Editorial
(Continued from Pa«e Four)
Commerce.
~~ Methods would entail the development of Alaska pride in the
minds of the consuming public. The State of California has demon
strated the efficacy of this move in drawing attention to the value
of utilization of local products by residents of the state. Laws have
been enacted by some states in the way_ of excluding products, by
quarantine, whose avowed purpose, as has been stated, was to force
utilization of home-grown products. We do not subscribe to methods
of this kind, but it indicates the lengths communities will go in safe
guarding and building up markets for local products.
In connection with focusing of public interest on the matter of
utilization of home products, should be the establishment of mach
inery for the gathering and distribution of products. This means the
establishment of standard grades, of base prices and of an intelli
gent effort to locate, build up, and maintain markets, and the crea
tion of banking facilities to handle credits and collections.
THE POTATO. FOR INSTANCE
Take the case of the much defamed Alaska potato. Volumes
have been written and cubic miles of good ozone displaced by con
versational “hot air,” on the inferiority of the Alaska potato, but
successful raisers and the federal experiment stations have dmon
strated beyond a doubt that potatoes equal to the best in the land
can be grown when proper cultural methods are applied, proper var
ieties planted and an honest grading of the tuber made when offer
ed for sale. Added to the difficulties of getting a good potato on the
market, is the fact that channels for the purchase of outside pota
toes are open, merchants and commission men know that they can
order by wire or by letter, a sack or a ton. They know they will be of
a certain grade, that the seller has the knowledge enabling him to
ship the kind of a potato ordered; that they will be transported and
cared for thru regular and responsible channels; that payment will
be made thru known and accustomed arteries of which the commiss
ion man is thoroughly familiar.
THE MACHINERY NEEDED
In competition with this established order of things must enter in
to the market of the local potato. First it must be made known to
the farmer, the kind, grade, approximae quantity the market will ab
sorb; the approximate price or base upon which prices are to be es
tablished; facilities for creating the 'proper storage of the product
from the time it leaves the farmer until sold to the merchant or con
sumer, and finally the creation of a banking srvice to take eare of
credits, discounts and collections according to accepted standards.
Construct the machinery to handle the potato, the various root and
berry crops, hay, grain, dairy products, beef, mutton and pork and
poultry products. Create and open up these .market channels and lit
tle need will be apparent for other encouragement of homesteading
and agricultural development. f
The management of the Alaska Railroad is in an admirable po
sition to lead in the establishment of these channels for local pro
ducts. Not only does the Alaska Railroad control the movement of
goods thru its service and commodity tariffs, but the organization
already has the personnel, many of them specialists, in the lines de
manded by the inauguration of an effort to put Alaska products
within reach of Alaskans. We believe the early development of s
sound agricutural development policy along the above lines, followec
by similar activities to aid the coal and renideer industries, will b(
the forerunner of an era of development and activity now so appar
ently needed in the growth of the Territory.
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ilogv or physics.
1 The schedule as arranged would
•allow one to major in English, his
tory, mathematics, foreign lan
jguage or science.
As stated in the beginning this
| schedule is only tentative. High
! school students are requested to
j enroll at the new high school bund
ling Friday afternoon from 1 o’clock
jto 3:30 p. m. If there is no demand
'for certain subjects of course they
I will be eliminated from the sched
ule.
j Four solid subjects is an average
jload. Orly those pupils who in the
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of “B” or better should even ask to
be allowed to carry five subjects.
“First prove you can do more by
bringing up your grades, then, if
you wish and feel able to carry five
subjects, successfully, you may be
allowed to do so.”
Work will be offered in athletics,
and glee club if it can be arranged.
One unit of work can be earned in
high school for extra curricula
activities. Credits may also be earn
ed outside of the school in music.
P”oper arrangements must be made
with the superintendent with re
ispect to outside work, for which
credit is asked.
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