Douglas Island news., 1919-08-22
PORTLAND MAN
 BOOSTS ALASKA
Tells of Che Resources Of the Terri tory and Advises Portland
 People to Wake Up

Journal has Che following Co say short Alaska and Che possibilities oi trade witch thc Oregon metropolis.
 My nephew. LIcul Robert j. shepard of AIaska. haa just returned from France. and witch ha wiic is visiting at our home Aii'r thc signing ot che arm.s,lcc au cXtcu- s.ve .iucauoral program was pu, or among .hc troops uc was one oi Che officers srIrrtcd to scr,c as an instructor m speaking ot thIs part of hI. work hc said. "ro my sur. pr.e. found thc soldiers moro in- teretci I'm Alaska chan any other ub.e.t | discussed They wore por- u.uar.y interested in Che resources and possibilities of Alaska
 week or so ago crossed Che Norris street bridge on Mount rsbor .ar uI.b am old-umc Alaskan. Pointing to One Idlc ships along Che ua.e-.raut bc a.i "roday s ro-rarIa opportunity Do you re- member what Shakespeare says about ttuc being 'a t.dc .n Che at- r.r. of men which taken at i,s food IeaI. ou to lormnce We'll SO far as Nassa n concerned. it is food umc for Portland. Portland Inns .ae Idl. ships Portland has thc urrfucfs Alaska needs. Freight rates nm. excessive from Seattle t Port rrI uou.I only seize her opportu n,, sin. would win am empire for hr ntur. t-adc relations. won der if Portland wholesalers and ro-tauls civic lenders arc biz. enough ,o soc and sel1c tha oppor- muI,
 
 Alaska recently celebrated Its df- ,.etr anniversary 10 was in 1867 fra- William u Seward brought rr,- h.mIfa storm of r.Iiculc and . ,ba.. by paving RHaa f1.2oo.ooO . ,r tre uzna,ors money tor 'that r.-.. .har us.Ic. district ol per- . ,.mrf r. inhabited only by polar ..rr and Eskmos lt was declared . .r.t It wa. a white elephant We. ur-. tnrI Una. U would bc o pcr- . ..trI e1ner.e. that Vc would never . rsr.,. ary revenue from it. that it. aa. a liability. mot an aaet. and . .f.r If we wore lucky wc might . ,..r f onto somc country we had a .
 uf-c against. The prca and pub !. n. united n term.ur u seward :. .orr" Now. Io.'s scc what we havc eot bark for our investment ot ST.. .oaooo whom vc bought "seUards . ouy
 
 In 1870 ve leased Che rr.bciof ..rnf. m thr Boring sea. to thc h.ssa Commercial Company Long ago che royalties paid by thH conn psnr for tbc privilege Of Killing fur . eaIs hcre. rad m,o tpc limited . s,at.. tr.asury more thau che rar- .h.. rr.c Of tbc whole or A'oska .
 In fnf- Che Imports To Alaska . amounted tn ffLtsffU0. During che past frr years Alaska has Im . ror.f moro tbsu fii5oooooo ! worth of goods Stc has exported . rul salmon timber. uu and other rr,lr.ts tn tn, amount of f7oS.-. ...Unn What Iid it mean In ship 1.rr fn handle lla more chan 8 bi.- . rur foras' worth ot bus.ncss' . Take hc last i've years 1s au cx- ample of One busIuc-s at our very doors Prom 1918 to Iel1. inclusive. hiassu Imported eoodr valued at frf.nUUnnU. and exported products valued at s16-..Un.nUU. a total bus ines. of ftos 5on.0oo. Isn't thIs business worth going aitcr2 Won't ...u-ur rharc of tbls busincrs heip pu. One "rort" n Portland, We. have He .ror.- and thc "iand' hcrc at Portland Lots hitch hom up aa thrr can Io good team work We h.ye Che land tbc port Che ships. the water and Che market Let's uurc Naskar mtcways -hcr wat o-vays The hghvayc as well as thc -atea1ys of Alaska are her wat- s-uars If we want her trade we must utilize our and her liquid highways
 Alaska has more taa1 2c.ooo mfo. Of coast lnc President Wilson aId recently ~Aiassa Is a store t,u.c T, should bc unlocked " Portland has Che key Co thIs store iouse Shall we use .t9
 Pick un Alaska and lay lt on che United States Kc,chI1au touches Jacksonville Fla.whlie Attn touches santa Barbara. CaI That's how big \, s From Dixon entrance west ward 70 thc ferfha--t 7i Che Aleu- tan islands you must travel In an rIr Hrc over 5000 miles
 If you took Che iob of counting ttc aIaHds or AIaska you would have to visit over a thousand separate
 Hanls she has fG5 islands cou- tannr one OF more aluarc miles.