The Alaska daily empire., 1922-06-10
SHERMAN ROGERS
TO INVESTIGATE
ALASKAPR0BLEMS
Arrives Here on Alameda on
Tour of Alaska - On
Staff of Outlook.

Sherman rogers Of the staff of
the Outlook magazine. arrived in
Juneau on the steamship Alameda to-
day to spend three weeks in this
vicinity. Mr. Rogers is making a
tour of Alaska to study the indus
trial problems in the Territory, par
ticularly lin reference to the opera
lions of government burcaucracies.
The articles which Mr. Rogers will
write on conditions as he finds them
here, are to be published in the Out
look for the last week in July or the
first week in August, which issue is
Ito be entirely devoted to Alaska.
Is Open Minded
81 come to Alaska open minded and
anxious to learn the truth concerning
the development of this country"
said Mfr Rogers THE people in the
States are in "a quandary as to the
conflicting reports that come from
this Territory. They are informed
on one hand that the country is
vast land of riches, kept locked by
poor legislation and again that 1t is
worthless. am making this per-
sonal investigation to tell the people
of the United States the exact con-
ditions of the Territory existing at
this time.
Conditions Unfair
Born and raised in a frontier state.
] understand the struggles the pio-
neers of Alaska have made 1t is
the prospector, the truck farmer
and the business man | wish to meet
and talk with regarding his ideas
for the development of the Territory
AS find conditions, so far, it is
my belief no industry can be devel-
oped without the capitalist. It is
unfair to the people to invite them
to open farms in the Interior or to
prospect for claims without offering
a market,
Pulp Mill Here
mo industry in the Territory can
be developed until satisfactory
business proposition is obtained from
the government. Tho futility of at
tempting to do so Is evident in the
pulp industry. Throughout the United
States there is a crying need for
pulp. 1t Is my knowledge that a
number of large concerns investigat-
ed the possibilities for establishing
pulp mills in Alaska and did not do
SO for no other reason than that they
could obtain a concession of timber
land for not longer than 10 years,
from the government. Since arriv-
ing at Juneau / have learned that
the Gastineau Company has obtained
a satisfactory business proposition
from the government and contem-
plates establishing a pulp mill here
No Politicians
II do not wish to deal with poll
ticians in my investigations in Alaska
believe the politicians of this Ter
ritory do not get down to issues but
deal entirely with personalities.
Il shall make close investigation
Of the timber. fishing, mining, farm
ing. pulp, oil and reindeer indus
tries and the operation of the Gov
eminent Railroad"
From Juneau Mr. Rogers expects to
go to Cordova, Katalla, Seward, An
chorage and Fairbanks. stopping off
at points en- route. He will return
to the coast from Fairbanks by way
of the Richardson Highway and ex
poets to make the entire trip in
about three weoks."#
| Studies Labor Problems
Mr. Rogers was born and raised in
Idaho. He has spent number of
years in logging camps OF the Puget
Sound distinct. There he came in
contact with the work of the l. w
w and at the time of the strike
called by that organization he car
ried ON AN active campaign, not
against the members of the l. w. w
personally. but against their ideas,
and me found that tho sincere but
ignorant radicalism of the lumber
jacks was easily demolished by the
truth.
Writing Three Years
Three years ago Mr.. Rogers vote
his first article. "Direct Action
Against Inaction." published in the
Saturday Evening Post, December 13,
1919. He wrote several articles for
there to the Outlook About year
ago Mr. Rogers started investigating
labor conditions in tho East and
wrote a series OF articles on con-
d'tions there. He has also given
number of lectures throughout the
United States on industrial problems
While he is in Alaska, Mr.. Rog-
ers will also write a series of ar
ticles to describe to the readers of
The Outlook the places that the
Presidential party will visit this sum-
NOR.