ALASKA AND YUKON CAN
BE MADE BIG PROOUGER
Alfred Burbank, Great California Spe
cialist in Plant Life, Talks Instruct
ively of Possibilities of the North.
the Dawson News: Alfred
hi the _uro.it (alifornia spec
ie plant life, who h;ise bwn
lKtwsun with Mrs. Burbank,
oil with Yukon ami Alaska,
me five ve:.rs of life in
is i> ? ton," saiil Mr. Burbaiik at
e 'lesrfi i hotel, "and I will evolve
that will 1>c 'he ideal
:».i then will be able to
0 I'uited States with all
''••s eded there. This is
•fill country, and I wish 1
enough *o help develop
Uut others can take up the
. :to t-ropositloii he-e and evolve
"The v. at»r can '»•» taken out of
Yukon potato and an article
\i which will be dry and
\ re now adapted to the
here. It must be a pro
" i' e toil ' 're is suitable for po
. but can be wouder
y : 'prc-v. d. it is sour, and
■ be aerated and exposed
sui4. It lacks ammonia.
* tiiat reaso.i manure is a
id id art . le for the ground.
f . to contain far more
' i t an the manure. Stable
to t-;io all the urine with
b iluinp or otherwise from
1 and stalks are the na
;>s for this region. Root
be a great success here
scale as well as 011
Grains will not prove
h , »=a -s beyond the growing
supply of hay.
srown successfully in
S.berian and Russian
imdv ', but the soil there is
M:i«k (i -oil is sour because of
i> of •in, due to heavy moss
! many tiark days in
u hen the ground is frozen.
• Aposcd to the sun.
i 'The root crops thrive best here
because best adapted to the soiL
' and short seasons. Tho potato is
looked to many places for a produce!
of alcohol for making the commer
cial deiiaturized article. But I hav
the artiilu which will produce tli
alcohol shead of the potato. That
is the cactus. We also have a var
iety of cactus which will grow In
Yukon in the dry, suuny slopes ex
posed to the sun. E.ut possibly
roots or other crops would l»
more profitable her-}. Xeverthele • .
'his cactus could be made a suc
cess here.
"C.'.bbages will be among the best
article for production here. 1 hfive
heard of the wonderful tenderness
and the great size c>f the cabbages,
the cauliflower, the celery, the tur
nips and the carrots, and tho pars
nips of this country. The extreiut
tenderness of the cauliflower, tin
celery and other such products here
I believe is not due so much to the
rapid growth under the continue
summer daylight as to the peculir..
'.ties and the contents of the soil.
'Yukon and Alaska should ti.i,
root crops the world over before
long. I know that today tho pC"
pie speak of the high freight r.i
and say that it is preposterous
expect 10 compete witu other region
freight rates.
"It mast be remembered this con
try is 1.0 farther from the outside
markets than Califoai.i is from r:
of its markets. California .-'i
fruits ;-nd garden truck thous-i ntls
of miles by water and also by
rail, and still can sell them at a
fair rate. I remember when Cali
fornia was first settled, and I was
omong those there in early days,
how many stated that the soil was
not fit for cultivation of grain, and
many other crops, and how, if such
could be grown the growers coul !
not expect to find a market lie
cause of the distances to other
lands. California now ships tho-i
ands of miles by rail to points on
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•s
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Are Now On Display *
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A spwial iraiii KtL liero this
horse with Prosiilev 1
IKE LONG RUN
10 CONVENTION
St. I.ouis, July 15—Tho national
convention of Hie Federation of
American Motorcyclists opened bero
today and will bo ill session for
i'uur days. Clubs from many cities
long endurance runs to attend
the convention. Veteran riders
iilanned a speed test from Chicago
to St. Louis. A number of motor
cycle championships will be run
Me\i> o City, July 15—At 10
luck last night the family of
, t ijollier with their relatives
<L, left here for Vera Cruz
; h..iir.l a special train preceded by
iwo military trains, while a third
itn.-v train, with 500 soldiers on
imi-J, jiolloived in the rear.
K1 l*:>sio, July 15—It is said
• fiat in tiie event of the
ovei nmentsudflen fall the
rioiialists will enter Mexico
t'iiy within a few Ltours.
