The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-06

1 nation I have had on Alaska. l have learned a great deal of which l had no knowledge. You can count on me for my full moral support, not only for your water power conser- vation program but for the praise worthy colonization plan you are favoring"
 Mr Zorn also talked with some of Henry Ford's engineers recently and they were greatly interested in ,he Alaskan possibilities for the Ford or ganization.
 The Department of the Interior which became greatly stirred over the Alaskan possibilities during the regime of the late Secretary Lane, assured the explorer-miner that everything possible would be done through legislation in Congress and the arousing of public sentiment to give the hardworking pioneers of the Territory backing in their ef- forts.
 l Properly equipped and sufficiently staked, Zorn urges that Americans who are farmers, tradesmen and me- chanics settle in the Susitna, Yentna and Matanuska Valley, from which the streams drain into Cook Inlet. There, he says, amid majestic scen- cry, unsurpassed in the world, they may settle on the rich lands and live a virile, healthful outdoor ex- istence, while rearing comfortable homes for which the materials will cost nothing. There is an abundance of timber and pure water. He said on this head:
 Tt is an ideal country for both men and women, but they must be serious folk who are willing to go for a time without the amusements and refinements of life. They will come in time There can be schools, churches, clubs and movies, how ever, from the beginning.
 "Women work out of doors in Alaska in knickers and no one gives their costumes a second thought. They fish, and it is a fisherman's paradise; shoot grouse and ptarmi- gan and even bear in summer and moose in winter, and have more fun II n,, ,;rtn nf fjti ever know.
 "We have an abundance of wild fruits, which the women gather and the soil will produce the most mar vicious vegetables.
 Tt is nothing to get six tons of potatoes to the acre in our part of Alaska We have magnificent tim Der growths of spruce, birch and cottonwood, and beautiful, commod- ious and comfortable homes can be built on the spot. Some of those we have on the dividing line be- tween civilization and the wilds have been beautified by womans touch to degree that would make them acceptable country homes in any community.
 Must Come Prepared "But newcomers in our region must come prepared must know what they are undertaking We don't know any roadhouse keepers or cabaret ltrfol mers-yet. We do want prac- tical folk who know how to lnake the land lies som and yield. who know n,v ;> hew and buill ana to work lftr c, :"nunity building and better ments. We need practical architects doctors and dentists and engineers and master mechanics.
 q have talked with some of the biggest men in the United States who have had other expert advice than mine as to the future Of Alas ka, but we need vigorous young men and home-building women, by the common consent of all who are we'll informed to make this the Fl Dorado it is bound to become.
 Fell my muscles, observe my strength and health. I am sixty five years old and feel like young ster. Alaska did it. I will be as good twenty or twenty-five years from now as I am today, if I suffer no accident. Alaska grows wonder full men and women and makes for