The Alaska daily empire., 1921-09-13

lation of some 80 souls located upon 43 separate tracts of land.
 But there are other large tracts of south slope agricultural lands where each homesteadcr could have upon his 160 acres anywhere from 20 to 100 acres Of the finest open meadow land immediately availab ble flor graz ing, hay or sillage purposes, and this land is within q distance of six or less miles from that now settled upon
 Talk about developing Alaska's re sources and increasing it's permanent population. here is an opportunity par excellence,
 What then is the problem which needs solution?
 Three Problems involved
 Tt has several phases:
 First The homesteaders now there after building their cabins ana root cellars and putting in their first crop are almost without exception up against it financially. The proba bil ity is that most of those who might migrate there would be likewise so situated because these items. togeth | CT with the cost of transportation for a man and his family with necessary household goods and a little stock . and machinery. would be very apt to ! drain the exchecquer of the majority . of those who possess the real pio- na cnitif Havoc nClacc special provision is made to develop . the natural agricultural resources, the homestcaders that come in. like those already in, will have to neglect the homestead annually in order to make grub stake. Therefore few of them will have, or be willing to assume. the responsibilities of mar ried life and raising a family, and the great resources of the land lie un- developed.
 Must Have Roads
 Second The region has been ab. solutely neglected in the matter of road building with the exception of what little the hOmcsteaders in their dire necessity have had to provide and these are miserably inadequate; yet because of the character of the and surface road building in that region would be much easier and cheaper than it is in many other parts of Alaska. At present the means of communication within the are by way of the beach when the tide is sufficiently out or by way of sloppy trails through the dense vegetation of the woods and natural meadows where the remark able grass stands thickly from five to seven feet high during the summer and for large part of the day is l saturated with moisture from dews or : rain so that the traveller is soaked to [ the skin. Under these conditions the settlers deserve special cOmmenda- ion for the community spirit being : developed as well as it is But with , such conditions prevailing the idea ' of increasing the population and util Z zing these now wasting resources I through the settlement of the outlay f ing south slope agricultural lands ' without roads leading thereto is a expectation. z
 Need Dairy Stock f
 "Third-To make commercial , success of the natural dairying re- s sources of such a region so rich in ( possibilities sufficient number of $ willing to embark in ' the industry must somehow be sup I piled with q sufficient number of I good grade dairy COWS and suitable { Chough not necessarily expensive) equipment and creamery building in order to make the proposition q z one. And to do this is out of the question for either the 7 present or prospective homesteaders / without financial aid
 "These are the main phases of the problem.
 Solution Means Much
 Cts solution will mean an increase of the permanent population of Al aska by real homesteadcrs who will remain upon their homesteads the