The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-11-19
ROSY PICTURE or
ALASKA S FUTURE
PAINTED BY
GOVERNOR
Strong Predicts Tremendous
Development Of Huge Re-
sources of Frozen Territory
in Near Future.
URGES MORE CAREFUL
FEDERAL CONTROL
Great Conservation and More
Rigid Watohfulness for
Depredations of the Preda-
tory Rich Suggested.

~ NANh AHHNoNNh
Washington. Noy. Is.-WIth an or-
iu.-.I, ri.turo OF Al1skus future.
Governor D. r.. A. strong. ln his nu-
Hual report just submitted 90 score.
tiry Lang. urges that ,hr government
exercise CLOSER supervision FOR the
conservation OF ih, territory wealth
Of fisheries. pointed uuJ The need for
tho construction of 10 system of wagon
roads and trails 500 supplement gov
eminent railroads and declares means
muet uc tuku2 Co. stamp out disease
among tho native population.
with the promise that the future
holds, said Governor Strong. and
the exact kuowlodge OF the extent
and variety uf the prca; mineral and
other resources ut Alaska. coupled
with DO, new broad policy OF develop
mcui which th, government has in
ausurtteu. ALASKA, it Isl confidently be-
ltoNcd, Viii hereafter occupy an i'm
portant place in the mining. indus
trial ana economic history oi the
United states
IT, Dis estimated that there are now
&c., 600 white people IN the territory.
au Increase of 5000 over last Years
estimate. "'bc total value OF tho 1913
mineral output was SIa.I70. 38G. and
tho total value OF the products of the
Alaskan % hcrios was &l5.-3g. 06S.
Both showed some declines from the
preceding year The territory conn
msre' .u the last fiscal year showed
exports uf more than SCI. % U00-a
decrease because of lesser ruId pro-
duet.uu. while the United States sold
mere haudise worth S2l.9-9.1GU ga the
territory.
Alaska'- mineral resources. Cover
nor strong said. awaited development
90 restore some of the foreign sup
piles cut OF by the European war.
iuck OF an adequate coal supply. he
said, had retarded industrial develop
meut. Congrcss recently passed a
leasing bll 90 open the coal fields Ia
the far northern territory.
"Aiasks copper production said
Governor strong, 'is now important
and promises 10 increase largely
within the coming years. Given q
supply of coke which cannot now be
had al prices which make It available
for industrial use. me copper indus
Atry would Doe greatly stimulated by
tf~ erection of smcitcrs for the treat
meut of the ores
The governor s1ld mat The pgrirul-
tural possibilities OF the territory are
beginning to Doc appreciated. There
are probably 10000. 600 acres Of land
-gItsul" for horticultural purposes. ho
said. and millions OF acres adapted
for cattle raising and d%airyins. out
lining other sources of natural riches
.u minerals and forests. the governor
#a.d Ga, territory must 'rrose1t an
ir. sting Held Tor the home seeker. foI
capital aud Tor labor for men of brain
aud Drawn such as have caused thc
-I,at west 60 Hoom and blossom
THE construction oi railroads 10y
tho government. the governor added,
win De- "a means of opening go de-
Eri"pWcuf ID vast extent VI territory
now practically inaccessible, but which
"a kuoHu Co possess great POSSIBLE
ties from "a mineral ana agricultural
point col. view.
% wish 90 emphasize here. how
ever. that supplementary 60 railroads
aud as producers OF added tonnage
for railroad transportation, there
should DE a largely increased appro-
ur.atioh uy congress for the construc'
lion and maintenance Of new roads
ana trails.'
Health conditions among the white
people oi Alaska, said Governor
strong. continue 20 be excellent
Among the native population how
ever. diseases of various kinds are
widespread. this bcing especially true
bon remote sections. i'm some parts 81
snGthw rstcrn Alaska and the eastern
hpIc of Herring sea where such thinGf
as sanitation and hygiene are un-
known, ne added Tuberculosis Is
tHe principal disease. and there e. uo
doubt that 81 not ~oradilatcd. ir the
asar future. lt viii evtermlnatc the
natives well within the present GENE
tury.
Governor shrong said that CAIRNS
the summer, the Bcy. J. a. Condit
on Alaskaa missionary. visited native
VILLAGES Of southwestern Alaska and
the eastern coast OF Bcring sea.
"He described conditions amonR th'
natives la those sections as little shorl
81 horrible. the governor said. "Dta'
ease. suffering and death are every
where apparent, neither 81 nor sex
being exempt Sanitation and ny
piene in any form are absolutely un'
know1: little medical relief can be OBJ
itnined nor are ihere hospitals 90 care
fay the sick and diseased Dr. CondiI
found children four and eve years old
who had never learned Go walk thes
were victims Of disease and neglect
Of hunger, Dirt aad cold
Missionary societies could not cops
with those conditions, Governor
strong said he urged the establish
ment OF w%oll-equipped hospitals and
the education OF the native IN santa
uo1 and hygiene
The fisheries Industry, second 10
importance to mining in the terri
tory. calls loudly for the protectini
care OF the federal government, Gov,
crnor strong declared. 1T a beer
aad still D. the victim Of neglect. and
This NEGLECT Is directly attributed q
the insumciency OF funds 90 employ