The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-02

coming from the United states, but who there before America purchased Russia
 "As who has been in business in a service business, which is typography-I a topographic designer-I have always been curious to know why the United States Government did not encourage and foster settlement of Americans in Alaska. I should like to explain here that not in favor of subsidies because it does real good to any per- Except that the settler should be given the wherewitha to start From then the land should pay for itself of its produce Give the settler certain essential equipment and that is all. Not like in the Matanuska Colony where bathtubs and that sort of thing were supplied.
 T am just individual who lives in New York, who rides in subways and who knows that in the last two years out of Hollywood have pioneering pictures in considerable numbers; some of them may have been phony but if only oneenth of the things in these films correct certain percentage of our population must have been intrigued by them
 "The Department of the Interior whoever else is responsible has done a good deal of work with eco camps, for example, to promote the de- velopment of American youth, and has spent time it propaganda, it is the easiest word to use-to en- courage this American youth to settle in developed sections of the United States, such as Alaska. These young people are the ones to do it.. am not especially concerned here with college youth; they football players mainly It is not the conscious youth either but it is the young person who is absolutely lost today-peope like that can be settled in Alaska.
 If people in England at one time willing to invest money in wild thing called America, don't see why it would be difficult for America to find investors It seems to that in the total population of 13OoOOOOO where good many are ke to be difficulty in finding people who would in- vest in a corporation such is mentioned in the bill .
 T American citizen who pays taxes and votes. I definitely interested in the problems of the United States. I became interested in this Alaska thing because saw the bill written up in the press. I have been to Alaska incidentally but it doesn't really matter, because information is available lad you have to believe some things you read.
 q am interested in Alaska now because the bill came up, and before the bill read about towns like Hope, with a population of 15 and I wondered why
 When I was out on the coast articles in the press about the proposed Alaska highway. Canadas story was that not enough people live in Alaska there is point in building railroad or a highway But it seems you can't get settlers there because you can't transport them or their products. And since you don't build roads before you have settlers it is the duty of the settlements and always has been to do that work If the set tiers don't want to build their roads, but want the WPA to build for them, then I think the settlers deserve to starve.
 SENATOR KING. Do you approve of this bill Miss?
 MISS GAYLORD. I certainly approve of the
 SENATOR KING Have you anything else to state?
 MISS GAYLORD. No; except that would be one of the stockholders if such corporation were formed I wouldn't want my money back either
 We said the report of the hearings unen- It does least useful purpose It warns us in Alaska to be guard against the Gretta Gaylords of the United States. They'll ruin us if they can
 There is much more to be said about the hear ings When we have a chance to read into the re- port little farther, we'll say it.