Seward daily gateway. [volume] (Seward, Alaska) 1923-1933, 1926-10-15
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MARQUkM' S SPEECH
SEWARD, SATURDAY

The fourth installment of Thos. A.
Marquam's Independent candidate for
delegate to congress address, given at
the Liberty theater Saturday even
| ing, follows:
"Now in Fairbanks and the sur
rounding country, also in Anchorage
there is something that is very vital
| in the development of the country,
and the development of this would be
of great help to Seward, and refer
to the great Matanuska and Tanana
valleys. We have wonderful agricul-
tural possibilities, such as most of
you do not realize, but if you could |
have seen the exhibits at the fairs
this season you would, but of course
all of these crops are only grown in a |
small way. I think it is large part
of the railroads work and that of
those who are charged with the con-
duct of management to carry the adj
vertising of this outsiders who are
looking for places to settle and make
their homes. And that territory is
large enough for 10000 farmers rails
ing vegetables, poultry and beef. Stop
and think what that would mean to
us! If nothing else We would care
for the home consumption, and keep
the many thousands of dollars spent
each week in Seattle and other
places at home. You may remember
in certain way about the time the
Great Northern was being built thru
the country. Jim Hall had wonder
full vision. There were fewer travel
ers and settlers in the country than
we have here, but he saw that with
the means of transportation great
numbers could be brought in, that the
soil was there, so he built his road
and brought the people in in colonies,
and look at the country today! 1t is
permanent and something Of that
kind would do the same for US, if an
individual railroad could do it. Why
cannot our government railroad do the
same, and think what a wonderful
thing it will be when we have 10000
farmers in the Matanuska, Tanana,
and Kenai vicinities.
"And there is in our Territory ano-
Their great industry, about which
something must be done, and that is
the coal A means of loading coal
should be here in Seward Storage
!: bunkers ought to be located here and
facilities for ships. No matter what
the cost, the present railroad invest
ment is enough to warrant further, in
order to increase tonnage and put
: Alaskan coal on the market. Mr..
|: Treadway questioned at CordOva,
Canadian coal for the radio station, as
to why u. S. did not use Alaskan coal,
and not even an excuse or suggestion
!: of any kind was made by Mr.. Suther-
land. While on my trip to the west
ward 1 talked with Capt. Johanson of
the S. S. Starr of the lack of accur-
: ate survey of the waters to the West
: ward. This matter was taken up in
a talk previously before the Sew
ard Chamber of Commerce. The need
of adequate survey and maps, more
lighthouses, another lighthouse ten
der for the waters up here is of the
utmost Importance. The Cedar now
is overworked Although we have
owned Alaska So years, there is only
nine per cent of the coast line survey
ed, yet in the Philippines which we
have owned only Is to 26 years, SO
per cent of the coast line is charter
ed. A second light house district
should be created in Alaska with
headquarters here. Another thing
that we badly need is better mail SER