The daily Alaskan., 1912-03-01
ALASKA aolos OUT A FRIEND.
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WhaJeyty is to gc regslaed ot tae Alaskan rsde tHat WaS 5Ost Jo Se'se' tle a few years aso u,ust oe aeQalfcd nou, and lg the San STaaetseo-i,4Sssa Club or any otaeS crgsa.aSgaon tast a eaerSctsc aud responsible otsers a mediam throagh wh3sh Jals end may be accompIShC3, it s deserving oi tAe gratitude og a thousand business houses ia san FraDcisco. Seattle firm vtn not surrender established re-
 atioDs with Aiasla without a sSvug- gle. and eaevEciic preparations are ncw being made for a systematic campaign to retain and increase trade with the Northwest terrjtory. At the sane tine Portland appears as a claimant to ParS og thjs commerce. and E. J. Dodge og this city has os. feoed business men there a regular freisht and passenger sevice through the medium Ol his steamers if guar. anteed ee0 tons e freight for each trip.
 Alassaas who resent existing con. dSuons. and who are by no means few ia number. have expressed them. selves as desinoss cf seeing some. thing pat into the country. They claim thas the p-oports1n ot investors who are content Co take something out Ot Alaska without leaving any return Is too great to pe-mi; os de- vesopmeut and they want the world ia general to understand that 'they have attractions other than tiea-up mining and coal claims They believe it is time Go pay attention Co the farming land. to the aboUn5iaE op. pcrtuniues that Wil bring permanent population os a thrifty and not a wsStetul character TAey want home, and citirens. not soldiers or fortune and agents o5 great corporst ious thst want ten dollars for eve-y enc expended The type cf settler who Nil some day apply Co the eavcrn. menk for Alaskan stataAocd must he honest in his love of the land he has chosen He must bo fellow of Infinite resource. he mus; ba rugEed and Aeslthy. wiling to en. du-e hardship snG H-iwtou ss cid the to-vfatha-s who extended the arm o; Ame-can aCthorty over she west ero vilde-uess To Shozt. De must he whether by a1o7aoa or nativity. a true American
 Alaska has proven "a bone of con- teatioa among poEuciaus and husi. ness interests. Eo~ several years @ece has been presented a succession ot schemes whereby the tacuve of the 'e-rstcry micht he assured uhile reSuoiniog the rapacJy cy co-ro~- atsons that asnue sIl p~o--iatary rishtS Co the land that was rarchas ee fCou Russia v-jth eood American coid As to how the xols ne3as and the cCal Eelas MI be o7e-atea salf. p7'sessed experts disasree hst meaa. WAiie they retsrd progress. Gove-noS CaArk of Alaska. ip his annual re- SNort Is Ho0oea to make the hamsist- ins coasesssoa that there has Aeer no tnc7easc ia poTaiatica auriar the paSt year. and 1ere,a ha has prs his e8eer upo1 the reaa1a fs- mar. N sa the i}is Alaska has taea her te. To make tl,e land haBI,able he caaefuees. there must he a caaRre n extsi5ag land and minine laws and a more bseral seudmenx ca rhe part of She press and people os the Cnitet States If he had added al few words coacEnlaE t2ss -aawsv pCeblen we wouH have summed na a complete total
 lt hspNe-S that one piaa p-op1sea so- the settlemeas e Alsssa iavo,res ihe CashersaE oF hsasestease-S and r's4oA@se OS eeuiFmert Sa San Paa- easco The pSosect nay be carvsea out with the heae1t Of investigation made Ia Earupesn oease-s os euie-a. siaa I510e s ssSea and nrta is promisea, and it Is sl5osetAe~ pos siele that a moae7ete display e in- senest oa the pS-S og San T-aaclsco business raea might briaz ts this port a s-s5e that wfn increase hy lesps and bou2Gs ss she years % Ay. - res sfrs- nT-.-ss-. Ns