The Seward gateway., 1922-04-03
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BETTER DAYS AHEAD

Many AlaSkanS that nave stuck by the ship have lost heart in waiting fol the turn of the tide. Those who came here years ago and have stuck, expect ing the next year to bring the big things for Alaska have seen the popu lation diminishing each year and times grow harder and harder until they are almost pessimistic and now that a brighter day seems to be dawning they refuse to believe it and will not pre-. Pale for it.
 But Just glance through the new pa- pers published in the territory and stu''y the hopeful signs that indicate the dawning of brighter day and the result of :our observation will be that you will ;cct the old assurance in the future of A.aska and that the big things are lot Tar distance but may even next year.
 In southeastern Alaska rom Hyder We hear of the dc, elopment of a great E'ining diStIict Witk one mine a great producer and many others likely to follow suit. From Ketchikan and Ju- neau we read of great strides made to- ward the establishment of the paper pulp industry by people who have the capital to make good. Even from quiet old Sitka we read of mining boom, and rejuvenated town. From quiet Skagway, which for years could bost only of the grave of Soapy Smith, there comes news of better times and increased travel to the Klondike
 In Southwestern Alaska the copper mines are getting back into full swing and Cordova is expecting a good year with reasonable assurance that such will be the case. Even Valdez will see better times this summer. In addi- tion to the regular yearly road work which will probably open up the Rich assurance that several of the prom ishing mining properties near Valdez will operate this year.
 In Seward we not only have our own resources to be developed, such as mining, fishing, paper pulp and lum- bering but we are so situated as to benefit by the prosperity of the great Interior of Alaska as we'll as the Alas ka Peninsula. To the west of us there is every assurance that the possibili. ties of the Cold Bay and other oil fields will receive a test this summer and to the north of us we see new life in the mining industry. From all sec tions in the Interior come the report that more prospectors and outfits will go int othe hills and on to the creeks than ever before. Even from far-away Nome there comes the report of big things. The w. P. Hammon people are preparing to make of the Seward peninsula one of the greates tgold pro ducing sections in the world.
 Looking at Alaska on the whole with favorable indications that seem te come from every quarter one cannot but feel the old hope that next year we shall be able to make cleanup and fill the old poke again. We ir Alaska are slow to realize this but those on the Outside see the hand writing on the wall and Alaska this summer will witness one of the great est rushes north for many years.
 Of all signs pointing toward better times those that indicate that at las Alaska is being understood at Wash ington and that an effort will be made ito cut the red tape binding flask; and that the government is going f, assist in the development of the Ter ritory rather than restrict 1t, there ar, most indicative of brighter day.