Cordova, May 6.
About 25 business men and prop
erty owners met at city hall last
night and organized a new Chamber
of Commerce. My-laws prepared by
a special committee of nine, were’
adopted, which provides that mem
bers are eligible upon the agree
ment to pay dues for six months,
the first month to be in cash and
the balance in monthly notes. The
amount to be paid by those actively
engaged in business is $10 per
month, others to pay $5 per month.
Upon this basis those present joined
to the extent of $255 per month,
with the expectation of securing $10
to $150 additional. In some in
stances a firm would sign for $10
and individual members for $5.
The by-laws provide for the elec
tion of officers by the. chamber for
a term of six months, with the ex
ception of the secretary, to be
elected and replaced at will by the
executive committee. The. various
sanding committees are to be ap
pointed by the president. The elec
tion of officers resulted in the
unanimous choice of the president,
vice president and treasurer. For
members of the executive committee
. twelve names were placed in nomi
nation and those elected are given
as follows in the order of the
highest votes: President, Geo. C.
Hazelet; vice president, Harry This
ted; treasurer, H. A. Slater; execu
tive. committee, Caleb Corser, H. C.
Feldman, M. Finkelstein, H. A.
Slater, R. R. Stewart, A. J. Adams,
A. E. Lathrop.
Capt. Fred Warner and his assist
ants are arranging to shortly leave
for Cape Hinchinbrook, to start the
work of raising the lighthouse tender
that was submerged at that point.
The Armexia is 200 feet long and 35
feet beam and has a gross tonnage
of 1,070. She is lying in about
five fathoms of water oE Cape
Hinchinbrook. About a year ago she
bumped a rock while at anchor in
front of the light house. An attempt
was made to beach her but she sank
be.fore the beach could be reached.
Cordova, May <.
The steamer Northwestern arrived
in port last night shortly after mid
night and sailed to the westward
about 5 o’clock this morning. Among
her passengers were about 18 work
ingmen for the Bonanza mine, who
left on the morning train for Kennc
cott. The following were passengers
for this section:
For Cordova—Thos. Carton, H.
Maillard, A. Eames, Roy Hiravka,
Ed Talbot, I. H. Clark, Mrs. \V. H.
Seagrave, John F. Collins and 22
second class.
For Latouche—A. J. Burch, W. D.
Powers, O. A. Reynolds, Pat Sullivan,
A. Bergen, Gus Rose, G. Nordquist,
O. 'Nordquist, Oscar Youngberg, Jno.
Batteman, C. G. Ofiel, J. W. Little,
C. E. Kreouff, Walter Hall and 11
second class.
For Valdez—Jno. Olson, Mrs. E.
B. Spiers, Miss Julia Nerlin, Roy
Haugham and 4 second class.
For Seward—C. G. Daemickle, J).
F. Parker, W. H. Cary, L. D. Hub
bard, W. Harlan, Mrs. Harlan, Geo.
Fritz, C. R. Hunter, Mrs. Hunter and
3 second class.
Among the passengers to leave
Seattle last night on the Mariposa
was Mrs. W. W. Council and young
daughter Nancy. They have been
in Seattle during the past winter. It
is said that the Dr. has secured the
L. M. Price cottage and will have
it in readiness for his family.
Tom S. Scott, cashier for the
bank of S. Blum & Co., will soon
be joined by his wife and young
daughter Mary and they will go to
housekeeping. They left Seattle on
the steamer Mariposa last night.
Mayor Boyle has issued a call for
a special meeting of council to be
held tonight. Matters concerning
public improvements and any other
business will be considered.
Empress Theater tomorrow night.
S. Blum and family are passen
gers from Seattle on the Maripsa.
They will first go to Valdez and
later Mr. Blum will return to Cor
dova for some time.
The executive committee of the
reorganized Chamber of Commerce
met yesterday afternoon and con
sidered ways and means of starting
the preliminary work contemplated
by the organization. Arrangements
were made with Capt. Lathrop for
the rental of the vacant room adjoin
ing the office of the Alaska Transfer
Co. He will renovate and repaper
the walls and ceiling and charge a
rental of $50 per month. It was
further decided to engage the ser
vices of Jack Underwood of Seattle,
as the secretary of the Chamber, at
a monthly salary of $200. Mr. Under
. wood formerly resided at Nome but
for several years past has been a re
porter on the Seattle Times. About
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two years ago he spent several
months in Washington as one of the
paid representatives of the Seattle
Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Under?
wood is not unknown in Cordova as
he was one of the several news
paper men who accompanied Secre
tary of the Interior Walter Fisher
upon his educational trip to Alaska.
