Valdez Daily Prospector
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MONDAY, MAY 101 2.
HARDY BERRIES FOR ALASKA.!
Hv crossing a cultivated vuri
«• Iy «»t* strawberry willi the wild
Alaskan strawberry, Prof. (I. C.
(ieorgeson, who lias charge of the
agricultural experiment stations
in I tic great North country, has
developed several hardy hybrids
that produce well and yield ex
• eJient berries. This one item
gives an idea of the wonderful
work that is being done by the
1'niteil States department of ag
riculture. If a grain, or berry,
<>r fruit, does not do well in a
new country I be scientists set
about to cross-breed in order to
wet Ibf qualities adapted to cli-j
malic conditions and al Ihe same
-time |o add tlie desirable quali
fies in old and well known vari
•■I i«*s. ■ «
Prof, (ieorgeson lias had simi
lar success in the crossing of va
rieties of barley in order to evolve
lliosi' kinds 111 <iL will mature in
Ihe short season ami under I lie
peculiar conditions of Alaska. Al ,
present experiments are under j
way with rye and barley. Such
work.as this is invaluable. II is)
preparing the way for successful l
agriculture and for homes for;
hundreds of thousands of human
in-iii^s. !
.\i liampari siaimn. laiilmle (>.ri |
decrees and 3<» minutes. where
•4' x | m • i* i n 11' 111 s willi grains ami
i'lanis arc carried on, the gov- j
•'I'llnifiil employes an* now grow- j
111an alfalfa from Weslern Si-,
heria. There is prospect of sue- !
ci'ss. and if alfalfa does grow well ;
in Alaska if will mean an iiivaln
a 1 >11' enrichment of I lie soil.
Prof. <Seorgeson is of I hi* opin- :
ii.n Ilia' I'l liiI growing will never j
In* a si:ecess in interior Alaska i
• •ecanse I hi* v. in!ers arc so eohl (
thai trees do not survive. Berries j
are m own, however. Thai gom|,j
uld. relialde prodiiel. the pola-l
In, does well in Alaska. In llie;
Tanana valley lasl year Ihe Fair-!
hanks slat ion raised .'in Imiis on i
seven acres whieh. al .r» eenls a
noiind. wmii<l he wnrlli s.'i.nnil.;
Tile slal inn sidd several lulls al
S | SO eaeh. Al such prices il
would appear 111 a I already a good
farmer eoiihl make some prolil in ;
agririilt lire.
Conditions are iml siieli as ye I |
to allraei many farmers from lliej
stales, however. I'rof. (leiir^esiill
(fives ihe following reasons:
"The eeonoinie eoinlil i"11s pre
\ siiIiiip . in Alaska prevent speedy j
*e||lenient uf the territory hy
farmers. Transportation is loo1
expensive for the poor man III po!
there and lake up land, and lliej
farmers who are well-to-do do j
not leave the stales. A special:
homestead law for Alaska allows;
e it i/eiis of the I'liiled Stales with;
homestead rights to lake up HSO j
acres of uiisiirveved land for;
home* lead purposes. Iml the |o-j
cator must pay Ihe cost of lliej
Niirvi-y. which anioiinls to sever-'
al hundred dollars."
hut noteworthy progress is he-!
ing made not only in the produc-I
lion of grains, herries and po-1
taloes. hut also in I In* raising of
cattle nf the hairy Calloway t
hi'eed, introduced from Scotland,!
and in Ihe raising of a hardy j
sheep. The federal government
is preparing Ihe way and when I lie I
Farmers do lie-in taking np Ihe!
land, as they will when there are I
'more railroads and more njiiies j
running to furnish a market fori
agricnllnral products, settlement !
of the tillable areas Is likely to
he rnpid.
8ARTORIAL HONE8TY.
. "Socklfss Jerry" niul Ih*> days
win* ii ".lor" I Id t lt»y won noloriely
for aversion In "full dress rlolli
t's" nff recalled l»y I In1 declara
tions »»f Si'imlitr Ashursl, i»f Ari
zona, ami I lit* enmpniKii niMlmds
of i'\_<ioviM'iior Haskell, of Okla
lioina, who is an aspirant for Hit*
seal of St'iialor Owen. H*<|*ii^r—
naiift' I<• nnvlhimr llml savin's of
"sorji'ly" si ill seems In |u> prcvn
li'iil in Hit* rrnioli'r soulhwcst.
