The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-10-10
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ZEPPELIN'S
 COMING.

Alaska is big country and they are long trail that connect different parts of it. It IS so Ia between places that those of one section are lkel to fail in appreciation of the importance of thing that are happening other sections. While Juneau as the capital. is probably less apt to miss thing occurring elsewhere than most of the Alaska towns all of us Juneauites are not always fully awake t. the whole import of current happenings at Fair banks for instance The complete significance o the arrangement to have the great German Ora Zeppelin stationed in the Territory with headquart CTS at Fairbanks for three years has not yet prob ably been thoroughly assimiated by those living thi far from the Heart of Alaska" We append her an editorial from the Fairbanks News-Miner tha is worth reading and thinking about:
 The Graf Zeppelin mightiest of air trans ports in an air conscious era was the major subject of discussion at meeting of the Fairbanks Commercial Club last evening.
 Progress was reported on preparations for
 passing the ship here period of three
 years, during which the Aero-Arctic Society
 representative of 20 nations, proposes to sift
 for all time the mysteries of the polar re-
 zion to the north--a dream of scientists for
 ages which was shown feasible and came
 near elimination in the tragically ended
 exploits of the Mobile expedition
 As the club members sat at their round
 table last night and in matter -of-fact at-
 tltude listened to telegram rom ErneSt
 Walker Sawyer heard report of work &C., complished field recently acquired and discussed ways and means of financing the work to completion the vastness of the whole thing struck home. MT. Sawyer stated that the air project was assured and that there need be no doubt that Fairbanks's efforts would go unrewarded. It all meant that Fairbanks would play a center part in world drama.
 It is interesting to contemplate the set ting The worlds foremost in science, engineer ing, navigation, publicly assembled here and making history at Fairbanks's doorstep! The Zeppelin coming and going and coming. cosmopolitan bit of excitement that in it's mutual sharing, will mean much to the permanent resident of this community, both through its Outside influence and through the demand for concerted action.
 Fairbanks has been fortunate in the Zeppelin matter, especially so in light of recent development of the International Highway project. It may be stated without argument that the highway is assured with in due time-the spontaneous acclaim of the plan clinching it-and that the coming of the Zeppelin for three seasons of explora- tion will throw mighty emphasis on the early need of the road adjunct to an international airway. It will that Fairbanks and Nome in Alaska will fill their destiny as intervals in the great air route at date, and that Fairbanks will be found with fully developed airport prepared to meet the demand
 For those who inclined to be pes simistic there be little comfort in con- temptation of the future of Fairbanks with the zep and the highway at the threshold Two greater agencie for permanent develop ment under existing conditions could not be conjured up.
 While greater direct benefit from the presence of the German Zeppelin in Alaska for a three year period will come to Fairbanks and other sec lions of the Territory Juneau and Southeast Alaska Will profit largely, though more indirectly What occurs in one part of Alaska helps to advertise the whole Territory, and we feel that all Juneau and Southeast Alaska need to accelerate growth and prosperity is to have attention called to them