Valley frontiersman., 1948-06-22
Daniels In the Lions Den

Daniels - In the Lions Den
 Europe displaced persons Alaskas need for increased population receiving the attention recently than likely that both subjects will merged into single project leading colonization plan fer Alaska, some time in the near future.
 Governmental experiments with colonization cost y those to the Maanuska Valley colonss testify 1t was costly to the government in dollars and cents and costly the farmercolons worry they waded through the binding tape struggled against barrage drecves and
 Much of the difficulty in that coonizing due to great distance from Washington was later agreed Most of would wholehearedy with that reasoning fail just how Alaska has closer to that action the last there would be language barrier as well as that of distance to bridge in the case of European displaced
 The second and larger problem of these first coonst the which caused of them to give then other single the lack produce, they did get their ground under cultivation That problem still the biggest problem of farmers the Maanuska Valley today
 simply ready market which is access sibe for the produce they High bringing cultivation Alaska the high production produce dairy Territory makes impractical look toward beyond Aaskas needs Indeed farmers find that stategown vegetables still grown Outside shipped price considerably lower than that of Valeygrown produce.
 marketing problem major steady influx of homeeaders into the Maanuska Valley making daily If cannot find sales for garden stuff in order supply with the cash money
 must be considered that the Matanuska Valley Aaskas first colonization project has failed
 Yet study the ways this problem markets planning to send still other coloniss the compete ing markets In all probability the projects will to the Matanuska lated for the Kena the other in located to the north of Fairbanks
 However the that the Kena will chorage from the south the nort only look that with its nearby military installations for toner's If the Anchorage and it's adjacent military cannot buy all of the produce which the Matanuska how hope dispose vege- . tables?
 That the coonists will be mainly saying; Congress is reported considering the requirement fifty of the people settled in the farming backgrounds That figure higher.
 placed farmers will have much knowledge ods they seemingly still following the agricultural practices generations how will these farmers fare with buldozers ] tractors power-driven machinery?
 All of this is be be construed aid for Europes needy opinion that help immediately to the homeless obless wandering the continent of Europe However that they hungry, cold and homeless long enough We fail to removing those people and whose and homele vastly different from their will harsh unfrendy land those who prepared to meet her her terms.
 Starving cold Alaskan homestead just pleasant it Europe These people have suffered long be able to take their place which will require that they bend effort muscle of their bdes toward wrestling bare living from stubborn land They ready for Alaska Alaska has niche which may fit while they themselves for normal human Persistence.
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