THE CORDOVA DAILY TIMES
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H. G. STEEL
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REPUBLICAN TICKET
For President—
WARREN G. HARDING.
For Vice President—
CALVIN COOLIDGE.
For Delegate to Congress—
DAN SUTHERLAND.
For Attorney General—
JOHN RUSTGARD
For Senator—
E. E. CHAMBERLAIN.
For Representatives—
A. E. LATHROP
JOS. H. MURRAY
R. E. ELSNER
ARTHUR FRAME
For Road Commissioner—
GUST JOHNSON
A FORTY-NINTH STATE
The United States navy is mining
its own coal in Alaska. Alaskan coal
is said posseses a greater propor
tion of heat units and to me more
satisfactory for naval use than any
coal mined in the United States. The
government also intends to establish
a coaling station to supply coal to all
merchants ships plying between Seat
tle and the Orient, which will mean a
saving of thousands of tons in cargo
carrying capacity on each voyage. We
may also look to Alaska as another
source of oil supply when our supply
runs out—which, at the present rate
of consumpition, may happen within
a generation—while, with reference to
another commodity growing constant
ly more scarce, the annual growth of
the forests in Alaska w^ould furnish
us, with proper conservation, with a
perpetual supply of paper and pulp I
wood. In fact, Alaska has unlimited
resources for our use. Its gold, its
furs and its fisheries are only a tri
vial proportion of the riches it poses
s JS.
Now that we are rally aware ol
these resources, and will undoubtedly
take every advantage of them, what
are we going to do for Alaska? Alas-j
bans are urging with much emphasis
that the territory needs and deserves
self government instead of govern
ment by bureau chiefs at Washing
ton, and they have even proposed
that it shall be admitted as a state.
Several plans have been suggested.
One is that congress be requested to
give its consent to the division of Al
aska, the section north of the Yukon
to become the territory of North Al
aska, and the section south of the
Yukon to be established as the state
of Alaska. This southern territory, it
is argued, has not only the existing
population to warrant conferring
statehood upon it but has the re
sources and the prospects. The ad
mission of such a state would mean
two more senators, for one thing, with
the possibility of a close race for
the balance of power in the senate
If the region is entitled to state
hood, however, that should not be a
serious obstacle.
This is an issue which deserves
consideration. Alaska has been gen
erally misrepresented and misunder
stood. For more than twenty years
after its purchase by the United
States, the possibilities of its enor
mous wealth was not realized at all.
The American people thought of Al
aska as a cold desolate region,
teeming with reindeer, polar bears
and Eskimos, a .place where no bus
iness could be developed to advan
tage, and was to the interest
of the fur trading monopoly to keep
that misconception aliYe. Now,
however, it is realized that Alaska
is one of the richest treasures in
Uncle Sam’s diadem, and that it will
eventually have to be treated as such.
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THINGS WE THINK
Things Others Think and What We
Think of the Things Others Think.
Experience may be a good teacher,
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but there aren’t enough people going
to school.
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There are very few people who re
frain from talking for a lack of some
thing to say.
Most of us would cash in at 50 per
cent on most of the things that we are
certain will happen.
American school children would be
delighted to live in Russia where there
are about 90 public holidays.
Most of us feel that the picking of
the world’s greatest men and women
has been done a few years too soon.
It is a pleasant surprise once in a
while to hear that some of the good
things you have done have traveled.
There are a lot of figure heads in
the navy department—and not all of
them are used for ornamental pur
poses on battleships.
If astronomers want to open up con
versation with one of the planets, why
not try Venus. She would be more
likely to answer back.
One pleasing characteristic of the
hen is that she doesn’t make a lot of
noise until after she has delivered the
goods. Biddy is no four flusher.
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The Beauty
of Our
Drug Service
IS ITS DEPENDABILITY. THOSE WHO COME HERE FOR
, DRUGS OR DRUG SUNDRIES, OR TO HAVE PRESCRIP- |
TIONS FILLED, ARE ASSURED OF THE VERY BEST OF }
BOTH MERCHANDISE AND SERIVCE. WE TAKE PARTI
CULAR PRIDE IN OUR DRUG DEPARTMENT. TO TRADE J
HERE IS TO PRACTICE THE “SAFETY FIRST” PRINCI- £
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Fishermen,
Business Men
and other
Residents of
Cordova:
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* Through your efforts the Bureau of
Fisheries will hold a hearing at Cordova
to determine what steps, if any, are neces
sary to protect the red salmon of the Cop
per river from extinction.
