The San Francisco call., 1913-07-27
LOBBY GOSSIP
Juneau Has Big Future

John Hansen, one of the wealthiest
TO California to visit relatives in Los
Angeles. said yesterday at the Stewart
hotel that the future of Juneau was
very bright. He said:
Real estate values in Juneau have
gone up by leaps and bounds in the
have great hopes in the present ad-
ministration and they believe that
President Wilson will urge legislation
in congress which will open up the
territory to commerce. With new rail-
roads and the tapping of the coal
lands, not to mention the 1000 stamp
mill in the course of construction in
Juneau at the present time, Alaska's
future Is positively assured. Alaska is
not the snow clad, barren country that
many people imagine. There is some
thing more than mining in Alaska. We
grow vegetables there in the summer
time and we have plenty of game and
fish. The fishing industry and the fur
trade are very big items.
Alaska has long been neglected by
the federal government. The advance
ment of this very rich United States
territory has been hampered by too
much red tape on the part of the fed
eral government. President Wilson
and the democratic congress have been
informed Of conditions in Alaska by
scores of loyal Sour Doughs, and we
have been promised justice.
I'VE need railroads principally in
Alaska and we believe that we will
time. There is no reason on earth why
the government should not build rail-
roads. The roads would be great profit
makers and would do more to open up
the country to commerc and develop
ment than any other thing. There is
plenty of money in Alaska and plenty
of loyal and Industrious American cit
izens are there to manage affairs sue
cessfully. Every week we hear of big
gold strikes.
Juneau will be a wonderful city in
side Of few years. The rate at which
buildings of all descriptions are being
constructed in the capital is marvel
Gus. Building lots are steadily increas-
ing in value. A few years ago YOU
could buy lot in the heart of the city
for couple of hundred dollars. To-
day you must pay from 500 up.
s'The building of the 1000 stamp mill
in Juneau is one reason for the big
jump IN the price of real estate These
stamps will require thousands of extra
hands, all of whom must have places
to live and hundreds of them want
houses.
Alaska was the best bargain the
United States has ever made since it's
independence, according to my way of
thinking
New Mexico Now Agricultural State
H. G. Bush of Deming. N M, who
has long been a resident of that part
of the country, says that within the
next few years New Mexico will be one
Of the best agricultural states in the
union. Mr. Bush. who Is at the Palace
came here to look over California's ag-
ricultural districts and incidentally to
view the exposition Site He said:
New Mexico is no longer the barren
waste it was a few years ago. The
federal governments irrigation pro-
ject, which was opened a short time
ago, has changed all this The Roose
welt dam was god send to New Mex
leo. Thousands and thousands of acres
of what was once a desert have been
transformed into garden spots We
have the sunshine and now that we
have plenty of water we will be able
to grow almost anything
California will always remain SUI
preme as an agricultural state. but
New Mexico is going to be on the man
too Some of the farmers are expert
menting with cotton. Arizona cotton
experimenters have been successful
and there Is no reason why New Mex
leo should not join the ranks of the
cotton growers"