The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-07-14
COUNTRY IS TOO LARGE
Tn, Provailiug Sentiment is That Southoastern Alaska Should he Made a Territory Divided .oPin- ion. Az To the Matter

., ,r. H..u,,i1a oi thc question oi a t.-rf.r.I form %, government i'r '"' II...r..f. Alaska it must hc rc'otN'l 'I..9 i.. thai there wi.. he ui"'t,
 .. .r,r..r Due respect should f. ....r fr.-, opinions. No man ms ..-...f t., show .i-ry,ptcJ to those wH' r., differ from h.ul An honest u's ......n |, ,bc only right way Man '' . creature ui prejudice and h1> u'> ......,..r ta bc arbitrary Sclh>hncN' i'|
 ....f, ... r- own cau~ but iu lu''' .......... .t.r vital importance ihc l',i'- .....,.... ..'I m frc lrcltcr question ''I .r.. -,.rt- .f che great body oi Che peo .... .. r...,-.r, u order Go Jccompi,n ,.., .,rr..r v.l lo thc greatest good -... .r.r,.r. u. intelligent hu>nc>, men. those Whn possibly have "' .-..t..t interest, at stake should n''e| .f.. .-..t.,t weight \u homes, t'n-. .....r.. .f .r.r,lr should be obtained r. ,t.. ,r.-t t1 Iu chi, three classes 'i. ...-..r. vIU lc met Vi,h those "h'| ,..rt . territorial government and "I .....,.... I, !, th. ou'y road Go Che sue. '..... ... ,hc country those who see t1e| maracrclh1iy aN. rya' wan, 'i mo mrrt ur1 are satisfied t' allow i", ...ur-.f n. 10 i- now. to continue NnI ff..... Dfu are neutral At pre-su. .. ..m.re ,hr, have uot sutucicni L..N'rIec oi a'. ,ht facts to 'n,iH} f....r m m.hin. l statement or eiH, ..I. .. t.. uu. rn Having m,tr- .......r .ur.I.. .r prominent proc f.....r.I ui business men. we 'c'| ..-.r ,feir view, a, thcy were gwen;
 MT S.Hun United States Marshal. I- tre District u. Nl->l. DN''i"nl. N.. l.-T ann iu favor ot territorial form .. government but uoi ior Che. .---. D..tr,-t .t \l,bl. lt Q, tuu I.r.r . territory r 7 iuc could hc drawn. h.emrm- near Noun, NtNn f.. ..r running westward to thc sea-. tI.r.I. r.tm. ~.uth,rr \.J-Na. J ann .. fr. opinion 10 would hc an ai. ,lnt.er t. have a tcrrtaril. form oiI ..,,rumrrt \nr.hcrr Mask. cou.d| tls. it, own a,,..u
 MT N.umI'' superintendent oi| tI. Alaska |....wcu m,uc--l am| am definitely opposed to taking 1n, stop. st tI. tm. to form a govern. m..t Tn. country |, too great and th. population |, H0t ony small. hutI ..-. r-.e.r.ou. and unreliable There Il. r.. u.rm.r... about it. The govern u.at uu hl,. U, very acceptable 'nd tH. ..r.-I' -.tcrrucrt can take hei Ger IT. . u- th.r We can. can ~cc| I reason ,.r the urging ut such l measure upon congress.
 NIT D.Cruor merchant ui Doug l.-I I.,e been thinking over tHc| matter .rI am u.t yet satisfied u my| own m.I which would hc thc ne'trr| f.r u- There ar. reasons for lut| tI.rD are reasons against l tc-ruHrl. .ucrumcut. which .- tar stronger J eHrrut now -al.
 E VI Ecur,uls. merchant and bank .- ut Juneau -.l have n9t given lhc| subject much thought, bw from Whlt| have thought about !, . ann uot ,urc| t..t We U.I bc better ur chan now
 H Heidi lawyer. at Juueau-'l .. positively opposed tl tcrri,or1.| ....ram.rt can see no good that. VII conn. lnI ann sure ,he burdeu VIII ic r very heavy on to bear and ] have rn h.-,t1r, yin declaring myself ..ur.. f'
 NIT Folsom United State, Commi,- ...n.r n- tr-"rhis !, question t..r has rlu sides to it and winch '- tN. -.r.r-.r .- uot clear to my miui .rrur-H -r. r-.pouicrlncc seems to I, lea.r-t n. mcIurc Our pnpull f..r !, y.-. Hrec1rious. 500 many are. merely Coming and goi~ tat uo de- p.rItH-c .H bc put upon ,hcm The. c>n.r.. W.H'I necessarily be heavy lr' ...re |, comparatively small ....". 70. real property upon which -.uI depend for revenue Ihc t". may come by and by when we can .... make thc effort hut it does uoJ seem tu me ihlt this IS thc tune.
 MT Barber postm3,tcr-'I am inI favor oi territorial government. pro uhne Alaska can be divided and a' Southern Alaska organized
 \ K Delaney cV-iudSe of thc Dis t-..- u. i'1,k3--l have recently made mp my mind that territorial form of government would be a benefit to O., would have Alaska divided and ! bc. l.,. th., southern part could support territorial ..rm but ] would m ro wise hr in favor o. taking iu ali che district The population ir che southern part IS becoming somewhat settled so we can reasonably rely or t The north Is prcc1riou, and uncertain
 R Wiuu lawyer Have not jcf- rr,ry settled my mind on tbc subject bu, have my doubt, oi any benefit conn iue to A'1ska at ,hIs time from a ter r.t1rill organization"
 MT Cobb. 'aWyer-'I believe with