The Cordova Daily Times
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H. G. STEEL, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
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GOOD CAUSE FOR CONGRATULATION.
I In* Juneau newspapers are elated over the fact that Bert
L. I ham* is to remain in charge of Col. I). C. Jackling’s large
mining interests in southeastern Alasaka, and well mav thev
be. Mr. Thane is a man of big capacity, who understands tie*
mining game and gets results. Such a man is a true developer
of resources and'a credit to any community.
THE FIREWORKS WILL SOON START.
Now that congress is about to adjourn, delegate Wicker
sham will soon return to Alaska, and then it may lx* truly said
that the campaign is on in earnest, as he will undoubtedly reply
to the vitriolic attacks being made upon him by candidate Nui
zer. As a public speaker In* has no equal in the territory, and
when it comes to baring the back of the enemy to the lash lie’s
no slouch.
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\\ lien the Cordova Chamber of Commerce joined the Ket -
ehiknn Commercial Clnh in protesting against the raise of
stumpage value of trees it was under the impression the order
only applied to the Tongass reserve, hut according to the super
visor of forests it affects all sections of Alaska. The action of
the local body goes to prove the wisdom of all the commercial
bodies in Alaska working together, and thus accomplish the
greatest good for the greatest number.
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HOW ABOUT LABOR DAY?
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As yet no arrangements have been made in Cordova for a
Labor Day celebration, and unless somebody gets busy, and at
once, this national holiday will pass by unobserved here. There
should certainly he some effort exerted looking towards some
j-uit of a demonstration. Surely wo can have a ball game, if
nothing more, even this would be better than no celebration, as
it would give our residents an opportunity of spending a few
hours in the enjoyment of the national sport.
COBB’S CANDIDACY LIKELY ELECT SCHOFIELD.
'I lie entrance of ,1. 11. Cobb, of Juneau, into the attorney
generalship light as an independent candidate, after having at
tend 1 the I). nnocratic convention as active aspirant for the
nomination for this office, has caused consternation in the camp
of his party. It is believed that he is running out of revenge in
the hope of injuring his successful competitor, (Jeo. B. (Jrigsbv,
and those who have been waiting the political game throughout
the territory believe that (leo. I). Schofield, the Republican can
didate, will be elected attorney-general by a good majority.
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NEW USE FOR ALASKA COAL.
Then* may he a new use found for Alaska eoal if the inves
tigations of (leorge Watkins Evans, who surveyed the Bering
l iver fields for the government, and is a eoal expert, prove sue
cessful. He will test the adaptability of this resource in tin*
newly discovered process of using powdered coal as a substi
tute for oil for fuel. Under this new process of grinding coal to
a powder, eliminating the moisture and feeding it into the fur
nace through pipes like oii is now fed, experiments have dem
onstrated that a locomotive with cold water in its boilers can
be moved within 17 minutes, steam up and ready for work. The
experiments had hardly been found successful, before the inter
ior department began the work of spreading the system and
making it available to all who would use it.
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WHAT THE RAILWAY STRIKE MEANS.
A combined strike of the railway engineers, firemen, con
ductors and brakemen that will tie up the traffic of the entire
country, has been called' for next Monday, unless the demands
of the employees are granted in the meantime.
'i he demands ot the railway men crystalize in an eight
hour day and time and a half for overtime. The existing or
ganization ot railway divisions does not permit of an eight hour
day and no overtime. Both tin* men and.tin* managers know
that the crux of the matter is the “overtime.” The labor lead
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present hopes and desires- namely, two days’ pay for one day’s
work. I lie railways cannot stand any such thing with their
present limitations. Here is where tin* interests of the publici
come into consideration.
While 400,000 men are apparently the only ones directly
interested, the strike will throttle tin* nation and jeopardize the
interests ot its 100,000,000 people by completely shutting down
all kinds of industries.
THE PROPOSED COPPER TAX.
