The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-20
LET US REHABlLITATE ALASKA

Governor Riggs having shown his
cC1fdcrCc IN tie ability CT the editor
of this pap2- by naming him to fill the
Responsible position of chief of the ter
ritor;al bureau OF publicity, the latter
will enGCavor to merit the confidence
Tepo1ed il him by the chief executive
of the territory by making good in the
position to which he has been selected
and to Go this he asks the support and
cooperation of all Alaskans who are
here to make their homes and who are
consequently interested in the welfare,
growth and development Of the terri
tory.
The object Of the territorial bureau
of publicity is to advertise in a legiti-
mate manner the resources of Alaska
at home as we'll as abroad; to central
lie as much as possible the trade and
commerce Of the territory; to demon
strato to one district the advantages
Of clocer relations with another dis
trlct; to encourage the prospect0r and
miner by aiding them in advertising
their discoveries and bringing the lat
ter to tho attention of those in posi-
ton to Demonstrate their values and
to otherwise put forth every honest eff
fort to rehabilitate Alaska.
{. Especially does the newly-appointedI
publicity manager appeal to those of
his own profession, the newspaper men
of tho territory, to cooperate with him
in his work of advertising everything
that IS Of interest in their respective
localities, as well as of territory-wide |
moment.
There is no doubt but that, with the |
conclusion Of the war, Alaska will
come back, and come back strong At
present conditions are seething on the
Outside, where government operations
have thoroughly disorganized private
industries by paying larger wages than
the latter can possibly do. With the
end of the war will come reconstruc-
ton Of conditions that will jar the
entire continent. Many who are now
earning fabulous wages and spending
them with reckless abandon will be
casting about for new fields, and
Alaska, TIE last frontier should be in
position to offer them something. This
is what the bureau of publicity aims
to be able, through the aid and assist
ance of the various commercial insti-
tutions and newspapers of the terri
tory, to do, and it can be done effec-
lively only by proper and legitimate
advertising. The Associated Press, the
most powerful news syndicate on
earth, is interested vitality in the
work of developing this great north
ern empire, and has promised sub
stantial assistance in heralding to the
world any and all readable matter that
may be supplied it by the territorial
bureau of publicity.
The publicity agent expects to visit
much of the territory during the next
few months, but urges that there be
no delay in the meantime in COM
municating with his office at Juneau,
the territorial capital, regarding all
matters of either local or general i'm
portanco. 1t is to those who are here
to stay, here to build homes and raise
families. that this appeal is made.
Alaska must be reawakened, repop-
ulated, rehabilitated again and started
on the high road to prosperity. She
has the God-given resources which
must be developed and which will be
developed if properly advertised. We
have the goods. 1t is merely matter
of showing them.-Douglas News.