The Cordova daily times., 1917-01-10
THE OUTLOOK MOST PROMISING.

Corova upon the year with the assurance that
 going to be the busiest and most prosperous in the h tory of the own and be the most important and epocha in the entire history of this section of Alaska There are many the making which if successfully worked out and good why they should not be- the prosperity banner will float from every housetop The dawn of greater certainly assured and fectae ourselves on the fact that henceorh growth to be steady and pea nen
 The latest good impar to readers from Su perntenden Caleb Corse and to the effect that the Copper River Northwestern railway intends spending mon dollars this year for work and equipment operation and maintenance which that this road of which Cordova the terminal is to be greatly improved and the service in creased This the employment of many men and the larger the payroll the better the business for the local mer chant
 The mining outlook was never brighter and as consider outside capital has been interested the gold and copper properties of this section amount of development work will be done during the coming summer and more mines put shipping basis Cordova present enjoys the dis tcOn of being the richest shipping port the world the output of the Bonanza and Jumbo alone from s. 000O00 to $3000000 month The Mother Lode mine sled ding copper winter tra to the railway and expects to shortly make big shipment to the shelter million dol lars has been set aside by the for opening the mine larger scale and thus materially increase it's production The Kenneco osevg Company ready to expend $lO0OOO claims in order to put them shipping basis. Sufficient capital has been raised to develop the properties owned by the Alaska Copper Corporation by C. E Bode Ole Berg and Erickson all of which adjacent to McMarhy In also received from the that Colonel B. F. Mard who recently took option the Mckinley lake gold quartz claims, had secured the capital ahead and open up this big mountain ledge These all big propositions which will be- the of considerable indus trial activity with of other individuals and companies doing development work claims scattered throughout the terior country.
 1hen there IS ss tas shaAg ~eqe no and dngng tne
 past yon that Cordova wifi be the m @ lnGhsr For Alaska Here the only clam in the terri tory which employ the best of labor including both men and wOmen all of whom good wages The Lighthouse Pack Company has been in operation since last spring then the Pioneer Packing Company very large plant the dock which will be put in operation very shortly II. A. Sprague and partners building plant Hnchnbrook island the home of the cam and will soon be in readiness put up their pack. Captain Morgan has just closed deal for the purchase of the plant owned by Turner expects have force at work in the near future
 The salmon canneres also figuring on starting up
 little earlier than usual and reported that the Carlisle Packing Company which the biggest its kind in this part of Alaska starts to put up herring month The Carke-Graham Company already work letting contracts for wood and getting the plant readiness operation The Canoe Pass Company will operate its canney near the power plant while the Orca cannery will operated as usual having been the first and only fishing plant this vicinity n til about There will be another cannerv start ed the Canoe Pass plant this spring. making total of eight salmon and clam industries in full operation here and in the Abercrombe Packing Company to fish the of the Copper river Mile 52 this number will be in creased to nine.