Congress has not yet finished the making of the new tax
law, and as yet nobody can say what it is gong to l>e. The sen
ate evidently has made up its mind not to tax copper especially,
being clearly impressed by the force of the arguments respect
ing the unfairness of such a tax. The latest idea of the senate
appears to be to levy a tax of 10 per cent on the net profit in !
the manufacture of war munitions, and a tax of 5 per cent on
materials entering into munitions. Thus both copper and cot
ton and many other things will la* subject to a tax so far as they
are used for munitions. The latter proposal embodies features
that are both humorous and' perplexing ,and probably some!
other kinds also.
The humorous feature is the realization that the proposal
means a tax on cotton in so far as it enters into the manufac
ture of munitions. This excited the ire of the Southern seuat
ors, who had been not only complacent, but also eager, when tin
idea Mas to tax copper only. It makes all the difference in the
world whose ox is being gored.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
TUB FIlifST BANK OF
CORDOVA wishes to an
nounce that on or about
September first it will
open a
SAVINGS
DEPARTMENT.
INTEREST will be paid
upon deposits made for
savings account at the
prevailing rate paid by
outside banks.
THIS BANK appreciates
the convenience to deposi
tors of having a Savings
Department at home, in
stead of being obliged to
transact business of this
nature at a distance, and
the desire of this Bank to
offer the public every
banking facility has re
sulted in tin* determina
tion to establish a SAV
INGS DEPARTMENT.
%BHIpBHaaMaEIIMnKiaRpnHMIIallallBkl
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Cordova's Progressive Merchants and
Professional Men.
HOTELS.
Alaskan Hotel.
Windsor Hotel.
Cordova House.
Manhattan Hotel.
GROCERIES.
The Hlum, O'Neill Co.
CLOTHING.
W. Clayson.
The Blum, O'Neill Co.
Flnkelstein * Sapiro.
RAILROADS.
Copper River ti N. W. Ry.
Chicago, Milwauke & St. Paul.
LIGHTS, WATER AND PHONES.
Cordova Power Co.
BARBER SHOP.
Alaskan Hotel Barker Shop.
AUTO SERVICE.
Frame's Auto Stage.
Sheldon Auto Stage.
RESTAURANTS.
Slater’s Restaurant.
Alaskan Grill.
Cordova Grill.
Good Rats Cafe.
THEATRE.
Empress Theatre.
HARDWARE.
Northwestern Hardware Co.
The Blunt, O'Neil Co.
BANK.
First Bank of Cordova.
DRUG STORE.
Northern Drug Co.
SALOONS.
The Horseshoe.
The Mecca.
The Mint.
The Northern.
The Mecca, McCarthy.
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER.
Howard & Lund.
STEAMSHIP LINES.
Alaska Steamship Co.
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MERCHANT taii ORING.
Craves At Van.
LAUNDRY.
City Laundry.
PHOTOGRAPHER.
E. A. Hogg.
MACHINERY, &c.
Harmon Machinery Co., Inc.
MEAT MARKET.
Northern Meat Market.
SUMMER RESORTS.
Mountain Inn, Alganlck.
INSURANCE.
Northwestern Trust At Realty Co.
FREIGHTER.
Mike Johnson, Chitina.
STOVE MANUFACTURER.
R S. Long Mfg. Co., Seattle.
SECONDHAND STORE.
John Rawson.
PROFESSIONAL.
Dr. W. H. Chase, Physician.
Dr. W. W. Council, Physician.
Dr. C. L. Hale, Dentist.
E. R Medley, Attorney.
W. A. llesse, Miniug Engineer,
Asa C. Baldwin, Civil Eng., Valdez.
REAL ESTATE.
Geo. C. Hazelet.
TYPEWRITERS.
E. 8. Hewitt & Co., Juneau.
BREWING COMPANY.
Rainier Brew. Co., San Francisco.
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ELIAS ABOUT'
The lighthouse station on Cape St.
Klias, at the south end of Kayak island
and on the direct route of travel from
Cordova to the states, will be in com
mission early in September, according
to the statements made by Captain W.
C. Debrell, who is superintendent of
lighthouses for Alaska, and was re
cently in Cordova on his way south.
The Cape St. Klias light station will
t»e one of the greatest aids to navi
gation on the northern steamer run,
as all westward boats are forced to
round the Cape twice each trip. The
Cape extends several miles south of
the mainland and directly across the
route of travel, making it necessary
for the steamers to run several miles
out of a direct course. In stormy wea
ther or In foggy weather in the past
steamers have frequently been forced
to lav for hours off the Cane waiting
for the weather to clear enough for
them to get their hearings from the
land.
