The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-30
PRESIDENT HARDING ON ALASKA.

President Harding's speech at Seattle disposed of any doubt that may have existed to the benefit to Alaska of the visit the President and members of his Cabinet to the North The President proved beyond all doubt tht his coming was vain He demonstrated that he had made good of the time he had spent in Northand His conclusions and recommendations are such would expect. from seasoned sour dough. There is nothing fundamentally wrong with Alaska. The Territory is getting along pretty we'll There is nothing that the Federal Government any other authority could do that would transform this Ter ritory over night the popuous and wealthy ccmmonwellths of the Nation. Alaska will grow as her resources developed and make work for labor ing men and markets for those engaged in business and the industries.
 The Presidents declaration that Aaska's ultimate destiny membership in the siserhood of States io reacsuring. If that is 10 be Alaska's destiny, and we believe the destiny that very large majority of the people of the Territory would choose the re- sources the Territory that remain in Federal owner ship should be administered as the Federal owned re- sources in the States administered
 The Presidents deelartoa in favor of early State hood for Southeastern Alaska and the country in the Southeastern of the remainder of the Territory s reassuring. It would be we'll however. if the Ter ritoy be divided to make the division at and the part of it which it is proposed to erect into State a Territory with full Territorial form of government that the people would be pre- pared for Statehood when Congress it's way to erect the 18th State of the Union
 The Presidents declaration that the salmon fisheries of the Territory will be peTpetdated must be satis- factory and like the President, if Congress does not handle the question satisfactorily know of bet way to insure the preservation of the fisheries industry. than the method inauguraed by Secretary Hoover and his proposal to extend the fisheries res ervations
 The President declared that the restrictions the sale of timber for the manufacture of pulp and paper could very well be frightened That, when sidered connection with the statement of Colonel Greeley Chief Forester, that we will that you have pulp and paper manufacturing business in Alaska" is of paramount importance to Alaska. The bring people to the Territory in quickly through early development of this industry in Alaska. With the development Of the pulp and paper industry will population The industry itself will require about men per daily ton of paper production. With the pulp paper industry developed to the ultimate of capacity of Southeastern Alaska to maintain it in perpetuity it would require 10000 to 5O,000 workingmen This make room in Southeastern Alaska a population that would easily warrant the establishment a State.
 President Harding went through Alaska with his That much is proved by his Seattle speech He not carried away with the palaver of the boomer he influenced by the pessmism of the grouches. He things the level with the vision and reasoned judgment of common sense bus- That is just what the people of Alaska ought to want. It is what those in the Territory who are working for it's development do