The Cordova daily times., 1922-11-07

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 by the Governor, not at Washington
 by the heads of bureaus, or in Seat tie, Portland and other far off places by Investigating committees,
 Point to Weather Reports
 "The people in Alaska assert that climatic conditions are not properly understood by people in the States; that the vast Territorial possessions are supposed, by the outside world, to consist of little except icebergs, glaciers and polar bears--a land too cold for human beings to live in whereas, they point you to the Gov ernment weather reports. to convince | you that the coldest day last winter, at Juneau, registered only one degree | below zero; and they let you know that the temperature in most of the inhabit parts of the Territoroy reg isters above that of the Dakotas. | "They also point out that Alaska | is no farther, north, and no colder, generally, than Norway and Sweden, where great cities thrive and |; more sturdy and happy people live and prosper than in almost any othec part of the world. They show you, also, that good wheat is now grown hundreds of miles in the interior, north of Seward, and that superior quality of garden stuff-potatoes car rots, beans, peas, cabbages, berries, and what not-is raised all along the coast, from Ketchikan to Juneau Mrs. Denny and I were entertained at luncheon by Mrs. Bone, wife of the Governor of Alaska, and a party of guards, at the foot of the great Mendenhall Glacier, the middle of August, where wild strawberries were served, picked that day, within a stone's throw of where they were eaten. And they were delicious ber- ries, too. I remember, also, that I spent the warmest day that ex- perienced while away from here in Juneau, the capital of Alaska.
 White Population Decreased
 But, know, also, as above irdi- cated, that with all these allurements, the white population has largely de creased during the last dozen years, and that the remaining residents are very anxious about the future of our great northwestern territorial pos sessions These people feel somewhat helpless under present conditions, but are extremely hopeful and ervy. Their worthy Governor, Scott C.. Bone, fully appreciates the situation, as he has shown by official reports and other papers recently prepared, frankly covering the situation. He is working hard at difficult job. But he expects to help the Govern ment at Washington put Alaska back San Francisco, Portland, Los Angeles The fishery industry is already thriv- 1 ing again. The catch and output this lyear are far better than last. The numerous canneries along the coast are running full capacity. The boat that I returned on brought to Seattle | 37 900 cases of canned salmon on its tway down, and all the vessels of the three ship company lines are loaded to capacity as they make their runs to the markets.
 Big oil Deposits Indicated
 "oi discoveries in the Cold Bay region, indicating large deposits, are just now exciting the commercial world. The wood pulp industry bids fair soon to come into the other group of Alaskan outputs that Gov ernor Bone is bringing to the atten- tion of the Interior Department and the public. He is very popular with every class of people living in Alaska and having to do with it's affairs. In paper recently prepared by him, he calls attention to the fact that if the mistake of hoarding had been
 adopted as. conservation policy by the Government, when the country, west of the Rocky Mountains was struggling to open up that domain
 Gas it new being done with Alaska's development), Salt Lake, Denver, where she belongs, commercially. and Seattle would today be mere frontier settlements, and that part of our great country wilderness. And he then adds: As great states man as Daniel Webster, early in the last century, argued that the country west of the Rocky Mountains was unworthy of consideration. He was in error, just as statesmen of our day have erred as to Alaska.
 ] "The United States paid only $7,- 100000 for Alaska. That was 65 years ago.
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