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CORDOVA. ALASKA, WK1)NCSI)AY, JANUARY 5, HU6.
THE DIFFERENCE IN CITY COUNCILS.
Cordova recently fixed her tax levy at five mills, fifteen
less than the city of Valdez, and will have plenty of money to
run her for the fiscal year
Valdez tax levy was 20 mills, with a one hundred per cent
valuation on property in most cases, and we will not have
enough money for our needs if the present waste keeps up.
It will be remembered that by four members of the pres
ent council insisting upon paying off some $6,000 of old war
rants they held our schools back from starting at the time
they should by several weeks. This in spite of the fact that
a goodly surplus was turned over from the last council when
the present majority took its seat. Bv placing a two per cent
assessment and boosting the valuations this council succeeded
in raising a little over $16,000 taxes. In many instances pro
perty owners found their taxes one-third higher. So far not
one dollar of the tax money has done the taxpayers any good.
Just why it was necessary to jump both the rate and valu
ations has never been explained'. If you will figure a little
you will see that by raising the taxes one-third and increasing
the valuations in many instances 50 per cent the council was
enabled to raise the $6,000 they boast of saving the city by
paying those old warrants.
Truthfully they cannot claim to have saved a penny, but
instead are out some $2,000, counting the moneys spent on law
suits and other incidentals necessary to maintain the non
taxpaying parasites.—Valdex Prospector.
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The shovel brigade finds plenty to do these days.
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Talk about your old fashioned winters. IIow does the
weather we have been having the past week strike you?
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The outlook for Cordova never looked more encouraging.
There is not an idle man in this section, and apparently every
body is doing a good business.
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Congress reconvened yesterday, and while we have re
ceived no telegraphic information as to the issue that is para
mount with our statesmen, it’s a safe bet that preparedness is
at least being given the once over.
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Just as big war news was about “to break” the govern
ment cable goes down and the Alaska newspapers will have
to await the pleasure of the cable ship Burnside until the break
is repaired and communication again established with the
States.
Alaska’s gold output for 1915 was $1,000,000 inure than the
previous year, and many of the big quartz mines are just be
coming producers. While this territory ranks third in the
output of gold it is likely to jump up a notch or two by the
end of 1916.
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Cordova extends a hearty welcome to President Sprague,
of the Lighterage Packing Company, which is installing a clam
plant here. This industry has brought many families to our
midst, and when in full operation expects to have about eighty
employees on the payroll.
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Copper remains at 23 cents a pound and no metal on hand
for immediate delivery. As soon as the two new ore freighters
arrive from the east to augment the fleet of the Alaska Steam
ship Company the shipments of copper from Cord'ova alone
will have a value of between $2,000,000 and $2,500,000 a month.
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The Copper River & Northwestern railway is fortunate
in being able to secure the services of Engineer A. C. O’Neill
to rebuild the ice-breaker at Mile 49- It is a big job and re
quires the services of an experienced and big man, such as has
been chosen. Three* months and a crt*w of from 100 to 150
skilled laborers will be required to complete the work.
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The first of the series of articles on Alaska to appear in
thirty of the leading dailies of the United States by Frank C.
Carpenter, was scheduled to appear last Sunday. These ar
ticles are to .average four columns each, and will undoubtedly
depict many truisms of this northern country, as Mr. Carpen
ter is a careful observer and wields a trenchant pen
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Too high a tribute cannot be paid the stage* drivers on the
government trail, who brave all kinds of weather and frequent
ly perform acts of heroism in landing passengers between
Fairbanks and Chitina safely at their destination. And for
this reason it gives us great pleasure in publishing the follow
- letter written by an Interiorite, who recently made a trip
coast:
"ish there was some way whereby those in authority
'*em Commercial Company might know the excel
corethought shown by their employees for the
'sengors in general, and particularly for me.
ed more unsolicited and unrewarded atten
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CHITINA - - - ALASKA
DR. W. H. CHASE
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Office over Cordova Drug Store.
Calls may be left at Cordova
Drug Store. Residence,
Alaskan Hotel
DR. C. L. HALE
O E N T I S T
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ASA C. BALDWIN
Civil Engineer
Patent Surveys
Address: Valdez, Alaska
E. F. MEDLEY
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STEAMSHIP CO.
Fast and commodiuus steamers sailing between 8eattle, Ketch
ikan. Wranqell, Juneau, Skaqway, Cordova. Valdez, Seward and
ANCHORAGE, via INSIDE PASSAGE.
Hails from Seattlf. Sails from Cordova.
December 30.ALAMEDA . January 8
anuary 10.NORTHWESTERN.January 18
Regular freight service ror Ketchikan, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell, Douglas, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez ard Latouche. Explos- ”
Ives, S. S. Seward, 8. S. Seward, 5th; S. 8. 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 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 S. S. CO. ALASKA COAST CO.
PUGET SOUND-ALASKA ROUTE
Next sailing from Seattle will be
ADMIRAL EVANS.January 7
ADMIRAL FARRAGUT.January 15
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 Port*.
Schedule subject to change without Notice.
ALASKA TRANSFER CO., Local Agents
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Effective October 4th, 1915. §
£ Two trains every six days between Cordova and £
£ Chitina, one of these trains leaving Cordova making £
£ connection with Alaska Steamship Co. steamers arriving £
I from Seattle. |i
|; Trains leave Cordova depot, at foot of Second Avenue, I!
|! Mondays and Thursdays. |j
:| Leave Kennecott, Tuesdays and Fridays. £ ^
£ Leave Kennecott for Chitina, Wednesday and Saturdays. £
£ Leave Chitina for Cordova, Tuesdays and Fridays.
£ The above schedule subject to change without notice. £
£ Dining Car In Connection With all Regular Pessenger Train* Be- £
:iij tween Cordova and Chitina. £
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Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. £
ijj: Tickets on sale it Depot or up-town office, Alaska £
£ Steamship Company building- £
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