The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1922-09-30
SPLENDID ADDRESS
 BY GOVERNOR BONE
Country Fair Is Formally Opened by Iem.oyi Chic. Executive
 Thursday Afternoon

ma Country Far which waa o mo.. fully given hore th.a Wook . .e.u.'ur WIIh Htuue fulIo Iaal n.rht formally opened Thursday al.cr noon by Governor Bone i'm neat and appropriate addreH The Cove ouor uus Introduced by Fa.r Man- ! |aro. EI M Kane and spoke aa .oI- lows.
 .To me H arcn Ono asroanb.o |nr.FIce. of opening tb.a Country |FaIr ! welcome It Conceived by |cut..nrHue citizens of Jmelu it .a |maIe possible by equally enterprise | |u. hom..leadeu ol sou'hea storm ta.Ea. The example hore oct should ho omu.ataI Iur0urh0u. Che Territory As Governor oEicnd concentrations to an who have aide |rI u bringing One Pair abou. and |ourcnuy to Che exhibitors from ! |Hmno sIUu Tonakoe. ko.ol..an land other commun.Uc herea1out Undue optimism .a not required on | Jour part .0 lorosoo al uo distant |dar. rrcat Alaskan aIr repro sentative oI thc entire Territory WI.h am exhibit of native products |Hut win aa.0uIs1 Che world aud 'or over set at rc.t i1e popular m'acou- r.nUon of th's N0r.hnnd 1a no only ccnery and minerals | and fisheries.
 Splendid Exhibit
 "The exhibits here 0u F.oW not . only demonstrate Che richness of ! |UH. oI along thc coast. bout likewise emphasize kindly climate uat make. for hamabe aud Tho a.au Iuaf closed has not been pro- .nIUou. Uu. abnormal Nevertheless . IHr yield ol rnrdcn products hu . boon most rmm. and promising
 "The Interior suffered practically ! Che rrt crop failure i'm tho history h. Na.E. sata. of Che Union arc accustomed Io such adverse ycar . .hu. hI Territory has ben ..neu- urr hI0.I Early .r1sH of 1922. with hrr drn.onb.e blight h1Fo Inc. I.HH.Ir.cncI a..|uIuraIa.a i'm amy ur-.er hut ! am assured lhat . .Io ucro.ea under cultivation in 1923 win show n iarec and gratifying In- .-...e
 Alaska Soil Fertile
 ". Ha. haon demonstrated and H her. demonstrated uucw that tho soil ..ar. Iho coa..r ol hllaEa. mo- nh'r i'm Southeastern NasEa. Is oa- raay adapted .o truck farming and mau homo..oad.ue WI,h a population produced by Industrial enterprise. and n greater market for Increased products Ono generation .I hand should sao thriving com-
 mm.Uo. aI aIone tro mainland and nn One islands haHkaF Eroa- Hah- ing Industry shou'd mo. bc of n migratory character Fishing v.I- IaeoH should spring mp and rrcnlor
 encouragement bo given to Cha. de-
 sired couHmmaUon.
 found on my recent visit to
 Eurhau. interest n thH Country r.Ir nf uuoru Rcuct waH cN- nI.aI fH1t exhibits wore not sent from ho Panama w'Iar to Che Cap. HaI Ensuing exhibitions which should ba hold annually may count upon cooperation from the interior
 Boost for Territory
 "rHe advertising vuiuc of such nm exhibit as llIs cannot he 1rer-cs.i- mated Our a.merv docs not require exploitation It H WcI understood and H coming .o he nationally ap- ur.n.oI AIassa's m.nor. wealth au for mo publicity t Ia a fact Inc. hidden under n bushoI But Idc rInmn resources of thIs lu- raraI land d0 need t1 ho ho.icr known. The establishment of Che Horticultural College and scHoo. of Mue. at Fairbanks win aid matorI- .auy in making thoo resources known furea upon am A'a.uua am Interest in .hat new institution and unnorl oI it In a practical way by .mIme Che youth Of Alaska .hero io receive choir training. I'm yc1u to como nothing win he moro valued Ihan hc nut diploma issued by ,hat Alaskan College.
 "Tha exhibitors represented hero arc rendering a relI and enduring .erricc to Alaska Again c0nuot- male them and officially and person. ally give recognition to tch.r efforts which brought about th.a Country Pair. now 0neuoI