Alaska is no abiding place for the men who do not “fit in. ”
The pampered sons of luxury or the man who must be waited
upon and petted can find no real enjoyment in the strenuous
life of the northland. All the virile manhood,the energy and
the resourcefulness of the human race is brought to the surface
in the stern life of the north. Too many men are tempted to the
territory by the tales of riches acquired who do not stop to
count the terrible cost in the acquisition. They come romping
in full eagerness to pick up the golden nuggets and soon weary
of the dull monotony of the northern winters and the unceasing,
back-breaking toil required to wrest a living from her mines,
her fisheries or her forests. To the man who doesn’t “fit in”
Alaska offers nothing; to those who are independent, resource
ful and brave she smiles with a seductiveness that makes them
her slave forevermore. The man who doesn’t “fit in” can be
found in every camp—querulous, discontented, down on his
luck, and taking the lines of least resistance to eke out a living,
sliding around the distasteful work or depending upon his
friends for his grubstake. The man who cannot “fit in” to
frontier ways and customs is more or less a drawback to all who
have dealings with him. He will not take the time nor does he
have the inclination to study the customs and habits of the old
timers who have lived off the country for decades, but tries to
fit outside conditibrisToAlaskaTnid' fails—and- instead•of'trhmt*
ing himself for his inefficiency and inaptitude, he makes life
miserable for his family and his friends—if he has any—until
Nature either removes him or he is forced to go back to the
counter or the shop in the states. To the hardy, virile man with
good constitution and good health, and who is not set back by
a few hardships, Alaska has a fascination which is hard to de
scribe. Her hills and valleys, her w'onderful rivers and moun
tains, her beautiful summers, her indomitable people and even
her glorious winters can be equalled .in no other part of the
world. To the man who doesn’t “fit in” they are but unsuper
able barriers to the easy money his imagination led him to ex
pect.—Valdez Miner.
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Why Colonel Roosevelt should spend a lot of time and
money in going into distant realms to study volcanoes while
Tom Lawson heaves and splutters almost at the colonel’s own
door, convicts the colonel of having the American habit of be
lieving there is something vastly better or vastly worse in the
next country, or “out west,” or somewhere.
TOWN OF CORDOVA.
Municipal Taxes.
Town taxes are now due and pay
able to the town treasurer, H. I
O’Neill, at his office.
Said taxes will be delinquent on
the second Monday In February, 1917.
at the hour of G o’clock p. m. Upcm
nil unpaid taxes after that time a pen
alty of five per cent will ve collected.
H. I. O’NEILL,
Town Treasurer.
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Cordova’s Progressive Merchants and
Professional Men.
HOTELS.
Alaskan Motel.
Windsor Motel.
Cordova Mouse.
Manhattan Hotel.
GROCERIES.
The Blum. O'Neill Co.
CLOTHING.
W. Clayson.
The Blum, O'Neill Co.
Finkelstein & Saplro.
RAILROADS.
Copper River & N. W. Ry.
Chicago, Milwauke & St. Paul.
LIGHTS, WATER AND PHONES.
Cordova Power Co.
AUTO SERVICE.
City Express.
Alaska Transfer Company.
Sheldon Auto Stage.
RESTAURANTS.
Slater's Restaurant.
THEATRE.
Empress Theatre.
HARDWARE.
Northwestern Hardware Co.
The Blum, O’Neil Co.
BANK.
First Bank of Cordova.
PLUMBERS AND STEAM FITTERS.
Fuqua & McConaghy.
DRUG STORE.
Northern Drug Co.
TRANSFER COMPANY.
City Express.
Alaska Transfer Company.
SALOONS.
The Horseshoe.
The Mecca.
The Northern.
The Mecca, McCarthy.
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER.
Howard & Lund.
STEAMSHIP LINES.
Alaska Steamship Co.
Paclflc-Alaska Nav. Co.
BAKERY.
Boss Bakery and Coffee Mouse. ...
LAUNDRY.
Modern Stoam Laundry.
City Laundry.
PHOTOGRAPHER.
E. A. Hegg.
MACHINERY, 4c.
Harmon Machinery Co., Inc.
MEAT MARKET.
Northern Meat Market.
INSURANCE.
Northwestern Trust & Roalty Co.
SECONDHAND STORE.
John Rawson.
PROFESSIONAL.
Dr. W. H. Chase, Physician.
Dr. W. W. Council, Physician.
Dr. C. L. Hale, Dentist.
Dr. Charles Dagget, Dentist.
E. F. Medley, Attorney.
W. A. Hesse, Mining Engineer.
Asa C. Baldwin, Civil Eng., Valdez.
REAL ESTATE.
Geo. C. Hazelet.
BREWING COMPANY.
Rainier Brew. Co., San Francisco.
IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR THE
TERRITORY OF ALASKA, THIRD
DIVISION, CORDOVA PRECINCT,
AT CORDOVA.
No. 112.
In the Matter of the Estate of J. W.
Durnen, Deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
The undersigned executor of the es
tate of J. \V. Durnen, deceased, here
by gives notice that all persons hav
ing claims against the said estate, are
admonished and required to present
the same, with the proper vouchers,
within six months from the date here
of, to the undersigned executor at his
office and place of business, namely at
Slater's Restaurant, on First Street,
in said Cordova.
Dated, at Cordova, Alaska this 27th
day oi December, 1916.
HENRY A. SLATER,
Executor of the estate of J. \V. Durnen,
Deceased.
—Data nf first publicntlnn, n»m.nt.nr !
29, 1916.
Date of last publication, January 26 1
1917.
Avail yourself of this opportunity
to learn to dance. No lessons given
after February 20.
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LEONE LANGDON
PIANO AND VOICE LESSONS.
Empress Building, Room 21. Phone 85
WM. A. HESSE
Mining Engineer,
U. S. Mineral Surveyor,
U. S. Deputy Surveyor.
BOX 13. CORDOVA, ALASKA
DR. W. H. CHASE
PHYSICIAN and 8URQEON
Office over Cordova Drug Store.
Calls may bo left at Cordova
Drug Store. Residence,
Alaskan Hotel
DR. W. W..COUNCIL
PHYSICAN AND SURGEON.
Office and Residence: Cordova
General Hospital (Ostrander Build
ing).
Phones—Residence 115; office 132.
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DR. C. L. HALE
D E N T I • T
Specialty of
Porcelain, Inlay, Bridge Work
Office: Over Bium, O’Neill's Store.
DR. CHARLES DAGGETT
AND
DR. HOMER BLYTH
DENTAL OFFICES
Suite 1, Northern Hotel Block.
Phono 200. Cordova,
P. O. Box 180 Alaska.
Hours: 9 a. m. to 6 p. m.
Evenings by Appointment.
E. F. MEDLEY.
Attorney and Counsellor at Law.
Room 1
Adams Block CORDOVA, ALASKA
cfrfpDp
PHONE 127.
Second St., opposite Postoffice.
Best of Hand Work. Give Us
a Call.
Howard & Lund
Contractors and Builders
Estimates Furnished.
PHONE 68. \
Windsor Hotel
L. Wain, Prop.
Where You Get
Comfort and Service.
And the Rates Are Right.
Cordova Alaska
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PACIFIC STEAMSHIP
-COMPANY
ADMIRAL LINE
SAILING8 FROM CORDOVA SEATTLE TO CALIFORNIA
Str. Evans about February 6 , Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays
To Seattle and Alaska Ports ■ Steamers President, Governor,
*®ATTLE CORDOVA j j Queen, Umatilla, Admiral Schley
Jan. 24, Peb. 3, Feb. 15. | and Admiral Dewey.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ROUTE
San Francisco and Lot Angelea.r)a„y Except Sunaay
San Francisco and San Dlege.Monday, Thursday Saturday
Steamers—Harvard, Y«ie, President, Governor, Admirals Schley. and
Dewey.
Full Particulars—A. E. Lathrop, Agt., Cordova Alaska.
ALASKA
. STEAMSHIP CO.
Faat and oommodleue atoamors sailing between Seattle, Ketch
ikan, Wrangell. Juneau, 8kagway, Cordova, Valdez, Seward
Jan. 25.ALAMEDA.Feb. 1.
Feb. 1.MARIPOSA.Feb. 15.
Sail from Cordova seven days later.
1 he freighters Cordova, Latouche, Juneau, Valdez
and Eureka also make regular trips.
. Thla company retervee tha right to change echtdule of eteamere
without notice.
Tickets on eale at up-town office Alaeka Steamehlp Bldg. Baggage
or freight will not ba received at the dock later than one hour before
tailing tlma.
F. B. TRACY, s. R. HEDGES,
_Central A,antAgent
FOR GENERAL TEAMING, BAGGAGE
TRANSFERRED, AUTO SERVICE,
COAL AND WOOD.
ALASKA TRANSFER
COMPANY
UNEXCELLED WAREHOUSE FACILITIES
For Storing and Insuring Baggage,
Mdse and Household Goods.
Office—EMPRESS BUILDING, CORDOVA—Phone 85
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CITY EXPRESS
And Transfer Company
STANTON & JOHNSON.
Meet All Trains and All Boats—Day or Night.
PHONE 141.
5FFICE - . - OPPOSITE ALASKAN HOTEL
WHY NOT OWN YOUR OWN HOME?
Many families are Paying out from $200 to $500 in |
rent each year. Why not put that into a home of your ji-1
own? |i
Call on Geo. C. Hazelet, Trustee of the Townsite, and |j
Bee if it can’t be arranged.
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