Douglas Island news., 1918-09-13
PUBLICITY AGENT
 RETURNS HOME
E. J White, Proprietor of the News and Territorial Publicity Agent
 Tells of Westward

have been tukCn from thc waters oi southcastoru and Western Alaska that there is more space Co Doe filled by water chan formerly and Che rc- suit win Doc a lowering Of Che high- . water mark an along Che coast Of thc portions designated" said D J ! White. chief of Che Alaska Bureau of !. Publicity who arrived home ou Che steamer Alaska Tuesday morning from a visit Co Che Westward which extended Co Anchorage and the fcr- . ulc valley of thc MltuuaEa, where ! Che ronk-FrowInE spud ubouuds and . fields of waving grain bow grace . fully before Che gentle zophym as they pass from Cooks Inlet vial Broad Pass to the vast interior cou-' ! try.
 Mir. White lcft here August go on . thc stcamct Furagut which hc| says. must have a four-acrc space be- ! low Che water line. judging from . ! Che amount of boxes containing cmp-' ty cams which were uuloadad ot al dozen or more cauucrica at which, calls were made which space was |arou filled by boxes containing theI finished article Of either Reds Hum . |pics. sockcycs or suycra
 Cordova Is Lively
 Cordoya. according to Mir White l ! is Che uycst town u tho Third d.yue- l . ion. her prosperity being due Co Che fact that she has thc big Kcmccou copper mines tributary as well as several fishing industries Cordova 's now Che scene of more building ace .tvty probably than any town In Che entire Territory.
 "Valdcs i not dead by any means ! continued Che publicity man "she also hos several canning industries and Fort L.acum. only across tho bay whore upward Of 400 soldiers urcuow quartcrcd lends much which goes to making that town thn s.onc of considerable lifc Also Valdez according to her optm.s.ic resi-. !. dmu Is m thc money OF win hu as soon as new Impetus .s given ha rold-miuue industry there being several rich as well ss large deposits Of gold ore within walking distance . Of Che town"
 Seward Desirable Place
 According to Mr. White Seward :. is thc most admirable tovu.... hr . saw on Eis trip h'ao Seward Ia. Che first station on thc government . railroad reached by tho Westward !. bound traveller. che line connecting . that town witch Anchorage being now . practically completed Hut eight . miles of track remained Go ba laid week ago and tho rai's l1r closing . thc gap arrived at Anchorage n Che. frcirhtcr Anyoy two days before Mr. . White Icit Anchorage.
 Iatouchc Doing Things
 
 "Latouchc. whore Che Gureou . helms arc operating low-eradc cope . per mnc." said Mr. White 'is a ]. lively place at present Abou. 2'o . men arc being employed and. a..ho . thc ore runs only two per cent 1t is a paying proposition and there i8 .suu mountain oi ore to work on The concentration system is worked . and about scycu-tenths of Che bulk !. Is eliminated thereby"
 Speaking of se,lovia, Nr. White !. says if be owned town lot tbcrc Inc would exchange it for anything. ! that looked or had a jingle like money.
 spcaEiuc on Anchorage. Mr. White |said. Tt is hard Go believe Anchor ! age is uu Alaskan town In most other towns of the Territory you can not see more than two blocks 1 before clcyauug your eyes to look ] up hin But not SO In Anchorage l. which presents thc appearance of a ! town on thc praiics of che Dokotas or Kansas. Anchorage Is roomy burg. sufficiently biz as Go confines to be New York and sufficiently . level to bo Fargo. North Dakota.
 "Anchoraeo has many empty bmId- ! mrs both in Che business and rosi- |. dence districts. but this does not | signify that Che town is dying or is' going to die. In Che first place An- chorarc was boom town and busi- ness was ovcrdouc just Che same a3 it ! always is in boom towns. Just now |it is going through Che period of rc- adiustment and "not' and "Ict are folding their tents and seeking other paturcs. Many are going now and many others win go as soon as they can. But Anchorage will continue Co be good town 10 has a mighty mining and agricultural country tributary to it and Is bound Go be a substantial place for am indefinite period. Being sired by Che govern ment. it was started on a big scale and is bound to attract attention on account of its being the gateway to
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