Cordova, May 8.
The Valdez Democratic Club, has
received from the National Associa
tion of Democratic Clubs the charter
for the club recently organized in
that city and also the certificates to
be issued by the club to all me.mbers
thereof.
The Valdez Bank & Trust Com
pany has purchased the Seattle Hotel
Block in Valdez from S. A. Hemple,
for $15,000. The building will be
remodeled for bank purposes and it
is said that in the fall a modern
hotel will be erected on the corner, i
The survey boat Taku is now at
the dock taking on supplies for a
cruise to Port Wells. She has been
put in good repair and has had :t
thorough cleaning up. This after
noon Capt. and Mrs. Rude, were
hosts on a launch party that in
cluded about 20 friends, who were
taken out on the Sound.
The early birds were around this
morning in good time to catch, not
the worms, but the hose carts and
rush to the scene of a smouldering
fire. It appears that some sparks
from the Rainier-Grand flume, had
ignited the shingles on the roof of
that part which was formerly the
Cordova House. The chemical was,
soon properly directed and in' a few
minutes it was all over, with no
damage to speak of. It was not
necessary to turn on the water.
Yesterday afternoon at 5:15
o’clock, six bents in the timber rail
road bridge at Chitina went out.
The train from Cordova had arrived
there shortly after 4 o’clock and it
was hoped to get it over the bridge.
It was to be taken over in sections,
and the first section, containing sev
eral freight cars, had reached the
other side before the ice floes did
any serious damage. It was then
impossible to get the rest of the train
over, and as a consequence the pas
sengers and some of the freight ;s
still at Chitina. Some of the pas
sengers may cross a little later in
boats, but there is always more or
less danger in attempting this. The
ice jam above the bridge has not
yet broken and when it does more
of the bridge will likely be carried
away. In the meantime nothing
can be done until the Copper river
is comparatively free of the ice,
which may take, a week or more.
Then repairs to the bridge will soon
be made as everything will be in
readiness to replace the bents and
straighten the tracks.
Cordova, May 9.
Major A. E. Ranson, division
superintendent of the Northern Life,
whose headquarters are at Seattle,
arrived in town this afternoon from
the westward. He is meeting with
good success in Alaskan towns and
will remain here a week.
Fourteen horses to be used this
season by the geological survey
parties were brought from Knik on
the Sampson and are being cared for
in Capt. Lathrop’s barn. The, sur
veyors are soon expected to reach
here and to go to the interior.
C. F. in. Cole and wife, who have
been in charge of the road house, at
Yost’s during the past winter, re
turned to Cordova on yesterday’s
train and will remain here a few
weeks. They report that the.re was
considerable traffic the past season
over the Chitina-Fairbanks trail.
E. W. Exum came down on the
train yesterday from Chitina and ,s
circulating among his friends here.
After attending to some business he
will return to the interior on
Monday.
Judge Brown came over from
Valdez on the steamer, this after
noon. He expects to take the train
on Monday for Chitina. He wishes
to look over the situation there be
fore making a permanent appoint
ment of U. S. Commissioner. Judge
Oscar Fish is temporarily filling
the position.
Cordova, May 11.
Judge F. M. Brown was a pas
senger on the train this morning for
Chitina, where he goes to give a
hearing to any who may have any
views on the appointment of a per
manent U. S. commissioner. The
leading aspirant for the place, is
Win. O’Connor, at present municipal
attorney of Cordova. After the death
of Judge d’Heirry a couple of
months ago Oscar Fish was named
to temporarily fill the position. Jus
tice of the Peace A. E. Todd at
McCarthy has resigned his office and
it is expected that another appoint
ment will soon be made. It is also
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reported that soon there will be a
change in the Chisana precinct, as
the present official, U. S. Commis
sioner A. J. Dimond intends to
resign and form a law partnership
with T. J. Donohoe at Valdez. It is
expected that Judge Brown will re
turn from the interior tomorrow
afternoon and return to Valdez on
the steamer Mariposa.
