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OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19, 1904
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RAILROAD COLONIZATION
Calls by The Alaska Railroad for colonization plans
to be submitted by the general public indicates that the
Department of the Interior contemplates embodying this
policy with that of seeking to interest capital in mining
and other ventures along the railroad. Already steps
have been taken to secure a survey of the mineral wealth
adjacent to the railroad, and as these surveys are complet
ed, the facts will be disseminated throughout the States
by commercial agents.
Mining being the primary industry in the interior re
gions and sharing in this respect with many of the coastal
sections, no move could have a more general beneficial ef
fect than this step on the part of the railroad.
With respect to colonization of agricultural lands
the question naturally follows in the wake of mining re
juvenation, but will require considerable study before be
coming an actuality.
If mining operations develop on a ratio equal to that
of the past few years—and all indications point to that
fact—the question of agricultural development will solve
itself, without the necessity of the government embark
ing upon an adventure that is new to its functions.
Like all industries along The Alaska Railroad, agri
cutture may be served best by co-operation between in
dustry and the railroad wherein the needs of the former
are brought prominently forward and the latter employs
elasticity in freight rates calculated to encourage enter
prises in its primary stages. At present there is a healthy
market for agricultural products, but the question of eco
nomic distribution has not been solved. Low rates on the
essentials entering into agriculture, with corresponding
low tariffs for distribution of the products of the farm in
consuming centres would appear to be the most equitable
aid that could be rendered at this stage of the question,
and would meet the demands of those already engaged in
agriculture, whereas any plan embodying the extension
of aids to newcomers that did not embrace equal oppor
tunity for those already on the land would meet with op
position.
The Alaskan situation is no different from that of
the States, where the farmer is confronted with an un
balanced economic system. The farmer needs every aid
that can be vouchsafed him without embarking upon
paternalism. It would appear that, as far as the Alaska
situation is concerned, the solution lies within the grasp
of the Department of the Interior through The Alaska
Railroad. It is a question of whether it is logical to ap
propriate money for colonization or expend the same
funds for maintenance of the railroad as an aid to de
velopment under a low freight tariff. The history of all
pioneer enterprises seems to support the latter hypothe
sis.
GOOD WORK BY FORESTRY BUREAU
Evidence of the great value of the Forestry Bureau
and the good work it is performing in connection with
timber conservation and making accessible by roads and
trails the timber limits in this portion of Alaska bids fair
to stand out prominently within a short time through the
announcemen that seekers of cottonwood pulp and lum
ber and birchwood are casting their eyes on Alaska as a
source of raw material.
In addition to guarding timber areas against forest
tires, the forest service has expended approximately
three-quarters of a million dollars in road and trail build
ing between Seward and Anchorage, this work having
been participated in by the Bureau of Public Roads.
While this labor has rebounded to the benefit of the
traveler and served as a means for safeguarding one of
Alaska's valued resources, along with granting ingree
and egress to those seeking to develop timber, it bids fair
to become of even greater importance in relation to the
ultimate devlopment of what appears destined to become
a great economic factor in this portion of the Territory—
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ployed. It is reported that the cases
could be made for nine cents each.
Mr. Kelly is taking with him to Se
attle several samples of cottonwood
lumber manufactured by The Alaska
. Railroad car shops, showing the ex
t cellence of the material, which ranges
i from quality equal to the best eastern
j yellow poplar to the “black” cotton
1 wood carrying coveted colors for the
i
> manufacture of veneer.
1 Lightness as well as durability are
( features which recommend cotton
■ wood to furniture manufacturers and
box makers, this timber being turned
to as a substitute for yellow poplar
which is being depleted along the
southeastern States.
Alaskan Varieties Suitable
Alaskan cottonwood comes in two
varieties—the upland, or white cot
tonwood, and lowland, containing both
' white and dark woods. These varie
; ties are found extensively all along
The Alaska Railroad and grow exten
sively in the Susitna valley, the Yent
na, Kechantna, Nokoehna and other
rivers of the southern watershed of
the main Alaska range.
The essentials to economic produc
tion and manufacture of lumber and
pulp are cheap power and abundant
clear water, both of which are obtain
able, especially between Seward and
Anchorage, while the railroad trav
erses a long stretch of cottonwood
and birch timber suitable for the
purposes demanded.
It is Mr. Kelly’s opinion that the
next summer will see great activity in
both birch and cottonwood manufac
ture in this portion of the Territory,
and he is bending his efforts to bring
these opportunities before outside cap
ital.
AT THE HOTELS
VAN GILDER
Jack Tritt, Juneau; George Homa
ter, Fbks.; Leon Eusch, D. C. and fam
ily, Anacortes, Wn.; Mrs. W. B. Poor,
Columbus, Ohio; V. D. Eachus, Harry
Jungun, Idaho; Dorothy Brown, Se
attle; D. B. Chace, Valdez; F. E. Fitz
gerald, Seattle; S. Mortimer, Ketchi
kan; W. N. Cuddy, Valdez; A. J. Di
mond, Valdez; S. Wikon, Juneau; Os
car R. Hart, Seattle; D. B. Scringe
our, Seattle.
SEXTON
Harry Brown, Riddiford; Frank E.
Towle, Riddiford; Alfred Solander,
Seattle; I. Jensola, Seattle; S. Simon
sen, Seattle; Horner Rutherford,
Cordova; Mr. and Mrs. V. F. Jacob,
Seattle; P. Soling, Latouche; Geo. |
Lowney, Latouche; E. E. Ritchie* Val
dez; J. W. Gucker, Juneau.
SEWARD
Nicolas Stermon, N. Nelson, James
Connor, Anch.; H. P. Sullivan, Val
dez; A1 Haecker, Seattle; G. H. Wihy
lie, Del Shannon, Anch.; E. Gordon,
Harold C. Dill, L. A.
A. promising new gold field has
been discovered in the State of Pat
iala, in northern India.
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the utilization of birch and cottonwood for lumber and
pulpwood.
Like many departures of the various departments,
the activities of the Forestry Bureau went almost unheed
ed until the time when a sudden demand for the resource
it was developing, presented itself. Now that this demand
promises to become spirited, the value of the bureau's
work bids fair to receive the applause it merits.
You can tell where a man lives by the * particular
amendment he thinks sacred.
Gentlemen prefer blondes who were born that way.
A new super-cable across the At
lantic will transmit messages eight
times as fast as former ones.
Three million hunting permits were
delivered throughout France for the
present season, at 200 francs each. A
large percentage were issued to work
men.
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