The Cordova Daily Times
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CORDOVA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1917.
CORDOVA, THE ORE EXPORT CITY.
Have you ever stopped to think what proportion of the
mineral wealth produced by Alaska is shipped from Cordova?
The output for last year was $50,900,000, and of this amount
the value of copper was $32,400,000, over three-fifths of the
mineral output, and practically all of which left this port. The
exports for December, including all products reached a total
valuation of $6,411,506, and of this amount copper shipped out
was worth $4,096,963. With out fishing and mining indus
tries in full operation next summer, Cordova should loom up
on the horizon of this vast country of magnificent distances as
the richest export city of its size in the world.
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VALDEZ AGAIN STRICKEN BY FIRE.
The sympathy of every community in Alaska goes out te
Valdez in the great loss the town and its people sustained by
Tuesday' morning’s fire. Having been visited three times with
in the past year and a half by disastrous conflagrations, ii
makes it all the harder to bear the last blow, which was a tell
ing one. But our neighbors are plucky and courageous, bavin;
much faith in the future of Valdez, and we predict that er<
many' weeks have passed the burned district will be but a mem
ory, and plans formulated for the upbuilding once more of tin
structures destroyed by fire. This is exhibiting the true Alas
ka spirit, and while the loss of business, property and horn*
will be keenly' felt by many of those stricken, the burden wil
undoubtedly be bravely borne, and a new and better towi
spring up from what now resembles a heap of ashes.
That the fire, which wiped out so many buildings, was ol
incendiary origin is most lamentable. To have one’s holdings
deliberately destroyed by some fiend incarnate is somethin;
almost unheard of in this territory, where we have a type ol
manhood that does not usually' stoop to such low practices. Bu
this attempt to destroy the town was evidently planned witl
malice aforethought, and from the fact that fires broke out ii
four places at about the same time would indicate that Severn
persons were implicated in the crime. From our telegraph i<
advices it is learned that one suspect has been arrested, and i
is up to the federal authorities to exert every effort within theii
power to bring the offenders to justice.
Cordova has extended through Mayor Slater not only it:
sympathy, but the offer to render stricken Valdez any asssist
ance it can.
* INACCURATE iEGEStTJf
There is growing up around the Quggenheims a legend tha
is about as in accurate as such things usually are. Some Fer
rero of the future probably will have to dig up facts. One G. <'
Forbes, writing recently in Leslie’s Weekly ,recorded that41 N<
mountaineer, no prospector knew more hardships than the Gug
genheim brothers went through. The Creator, they soon dis
covered, had invariably deposited mineral wealth far from set
tied centers of civilization and had surrounded it with obstacles
which only the pioneer and braze elected to encounter. Danie
Guggenheim, with the other brothers, slept in tents or wagons
amid wild surroundings as often as under a roof.” And thei
some more slush. Daniel Guggenheim was a bold and far-sec
ing financier and’exploiter, but he was not a pioneer of the typ<
of Mackav and Hearst, and any such intimations are probabh
quite nauseating to him.
In the early 80’s, Meyer Guggenheim, a lace manufacture!
in Philadelphia, at the instigation of a fellow Philadelphian
Graham by name, acquired a half interest in the A. Y. and Min
nie mine in California gulch at Leadville, Colo. The venture
proved highly profitable, the A. Y. and Minnie becoming one
of the big mines of the district. Benjamin Guggenheim, one
ot the sons of Meyer, was sent out to the mine as accountant,
and he, acquiring more or less information concerning the
smelting business, induced his father and brothers to go into it
largely because of the unfavorable terms the smelters were
making on the A. Y. and Minnie ore, which gradually became
more zincy and consequently less desirable in character, from
the lead smelters’ standpoint. The Quggenheims, in company
with E. C. Holden (who soon retired), built the Philadelphia
works ,u large plant at Pueblo, Colo., in 1889. At first this ven
ture was decidedly unsuccessful, but gradually coming to the
appreciation of the necessity for securing the best possible tech
nical advice and acting upon that principle, together with their
own sharp commercial acumen, they converted into a success
what promised to be a failure. Thus having acquired an insight
into the smelting business, they early appreciated the great
possibilities of smelting in Mexico when the lead bearing ores
of that country were practically excluded from the United
States by tin* tariff of 1890, and erected works at Monterey and
Aguas Calientes. This expansion in business, to which the tariff
of 1890 opened the way, was the real start of the business.
When the Philadelphia plant was built, William and one or two
other brothers went out to join Benjamin. In later years, when
the business had become big, there was a little rift between the
brothers who had been in the field and those who had stayed at
home. And finally, Benjamin (who was lost with the Titanic)
and William retired from the smelting business.—Engineering
and Mining Journal.
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Now that the holiday season is over everybody should
again settle down to the regular routine of business.
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Too much care cannot be exercised by parents in prevent
ing the existing cases of measles in town to become epidemic.
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That was a most horrible holacaust at Montreal, when 4<i
idiot women perished in the destruction of the asylum by fire.
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If Villa continues his triumphant march much longer he
may drive both the Carranza forces and United States troops I
out of Mexico. Some bandit, is that fellow Villa.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY1
Cordova’* Progressive Merchant* and
Profesalonal Men.
HOTELS.
Alaskan Hotel.
Windsor Hotel.
Cordova House.
Manhattan Hotel.
GROCERIES.
The Blum, O’Neill Co.
Cordova Co-operative Trading Co.
CLOTHING.
W. Clayson.
The Blum, O’Neill Co.
Finkelsteln & Saplro.
JEWELERS.
B. Osborne.
RAILROADS.
Copper River & N. W. Ry.
Chicago, Milwauke & St Paul.
LIGHT8, WATER AND PHONE8.
