The Cordova daily times., 1917-01-16
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genhem companies of the greatest interest to Aaskan
 It is open secret that Colonel lacking the moving power behind President Alexander in the of the Alaska Pacific Navigation and Pacific Coast Steamship Companies in of Alexander and his keen judgment has been upheld by the of Alexander and his judgment has been upheld by the steamboat chief who ougenerad his opposition and secured options valuable lines Now the of the Alaska Steamship Company conferrng with the packer of the Admiral line in effort to bring about still greater merger in which both ships and mines involved.
 The purpose of this merger may be secret but will un doubed result in reducing the overhead expense operating the mineral properties and it will prevent wasted time and ships.
 The attitude of the American people toward giant organ cations of capital is apparently changing, and is certain that the chiefs capital have changed their attitude toward the people The present world has brought the fact that the nation with the most compact and efficient financial organ zaon about three jumps ahead of the country where bus is made up host of little without general aim mutual understanding.
 The corporation chiefs of few years back looked upon the people fair game Small wages and high prices meant only increased profits them because they overlooked the fact that there would be reckoning The people, the other hand could see nothing but evil in the octopus and thought of no ing but to destroy it. The greatest experiment destruction tow the breaking up of the Standard O proved that be the wrong method for the costly than the evil
 Today the financial chiefs of the nation are horoughv awakened to the fact that there be real prosperity themselves without general prosperity among the people income derived from efficient organization high speed labor saving machinery and reduced operating expense be d vded on basis which will insure continuous satisfaction
 Of there wildcat financers ruthless stock job bes and others who do heed this they understand it. So there burglars and highway robbers Hence govern ment regulation and police.
 Bearing these things mind Alaska has nothing to fear and much to gain if this merger of mining shipping inter "ss is carried out the right lines. To operate two ships with ha cargo each and half complement passengers when one ship could carry it is all waste.
 The old order of things in Alaska under Guggenheim con ro left several things to be desired That this situation was recognized in the Morgan and Guggenhem offices is highly probable Possibly the federal investigation rates and pac ceS instituted last fall all that was needed o hng hou+ the correction of the evil
 The merger has probably already agreed upon Other wise lacking would never have discussed tSeward Post
 Interior travel promises to be unusually heavy during the next three months
 The rain and thaw has greatly assisted in diminishing the surplus supply of
 There promises to to be quite number of new and sub sanal buildings erected in Cordova this spring.
 If Henry Ford had only waited year President Wilson would have formidable rival for the Nobel peace prize The of the salmon canney pack will be here and the local plants already getting readiness for big of fish.
 Scientific that there's gasoline enough to last 138 relieves of all worry We shall be flying long be- fore that.
 maid who advertised for position care for a dog called attention nintenonay to what fine point the divs ion of labor has
 President Wilson's note aroused great animation among the wild animals but it is not at all unlikely that lion and dachshund will be licking the same pan pretty soon.
 
 The Seward Gateway is publishing series signed ed tora by its business subjects of local interest the idea most excellent one which should result in much bene fit to the community.
 The local postoce reports that the postal savings bank established in Cordova by the about weeks ago. meeting with much and the number deposit or has gradually increased since the first of the year
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 senior of Harvard who has been declared the possesor perfect mind going into the business of canning sardne And fellow with very imperfect mind will make big in literature, art or politics
 The resolution passed by the city council expressly that single paying taxes, pay thou sand dollars worth of property Therefore boys if you to that three bone you have to get married if nothing but wife don't have pay any She wouldn't be worth anything anyhow in the opinion