Seward daily gateway., 1924-09-30

month and more likely here would meet once in two months. They should not be in session more than three days at setting and they would be paid as in the other territories for the actual time while at their work and for necessary mileage. All of their proceedings, including all pay ments made by them would be pub lished in designated papers and the voters would see just what was being done.
 Congressional Appropriations.
 But many will argue that we will not then have the necessary federal appropriations that are and have been expended in the Territory. Why Not? Federal Government Must Protect It's
 Investment.
 The present population of Alaska is holding the Territory in sort of trusteeship for the benefit of the w this territory was taken over from the Russians and paid for, the Unit ed States was not new in it's Real Estate Business. It knew then and it must know now, or the people in charge of the Federal Government at that time and now, that it was pur chasing a great un-improved domain that had great potential possibilities. That this wealth would be needed for the future growth and prosperity of the country as a whole and that mon ey would have to be spent in its up keep and development until such time as it would commence to repay for the investment made Therefore, the Federal Government has in the past and must in the future make big in vestments for improvement just as an individual or a corporation has to make investments on a new project until the same can be put on it's feet. To do otherwise would be poor bus mess.
 The Federal Government Should Get
 Run for It's Money.
 Does it? As an illustration in one of the last papers from the First Div ision was description of new gas boat; of elegant equipment and pro- portions called the HIGHWAY which has been built by the Bureau of Pub lie Roads for use in Alaska. Do you think. that if the voters of Alaska were expending that money they would be building a boat? Over here at Anchorage we have asked for a saddle trail with few shelter cabins to be built into country of vast pos abilities; one which might produce mines and great deal of wealth and which with such a trail constructed would be bound to be gone over by trained mining men at their own ex- pense, but no money was available. Perhaps they will come up sometime and explore this region with the Highway.
 You know and I know that if the people of Alaska, the people who from long residence, home ties and business interest, had the expending of Federal appropriations in Alaska every dollar would go twice and in all probabilities three or four times as far as it does now
 And there should be no reason in these days of budgets and with President who is constantly preach ing and honestly practicing govern ment economy why the people who know should not handle government money instead of outsiders who have to be educated to our needs and who have no ties, home, business or sentiment that connects them with the work they are doing or attempt ing to do. Congres is a funny prop osition anyway.
 It takes years of residence, lots of education and plenty of exper- fence for nearly any man to be elected to either the Lower House or the Senate of the United States. In mass formation these men may pass appropriation bills, but individ- ually none of them is authorized to apply the appropriation to the work for which it was passed. And SD thev