At the home of Mr. and Mrs. M.
Finkelstein, on B street, was per
formed on Saturday night the cere
mony that united in marriage Miss
Rose Finkelstein and Mr. Howell I.
Lewis. Only the immediate mem
bers of the bride’s family were
present when U. S. Commissioner A.
J. Adams said the words that joined
together in holy wedlock two of the
most popular of the younger mem
bers of Cordova society. Afterwards
a number of the friends of the family
were especially invited to partake
of an elaborate wedding supper
that was served and to join in
the festive occasion of well wishes
and congratulations to the groom and
bride, who start life’s battles nder
the, most auspicious circumstances
and with the hearty good wishes of
the entire community. The merri
ment continued until an early hour.
The newly joined couple have
taken up their residence, in the
apartment in the S. Blum & Co.
building, where Mrs. Lewis, assisted
by her mother, Mrs. Finkelstein, will
be at home on Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Lewis has long been associ
ated with the north, as she went
with her parents to the Nome coun
try in 1900 and eight years later ac
companied them to Cordova, where
she has continued to live with the
exception of periods spent in
Seattle. Mr. Lewis is connected
with S. Blum & Co., coming from
Seattle several years ago to take a
responsible position with that firm.
That life’s partnershap that was
established on Saturday night shall
be productive of continued happiness
and prosperity is the hope and sin
cere wish of a large circle of per
sonal friends.
Mrs. F. A. Hancock and baby re
turned on Saturday from a seven
weeks visit to Seward and will go
to their home at Kennecott so soon
as they can safely cross the river at
Chitina. Mrs. Hancock reports that
there, is great activity at the rail
road town to the westward. The
people there believe that though the
terminus of a trunk line he located
at Portage hay a connecting line
will run from Seward and that the.
government will make their coaling
station on Resurrection bay. On
every boat scores of peop'e arrive at
Seward. As a result real estate lias
taken a sharp advance in price, and
almost any lot or piece of property
offered can find a purchaser. There
are also many inquiries from real
estate agencies on the outside and
various options have been taken.
Mrs. Hancock states that all the
vacant homes have been rented by
new people and that several new
business houses have started. The
Daily Gateway has been 'enlarged
and is now given a liberal support
by the business men.
Cordova people enjoyed an excur
sion yesterday that will long be re
membered because of the general
good time had by almost every man,
woman and child who was fortunate
enough to be able to avail them
selves of the opportunity to sail the
ocean waves aboard the staunch
. little steamer Dora. The, Alaska
Steamship Company, through Gen
eral Agent Tracey had extended a
general invitation to the public to
enjoy an outing yesterday. Promptly
at 9 o'clock 167 guests were board
ing the vessel, which soon afte.r got
under way and cruised along the
shore line. A view was had of the
entrance to the townsite of Nelson,
the cannery and fishing fleet at Orca,
plant of the Cordova Power Com
pany, and other points of interest.
Simpson’s bay was reached at
11:15 and for a time the life boats
were busy landing about 100 of the
passengers on the sandy beach.
There a big bon fire was built and
the pleasures of an old-fashioned
picnic party were enjoyed. Those
who remained aboard amused them
selves in divers ways. The partici
pants took their own lunch but the
steamer crew dispensed lemonade,
coffee and tea, and with Capt. Mc
Millan and other officers did every
thing possible to add to the comfort
and pleasure of the party.
J. J. Price, was a returning pas
i senger from the Chisana on yester
day’s train and he took the steamer
Northwestern this afternoon for
Seattle. From there he will go
direct to San Francisco to confer
with his partner, Frank Manley, He
then expects to come north and
catch the first boat from White
Horse down the river, to the
Iditarod.
Mr. Price corroborated that he
and his partners, Manley and Ives,
have sold their options in the ne.w
gold diggings to Fletcher T. Ham
shaw, who represents English
capitalists. When the trio purchased
the interests of James and his part
ners for half a million they made a
payment down of $40,000, and most
of the balance was to be paid out
from the clean-ups.