A brief description of the station
prepared by Captain Debrell follows:
This station consists of a tower
supporting a lantern, direct connected
at one corner with a fog signal build
ing. back of which and continuous
with it is a storage building for oil, j
distillate, coal and water. The build
ings named are all of reinforced con
crete construction, except the super
structure of the tower, which is of iron
and bronze.
Other buildings located In proxim
ity to the tower, where they best serve
their several purposes are a dwelling
constructed of cement, sand, brick on
concrete foundations, a boat house and
a hoist house both of the same con
struction. Carpenter and forge shops j
are accommodated in the latter two j
buildings. Hail trams connect the
east ami west beaches of the Cape
with the various structures and are
served by oil engine hoists.
The ilium inant is coal oil vaporized
and burned on a group of three man
tles, showing from a revolving lens
of the third order of modern make, a
double flash every twenty seconds.
The fog signal consists of first class
air sirens sounding a group of two
blasts every minute from double
mouthed trumpets, the blasts being
four seconds long, with a four second
Interval between them. The air is
compressed by oil engine compressors
in storage tanks, whence it is taken
to the sirens. All equipment is in du
plicate to preclude delays in service
due to possible breakdowns of
machinery.
There will be three keepers resi
dent *of this station without families.
The wireless station which has been
tn operation during the past con
m
struct ion season may possibly be con
tinued In operation until May next
| year. \ regularly appointed licensed
radio operator Is In charge of the
wireless installation.
The station is constructed from a
special appropriation made by con
gress in the sum of $115,000. Con
struction began June 1, 1915, the pre- f
liminary surveys being made in May !
of the same year. It Is an aid much t
desired by mariners, for all vessels i
hound westward, whether from the
inside passage or direct, must make
Cape St. Elias before proceeding fur
ther.
As a preliminary aid and to mark
South East Itock, lying between two j
and three miles off Cape St. Elias, a
large gas lighted, whistling and sub- j
marine bell buoy has been established i
in about 24 fathoms of water off the
Cape. The whistle and bell are actu
ated by the sea.
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The whaling plant at Akutan is do
ing a nice business this year, having
already caught eleven sperm whales,
besides a large number of blues. It
is feared that the whales around here
will soon be destroyed, as they only
breed once in three years and they !
have but one calf. The past two sea |
sons over 600 whales have beeu j
caught.
rin* Lang Stove, born in Alaska.
Is the Stove for Alaskans.
tody made of Armco Rust-Resist
ing Iron.
^olished Cooking Surface.
tVill bold tire overnight with wood , ■
or coal.
i
SV'ill burn green wood.
\sk your dealer for a Iatng Stove. !
[f be cannot supply you write us. 1
3ur line is complete from tho
smallest rump stove to the larg
est hotel range.
kny sourdough will tell you about the
Lamg Stove. They all know It.
F. S. LANG MFG. CO.
BEATTL*, WN.
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WM. A. HESSE
Mining Engineer,
U. S. Mineral Surveyor,
U. S. Deputy Surveyor.
BOX 358. CORDOVA, ALASKA
DR. W. H CHASE
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office over Cordova Drug Store
Calta may be left at Cordova
Drug 8tore. Reeldence.
Alaakan Hotel
DR. W. W. COUNCIL
PHYSICAN and surgeon.
Office Hours—10 a. nj. to 12 noon
Railroad Hospital; 2 to 5 p m„ Adam
Building. Room 6.
Phones—Residence, 115; llosplta
16; Office, 132.
E. F. MEDLEY
Attorney and Counsellor at Law
Room 1
Adame Block CORDOVA, ALASKA
ASA C. BALDWIN
Civil Engineer
Patent Surveys
Address: Valdez, Alaska
DR. C. L. HALE
DENTIST
Office In Adame Building
Alaskan Hotel
Barber Shop
Baths at All Hours. Hay and
Night.
Accommodations for Ladles.
Ladies’ Facial Massage and
Shampooing.
