The Nome daily nugget., 1915-01-12

Europe are increasing their appropria tons and preparing to make even a eesater display. which in the changing condition of things is a most Wise and eammendahle move from business standpoint where new demands. new markets and an expanding commerce is now open to them.
 Holland. for example. increased her
 gpr5priatlon from one hundred to four
 ludred thousand dollars Spain has concluded. since the war began. to par -.eipate and has made liberal ap- propriation for that purpose. while Italy. France Turkey and Japan will aarrv out their original plans South American countries have come forward with magnificent buildings and most liberal appropriations for the purpose If participating on a scale which sur prised the other nations by their fiber alitv and their grasp of the situation which they are using to the utmost in advertising the great countries to the south of us and in placing the wonder fuI resources of their countries before the world The exposition buildings will be completed and everything in readiness in February to receive the tourists from the Eastern states and other portions of the world and the in aications are that while there may be a great loss from European patronage fhis will. in large measure. he com pensated ty the much larger patronage
 lu- to the dNertlng the great tourist trade from Europe to the West see America First" movement will receive an impetus during the next few months which all the advertising of the people If the West could not have se- sured in half century or more
 The great San Francisco show will he one of the sights which will attract many thousands to the Pacific coast
 md then See America First" will have received boom which will fix upon the great West as the most favored land for the tourist as well as the great field If the future for investments and com mereial enterprises. r IS at this point that Alaska has an opportunity thrusr apon her which should be grasped and made the best possible use of in ad- sertising it's resources and it's wonder ful scenic beauties which cannot be duplicated or approached in it's gran dure and extent in any other portion Of he world
 Alaska .s an ideal country for the aurists so much so that even an at s-mpf to catalogue all the wonders ta is seen IF to attempt } word picture If them would require the use of super
 tive terms and bear the impress Of xaggeration while the facts are that words cannot convey hut a vague idea af all that Alaska has in store for the tourist and the lover of nature as eX- b.bited in Alaska on the most maeni- dcant scale
 The opportunity for Alaska is one made so easy to grasp that the wonder Is that there is so much apathy mani- tested by the Alaskans in diverting the great tourist trade Northward after it has reached the Pacific coast the com ing summer
 The people of Nome by concerted ac- ton and cooperation with the com mercial bodies of san Francisco and more particularly with Seattle could bring many hundreds of tourists to Nome by way of the inside passage.
 The railroads of the East the busi- ness men of Seattle and all the steam ship lines running vessels to the North would. prompted by selfish business in terest. if for no other reason. heartily join in with such a movement and sue cess would be assured from the start
 While the rest of the great Pacific coast is preparing to grasp the oppor-