The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1922-08-01
DR.. BAIRD HERE
AFTER TRIP IN
TO FAIRBANKS
Superintendent Congregation
Church Returns-Will Not
Extend Missions.

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nr. L. o. Baird. general superin-
;endant of the Congregational Church
IN Washington, Northern Idaho and
Aliski, returned to juneau yester-
day on the steamship Admiral Evans,
after a trip to the Westward towns
!nd Interior to Fairbanks He was
accompanied by Mrs Baird
No Extension
The Congregational Church will
take no steps toward extending mis-
sionaries at the present time, as the
field is already served in splendid
manner by the Presbyterian Church
and IL is considered more effective
that there be one strong organiza-
ton while present conditions pre-
vail" DR. Baird said.
The Westward towns are qniet
but the people are optimistic for
the future said DR.. Baird. "In all
the towns there prevails an atmo-
sphere of expectant and hopeful
waiting.
College Opens September 10
1.-THE Alaska Agricultural College
and School of Mines at Fairbanks
will open September Is, President
Bunnell told me. When we were
there no students had registered but
President Bunnell said he expected
they would begin to arrive early in
September. Short courses are planned
fer the first year for the miners and
individuals interested in agriculture.
The college is located on beau
'iful srot, overlooking the entire val
ley. The main building and the pres
ident's residence are completed.
was at Pullman when the Washington
State College was started and the
Alaska Agricultural College and
School of Mines IS much superior in
physical equipment at its start.
Agriculture Station
&c. w. Gassncr is doing a splendid
vork at the Agriculture station at
! Fairbanks He is working at pres
ant on developing a wheat hybrid.
which Will result in a grain more
Dclatable and harder than the Or
binary variety. 1--WE spent 10 days
board the Admiral Evans around
Kodiak Island one of the most
| beautiful trips ! have ever made. We
| travelled in the night mostly, and
were able to spend eight or ten hours
at every port where we put in.
"The superintendent of the agricul-
! t,lral station at Kodiak IS experiment.
ing in the cross of the Galloway and
I II IN toi pnim AL
which will give rich milk and be OF
sturdy character, to withstand the
winters without constant care. This
! experiment was made two years ago
was unable to see the animal OBJ
! tanned by the crossing of the two
! breeds, as it was out in pasture, but
4 | was told the hair of the animal is
about four inches long. 1t will be
several years before the breed can
be established, and constant ex-
permenting is necessary to counter,
act the reversion to type, the super.
intendent told me.
Make Address Tonight
Mrs. Baird and myself are de-
lighted with our trip to Alaska. The
weather was beautiful everywhere we
visited and the people are delight
full"
| DR. Baird will make an address
tonight at the Congregational Com
munity Church at Douglas, at
O'Clock. DR.. and Mrs. Baird expect
| TO leave on the Spokane, making the
/ round trip to Skagway and Sltka'
and will proceed to Seattle on the
same steamship.
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