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ALASKA NEWS
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WASHINGTON, Dec, 27— Devel
opment of Alaska on a “big-business’
scale is urged by Secretary Alexander,
(k the Department of Commerce, in his
annual report made public today.
-For Fifty-three years,” says the
secretary,” we have gone along giving
this vast and rich empire a dab of
paint here and there, but no definite
policy has ever been suggests that
has been fully and comprehensively
carried out. The result has been much
complication and continued neglect”
Declaring that the coast and geodet
ic survey is a very vital agency in the
development of Alaska, Secretary Al
exander calls attention to what he de
scribes as the imperative need for
complete surveys in Alaska.
^ “In order to appreciate the immedi
ate need for this work,” says the sec
retary, “it must be clearly understood
that Alaska's only connection with the
rest of the world is by water routes.
“The millions of dollars that are
being expended to build the govem
nien-owned railroads to the interior of
Alaska; the large amount of private
capital that has been and will be spent
to devlop her mines, to build up her
fishing industries; the certain early
opening of the vast coal fields; the
utilizing of the kreat timber resources,
all this would be wasted and her vast
resources would be worthless if vessels
could not reach ^nd enter her ports
or visit the railroad terminals, canner
ies and nearest ports as outlets to the
many mines.
“With the great demand for paper
and substitutes for wooden boxes, the
country is looking to Alaska for the
supply of raw materials. Never in the
history of Alaska lias there been such
a centering of interest on those im
portant products that have been so
scarce and in such demand in the past
two or three years. One of the first
conditions looked for by those who are
interested in building paper mills or
factories are ood harbors and cheap
power. Alaska abounds in both. Hun
dreds of harbors adequate for the car
rying of large vessels \nd conducting
manufacturing plants are in southern
Alaska, and in close proximity to
many of them is wonderful waterpow
er that is only-*-waiting to be put to
proper use. * ^
“Tht^anticipated development along
these lines is about to be realised but
the principal forerunner for encourag
ing this development is to safe guard
the waterways by completed surveys.
In very .few instances is this done .
“It* is impossible to give an accu
rate list oi hundreds of vessels that
have stranded, foundered and been to
tal-wrecks in the waters of Alaska
Voting the past 50 years. The records
are sufficiently known to convey to
the minds of those who are interested
almost harrowing condition that has
existed during the last half century.
While it. should not be understood that
all of these disasters have been caus
ed, by lack of .proper sailing charts and
lack of knowledge of currents, it can
be said that the greater portion of the
wrecks have been directly due to the
lack of accurate nautical information
which can be furnished by proper sur
veys *«r-- ♦
"Alaska 8 greatest need snouid oe
given serious thought now and not put
off for another year. The provision
now of a comparatively small amount
of money will save added expense in
years to come, not to mention the sav
ing in life and property. It is neces
sary to have the authorization for now
vessels and new launches, which is the
i only way to conduct this work econno
mically from the standpoint of cost
for carrying on the work with gr rater
speed.
“So important is the matter of sur
vey of the waters of Alaska that it is
deemed a wise business move to es
tablish at Ketchikan, the entering port
of Alaska, as soon as funds are avail
able, a permanent station supervised
by a commissioned officer of the Coast
Survey whe/e the launches of the Sur
vey can be stored in the winter, a ves
sel kept in commission, and whore sup
lilies including coal and fuel can be
obtained . It is unfortunate that at Ihe
present station in Alaska our vessels
a re often delayed owing to th<* fact
that Australian coal and Canadian
coal are not available for the vest els
of the United States. The establish
ment of this permanent station in
Alaska will do much to facilitate mat
ters and help the parties on sea and
land to get into the field more prompt
ly in the spring of each year.
; "In 1914, 15, 16, and 17, the depart
ment strongly recommended the de
sirability of the purchase of Dutch
itarbor, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, as
a Federal Goevrnment base. Up to the
present time, while the wisdom of se
curing this property has been clearly
shown, nothing definite has been done.
Dutch Harbor is the old home and vil
lage of the North American Commer
cial Co., where now’ the Government
wireless station is located. The place
is practically abandoned. The buildings
are in a fair state of preservation. The
harbor is excellent and far better and
safer for large vessels desiring to
dock there than at Unalaska. There is
an abundance of excellent water which
Unalaska lacks. There are also good
buildings for living quarters for var
ious Government officials. There was
niever a greater need than at this time
for a Government base in western
Alaska, where coal, fuel, and other
supplies can be obtained at any time
of the year, which under existing con
ditions is impossible. The idea of mak
ing Dutch Harbor an ideal Government
supply station is one that should be
encouraged, and the opportunity now
presents itself, and it further post
poned the opportunity for carrying out
this wise business venture may be
last*’.
