The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-12
ALASKA IS OVERCONSERVED
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rh- things D. ut.a..,v .,I 900 her. tr..
ntus~r -aii me p--t wsv 90 ,i.y.Inp tho
..t' tui timber r...l..r ,,-- e fh.. curufr,
vuu'l i.' Hua..r 'N.. u.r-,ftfu - a t,uyeru
rus... ". rufui--fuu tautfll Wa eos "
'rTs. "u"d 10 Na,-kA -a.I fh.. banker.
'rd Imnigrr'iun va Hu % small -.gI...
f''.t.l-s' u-npI- dtdn AMOS Nhl' they
would ind when they ct There
Doe 'hr"" great natural products pT
A,-kI >aId VIZ ~yhi" AR. metals
- and cuIl The h-h-ri,.. appear tp b..
very Urr-u"ruu- lu. development ~
metals needs the banding It railroads
and wagon roads Co make the various
d"r'stt- ac,-s-siul.
Goal D. awaiting the establishment -
q IuhcN boz tho Government tor -
development. A. the present tim. coal
"a Alaska - worth spm.thing hkr 81 q
ton. amt u - altogether British Columbia
coal u m" Akt-ka mines wee opened
up ~ probably could h- furnished for
81 : ~ perhaps - a ton. The demand
t"r conservation - good enough IN it,
way. hut ~ must not e. - far as To- seal
up The country
That - practically what it - doing IN
Alaska Capital - idle Just now and " -
readily frightened and the reason thar IN.
population IL not increasing - that those
Sho intend to immigrate do not know
what they can count upon and as a r.suI,
their No lnducement for perma men,
'sttlement there
II appears 20 me- continued IN.
haFH
cIsLly it, coal and timber. could IN. d.v.l-
oped under the control Of United states
commission something like the Interstate
Commerce Commission. hodv which
shal. determine how fast coal may H. taken
out and tlmher cut. Nhat royalty shall he
paid 20 the Government and perhaps even
what percentage 81 profits should 10 per
mI't"d Ia h" made 10y promoters and cor
p"rationS who desire To- work these re-
sources But IN" present state - aff,Irs
= certainly not encouraging and n II ~
persisted ~ - " 10 drIN" away a good part
II 20" Dp'0para'Iv"ly small population 80
Aa~ss And t-'~ id..s y III not hring N
additional peupl.
Whom Nr shin was ssksd what OBJ
serva'Iou~ %" had mad. On his way from
N" Pacific coast in regard to crops ard
business and financial conditions h. 70
p.'"d 'ha' b" hadn't had time for tha-r
things
! md MT stop n" long enough =, any ono
p'a'' sald he. to 90 suNici"r'ly into
these matters 10 10 N a position to rNprps..
~ opinion from personal observations or
from personal knuwl-dgp have II-t
returned 20 my ONO" ~ Won kno~ end
am nov Ius' learning Of conditions and
"0gllrr"r0"s since LEFT f"r my yacafipn
Whom h" ga asked about tho agri~ul-
'Irl' Tr-~IhiiI'Ies " Alaska a. fhsv ar
T.tr"d - MIN 'hs banker sad
Fruw Al I could ses ~ may ~, possible D.
m certain districts 80 raiS.' agricultural
products su'f'Cisn' for those districts but
A. FOR 'ha possibility = Alaska ever h..-
ru''rrC q country - exports ~ aErIc,il-
'Hrl' products 'ht' appears 80 ~ entIrslv
beyond EXPECTATION tn" country - very
huIv. NJ Us "Nc,-'uiinClv ard. and vha' =
most against ~ r- tho short summer -"a-
som
VI SohiF sad ~ trip hal u.,sn solely
Tor pleasure