The Alaska citizen., 1917-04-16
co ORDINATION NEEDED.

orlor writing for the National Geographic magazn, concerning the work of his department had rhe fol lowing to say regarding the spirit of national doyel opment:
 An intense nauonalsm has been the marking note ot the past year. Each American has realized witt keener consciousness the meaning of this land 10 him md has sought for larger view of many aspects and if possible to gain a glimpse of it's future T, ach has come his dream We know that there more national feeling than pride in the possession of and that is and valuable the splendid memory of history struggle those things of a spirit which call principles The highest sense of nationality comes with a sense of purpose-a sense of common purpose for the United States is yet ours the proudest sense, and be until are doing all hat be done give all it's people and to the world the full expression of it's highest intelligence ap piled alike it's resources and to the life of the people,
 Alaska s from point of settlement land one of the youngest Handicaps to its being thickly habitated have arisen from sources than one the first of these is, of course exaggerated ceDton of the rgors of the climate another the ab of adequate of transportation and com munication During the last years a systematic campaign carried simultaneously by all the towns
 
 the land of eternal and mountains of myth and people beginning to realize that we have up here things besides placer mines. The railroad being built by the government will the distance from here to the coast from days to hours and eventually put the northernmost within weekend visiting louch of the States Thus the drawback of slow com muncaton will be done away with.
 In the history of the development of any country there are, roughly speaking stages, First comes the pioneer who lives off the counrys obvious sup plies, killing the game for his food and trapping the bearing animals for his clothing. Next we become producers of materials grains, minerals, lumber Following this manufacturing stage in which only the coarser things touched This eventually expands into wider markets and varied industries accompanied by more economical methods of produc tion and exchange.
 For large part of Alaska the first has passed although of the territory quite emerged yet But the remainder of the country the second phase has just been Large tracts of minerazed ground untouched, and the ring of stretches of forest has been heard. The agriculture of the country is still in it's infancy
 We just standing the threshold our period of opportunity. We should take ad- vantage of the lessons taught in the development of other lands and profit by them endeavor build up land. In this land of the last frontier, larger than of the first class world foundations for many varied industries, homes for millions ready for occupancy with the expenditure almost money, and very little real labor The time is coming when all these will be taken up and a great deal with us, who already here as how rapidly they are occupied
 There is at present crying need for co-ordina- ton of and effort which, successfully applied will surely reyoluonze the entire life of the territory Start in the schools and identify them with the work that be done the different industries. The schools scholastic institutions of learning have outlived their usefulness and be carried on broader lines if they play their part in the future of the land
 Towns must lay aside sectional differences outIy- ing sections get in closer touch with the towns. No ends. The will of the individual be fused into the will of the mass, and unity of purpose take the of the present haphazard, htor-miss system that prevails All of us may not live to see this ac- complshed but help start the work so that it will be easy of continuance, in doing we will have done bit" for this surest and quickest way to ltd4Ze our uIedlAS ol WahnS AdSkd the Ideal home spot of the world.
 THE Mikado cabled good wishes to President Will upon his second inauguration. The kaiser was busy writing letter to Senator Stone and send ing bunch of orchids and a bit Limburger cheese to Senator LaFollette,-Lousville CourierJournal
 THE difference between man with millstone around his neck and congress with bllsone it's neck is that congress help tself.-Exchange