The Alaska citizen., 1912-10-21

man. You will hear lot of talk, lot Of tongue wagging. by men who would do wonders if they had their way. In every magazine and news paper on the Outside there would be long and exhaustive articles on Fair sanks. These wonder workers would immemdiately dispell any uncertain. ty as 10 the vast opportunities in the Panama valley. They would spread broadcast throughout the great United States tons of interest. ing literature pointing out the won derful field for development that borders the great Panama river What they would do would fill a book and what they wouldn't do would fin two books
 But. with all their ideas they won't help the town to the extent of join. ing the one organization of the town that has for it's aim the benefiting of every man in the country. and the proper development of the country around Fairbanks. They will sit back and laugh at the Commercial club. They will ridicule what that organization has done with few paltry dollars that the all too few pa triotic men of the camp have paid in ;..
 mercial club for the reports on aCri culture. for the railroad com banquet to those great guests. fol | the circulatin of petition for the establishment of a post office al Hot Springs, for the constant bat. | tie for good roads which it has beer carrying on relentlessly Oh. that is alright, What right have you to expect anything from the Commer cial club If you sit back and knock . Don't you think enough of your city 10 help IL to the extent of tei
 ents or less day You are deer, | ing the fact that they don't know a | hing about Alaska on the Outside | Will you do your share 10 show then.
 what we haze here? Are you doinr it now? Have you ever done il?
 We are passing through a state O. transition from a placer to a quart I
 the Outside that We are dead as 8 placer camp. They may not have as quartz camp. Are you { resident of the dead placer camp. or are you a resident of the risn. quartz camp? If you are dea one. wake up. and remember tha
 Rome was not built in day Il you want to remain dead. shut up | Dead people are not supposed l. talk We want YOU to do you. share for Fairbanks It won't hell you to say that she is dying She is still strong eroueh to give yo'l your bread and butter. and remembe: this, six years ago when the cam was good' you had 10 import you. butter from the Outside. Now thar the camp Is dying so rapidly you cal get your native butter. fresh made l from COWS born in Fairbanks, ana raised on Fairbanks hay and oats and grain.
 Start now. today, to do your share and then you will get that spirit of patriotism. that feeling of conf. dence that made your forefathers strike out for new land, that made them fight your battle for liberty in 1776. that made them cross the hitherto impossible Rockies. tha' made them settle the fertile Pacific coast. Then you and your children and your children's children vii note with pride the attitude of ths world in general toward the mar who did his duty to his country and his town and himself by helping al he could in her development Be a booster. A booster sees the bright future. He has brains. Any foo can say that the country is bum But neither wise man nor fool cal it