Seward daily gateway., 1929-07-26
NEEDS OF THE WESTWARD

o,,+sdo If more charting and lights and bouys the b;f need of the Westward Alaska is publicity A great rich section. of Alaska IS unkhoWn u Vle "i and the world should hear about It.
 That may sound trite and commonplace to one Who has never soioned in the Westward islands and pays where the natives and whites take ther vlng rom ue sea and few ranch men battle With the pear
 But that portion of Alaska has everything one coulo
 First of al it has wonderous beauty, wealth ot scenic attractions that scarcely be equaed II cap tai could be induced to provide the accomooa.lo anu the steamship lines to provide the proper servce tho sands of tourists would get the thrill of their lives ana Westward Alaska would become known to the world
 Then there are the hundreds of miles of good graz ing lands that can furnish forage for thousands or cat te sheep goats and horses Very little Is required to establish homestead and stock it for good living which, with little experience can be broadened into making money. Chickens ducks, pigeons and rabbits flourish to an astonishing degree.
 The Westward needs these homeseekers who Will take advantage of these offerings It would be we'll for the steamship lines to carry proper campaign of publicity and offer reasonable homeseekers rate.
 Fur farmers and trappers know of the Westwards worth in this regard but the rank and file Of American citizens do not know that is still possible to lease good fur farm sites islands and mainands to the Westward
 The prospectOr should be told that there Is thou sand miles of practically unexpored territory much of which has from time to time brought in it's story of mineral
 The fisherman should be enlighted to the fact that there other edible fish besides salmon and habut and herring. The day will shortly when practically everything the produces will be reduced to the com mon denominator of human food Especially is this true of the shelfish possibilities to the Westward
 The lumber men should be told of the vast stands of the Westward slopes with their tumblng streams and their near approach to- saltwater transportation.
 The world should be told that Kodiak and West ward points stand right at the point of first attack of the Japanese Current and enjoy climate much mider than that of Montana North Dakota, Minnesota Wis consln, Michigan and much of the northern belt of the United States They should know that the lambing sea- son Tn the spngtlme requires protection and that the loss of lambs thru bad weather is far less than it In Montana, Wyoming or Utah. The public generally should begin to appreciate the fact that the mercury sell dom reaches zero at Kodiak or Unaaska while Montana and Dakota may be shivering under twenty foot drifts of snow and 50 below zero. No where in Alaska have we drifts high those seen in North Dakota
 To sum 1t up if some means could be provided of making the good news of Westward Alaska known to the world, the rest would take care of itself
 That old Alaskan who banned gold in the Seattle all ddnt nave thing of the chiefs of police that city has had p0'1~
 oeVenty-four years married and never quarrel IS the boast of Nebraska couple and strangely enough, neither is deaf and dumb
 The Russians preparing to utilize hot air for 1uel Tn driving arpanes The Alaska delegate has been utilizing that kind of fuel for driving in votes for many years But Tn the of the Russans it means that v ing will be done only when the bloated proletarat is