The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-03

shall our people settle in Alaska they can not get around on land ill that territory? s almost as "'iIcuIt for people to travel in Alaska trans Pofta0oh facilities as it k ;o journey the Atlantic Ocean whou. beat. Give Alaska decent ransporta- ton and ysu will find that people in the United States will be selling their farms in Iowa in Minnesota and in the Dakoas taking their families
 Ae'r money, and their possessions and going Can ada. They will to Alaska. But they can not get around there now because Alaska has very trans Tonation except water transportation We have uo transportation in southwes Alaska save one rail- road running Cordoya up 10 d copper mine Alaska wants more dirt roads more rar ads through this country
 Look at the map again Here is Resurrection bay in southwestern Alaska tae great harbors o the world All the tleefs of the Pacific ride safely at anchr in tis magnificent bay and be myuln rabl= 70 attack. It s the greatest natural harbor we own in the north Pacific.
 If anything saould happen north Pacific fleet would have no port to make nearer than San Fran. cisco or Pearl EIarbor. the Hawaiian Islands The flee could succeed in getting through the Straits of Juan de Fuca Resurrecti.n bay is lSOo miles nearer the Orient than either Francisco or Puget sound ana II $ the bes place in the north Pacific for ;his goyerrm ment to have naval base harbor safety in case of emergency the north Pacific Ocean.
 Tie De pie of the United States. their own wei fare, should build railroad from Resurrection bay to the interior of Alaska 10 open 1he Panama valley. the Sustna valley and the wonderful Kuskokwim valley. Then the people our coun;ry to better their conditions will Alaska and settle there They will then up there cultivate ground and till the soil They will develop the agricultural resources of the country. They will take advantage of the cattle ranges and produce enough meat to supply the wants of our people. They will produce mineral wealth beyond she dreams avarce A government "a IT ad from Resurrection bay the Yukon. opening up these wonderful valleys, would also develop the greatest coal deposs on this connent-the Ma;anuska ccal fields
 Here are millions of finest anthracite al earth ard of the bes bituminous coal in the Wcrld. The government could pay the expenses of o- er&ting the railroad every by mining own coal for the Pacific fleet
 re United sa.eS buys its coal at Newport News and transp rs all the way around South America Ii transports that coal in ships flying foreign flags, and manned by foreign Every year ;he government for the coal for it's Pacific fleet and tAe reyerue cutter service the Pacific coast sum f money amounting millions dollars If that money ized his railroad it would pay eration and in 10 would the government back dollar cost. ard be one of he quickest agencies to help the people open up this wonderful country Alaska
 We ought to do something Alaska It is shame the way congress Alaska is un-Ameri- undemocratic. unrepubcan It is a violation of tie fundamental principles of American citizenship l cry out against governing Alaska like conquered province. l have done all l could for Alaska since I have been member of congress, and shall keep up the fight for the right until people of Alaska get what they what they as American citi- zens-namely territorial government better transpora- uon facilities, and safeguards to navigation
 MT Chairman, every newspaper in Alaska is in