The daily Alaskan., 1911-09-01
WOULD
 DIVIDE ALASKA

] KETCHIKAN. Aug. l0-SeTetary Fisher, President Tafcs personal representative met his first Alaskans on their native heath at this point last night Gov. Walter E. Clark had come down from Juneau to meet Mir. ! Fisher. and with representative citi- zeas escorted him to the different points of inteerst.
 An informal reception, followed by public meeting was held in the ! largest hall and a big crowd of Ket- chikan people turned out to honor the visitors,
 Mayor Thomas Torry introduced 1 Governor Clark. who in turn intro duced Secretary Fisher The latter created a favorable impression in the minds of his hearers by his very plain statement Of the fact that he l had come North to hear and not to be heard That he was glad to be in Alaska. a place he had long de sired to visit. and was proud to meet so srudy, intelligent folk with whom he had shaken hands Continuing he pledged himself to do all in his pow CT to bring about the relief he be- Heved was necessary for the terri tory's welfare. and could assure his hearers that the president would leave no stone unturned in his efforts to have the territory opened up as it should be
 At the conclusion of Mir Fishers talk Hon. Wm. Sulzer. member Of congress from the Tenth District New York. was introduced, and said in part
 "I am in favor of granting the AL askans true territorial government.
 q would divide Alaska into three territories. as she is divided by na- ture,
 q would make Southeastern Alas. ka a territory comprising all from . Cape Chacou to Mt St. Elias. This would have a population Of 10000 peI- sons. most of whom have lived in its confines for over year. would call this territory Sumner. in honor of the great senator from Massaghu- setts. whose prophetic speech in con gross made the purchase of the terri tory possible. Its capital, of course would be either Ketchikan or Juneau
 "I would make Southwestern Alas ka, comprising all the district south of the Yukon and west of the inter national boundary. another territory, and l would call it Seward, in honor of the secretary of state who iuitiat- ed the purchase. Its capital would be the city of Seward, and within the ] lives of those before me tonight it will become as rich and as prosperou country as Norway and Sweden combined.
 "I would make all the district north of the Yukon, to the frozen Arctic another territory. and l would call it ! Alaska. because it will be always cold and sparsely settled, and its name would harmonize with the general col ception of Alaska in the minds of most persons.
 These three territories would each have a delegate in congress. they would each have local legislature capable of enacdng local laws, and a territorial form of government similar to that of other territories of the Union. It would be an economical government. It would cost the tax l payers of the United States nothing. l and law and order would be conserved
 Here tonight, in the presence of ] the secretary of the interior, the gov ! ernor of Alaska, and the people or Ketchikan. l promise as a member of congress to do my utmost to bring about in the next session of congress these desirable reforms, and to that end I invoke the cordial support of l the government officials here assem- i bled and of every true friend of AL ] aska. at home and abroad '