M THIRGS
LEISURELY
■i City, July 15—Huerta was
o until noon today and up to
ti had apparently made no
;m: itit-n for leaving.
Vera Cruz, July 15—Brigadier
I Funston is momentarily ex
i lo hear that Huerta is en
i.j hire from Mexico City.
A Ul' Alaska, July 15—Mrs. Al
i ert White will head the delegation
hi. h ' ill leave here to attend the
; i itori::l democratic convention to
held in Skagway on August 3d.
There were 150 votes cast for
-at' S, Mrs. "White receiving the
highest number and E. Bunnell,
ivitonal committeeman, the sec
mi highest. The other delegates
iv: Robert Ferguson, Jos. Baxter,
C. J. Todd, Frank Loata, James
Vv' lson, Ed. Maddox aad T. J. Dono
lioe.
Both of tho Skagway moving pic
ture houses are putting on excep
tionally good shows this week.
*
? Prices on*
*
Perishables *
4
•f
>£ all ;nds received on S. S. «
•f
4
-: today *
•i
P. lNTY, grocer *
4
■2- .i. •?- »?« ►?<? #$» •$■ «$• »ft rji »|« ifi ^
GOLDEN JUBILEE HON
OF ELKS SI DENVER
Raymond Benjamin of California It
Elected Grand Exalted Ruler, and
Frederick C. Robinson of Dubuque,
Iowa, Re-Elected Grand Secretary.
Denver, Col., July 15—Yesterday
■'it the second day's session of the
Golden Jubilee Reunion of the B.
P. O. K., a resolution to postpone
the Elks' convention next year
was defeated. In the selection of
the place for next year's convention,
Los Angeles was chosen.
Raymond Benjamin of California
was yesterday elected grand exalted
ruler, and Frederick Robinson of
Dubuque, Iowa, who has filled the
office lor years, was re-elected
grand secretary.
Keen rivalry between the various
Elks lodges of the United State3
reachod a climax today when the
annual competitive drill by teams
from all sections of the country
featured the third day of the
Golden Jubilee Reunion of the order
here. Several thousand dollars in
prizes have been offered to the
' competitors. xne aroaaway na»»
ball park where the teams perforata
their evolutions, was tie Sfocea
! oi Elkdom during the morales.
I The first parade of thfl Raunlaa
1 was held this afternoon. Tfcto iraa
| the Industrial parade in which alj
lodges of the state, excepting D#*
ver, competed for prizes. T&a ob
ject of the display was to depict
the natural resources of the C«a
tennial State. Scores of decorated
floats DOrtrayed the developmonj of
manufacturing, mining, agricultnrs
and stock-raising. Electrically
decorated autos tonight will perform
the second parade of the day. Sev
eral hundred machines ' will ba la
line and the most brilliant pageaa*
ever shown here is promised. Cos*
prizes have been offered. Meaa
while the grand lodge was ia
sion all day discussing mattarg at
vital interest to the order.
A BOND ISSUE
FOR PUIS
Hood River, Oregon, July 15— I
Hood P.iver county is voting today |
on a ?75,000 bond issue to be used j
in opening the Columbia River high
way through the Civscc.de moun
tains. The highway when completed -
will be one of the scenic drives of
the couutry.
SOCIAL DAN'CK
There will bo a social dance in
A. B. hall, Saturday night, July 18.
O. Selnier's orchestra will furnish
music. Everybody is invited. Ad
mission, $1.00. Ladies free. 7-15-3t.
There will be a regular meeting
tonight of Skagway Aerie No. 25,
Fraternal Order of Lagles.
VANISHED AFTER
THE SHOOTING
Mineola, July 15—Witnesses wtU
Ijo called upon today to testify ii
the charge that Mrs. Carman ts*
i.slied after the shooting of Mds.
Uailey in her husband's office
SNHMTr
READY J_STABT
Gcspcrt, July 16—Everything ia
now in readiness for the d«g>&rttB*
of Shamrock IV. for America am 9at»
■irday, July 18th.
If You Want to Make
A Good Impression
There is no better
way than to wear
Hart Shaffner & Marx
r CLOTHES
They give yon the feeling ot
confidence and the well
groomed appearance that
always" wins
Come in and look them over
WILL CLAYSON—Clothier