The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-03

or he Farbanks-Chtina trail will have been improved that it will be possible travel over it. With railroad the journey Seattle to Fairbanks could be made in little more than days. With the aut mobile road built the trip take but two |a.S longer These possible Improvements travel were contemplated when the exposition pr ject was bIoached.
 Even without excepting the Chicago worlds fair
 may te stated that expositions held in l-e .as quarter of century has had so definite purpose. apart from the mere commemora n of all event or one calculated to be of much benefit the entire nation as the one contemplated for 1917. Nor in the case of any of them has there been so much reason for the extending of federal assistance
 Alaska has than one per cent of the population will ultimately support can confidently Ut asserted that the territory has been little more than scratched in the way prospecting and vet it has yielded S2ottooooo in mineral wealth. Its output Tn fish and furs has exceeded these figures o.!eauy paid directly into the Unitsd $ ates rreasur, more than twice the amount of its purchase price "l'h population of merely 15o,ooo il reasonable to that the s10O000OO output it has averaged for .e ISt fortywo would have been doubled There fore it is cd business United States govern mont to encourage the peopng this. riches ter r.y!..
 Tae settlement Alaska has been slow because of the tenitorys remoteness and the adver- Using il has received has been misleading To Alas kans the dark ignorance displayed by re- gard to the country is appalling. but the less a ke Wha Alaska has the way of induce mems settlers would be understood and ap- preated if he territory contiguous to the United and in that the least troubles would be lack of population.
 It is to the interest ef the United States govern men that the misapprehensions regarding the territory should be removed and that Alaska should L. advertised abroad light. The more itope that come ,o the rth more will stay to help deve its riches. it will be for the nation and the greater be tribute paid o the nati n's In way r'toy be better advertised than through agency the great exposition that is to be held, is a truism that that know Fairbanks is to know .Aiaka To reach Aaska's golden country typical of all parts of the err'ery has to be raversed and all of the varying industries seen the way l the journeys
 should the federal government decide build, assist in the building of railroad from the coast the extent of guaranteeing the bends a limited it will be its interest, other than selfish motive encourage settlement travel ;lJng it's route. The exposition will help in this regard 10 extent hardly to be overestimated It be remembered that with railroad from the New
 orkers would have the opportunity visiting a worlds fair in the heart of Alaska with the possibility making the round trip three weeks trip that for feauty of and depth of interest could ualled in part of the world.
 While he plans for the exposition have yet shape enough outlined to insure Of is being exhibition that will rank with of the "uch advertised worlds fairs held in the past decade. Extensive displays of the eounry's products and Nes will be gathered from every part of the terri tory. The home life of the Eskimo and the Indian will be depicted and there will be collections of fish. fowl and furs such the big expositions have had show. Live game and furbearing animals will he shown and among other attractions numerous to mention the countrys resources in agriculture and Horticulture will be illustrated To hundreds the visi ors the opportunity witness Ae mining of gold, untrys staple. will be of absorbing interest
 1te of Washington. Oregon California will undoubtedly wish participate in the exposition. east the of having each extensive exhibit the grounds. As Alaskans who have accumulated euf" en of this worlds goods have habit f buying farms and ranches in those states it is reasonable to