The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-09
IT PAYS TO BOOST.


 There is probably person in the world who does not value the appreciation of his feowmen and does not desire their appreciation of his efforts This of the cesay and valuable attributes of character because without of the greatest incentives good work and which will be of benefit to mankind whole would be gone The desire for appreciation the foundation of fam perhaps of honor and of much effort All this being rue follows that one should give appreciation where due and only approve but express the approval.
 There is story they tell of Big Mike Sulivans interview with President Roosevelt years ago. Big Mike visited the president with prominent Alaskan who introduced Mike being familiar with the situation at NOme The dent presently sad 1ow you pleased with the udge?" "Fne said Mike 'best judge in the lan' How do you like the marshal?" Couldn't be bea said Mike. "Are the other officials satsfacory7" Surest thing you know," said Mike. How conditions generay?" "Best ever,' from Mike. "Wel,' said Mr. Roosevelt you the first man from Alaska who visited that did not have pan of sort to make. How IS that!'' Mr. President said Mike, "dd you work in a gambling housea" "No did" 'Wel Mr. President Idd, and there they pay boosters dollars and half day, but knocker only gets the worst of it
 Like Mike, believe it pays boost-not to boost with out foundation not to boost ndscriminately but to boost heartily and sincerely where boost due failure deserve boost because of the intention to try. partial frequently deserves boost but there class of pie who look only for the faults and discuss them They cr else only from the point of view of the pessmist Such c csm frequently heard of legislature and it's That legislature has not been perfect freely admit Its most enthusiastic member would not claim perfection for of it's aws but the other hand it has done many good things It has been absolutely unainted by suspicion of graft has initiative Tn that the subsequent of the people Alaska shows meet the approval of most of the people. It has not passed single act that does not show intention to improve the suaon and just the present me when about to meet fitting that the people of Alaska appreciate their efforts So far this paper able judge of the feeling of this community allowing for certain amount of honest ccsm the community is we'll pleased with its legislature and may reasonably expect better things from it in the future Several of the laws upon by the upper courts Well defined ideas have expressed by the power that has the right of determination the limitations that contained in the enabling Srch decisions the late decision of Judge Bunne the e hour law have pointed out possible defec and the legislators themselves have learned much the diverse needs of the diff ferent rc' tions of Alaska.
 There is at least very important situation to be at Juneau next spring There probability that after the first January 98 there will be further Alas k from the saoons and must be made for the main tenance of the schools Heretofore large portion of the devoted to schools has been derived from the license distribution of that money between that derived from ncor poraed towns and that derived from places unncoporae That distinction has hndered the progress of of towns that have failed to incorporate and has made difficult to carry schools in other places It to that form school system should be adopted the education of the children important for part of the country oher The system should be simple because geographical tions make complicated system too slow and hard to The supply of funds should be bera and from such that it will be constant and dependable
 It is hard proposition to get right from all its angles but important and when the legislature has done the with it and other propositions that will before it, in knocking sneerng and bng the laws given let all shoulders to the wheel and try and help work them according the real intention to benefit Alaska; and if the legislators know beforehand that such is attitude it will help them make their work easier and better whereby will help ourselves.-Ruby Record
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