The Cordova daily times., 1921-07-25
BONE AND THIEL
 VISIT CORDOVA
 FOR FEW HOURS

dents of Cordova upon his arrival here yesterday afternoon. accom- panied by Surveyor General Carl Thiel, who are on a short trip to interior Alaska After spending sev- eral hours here they continued on the boat to Valdez and from there will go by automobile over the gov ernment trail. returning via Chtna so as to reach here about August 2. and remain in Cordova until the next southbOund boat.
 Mayor w. w. Council and dele gation of business men met Governor Bone and Surveyor General Thiele upon the arrival of the Alameda and escorted them up town in an auto. After meeting number of the resi- dents of town an informal reception was held at the Northland Club in honor of Alayka's new governor. where he hLd an opportunity Of meeting and talking with large number of local people. all of whom were most favorably impressed with the territory's new executive, who is a man of considerable capacity and of pleasing personality. Upon his return from the interior Governor Bone will be with us for several days. when he will be the honor guest at some public functions.
 'T am glad to again visit your progressive city" said Governor Bone to a Daily Times representa- tive. and renew the many pleasant acQuaintanceships I made while in Cordova in 1913"
 The governor declared he had no evidence that the people of Alaska were different in disposition than the people of the states In their politi- cal struggles they were possibly more tense but from his experience he thought the people of New York or Washington states had been en- gagged in more political squabbles than coulI possibly bc credited to Alaskans. Here the men and women are thinkers with positive conyic' tions and what some might regard as quarrelsome he considered as but the natural outlet of deep feeling aui with the courage of expression. They are in a new country that is as yet young in development but with mar velous potentiaities. and there would necessarily be divergent ideas as to methods of accomplishment.
 I'm taking up this work just as I would a business proposition" he declared, and I'm going to give 1t the very best that l have in me. As a matter of fact that's just what Alaska is-a business proposition. With it's. as yet. unscathed treasury of resources and it's vast area there's not a bigger business proposition to be found on the whole continent-or the world. for the matter of that.
 q am convinced that a new era is about to dawn upon Alaska and you may rest assured that I will do my utmost to speed the day when the sun of prosperity will shed it's benignant rays into every nook and corner of the territory.
 is faVnrah1n new and unparalleled area of prosperity of the country.
 Tn the first place. the govern ment at Washington is interested in Alaska and has q more sympathetic attitude toward the territory than ever before in history. President Harding is interested in it; Secre- tary of the Interior Fall is deeply in- terested in 1t, and this interest has spread all through the cabinet and to both house and congress.
 This official interest has had its inevitable effect on the general pub lie.
 Alaska is in the public eye. and the press of the whole country is deyoting columns of space to Alaska subjects.
 With this nationwide interest. both official and popular, 1t is cer. tain that congress will give the ter ritory the treatment to which 1t is entitled-and this means that all ob- stacles to general prosperity in Alas ka will soon be removed.
 Capital is interested in Alaska. said the governor. Men represent ing large capital are planning to