The daily Alaskan., 1921-12-03
ALASKA MENACED
 WITH DISSOLUTION
 J. II. MANNING SAYS


 vate enterprise, particularly ia transportation, coal mining and oil production, and assistance with gov. i erumeut credit Of the broken down economic system, are the remedies. which will save Alaska from i'm minent dissolution" according to ] Colonel James H. Manning. presi-
 dent of the National Savings bank, and former mayor of Albany, who returned recently from a trip thru 1 the northwest
 Free and open handled encour- agemeut of Canadian business with 1 Alaskans. rather than it's present l legislative restriction, is necessary 1 for Americas most important terri tory to pull itself out Of its present Financial, economic and industrial rut. Mir. Manning said
 At present the federal, govern mcnt has so restricted Canadian trade in favor of American trade l |nw ft has reacted unfayorably to the best interests Of the territory, 70 that Alaskaus are virtually jn the same position that the American l colonies were in l-74. when Eng land restricted trade with other na- uaus in favor of her own commer- cfal development the Albany bank president declared.
 Coal mining. for instance, is un- profitable. in most eases. if ship ned to the United States" he add ed Vet Alaska has plenty of coal l In some parts it fairly ProtTudes . from the soil. waiting 60 be dug up. Within a short distance, Cana . dsaas are seriously considering ! burning the vast oversupPly Of wheat for fuel. because Of difficulty |fn retuug coal This condition should not exist The federal gov 1 errmeut should remove its strict . provisions.
 Alaska needs the investment of ! capital and expects 10 figure on prof . it thereGrom. but We want and will
 stand for popular government and ] a square deal for the people Of AL . asba as did our ioTefathers when 1 oppressed by commercial greed The 1 carpet bag reconstruction Of the l south was not a success. and is not . renshcd by any resident or faction . ol Alaska.
 1 .I, is regretted that because Of it's l geographic situation and proximity . to laa Arctic circle. Alaska is con . sfda-ed ry many obclals high in au- | hor.ry as not worth wasting mon . ev on. IJ is cons dc9ed solely as a Hand os snow and glaciers, couunu- 1 al darkness. cold and drea-y, with ! only few days of summer and l sunshine
 ! "Eenaa-cd political bluude-s, thru ] ignorance of true conditions and re- . qutremea.s. is. 5n r,y opinion. grad ! ualgy but surely bringing Alaska Go ! state of dissolution. It is being l starved and strang!ed. Capital has 1 been withdrawn. and labor and the ] population in general are, to put it ! mildly. natng rapidly forced out of ! ,ra territory.
 "Ou and coal lands are tied uT . by the government in such a man . her that where many thousands of ! dollars have been and are being ex- pended in development neither oil !. nor coal can be produced or eZ- ported out of the territory
 Extremely high freight rates
 both on coast steamers and rail roads. are a big factor in not only increasing the high cost Of living but in the transportation Of heavy . machinery. making the initial cost ! of opening almost Prohibiuve.
 "It costs more to produce a dol 1 lars il gold than t-e god is worth . Mines and industries along the . coast are being closed down. At Ju. neau the Juneau-Gastineau gold
 mine. the largest i2 Alaska, is al- . most closed down. Also the addi-
 uons and Improvements on the cold ! storage plant which have been con
 templated. have been cancelled,
 solely on account of the Jones bill,