The Cordova daily times., 1917-04-25

COORDINATION NEEDED

Recently Franklin K Lane secretary of the interior writ for the National Geographic magazine concerning the work of his department had the following to regarding the spirit of national development:
 An intense nationaism has been the marking note of the past Each American has realized with keene the meaning of this land to him. and has sought for larger view of its many aspects and if possible to gain glimpse of its future. To each has his dream We know that there national feeling than pride the of land that is and valuable the splendid memory of history of struggle for those things of spirit which call principles The highest of nationality with o purpose of common purpoeor the United States IS not yet in the proudes and cannot be until doing all that be done to give to all its people and to the world the full expression of it's highest intelligence applied alike to its re and to the life of the people.'
 Alaska is from point of settlement land, one of the youngest Handcap to it's being tcky habaed have arisen from than One of the first of these of exaggerated conception of the rgors of the climates another the absence of adequate of transportation and communication During the last few years systematic pagn simultaneously by all the towns of the territory has been greatly beneficial in exploding the and of eternal mountains of ce myh and people beginning to realize have up here things besides placer mines The railroad being built by the government will cut the distance from Fairbanks coast from days to hours and eventually put the nortlenmost within weekend visiting touch of the states Thus the drawback of slow communication will be done away with.
 In the history of the development of any country there roughly speaking four stages First the pioneer who lives off the country obvious supplies killing the game for his food and trapping the fur bearing animals for his clothing Next become producers of materials grains minerals um ber Following this the manufacturing stage, in
  bands into wider markets and varied industries, panied by economical methods of production and change
 For large part of Alaska the first stage has passed al though of the territory has not quite emerged from yet But for the remainder of the country the second phase has just been entered Large tracts of mnerazed ground touched and the ring of stretches of forest has been heard The agriculture of the country still in its i irfarn4r
 We just standing at the threshold of period of greatest opportunity We should take advantage of the les taught in the development of other lands and profit them endeavOr to build land In this land of the last frontier larger than of the first nations the world, foundations for varied industries, and homes for millions ready for occupancy with the expenditure O almost money and little real labor The time ing when all these will be taken and deal with who already here to how rapidly they occupied
 There is at present need for coordination of pur pose and effort which, successfully applied will surely revo tOnze the entire life of the territory Start in the schools and identify them with the work that must be done in the different industries The schools scholastic institutions of learn ing have ouved their usefulness and must be carried broader lines if they to play their part in the future of the land.
 Towns must lay aside sectional differences, outlying ons get in closer touch with the towns No longer will nd vidua effort aims achieve ends The will of the individual must be fused into the will of the mass unity of purpose take the place of the present haphazard hit ormiss system that prevails All of may not live this accomplished but help start the work that will be easy of continuance, and in doing will have done blt for this the surest and quickest realize dreams of making Alaska the ideal home spot of the world