The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-22

northern Territory will quickly come into it's own"
 | Social Conditions Normal
 Social conditions in Alaska, he said, are no different from those in any other section of the United States. Poverty as it is known in the States is unknown here Alaskan hospitality is praised and Alaskan homes, he added, are as well fur nished, if not better, than the aver age home in the States.
 "To make long story short" lie wrote, from standpoint of schools, social conditions, stores, hotels and modern economic life, any part of Alaska from Ketchikan to Fairbanks will come up to par with any like distance in the States"
 Alaskans are we'll read and well | informed on current topics and | events. He also praises the news papers of the Territory, making espe- cial mention of the Associated Press service carried by most of them.
 My general impression of the lightfully big-hearted, extremely frank and engagingly courteous" he said. "All in all, they are that same won- derful hopsitable type that were so numerous in the West 20 years ago." Resources Are Varied He found Alaska not any more of gold country than it is a fishing, copper, or farming country. The fisheries, he said need common eral methods of conservation pro- posed but said he favored that pro- posed by Secretary Hoover-the re- serve policy with zoning and limita- tions on gear and packs.
 He recognized the fight made on this policy and said:
 q want to make one suggestion to all parties concerned: There has been such bitter controversy raised permanent fish legislation to be placed in effect that I believe it i'm peratiye that we protect the fish with the best law we can construct at the present time, and then fight for the permanent system that shall go in later. The weakness of the zoning system can be determined by a four or five year trial. During that time a more far-reaching legis- necessary. Alaska salmon need pro- lection now, and have needed it for several years, but every time a com mon sense regulation was proposed the people of the Territory went up in arms, a bitter battle was fought, and, as a result nothing was done. see little sense in waging desper- ate battle in an attempt to get 'whole-hog legislation or none, while
 
 protected may be caught in such large numbers that some time in the future, when the various factions do get together, there won't be anything left to protect"
 Takes Up Transportation
 MT. Rogers deals briefly with the question of transportation rates. He calls attention to criticism of water transportation, much of which he said was justified, but a great deal of which has been without foundation and purely imaginary. Passenger fares on the steamship lines plying Alaskan waters are as reasonable as American-Pacific coastwise steam ! ship rates," he said. Freight rates" he added 'are high but at the same time we must remember that Alaska in it's present stage provides full ca pacity business for a certain number of months during the rush season of the summer, while the boats travel the same distance in the winter time with only few passengers and a minimum amount of freight It takes the profits made during the summer months to make up for the heavy losses sustained during the months that the steamship company makes , the runs, at times, with less than a dozen passengers and very little freight.
 Alaska must have cheaper freight transportation, both rail and water; especially rates on ores, both rail and water, from Alaska to Amer ican shelter points, and from Ameri- can ports to Alaska on all materials that could be termed as necessary commodities for prospectors, farm CTS and those engaged in mining, umbering and agricultural develop