Iditarod pioneer., 1914-11-28

encouraged f. as seems likely he intends visit Interior Alaska much the better the fringe of which usually covered by tourists Alaska quite we'll known and authentic information may be secured with regard without spending the time required to make visit Conditions the Interior little known and less understood by those located the regions of Alaska
 When the year that Secretary of the Interior Lane make trip Alaska study condons and when later other public officials and citizens of emnence announced purpose of accompanying m, prepared to them all the facilities command for learning the conditions and needs of the country Much disappointment expressed when announced that the had been abandoned and the failure of Delegate Wick ersham visit this portion of the territory also matter of sn regret.
 IS to be hoped that only Senator Jones' but other members congress will find opportunity visit Interior Alaska the future There ample for expecting visits also from officials of the various executive departments Interior Alaska be
 little known the postoce department and possible that
 visit by the postmaster general of ms assistants would be rewarded with fund of information which would be of mestmae value alone the but incidentally to the people who make their homes in this portion of Uncle Sans domain
 Ihe postal service Interior Alaska a disgrace to the department and rank injustice the inhabitants There possible for the fact that stretch of country larger than states winch the population mainly communities of from few to era hundreds should have been absolutely without mail service for period of nearly eight weeks Were this to happen other of the United States the halls of congress would resound the
 dismal walls of an outraged people, and the very foundations of the department would be rocked But Aasans ongsuerng and patient people, and above a dislike to initiate anything which will entail extraordinary effort except their immediate affairs Consequently this shameful neglect will almost unnoced except
 that indignant will occasionally damn the postal and then go nconcenedy about his business the business may suffer- and in its good the department will eventually that get acno~ed of last spring correspondence periodicals which the patterns of the clothes last Easter parade vii be shown.
 The time has certainly for display of human intelligence the handling of the mail of Interior Alaska It will be easy matter for the department locate the difficulty The blame For long the of this section have dev cred with commendabe promptne all mail entrusted to them is the dispatch of mali conslnments to Interior points that the dh cuv lies Carriers responsible for the fact reported from Seattle few months of consignment o husGosVm mall bemg returned Seattle for dispatch the mouth of the Nskokw after having lam for almost year Yukon point would be well to fix the responsibility for the fact that during the navigation when the splendid of Alaska ayaabe the mall was far irregular than the when mail forwarded with cocke regularity These conditions should be remeded The
 plea no longer can be made the mail of Alaska does way and that should be satisfied with what get this plea were to be gwen any weight thousands of rural mail
 throughout the would have be abandoned We have right expect and demand mail which be depended upon all seasons
 Visiting congressman and others might also be enlightened the roads of the territory, rather lack of roads Aonshment would undoubtedly be expressed the tremendous cost Of hauling supplies from the navgabe the and possibly the sub iect of roads might then have different significance to them
 By all let Senator Jones visit Alaska and all others author iy welcome and investigate the which Uncle Sam his non-coniguou possession.