The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-05
Prof. Georgeson Suggests Their
Colonization in the North.
TELLS OF FARMING RESOURCES
Alaskan Agricultural Expert Talks
20 the Chamber of Commerce
About the Permanent Possibilities
OF AIa.ka-Room for THOUSAND of
Support Three Million People.


After making one OF the most interest
ing addresses the members OF me Chafh-
Der oi commerce nave ever listened 70 as
ooiyS froi' =. Z. deoFsesohl WHO Hda
eharse OF the interests OF inc government
department or Agriculture VI Aiasha' yes
tsiday suggested that steps Dc taken 70
induce some OF the finianders VINO are
coming 70 tho United states oy the thou-
sanos 70 ss,tie on agricultural ana grazing
land IN the NORM.
fe SPOKE OK tns oppression OF the rus
san goyeTnms'it, when mas Virtuahy re-
CURED mo rms 70 become RUSSIANS. anu
their wholesale eIEgrauon TO the Chlted
states, ara SAFE that as tnsy were leaving
country very similar IN al hatufaI cohal-
lions N Aaska' II would De zood plan
20 inanes sofnc OF tnefa 10 pesih nte ahe"
thero
Proi. beorseson's theme was the agrl-
CULTURAL possibilities OF Amska. ae mas
peen Inc sPecaai agent OF the government
there for tEs 'h<t TWO years. ana during
that Tune has mace thorough STUDY OF
inc adaptaSilts OF the lano 70 permanent
sett'9men,. nc adVsneeo the surprising
statement mat Aiaskh wes capaole OF sup
f,a ga 5000 ~ r..,Jt. q, Ia. ,nve.tJ-
cations proytrs that almost ANYTHING in
tho line OF cereals and hardy vegetables
NAV be grown there IN abundance and OF
excellent quality,
There are many Iarsa areas that are
admirable for cultivation he said there
being ropsiisrH bic OF such land In the vi
cfnity Of Yaktatat some on Prince William
sound. large tracts near Cook inlet and
Thousand or SQUARE miles Of ferttie soil
not onverad with timber on the Kenat no
ninsula. The valleys Of the Susbitna river
and tributary streams he reported from
the staternents OF Cant Glenn 10 he adapt
"a for farming settiements The aan,e
eondItfons obtained ovnr n large district
of tho Conner river and A great mari of
KadIak island was alsn stmilorlv adant
ahle
The climate according IN the nrofsssor,s
Investigations. "a all that could be desired
IN such a latitude Experiment stations
which hs had established al Sitka. Kadiak
island ara Kenai an Cook inlat haa re-
suited IN the nroductlon ana maturity n,
eleven varieties of wheat. n dozsn each Of
harley ana oa.s besides fay. buekwheat
ara ali The hardy Vegetables ON new
ground at Kenai. that was cleared In the
eariy part Of May and seeded the same
month ha saI1 excellent results had hscn
obtainsd.
S'och Nes" "" ""'er 'eeoihs'
Cattle ana otatr STOCK ran out all the
year around. AM remained Sat and
healthy, he sail Tbs ALASKA Commercial
Company h9d cattlA. sheep and angorn
goats that hVed on only what they could
pick up, ana they remained In as good
condition as though they had received the
personal attention OF their owners.
He said there was fine home market
Tor peopla thss should elect 10 settle In
the north, as thousands OF miners and
prospectors there would require food ana
vegetables, Ms well as meat. which the
- ah,,,,ts tha, :, - '''''i ."ies
IN ,he states With s,ioh advantayav thsra
was nothing tn look forward 10 h,t auc-
cess Tar thoaa who yvar. vvitIt,y ~ loca,a
IN tho north
MIR C,enrvcson f,,rnIshsa datail.d sta,ts.
,ics conrsrntns Fjniard "a = h',.Is r.
shelving what might he done IN aIasLa
Finland Is ~ thc sarna ssogra,,ht,el 49,
tion aa Alaskn boiny hetwcsn the ,oth
ava M narau.iv ~ tattt,,a. m 80, -
~ :" paf@i.sm VI 'stituoe' inc area OF