It is up to you to see that any informa
tion showing the cause of the rapidly de
creasing salmon run or the depletion of
the spawning ground is brought before the
committee on the fifth of October.'
Alaska was once the great breeding
ground of the sea otter.
How many of them are left?
Many canneries of Southeastern Alas
ka are falling into decay for lack of fish.
Do you want Cordova to be in a like
situation? Do you want your fishing fleet
and nets to rot in disuse? —
This is your cause. A few sensible reg
ulations now will save a lot of sorrow in
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future.
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BREAKING AWAY FROM HABIT
Habit, the stern taskmaster, makes women old before their
time. Because of habit^we all do work that could be done as weil
and as cheaply by others.
Many woman have their washing done at home because of
habit the old tradition that it can be done better and more cheaply
than in a modern laundry.
But facts are not in accord with this old belief. The scientific
manner in which clothes are now washed and sterilized in a mod
ern laundry such as ours, not only produces superior work, but
actually saves you money when time, material and fuel are con
sidered.
Every week, more women are deciding that “Sending it to
Jones” is the efficient way—breaking away from the old habit
of home washing, with its attendant backaches, worry and slush,
and now devoting this time to reading, walking, shopping or sew
ing.
WHY NOT TRY IT?
Call up PHONE 66—and send it to
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WE TREAT YOUR CLOTH ES—WH !TE
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TRAPPERS TRADERS
SHIP TO
GEORGE R. GOSHAW k
DEALER IN
RAW FURS
NEW YORK—127 W. 27th St.
SEATTLE—ALASKA BUILDING
NOTICE—A Word To You
benefit Ttbe'Alaeka'toLr h”' °PeMd * bUying departmeat '°r the
• i solicit the accounts of individuals, firms and corporations de- I
iTtoec ° wpC^nneCti0n/0r bUyin? and Selling- Tbe service rendered ;
««« e«.’ ^ ’ at ®very steP> exercise close supervision over all Uansac- !
tions, thus assuring accurate and prompt attention. i
_ V e are READY, WILLING AND ABLE to buy right, to ship right I
to insure right to attend to all matters as your personal agent Your
attention.” W”*S reCeive °Ur immedia‘*and^f “urtlZ
WRITE US—there is no obligation. We are just the bhsiness con
nection that the Alaska Trade has been looking for in the buying of
<Jfnnery aa^ Ashing supplies, drygoods, groceries, cigars and
J I drUgS- rubber goods, furniture, household sundries, electrical
goods, gas engines in fact, anything that grows or is manufactured.
i "© are also willing and anxious to develop a market for all Alas
I g”daP»dm be ,0Metrtebt°UCh ^ ^ tUl1 partlcular3' a°d
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LUMBER
WHOLESALE RETAIL
Prompt Attention Given to Small as Well as
Large Orders
CORDOVA MILL & LUMBER COMPANY
Phone 5 p. o. Box 218
CORDOVA BEVERAGE AND
DAIRY COMPANY
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
CORDOVA, ALASKA
Distributors of Ice Cream Manufacturers from 1
BLUE STAR DAIRY MILK Fresh Milk and Cream
From Certified Cows We specialize in family trade
BUSINESS HOURS: 8 A. M. TO 7 P. M.
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THE NORTHERN CLUB
FRED HAEF, PROP.
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POOL, CARDS, TOBACCO
Soft Drinks of All Kinds
The Popular Comer *
PHONE 47_ _ CORDOVA, ALASKA
ALL ALASKAN TRAILS END AT THE
Hotel Atwood
First Avenue and Pine Street *
SEATTLE, WASH.
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J. A. FaF’NHAM AND TED TAYLOR, Proprietors
Ted Taylor Formerly Chief Steward Steamship Alaska and Mariposa
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