This option was recently turned
over to Mr. Hamshaw upon his pay
ing Mr. Price $15,000 cash and
arranging to pay .$60,000 on May
20 at San Francisco. The balance
of the $125,000 consideration is to
be taken from the clean-ups this
summer. And to receive that money
Mr. Ives will remain in the Chisana.
Mr. Price considers that they have
cleared about $50,000 on the deal,
which would allow for the payment
they made and for the payment of
the work done and supplies
freighted in since they took hold ol
the option.
Mr. Price explains that the reason
for selling was because recent de
velopments have made it necessary
that he be in the Iditarod this sea
son. As a consequence he is not
able to give the attention to the
Chisana property that he would de
sire. He anticipates good returns
from the ground this summer and
looks to see Hamshaw make good
on his deal.
The reported strike of pay on
Skookum by Charley Range is sub
stantiated by Mr. Price. He says
he has good dirt on his claim which
| is owned by Bud Sergeant but is
being worked on a lay.
A party of 17 engineers from the
United States geodetic survey office
in Seattle sailed on the steamship
Mariposa for Alaska on May 6. The
party is in charge of R. R. Lukens,
assistant survey officer, and will
endeavor to complete the survey of
the mouth of the Kuskokwim river.
The Kuskokwim has been surveyed
during the past three, years by gov
ernment engineers, yet the final
survey of the mouth of the river
still remains to be completed. The
party will remain in Alaska about
three, months. They will go to
! Seward on the Mariposa and take r.
smaller steamer from there.
The executive committee of the.
new Chamber of Commerce held a
meeting yesterday afternoon and
took important action relative to
public matters that concern the.
j future of Cordova and tributary
| country. A telegram was authorized
to be sent to Secretary of the In
terior Lane, which has gone forth
jin the following words:
“Press dispatches indicate that
j survey parties have, been selected
j for the Susitna-Fairbanks route
only. Will survey parties be placed
on the Chitina-Fairbanks route soon.
If not, we desire to be heard in the
matter. Please answer.”
The committee, adopted a resolu
tion and forwarded it to Delegate
Wickersham enlisting his efforts on
the lines indicated. Especial atten
j tion was called to the necessity for
a lighthouse at Cape St. Elias, also
urging that the, waters of Prince
William Sound be surveyed and
charted, so as to make less possible
such accidents as have occurred in
the past.
A communication was received
from U. S. Commissioner A. J.
Dimond, complaining of the inade
quacy of the mail service, between
j Cordova and the Chisana. As only
$50 per round trip is allowed twice
| per month it is difficult to get pack*
I ers to take it iu for that and then
; only a limited amount of letter mail
! is carried. He felt that the impor
! tance of the camp and the, fact that
there were about 500 people there
would warrant a contract upon the
; part of the government that would
I give them two mails per month of
500 pounds each trip, which would
permit of them receiving newspapers
and other second class matter. The
; Chamber realized the justice of the
request and directed that a letter be
Cordova. May 12.
J. 1-f. Paris, formerly of Fairbanks,
appeared before the Chamber of
Commerce last night, and explained
his project of establishing a passen
ger automobile service between
Chitina and Fairbanks, and for in
auto truck freight service between
Chitina and Paxson’s, a distance of
140 miles. Mr. Paris has a party
from Portland interested with him
and they have purchased a 7-passen
ger 60-horse power Pierce Arrow
and a 5-ton White truck. They are
new machines but have been in
operation in Portland for the past
two months, to try them out. The
passenger machine will be shipped
from Seattle on the steamer sailing
the 18th of this month, while the
truck will leave on the 30th.
The new company proposes to
carry passengers between Chitina
and Fairbanks for $80, on a three
days schedule. This rate will not
only be a saving on the. present rate
charged but will save the expenses
of several additional days at the road
houses It would be the intention to
establish a gasoline station at Pax
son’s, where a supply could be taken
on the auto that would last from
there to Fairbanks and return. The
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auto truck would transport the gaso
line from Chitina to the station
named. In addition it would also
carry supplies for the various road
houses and also freight for the min
ers operating in the Slate creek and
Valdez cre.ek districts. The truck
can also be fitted up to carry 15 or
more passengers and also draw a
trailer. During the end of the sea
son and after river transportation
has ceased the truck would carry
passengers from Fairbanks to
Chitina.