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The Community Tree on Christmas
Eve was a decided success. Ttye pro
ram ►iven by the children was excep
tionally good. The hall was crowded
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with the parents of the children. The
Christmas spirit was m evidence ev
erywhere. Each and every one of the
children was schooled thoroughly in
that part of the program in which they
participated . The songs and' dances
| were all good and cleverly given. Both
the teachers and the children deserve
credit for the success of the Tree. "
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REAL ESTATE
“Glacier
PERT PARAGRAPTHS OF SENSE
AND NONSENSE FOREIGN AND
LOCAL, QAUGHT ON THE
FLY BY ^THE HUMAN
TOOTHPICK ”
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Christmas 1920 iB a thing of the
past but the memory of the day will
remain with the Kiddies and the
grown ups for sometime. Without a
question of doubt every man and wo
man and ev£ry child in Seward spent
a Merry Christmas. Next on the pro
gram is New Year Day. Then will
start the days of 1921. People will
make new resolutions. Some will keep
them and some will not. The coming
year holds great promise for the de
velopment of Alaska along safe and
sane lines and with the coming into
power of the new'Republican Admin
istration we can expect some things
that have long been withheld.
We have a Republican Delegate. Our
next governor will be George Haxelett
the legislature at Juneau will be most
ly Republican. We can expect co-Op
eration. If we don’t get it there wHl
be something radically wrong.
The weather yesterday morning
felt more like an April day than a day
in late December. The crows were
squabbling and croaking along the
Glacier Stream and the gulls were
paddling contentedly in the waters of
the bay. The thermometer was above
freezing . A waim chinook wintl was
gently blowing. Wonderful weather
old Father Winter has doled out for
Seward this season.
WEATHER EFFECTS
The cloud burst’s wrath in deluge flow
Can!t keep us from the Movie Show.
Let ONE rain drop the window smirch
“Oh it’s too wet to go to church.
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Ireland stands between Blarney and
Blunder.
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Wherever three live people gather
the conversation ferments.
Behold the hole in the doughnut. It
remains the centre of distraction and
you can't swallow it, hide it or give it
away. !s
/ * FOUND IT .
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"The heirs of the derfjl miser search- |
ed his shack thoroughly believing he '
Imd hidden something away for a ]
lainy day, and at ta$t*tjiey found it."]
“A fortune Eh?”, - .•%
“No. An umbrella." \ |
If you want^ be sure that the. letter j
you write to a man reaches him per- j
Bonnily, and is not opened before hand J
by some outsider*** ie*onIy necessary ]
to use scented no&paper.
An editor a Southern Mis-!
souri *ubscribetC„wamed Bill Jeffrey,!
advjsing him that his subscription had .1
expired. A few^days later the editor!
received his Own letter, across'the. bot-^
tom of which „ was scrawled: “So’s i
Bill." ‘ 'J
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Isaac Smith, Tom Tessier, T. G. J
Allison and Matt Belander from Mile <
S spent the Christmas Holiday in Sew-I
an). They are registered at Hie Sexton, >!
WATER COLOR ENLARGEMENTS!
OF ALASKA VIEWS AT SYLVIA’S
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■ JUNEAU, Dec., 27— Prospectors
from the “States” and others who,
on the strength of glowing reports of
“finds” in the Kuskokwim River dis
trict are planning a stampede for next
Spring, are being warned by Territor
ial Mine Inspector B. D. Stewart that
the gold fields of tl^e region will re
quire the expenditure of both time and
money before mines can be put on a
paying basis . No one should go into
the district unless/he can provide him
•<*]f \.i’h an outfit and make himself
^om p1 eti1 y independent - ^of outside
workv he said recently.
Mr . Stewait said that reports of
quartz discoveries near the ICusko
kwim have not been exaggerated.
Christmas services were held in the
Methodist Church Sunday evening.
The congrgation filled the church,
Seward Lodge No. 219 ft & A. M. at
tending in a body. -
. Rev. Duane Earl Carter had chosen
for his theme “The Search for brother
hood.” He read for the Scripture les
son the story of the Wise Men, and the
shepherds keeping watch by night ov
er their flocks than which there is no
more beautiful passage in literature.
. The choir assisted by Dr. Wilson and
Miss Schwarz furnished special music
for the occasion.
The line of thought followed by Knv.
Carter in his discourse was that God
aims at perfection. The grain of com
is made perfect, but its perfection is
not simply for the sake of that partic
ular grain. In its* perfection there is
implied a service and to complete the
service a certain environment is nec
essary in order that the grain may
multiply and while it apparently p-*^
i8hes it reappears in many other like
perfect grains. .
All down through the centuries men*
have tried to establish the ideal form
of government by means of war and
bloodshed.
Jesus came, to establish a kingdom
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ojTJ^ie heart which had the forward
Ujofc to the brotherhood of mankind.
Nearly twenty centuries have passed
Spice that wonderful night when the
shepherds heard a multitude of the
hfeavenly host praising God, and sing
ing Glory to God in the highest
Ana on earth peace among men in
uthom He is well pleased.
• Still men are seeking in vain to es
tablish the perfect govemnlent by
irieans of war and oppression. Perfec
tion will never be found except by the
universal recognition of God as the
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Father of mannind and all men as
brothers and then perfection can*only
be attained by universal service for
the benefit of the brotherhood.
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Northwestern Dec., 5th via Inside Passage Dec. lfth.
Victoria Dec., 17th via Outside Passage De&, 22nd.
Northwestern Dec 30th via Inside Passage Jan, 4th.
Victoria Jan., 10th via Outside Passage Jan, 15th.
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