Cordova Power Co.
BARBER SHOP.
Alaskan Hotel Barbor Shop.
AUTO SERVICE.
City Express.
Alaska Transfer Company.
Frame's Auto Stage.
Sheldon Auto Stage.
RESTAURANTS.
Slater's Restaurant.
THEATRE.
Empress Theatre.
HARDWARE.
Northwestern Hardware Co.
The Blum, O’Nell 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.
' Tho Horseshoe.
The Mecca.
Tho Mint.
Tho Northern.
Tho Mecca, McCarthy.
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER.
Howard & Lund.
STEAMSHIP LINES.
| Alaska Steamship Co.
. PacIfic-AIaBka Nav. Co.
MERCHANT TAILORING.
Van, The Tailor.
LAUNDRY.
City Laundry.
PHOTOGRAPHER.
E. A. Hegg.
MACHINERY, Ac.
Harmon Machinery Co., Inc.
M BAT MAnKtT.
Northern Meat Market.
SUMMER RE80RTS.
Mountain Inn, Alganlck.
INSURANCE.
Northwestern Trust & Realty Co.
SECOND HAND STORE.
John Itawson.
PROFESSIONAL.
Dr. YV. H. Chase, Physician.
' Dr. W. W. Council, Physician.
Dr. C. L. Hale, Dentist,
i Dr. Charles Dagget, DentisL
E. F. Medley, Attorney.
W. A. Hesse, Mining Engineer.
Asa C. Baldwin, Civil Eng., Valdez.
REAL ESTATE.
Geo. C. Ilazelet.
TYPEWRITERS.
E. 8. Hewitt & Co., Juneau.
BREWING COMPANY.
Rainier Brew. Co., San Francisco
INSURANCE
FIRE, MARINE, LIFE and ACCIDENT
Insure your property against fire in
reliable Insurance Companies.
We represent the Niagara, London.
Phoenix, Hartford, Northern, Globe
and Rutgers, and others; all strong
Board Companies.
We also represent the Maryland
Casualty Company, and iBsue Fidelity
and 8urety Bonds.
Northwestern Realty & Trust Co.
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Howard & Lund
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Estimates Furnished.
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Mining Engineer,
U. 8. Mineral Surveyor, [
U. 8. Deputy Surveyor. .
BOX 13. CORDOVA, ALASKA
DR. W. H. CHASE
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
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Office over Cordove Drug Store.
Catle may be left at Cordova
Drug Store. Residence,
Alat^an Hotel
DR. W. W COUNCIL
PHYSICAN AND SURGEON.
Office and residence: Cordova
General Hospli i (Ostrander Dulld
lug).
Phones—Keslii'uce 115; office 132.
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DR C L. HALE
dentist
JUtaei rnlty of
Pprcelainypl.ty, Bridge Work
Office: Ov^iieBluTX, O'Neill's Store.
DR. CHARLES. DAGGETT
NORTHERN HOTEL BLDG.
Phone 200. Cordova.
Dental Offices Will be Ready About
January 10th.
CITY LAUNDRY I
PHONE 127.
Second St., opposite Postoffice.
Pest of Iluiiil Work. Give Us
a Call.
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Start the Year Right by Having the
Modern Laundry Z
l)o Your Laundry Work.
Phone 66.
Out of Town Work Solicited.
Windsor Hotel i
L. Wain, Prop. £
Whore You Get I
Comfort and Service. I
And the Rates Are Right. j
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ADMIRAL LINE
8AILINGS FROM CORDOVA | SEATTLE TO CALIFORNIA
Steamer Watson About Jan 3. Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays
To Seattle and Alaska Ports Steamers—President, Governor,
SEATTLE TO CORDOVA Queen, Umatilla, Admiral Schley
lOtb, 20th, 30th of each month ! and Admiral Dewey.
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8an Francisco and I,oa Angeles .Dally Except Sunday
San Francisco and San Dlege.Monday, Thursday Saturday
Steamera-Harvard, Yale, President, Governor, Admirals Schley, and
Dewey.
Full Particulars—A. E. Lathrop, Agt., Cordova Alaska.
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\_ STEAMSHIP CO.
Faat and commodloue ateamera aalllng between Seattle, Ketch
ikan. Wrangell, Juneau, Skagway. Cordova, Valdez. Seward
Dec. 27.ALAMEDA.Jan. 3
Jan. 3. MARIPOSA . Jan. 10.
Sail from Cordova seven days later.
The freighters Cordova, Jjttouehe, Juneau, Valdez
and Eureka also make regular trips.
Thla company reaervea the right to change achedule of ateamera
without notice..
Tlcketa on aale at up town office Alaaka Steamahlp Bldg. Baggage
or freight will not be received at the dock later than one hour before
aalllng time.
P. B. TRACY, S. R. HEDGES,
__Q«ner«l Agent Agent
Make It a Smokeless, Dustless,
Gasless, Trip East This Year
In addition to tin* cleaner conditions din* to |',|ee
trification, \ou 11 enjoy 111<* cnintortulde acceom
rnodations and you’ll like tin* little courtesies m
cident to ‘Milwaukee'' service.
S. R. HEDGES, Agent, Cordova. Alaska. Rhone 70
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RY.
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For Storing and Insuring Baggage,
Mdse and Household Goods.
Office—EMPRESS BUILDING, CORDOVA-Phone 85
CITY EXPRESS
And Transfer Company
STANTON & JOHNSON.
Meet All Trains and All Boats—Day or Night.
PHONE 141.
)FFICE . . . 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
own? , v t |
Call on Geo. C. Hazelet, Trustee of the Townsite, and
see if it can’t be arranged.
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WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
Fresh Beef; Pork, Veal, Mutton |
and Provisions
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