The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-29
ALASKA~Her Requirements and Possibilities

ss p'H'A1 a : otter industry. odsy one wo ild consider himse, mirS fortunate to observe q s,tle se4 otter in ye' r's saarc, aryg the once vast and hig fly X roexeries which extent ed
 for S1early 2,ooo miles along he
 Aaskan Coast.
 7 Alaska is vast and most mar el- 4 ous country, an area more than oz- en tip es that of the state of Nsw l York, with psarse population of ol dy about 25,00O white people. But she i has produced more than hundl ed i times the original price paid to Rus ia and the wealth she will add to tle 1 nation in the future is inconceivab e.
 Alaska's mineral wealth includes I gold, copper, silver, lead, tin, H gold, copper iron, silver, tin, bismuth, antimonia asbestos and many other valuable minerals, besides unto Id untold quantities of coal and oil. It's great virgin forests include millio IS of acres of available pulp wood n addition to fir, spruce, hemlock, bir'h and other valuable woods such as are used in the arts.
 Some writers have questioned II e agricultural possibilities of Alaska. To one who is conversant with all par of the Territory, there is no question n as to the available areas for cattle an q sheen raising. Alaska possesses grea : CT possibilities for this industry tha
 any area under the American fla today. The great variety and nutr :
 tive clements of it's flora is unbellev'- l aible to one who has not seen Wit
 their own eyes A few years ago tn
 writer was in the field with natura {
 ist if international note who recoe . pized and classified twenty-eight dii ferent kinds of grasses in singh
 day.
 Many of the states experience mucl
 colder weather than the greater par of Alaska It is fact that in soms
 sections the thermometer seldom, Ii
 ever. reaches the zero mark. Many
 beautiful gardens may be seen i'll the Alaskan towns, and her great variety : of wild flowers is astounding to the tourist and stranger who comes within
 her boundaries.
 There is no land on the face ot the earth where one could live more cheaply than in Alaska, should he de ,, sire
 Nearly every little stream contains many varieties of the finest of fish;
 berries grow in abundance most every
 where; untold millions of shore birds u make Alaska their home during tht
 summer months, and the shores ane
 beaches abound in clans, crabs ant : other shell fish. And should one Dc
 caught in the hills without food o1
 gun, a short search in most sectioni
 will invariably discover fat, juic, porcupine which may be killed with
 club, and it is not at all unusual fol one to kill blue grouse or fool her
 with a rock or stick During the sum
 mer months one may catch salmon II , the shallow streams with the hands , without any fishing paraphernalia. ; In order to preserve and perpetuatf 1 the wild life of Alaska the most es 5 sential move at this time is an appea to the individual. The present ad $ ministration at Washington has showI r an inclination to heal and obliterat'
 the ills of Alaska.
 , President Harding Secretary Fall
 Governor Bone and the heads of tht f many bureaus that function througf l representatives in Alaska have en t couraged and awakened the pionee f Alaskans from the apathy of the past : and we are earnestly looking forward 5 to the future with more optimism thai
 has prevailed for many years.
 
 3 Alaska's delegate to Congress, Dal l Sutherland, is very capable and ear [ nest worker. He has the interest O {. the Territory at heart His effort } command the respect and support 6 t every true Alaskan. But the delegate : from Alaska is very small frog in } big pond, without even the right tt
 speak from the floor of Congress, ex f cept by special privilege.
 : Alaska has many good and stauncf \ friends in Congress and the Senate 3 Likewise she has many enemies wh' , would stop at nothing to exploit he l valuable resources.
 3 Again, we thank you, Uncle Samuel l e- IL tLr oI iv1t tSf r t{nn nf On