The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-29
PEOPLE SHOULD
 AID PUBLICITY BUREAU BOOST
Conditions Demand Co-Op- eration in Gathering Facts for Those Who
 Would Come North.
Written for The Empire by
 Wright Wenrich)

Alaska contains countless millions of undeveloped, potential wealth within her 590,OO0 square miles or territory and as much or more With in the water area of her 27,ooo miles of coast line; in fact the adjacent sea, acre for acre, will, in the Tar distant future, probably produce more wealth with less labor than the land; yet there are, at the pres ent time, less than 10000 white peo pie to carry on the great undertak- ing of developing and using this wealth and making Alaska the great empire nature has determined she may be. All we lack is the popuia- tion of aggressive, dauntless pioneer men and women to see our dreams realized And there are many of our kind of people, American citizens, liv- ing in the States who will be glad to come and assist us if we will but tell them fruthfully and in detail, what we have here to share with them.
 There are, in Alaska, two major industries in which millions of capl- tai may be invested with the assur- ance of world market and returns on the investment commensurate with the risk involved: Viz. fishing and mining. Next in order is the marketing of timber in various forms Gncluding paper), from Southeastern Alaska The vast Interior, compris- ing nearly, if not quite three quar- ters of Alaska, will pasture hun dreds of thousands of reindeer on the moss now consumed by caribou, Fur bearers may be bred in captiv- ity over all this region. With breed- ing stock of the highest quality, no other country can produce better. Agriculture is an important industry, but lack of sufficient and cheap transportation prevents marketing the produce at a profit outside the terri tory. These other industries have not that handicap.
 It is true that the numbering, rein deer, and fur-breeding industries are still in their infancy, but they are susceptible to rapid progress. Farm ing on the other hand, must await the development of other industries with which it bids fair to keep pace if not in advance.
 There is probably not man or a woman who has lived long enough in Alaska to learn to love her or at least respect her, which all do in time, who does not boost" Alaska at every opportunity. But we, as whole, lack team work" although the machinery for this team work has already been provided in the Al aska Publicity Bureau. We have too, an able man as the director Of this bureau. But one man can not know everything, nor accomplish as much without the cooperation of the entire public as he can with their assistance I am proposing that all support the Alaska Bureau of Pub licity to the etxent of their ability.
 My plan is (and I hope others will correct it's faults) and all assist it in carry it to success) for each town or community to select a man or group of men who shall, through the people in their respective com gather as much informa- tion as possible about the opportuni- ties in their districts which will be, or may be of value to those seeking concerning Alaska with the intention of coming here if tho are to their fancy.
 This information can then be filed with the director of Publicity of Al aska; and he, in turn, can supply it to those communicating with him, or advertise it if it is worth while and not called for. Those who live in outlying districts and far from an organized center can, if 1t is more send their information direct to the Director at Juneau.
 The information furnished should be absolutely accurate and specific