The daily Alaskan., 1914-09-02
WHAT ALASKA NEEDS AND
 WHAu SEATTLE. CAN DO

tN As -e5Np arNh rstr- y Na t-'S H
 commercial club, published in the
 Commercial Club Bulletin of August
 .g2, 1914, Colonel Case, in company
 with his wife and mother, paid n
 visit to Southeastern and South
 western gGIaska last summer, md 1 this is a synopsis of what he mas 1 to say of the relations, existing and
 desired, between seattle and the |uorthland.
 Alaska has sufficient assets in 1 her scenery and uudcycloDed re- sources" said Col. Case, ito star . clo the world and to provide a live
 ,iAooL and business profit for sey- . craI millions of people.
 The greatest scenery in all the
 world has not been capitalized. . Alaska has i. Tourists of world- wido experience pronounce her mountains and iuIcts the superior
 of Norway and Switzcrlmd The view from the steamer on tho way ! Jo sIagway is that of wonder fully baauuful inland water chan ueI varying in width from one aalr.cr to live miles, lined on both sIdcs by majestic mountains, glori- ous in their covering of heavy tim . Der a9l dense grecu foliage. Pic ] mrc=auo towns and villages are ! observed frequently along the Ca .uadiau shores as well as in Alaska : proper. and there are 8 sufficient humber oc quaint and interesting indian yt.,.eaa to satisfy the most l ezaotiag
 ] Handing at Skagway We round
 ourselves ure-- rae spot where gathered. in the fall of 1897 and lin the following spring, the great { masses Of people who made the l pa-.Ious trip into the Klondike. ] One has the opportunity to ride over the lofty mountains on trains . O. ,na White Pass and Yukon 1 Railway The old trail, where so
 ma6v I..--s.Eers lost their lives |fa tho stampede and where more tlar a0u horse. were killed, may . le s..,. SIS may the dilapidated and deserted cabins of the famous White pas= city near the summit ~staulus ga tho crest of this
 mountain. the view downward to . sl~gwav is o.erawtag. The eye covers drop of several thousand . fec. and t.e city looks so close in . tn. c.... afr that one almost fecls
 inclined to jump.
 After leaving sEagwuy and rounding Care spencer, the worId- 1 famous Fat.weayher range of mountains comes into view. Just tnuk of ir, Here from the deck of . tho ship .a close proximity one ] secs a r.-e of mountains hun
 drels O. miles long with four of the highest mountains in America
 towering above their fellows, these seDttuels ranging ia height from |i5,000 to lE.oo9 feet and all coy cred w..a a.tsteatnz snow and slowly moving glaciers. Mount 1 St. Elias is inc talIest peak in this range.
 1 "stx magnificent glaciers, rang ing in width from one to four miles and ia height from 100 to 800 feet, come down to the waters edge, all . presenting g. sight uuoQuaIed any ! where ta inc world.
 1 At Cooks Inlet, Mount McKin- { ley is seen in uIl ifs majesty. No writer has ever succedead in over rictwtne this mountain. As ! scenic asset. ]. alone is well worthy ] Of exploitation.
 l "Au this araud scenery should s, capitalized. The scenic coun- tries of -aa o.1 World make mil lions ont Of this asset annually. ! Alaska reeds publicity In the past 5.. .a.warcial bodies of 1 sca.I- have a.azmodfcauy issued lit 1 crru... covering a limited scope and .nal.ne B limited number of rcaG.-s. The business men of this city a.nual1y contribute more than 1 s60.o.r to the publicity fund of Che organization. Practically half of jrta goes for salaries. l. is my . iud@u..t that were a magazine of .natioa.' scope, such as the Satur- day Eraulur Post, selected, a dou-
 IIe r~a spread purchased, and tha .nnic and othcr features of 1 Asasa exploited attractiyely in |ut. space, the result would be
 ru-.r and certain. such matter
 woua reach upwards Of five mil 1jou readers and would carry the
 story of Alaska into homes where
 the far northern country has
 scarcely been heard of. Such eX-