The Cordova Daily Times
GREATER CORDOVA'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER
ASSOCIATED PRESS TELEGRAPHIC REPORT8.
H. G. STEEL—PUBLISHERS—C. H. SCHEFFLER
H. G. STEEL, Editor and Manager
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CORDOVA LOGICAL OUTLET FOR BERING COAL.
Some da}7 there may be an awakening at Washington and
when the senators and congressmen learn the truth about the
harbors of Alaska, Cordova will receive the recognition from
the government that it is entitled to. Numerous investigators
have looked over the different ports, but most of the investiga
tions were made by persons who bad little or no knowledge of
their subject matter. Experienced navigators, who have been
sailing these northern waters for the past decade or two are
almost unanimous in the opinion that Cordova possesses a land
locked harbor with advantages that no other port in South
western Alaska enjoys. Sheltered by surrounding mountains,
it is sufficiently commodious to hold the Pacific naval fleet at
maneuvers, while the ocean liners can lay at anchor or tie-up
at the dock with perfect safety, no matter how stormy it may
be outside. On account of its strategic advantage the local
harbor is the best natural naval base in the Pacific, and a naval
station reservation has been made by Uncle Sam on Hawkins
Island, directly in front of Cordova.- When the Bering River
coal is opened and mined, and we believe it wijl be at no dis
tant day, the battleships of the western fleet can coal here, pro
viding of course that no mistake is made in the selection of a
harbor as the outlet for this fuel.
The Alaska Railroad Commission appointed by President
Taft, the personnel of which embraced men experienced in the
work for which they were selected, namely an investigation of
the routes and terminals for the government railway, unhesi
tatingly reported in favor of the Cordova harbor, which is well
sheltered and can be easily fortified from evasion or attack.
Among other favorable tilings it said:
“After its careful study of all available harbors the com
mission is of the opinion that the one at Cordova is, without
question, the best. It has no disavantage not possessed by all,
and one great advantage possessed by no other—namely, an
ample area of good anchorage. Cordova is the logical outlet
for the Bering River coal.”
In this connection it might not be amiss to quote the
remark of the Commander of the U. S. S. Maryland, when he
steamed up the bavi “This is what I call a real harbor,” he
exclaimed, and when met by a delegation from the Cordova
Chamber of Commerce he frankly admitted that the Cordova
harbor was by all means the best one he had' visited in Alaska.
The Commander of the U. S. S. Buffalo, who spent five or six
weeks here last year, was also of the same opinion, but whether
these and other unbiased statements of fact will outweigh what
looks like a preconceived plan to place the naval base in Alaska
at some illogical point, to satisfy the whim of some government
satellites, remains to be seen. In lie meantime, Cordova pro
poses to be heard from in matter of furnishing an outlet for the
Bering river coal.
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IDITAROD HAS NO NEED OF A PREACHER.
While the residents of the Iditarod section do not claim
to be any better than other people, they certainly feel that they
are .just as good, even if there is no one there to minister to
their spiritual wants. In fact there is no need of a “sky pilot”
in that “neck o’ the woods” if Editor Arbuckle’s paper speaks
by the book. A minister of the gospel wrote to Iditarod asking
if the camp needed his services and the Pioneer replied editorial'
ly on the subject as follows:
‘‘ We may as well be entirely frank with our correspondent
and inform him at the outset that it is our firm belief that there
is no pressing demand for the services of a minster in Iditarod.
Not that we are an irreligious people—far from it. Nor need
the reverend gentleman be unnecessarily concerned about' the
“deplorable fact” that we are deprived of religious services.
The people of the Iditarod section are of such a cosmopolitan
make-up that it is extremely doubutful if there could be found'
enough adherents of any one religion to form a congregation.
The population is rather widely scattered, and travel beween
the different sections is extremely difficult at certain seasons of
the year.
“It is probable that the only kind of minister who would be
at all popular in this section would be an exponent of “muscular
Christninity.” Such a person, devoting the business hours of the
day to manipulating a No. 2, and his leisure hours of the day to
spiritural ministrations among his co-workers, would find a
splendid field.”
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EDITORIAL COMMENTS.
A workman’s hammer caused a spark to ignite a tank car
of gasoline in Oklahoma today, which completely wrecked the
city of Ardmore and resulted in the instant death of fifty-two
people and injurying of several hundred.
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The exhorbitant rate charge charged on the government
telephone line between Seward and Anchorage lias been abol
ished and we are now informed’ that the charge is fifty cents
for ten words and three cents for each additional word. That
sounds reasonable.
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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
D E N T I 8 T
Office In Adams Building
ASA C. BALDWIN
Civil Engineer
Patent Surveys
Address: Valdez, Alaska
GEO. F. WHITE
The Assayer
Assaying and Ore Testing
VALDEZ, ALASKA
Established 1911. Formerly 12 year;
with Tacoma Smelter
E. F. MEDLEY
Attorney and Counsellor at Law
Room 1
Adams Block CORDOVA, ALASKA
CLOTHES
CLEANED AND PRESSED
All Work Given Prompt
Attention
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A. HEGG
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GOLD-COPPER
FOR SALE
A high grade Gold property, ten
miles from Valdez with several
hundred sacks of high grade ore
on tne dump. This property ad
joins a producing mine and sev
eral velng of high flrade ore are
properties on Prince William
exposed on the surface of this
ground.
Also four groups of copper
Sound, adjoining navigable water.
All of these properties could be
made producers with a smalt
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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"ALASKA
STEAMSHIP (CO.
Fast and commodiuus steamers sailing between Seattle, Ketch
ikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Skagway, Cordova. Valdez, Seward and
ANCHORAGE, via INSIDE PASSAGE.
Sails from Seattle— Sails from Cordova—
September 24.ALAMEDA.October 4
September 30.NORTHWESTERN.October 9
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell, Douglas, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez ard Latouche. Explos
ives, S. S. Seward. 8. S. Seward, 5th; S. 8. Latouche, 15th; 3. 8.
Cordova, 25th of each month.
This company reserves the right to change schedule of steamers "M
without notice.
Tickets on sale 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
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Pacific-Alaska Navigation Co. *
ALASKA PACIFIC 3. 8. CO. ALASKA COAST CO.
PUGET SOUND--ALASKA ROUTE
Next tailing from Seattle will be
ADMIRAL FARRAGUA, September 25
ADMIRAL EVANS, October 5
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 Har
vard for'Southern California Ports.
Schedule subject to change without Notice. p
ALASKA TRANSFER CO., Local Agents
[ Copper River &
| Northwestern Ry.
Effective June 12th, 1915.
| Two trains every six days between Cordova and |
gi Chitina, one of these trains leaving Cordova making §1
connection with Alaska Steamship Co. steamers arriving S
if from Seattle.
Trains between Chitina and Shushanna Junction, |
If and Kennecott connect with trains between Chitina and U
pi Cordova.
All trains from Cordova leave from Second Street if
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Dining Car In Connection With ail Regular Pessenger Trains Be
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The above schedule subject to change without notice. if
Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M.
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