The daily Alaskan., 1922-01-17
NEW HISTORY OF TERRITORY

There are three remedies for the
 present condition iu this country"
 according to Jack Lincke, associate editor of the Anchorage Times and associate Press representative in 1 Southwestern Alaska.
 These remedies are systematic
 advertising of the right sort, CO., operation between the various towns
 and driving out of the calamity howler and knocker."
 Mir. c. J. Lincke arrived on the g.
 $. Northwestern from the states and left for Anchorage on this morn
 iugs train. In his Interview with .
 representative of the Gateway he
 stated further, that in my trip
 thru the States found the same
 old ignorance Of the conditions in
 Alaska as have always existed. Sey- eral times l had to meet and explain away the false impressions gained
 through the reading of a knock or calamity howl let up by some mis- guided or misinfoImed person and spread thru the pIsss.
 Regardless of the fact that the United States government is spend ing millions of dollars in the build ing of a government railroad in AL aska some people have barely heard of it. I had a representative busi- ness man in the states ask me what ! manner of transportation we had to the interior of Alaska or whether 1t l was possible to reach it at all in the winter time. When I explained that l one could get on s train at Fair banks and ride to Ihe coast, he was surprised. He said, I thought that 1 the Guggies only built their road ] as far as their mine and the rest of the way was travelled by dog teams. It seemed almost impossible that a man of means who was paying taxes could be ignorant of the spending of millions of dollars in Alaska by the United States government on a railroad
 We must enlightsn the people in the States upon the true conditions. To do this We must have systematic and extensive advertising. One town can not do this and there must be cooperation throughout the whole district for the common good of all. We must silence the knocker and calamity howler and preach optim- .sm.
 Mir. Lincke, together with Miss K. Wilson, daughter of Eugene Will <; son, vice-president of the National Bank of Tacoma, b writing 8 his tory of Alaska, covering the period from the Gold Rush to the present |; time. This book aims to show just what Alaska means to the world at large, and especially the United States. It will emphasize all of AL lska's resources, pointing out the development in the gold, coal, oil, etc, industries. It aims to prove that Alaska Is not occupied merely by adventurers, but is a land of homes and made up of the home loving people.
 This book is to contain historical data which will provide publicity to every town in the territory, It vii feature stories showing Alaska in the summer rather than in winter. it will be similar to Mir. LincQe's his tory of the development of Alberta, Canada.
 Miss Wilson is at present in Sitka obtaining information and historical data from the pioneers at the Pio- neers' Home. In this way they hope to get first hand information which will give them the opportunity to pay proper tribute to the true Alas kan.
 As a means of advertising, MT. i Lincke suggests the formation of a flying squadron consisting of the sec retaries of the Chambers of Com merce of all Alaskan towns. The purpose of this squadron will be to go to the State in order to enlight- en the people as to the true condi- tions in Alaska.-Seward Gateway. |