Iditarod pioneer., 1914-10-17
yUE7 IE3af Alaska Needs

[ from 100 to 300 feet come down to the ,;atera edge, all presenting q sight un- equaled anywhere n the world.
 At Cook inI-t Mount Mckinley is seen in all its majesty. No writer has ever sue csolel in oyer-a.cturing this mountain. A. 9 scenic a~zet it a.one is well worthy of exploitation.
 "All lhiy erand scenery should be cap itgl.7at The scenic countries cf the Oil Woli make millions out of this asset an nusN.. Alaska needs publicity. In the r2st the commercial bodies of Seattle have .rasuoGic2 ly is,:ei literature covering q l:mycG sco.e -u1 reaching a Emitted mum bar of readers Tie business men of thls city a41.lI.J contribute more than $6G,5G9 to the rUtTcity fund of one organization. Practically half of t!is goes for salaries. It is my judgment that were magazine ot rational score. such as the Saturday Even [ Post, selected, 9 double page spread pur- chased, and the scenic and other features of Ala ka exrloited attractlvely in this space, the results would be quick and cer- .ain. Such matter would reach upwards lf five million readers and would carry the story of Alaska into homes where the far northern country has scarcely been heard of Such expenditure would be definite. The business men requested to finance It would know to q cent how much it would cost and they would know, too, that every cent of the sum would go for publicity, not i for overhead expenses or salaries, It IS ncsCI5ss to say that many of the tourists 90 secured would invest in Alaska all ot lha:a w,vil patronize Alaska merchants and hotels, and wonderful stimulus to de- yCIcrmcnt woulI ersuc.
 X cne views the hundreds of miles of mourto:ns On thc way to SkagWay, We find oD one side of the channel the famous Trea1wcu mine, to date the largest in the %oll! On the other side, a few miles far thor On. Wa come t7 the Alaska -Gastineau nine, ur1n which more than S5,00O,OOO has h2en expended prior to the commence aent ci actual mining operations. This mine will surpass the Treadwel as the vel is greatest Between these two and acvcnd for miles and miles lies country
 carc~ly scratched by prospectors, country that cannot fail to bring forth mineral dis coveries in annually increasing number. Such development means trade beyond cal culation fer Seattle, and Seattle should see to it that something definite IS done to hasten the day.
 "Evcrywhere in Alaska the people are clamcring fer the opening of the coal helds. The club has jrst received the following telegram from the Cordova Chamber ot Commerce On the subject:
 "'We are wiring the President and con. gress demanding the opening of Alaska coal fields On account of war conditions the British Columbia supply is liable to be cut of any day Assist by wiring your friends in congress-
 "There IS a difference of opinion as to whether the coal fields should be opened by private capital or by the government. One thing is certain, however, that con gress could make no mistake in making ap- propriations and passing legislation whereby the government could at once open the coal miles in Alaska sufficiently to test the ex- tent of the coal resources and to hX standard of prices and to supply the wants of the people, who need their own coal at once.
 q heard many express the desire that the actual heads of our large business houses Tn Seattle provide an excursion to Alaska make arrangements to meet the people -face to face in the various towns, shake hands with them, extend neighborly and friendly greetings, and to suggest that thls would do much to emphasize what is already