Mr. Paris says that if the venture
is found to be popular and profitable
that additional cars will be placed
on the run as occasion demands. He
explained to the Chamber that the
present high cost of freight Tor gaso
line made it necessary that he
secure the assistance of the Chamber
in securing a lower rate or to have
that body make up the difference
between the rate asked and the price
the new company could afford to
pay. The matter was referred to
the committee on Public Highways
and Transportation to investigate
and report to the executive commit
tee the latter to have authority to
act in the matter.
A well attended meeting of the
new Chamber of Commerce was held
last night at the city hall. Report
I was made of the action taken on
; several matters by the executive
! committee. A motion to amend the
‘ by-laws was also offered, to provide
! for meetings of the Chamber to lie
held twice, instead of once a month,
[ on the second and fourth Mondays.
President Hazelet announced the fol
lowing standing committees:
! Advertising—H. G. Steel, Will
Clayson and E. J. Davis.
Mines, Mining and F'sheries—J.
L. O’Brien, Thos. Davis and H. C.
Feldman.
Legislation—W. A. Steel, H. I.
O’Neill and Dr. W. W. Council.
Puglic Buildings and Grounds—
H. Thisted, Dr. W. H. Chase, and
James Smith.
Social—R. R. Stewart, E. V.
Boyle and A. J. Adams.
Finances—M. Finklestein, E. F.
Medley and P. L. Simpson,
i Public Highways and Transporta
; tion—Ed Currier, M. Brock and A.
E. Lathrop.
S. Blum and family, who are on
their way to Valdez, were arrivals
! on the Mariposa this afternoon. They
immediately came up tow-n and are
being greeted by a large number of
friends who are glad to see them
back from a lengthy stay in Seattle.
Mrs. Thos. S. Scott and young
| daughter Mary were arrivals on the
| steamer this afternoon. Mr. Scott
j recently cam# from Seattle as
cashier of the S. Blum & Co. ban):,
and will now go to housekeeping
with him family in a cottage on
Fourth avenue. They will prove n
welcome addition to the community.
The people of town turned out in
large numbers last night to make
things pleasant for their guests, the
officers and crew of the steamer
Dora, at a dance that was given at
Eagle Hall. The music was good
and until 1 o'clock this morning the
merry waltzers insisted upon indulg
ing the terpsichorean art. Ligbt
refreshments were served. All de
clare that It was a highly successful
affair.
Jack Walsh has received a lay oil
of six monbs from the railroad com
pany, and accompanied by his wife
will leave on the steamer Mariposa
Friday for the outside. They will
take a trip to Brazil and spend some
time in Buenos Ayres, expecting to
return to Cordova in the fall.
Dr. W. W, Council was joined this
afternoon by his wife and young
daughter Nancy, who spent the
winter in Seattle. Both are looking
strong and healthy. They will go
to housekeeping at once.
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WASHINGTON, May 11.—Former
Secretary of State Knox has issued a
statement in which he opposes the
repeal of the bill giving free tolls
through the Panama Canal to Ameri
can coastwise vessels. He holds
that this exemption violates no
treaty obligation.
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TRINIDAD, May 11.—President
Wilson has issued instructions to
Col. Lockett, in command of the
federal troops in Colorado, to per
mit no importation of strike break
ers. Efforts are being made to effect
a settlement of the miners strike
and it is believed this can best be
brought about if no more men are
brought into the state. The attempt
to break the strike by importing
miners from other localities ha3
only tended to make, the resideut
miners more resistent.
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ST. LOUIS, May 12.—It s done.
The argument is settled. After to
day, forever and for aye, it shall be
pronounced “Saint Louie.” So said
the pageant masters and committee
who intimated that they did not care
a hang even if the word ’ Saint” is
given an English pronunciation,
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NOTICE OF PROBATE
Notice is hereby given that I have
been appointed administrator of the
estate of Paul d’Heirry, deceased,
which estate is now’ being probated
in the Probate Coiut of the Chitina
Precinct, Alaska. All persons hav
ing claims against the said estate
will please present them for pay
ment with the proper vouchers,
within six months from the 29th
day of April, A. D. 1914.
HORACE LEACH,
Administrator.
Dated at Chitina, Alaska, April
29, 1914.
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