Hazors Honed, Children’s Hair
cutting.
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EVERYTHING BOUGHT
AND SOLD
For anything you can’t find In
town, go to J. Lawson’s Second
Hand Store and see what he has
got. We carry new and second
hand goods of all kinds, clothing
and kitchenware.
We have an experienced man
who does all kinds of repair work.
Give us a call.
JOHN RAWSON,
Flrtt Street.
M, C. Thompson H C. Murphy
The MECCA
Thompson A Murphy, Props
Dealers In
WINES, LIQUORS AND
CIGARS
Phone 107.
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Choice Tobaccos, Cigars and
Smokers Sundries—Wholesale
and Retail Cigar 8tore.
The
Horseshoe
POPULAR RECREATION PLACE l
•Billiards and Pool'
Headquarters for the Petersen,
Wellington, Calabash and
Garrick Pipes.
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GOING TO FAIRBANKS
Take .
FRAME’S AUTO STAGE
Leaves Cbttlna for Fairbanks
on July 6 and every six days
thereafter.
Wire Chitlna Hotel for reser
vations.
Bails from Seattlr. Sails from Cordova.
Aug. 13 . NORTHWESTERN Sept. 1
Aug. 16 . MARIPOSA . .Aug. 26
Aug. 27.ALAMEDA ’ .Sept. 6
Regular freight service Tor Ketchikan, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
, Treadwell, Douglas, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez ard Latouche, Explos
Ives, S. S. Seward. S. S. Seward, 5th; S S. Latouche, 15th; S. 8.
Cordova, 25th of each month.
This company reserves the right to change schedule of steamers
without notice.
Tickets on sale at up-town office Alaska Steamship Bldg. Baggage
or freight will not ba rereived at the dock later than one hour before
i sailing time.
j F. B. TRACY, T. J. TALLENT,
General Agent Agent
Pacific-Alaska Navigation Co.
ALASKA PACIFIC S. S. CO. ALASKA COAST CO.
PUGET SOUND- ALASKA ROUTE
Next sailing from Seattle will be
ADMIRAL FARRAGUT . August G
ADMIRAL WATSON.August 13
ADMIRAL EVANS. August 20
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.
3chedule subject to change without Notice.
ALASKA TRANSFER CO., !,nnl Agents
NEW LOW FARES EFFECTIVE AUGUST 20TH
Through Tickets from S. W. Alaskan ports to Minne
apolis. St. Paul. Chicago and all points East will be
on sale via Seattle ar.d the "Milwaukee" Railway at
I the low fares on and after August 20th by the
Alaska S. S. Co. and the Pacific Alaska Nav C. Full
information from
TOM TAU.KNT, Ap'i-ut
CHICAGO. MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RY.
A. ]•]. Harris, T. 1*. A., Juneau, Alaska,
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Copper River &
I Northwestern Ry. |
EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 1916.
jg Three Trains Weekly Between Cordova and Ciiitina. jg
jg Four Trains Weekly Between Chitina and Kennecott.
i Leave Cordova, Second Street Depot, on Mondays, Thurs- jg
gi days and Saturdays. g
gj Leave Chitina for Cordova Sundays, Tuesdays and gi
j gj Fridays.
j jjjj Leave Chitina for Kennecott Sundays, Tuesdays, Thurs- gj
- jg days and Fridays. ig
g Leave Kennecott for Chitina Mondays, Wednesdays, jg
gj Thursdays and Saturdays.
g The above schedule subject to change without notice, jjjj
Dining Car in Connection With all Regular Pessenger Train* Be
•jij tween Cordova and Chitina.
Freight r» eeived from 9 A. M. to 5 I’. M.
Tickets on sale at Depot or uptown office, Alaska
Steamship Company building- g:
Caleb Corser S. R. Hedges
Superintendent Cordova Agent Jj;
Cordova Power
Company
LIGHTS, WATER, PHONES
AND POWER
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25 and 40 Watt Lamps.35c.
00 Watt Lamps.50c.
100 Watt Lamps.75c
250 Watt Lamps.$2.00
200 Watt, Gas Filled Lamps.$3.00
Office: FIRST STREET.
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