The daily Alaskan., 1916-08-14
On Conservation.

On Conservation.
 We believe in the principle of con seIvatiOn, but not in the tying up of such natural resources for Gu- ture generations.
 To this end we believe that the present form Of the coal leasing act Is inadequate and should be modified so that investors under reasonable restrictions will be assured proper protection and be safe in entering and developing the coal lands, not alcne for the use of Alaska, but for the citizenes of the United states as Q whole.
 We believe Alaska coal fields of fer the only available and dependeb supply of good coal under the Amer ican flag in the Pacific for the Pa cite battle fleet, and therefore the United Sates government should guarantee to investors developing the fields that all of suitable grade and price needed by the fleet would be used from such fields, and not purchased from foreign countries or be shipped through the Isthmus of PRnams from the Atlantic, all Of which would be for thebenetit of the United States, the investors and workiugmen and communal interest which would follow the coal de- Velopment.
 We are in accord with the policy Of the government in reGeTing to itself certain areas of the best AL zaska coal lands for naval use 'or all time, as a protection against mCnoply.
 We deplore the inadequate laws now ip effect covering the location and use of water power through tn territo y of Alaska and ask that ma asures be taken to remedy this, per hitting the development and use of sucn water power, now running to waste for all legitimate purposes.
 Experimental Stations
 We believe the future of Alaska Is dependent principally on its great natural resourses,yiz. mining, fish iny agriculture, fur and water pow CT, and that the output of these re sourses has materially increased the wealth of not alone It's own citizens but fhewhOle American people and the evidence this has afforded of the irmensI-r of these natural resOurse fully warrants immediate and more material assistance in the way of eX. perlmeutaI stations established at stragetic points throughout the ter rltory, sucheHperimental stations to be of nature which would permit prUapectUrs and miners to study in greater detail the mineral resources Of tn~ country, obtaining a fuller knowledge of all metals, including the rare metals, for assertatning values and methods of mining, de- 7elopiGg and marketing the same.
 That further assistance should be afforded the present system of study, tug the fish industry in addition to the work now carried on by the Un- ited States Bureau of Fisheries which would bring this industry up 10 tle par with that which has b en developed in European count rie5, such as Norway, Sweden, and ofHe. world fishing centers.
 Ina. in addition to the eXperi- mental work already carried oUt by the Department of Agriculture there should be an effort made to improve and developo thefur industry by tho importation and propagation of oth- CT useful fur bearing animals, such as sheeo, llama. etc, raised in sim liar regions in South America, and Asa and in the introduction and study of other meat animals for food purposes SO that the vast un- used territory all over Alaska and Cu he Islands adjacent thereto could be used for such species as would be found to be adapated to the con dltiOns exsistiug in this country.
 School Plank