Addressing I lie Arizona levisla
Inro Senator Aslmrst dwelt upon
I lit* perils I It a I awailcd I In: elinm
pioiis nf Hit' "peep-nl" in Wash
ington "ItiKli soi'ii'lv," snppin^
I In* virile independence of Ihe
fronlii-r and transforming llii'in
info rlolliintf dummies. As for
him lu» was proof against such
temptations.
Similar processes passing for
thought arc recorded liy (iovcrnur
Haskell's campaign circular
against Senator Owen, which
gleefully reprints a tribute which
assorted thai. Senator and Mrs.
Owen were tho handsomest cou
ple in Washington society and
went oil to recite the social tri
umphs of the pair. Haskell avows
I hat he is not competing with
Owen in handsome dress or ap
pearance, I hat he does not. offer
any distinguished record as a
leader of polite society, and
points wilh pride lo the fact that
he was th« llrsl governor al
Oulhric in twenty years who nev
er gave a high society hall nor
haiupiet. The superstitiliun that
going without socks, repudiating
conventional attire and posing as
a social boor is essential to hon
es! representation of tin; public
might have been supposed long
since exploded, but it evidently
lingers in the backwoods, or some
of |he aspirants for office there
lb ink it does.
ll seems to be the natural thing
for an American when in Home
to df) as the Romans do, and even
when Tom Cale went from the
Tanana lo congress lie was in
duced, upon slate occasions, to
discard his flannel shirt and don
a "bilcd" while one.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
In a weigh Tall is one ol' utiri
greatest presidents.
i
AI midnight Ihe dike lijil will |
11a\ •* I»••<•«»111•» a law.
All explosives except Ili»» (Jul-I
look arc barred from I lie mails, j
The suH'mgisIs waul a suil-l
able emblem. We wnulil >uggcs| ;
a go-earl. !
William A. (iilinore is now
busily engaged in chasing a will \
I lie wisp.
This l'rince William Sound
weather of ours is good fur bolh
hotly and soul.
A nature fakir might say that
the fly in Mr. 'faffs ointment is
T. II.'s eamliilaey.
Is Hr>au playing Wilson ami;
('.lark on both ends against him- |
self in Ihe middle?
democrats have long realized j
Ihal lHere are more \itlcrs wear-!
iii'rT wool I hail raising il.
And I lie nex| thing knowj
China will he in Ihe throes of a ■
Judicial recall campaign.
The pot used to eall Ihe kettle
black, bill what will Ihe tireless
cooker say |o ihe paper hag?
Talk about the high price of!
living. Italy is paying close In a
billion for a lillle slice of Turkey.
The base ball Held could fur-j
nish good material for Chinese I
generals in Ty Cobb and Cy
Young.
Were Ihe Joues family |o con
tribute a penny apiece John Paul
niiglil have a handsome uionu
Uielil.
II is lo be hoped Ihe Washing
ton state politicians will give us
a judge who has been admit led j
I o I lie bar at least.
Regarding a compromise can
didate. Tafi says lie is in a light
lo a finish. Is this a prophecy
or a confession?
They say Shaekleford would
like in have I'ink as judge in .lu
ueau. Tin* oilier allnrneys have
nol been consulted.
.1. Pierponl Morgan gave *200,
(Hill for an old manuscript; he
has some on tile in Now Jersey
worth more than llial.
From I In* Colonel's rcccnl ul
lorancos we would nof imagine
that In- was in thorough liarniony
willi Mr. Tafl's campaign.
Tin- one grew I Irouble willi
banking reform is llial I In* re
<|uirr*tiM*iiI of collateral as a con
dition precedent In a loan.
Attorney (icnernl Wickerslinni I
demands llial the Harvester trust !
reorganize in such a manner as,
will not perinil I lie financing "I
Teddy's campaign.
"hoc" ('.handlers has been .jail
ed in Nome for libelling Win. A.
(iiliuorc. It is noticeable his
sentence will keep him ill con
finement until after election.
v
Iii sulVniKf slab's newspaper
men arc often in a <piandry
whether to s«Mld I lit* political re
porter or society <*«lit• »i* t«• politi
cal conventions.
Conscrvalion is a Rood thing
when properly applied. Manure
piles aro bad as such, but when
one wishes to make a garden in
our thin soil decayed manure be
comes useful. Moral, get rid of
I ho manuro piles by using the
fertilizer in your garden patches.
By so doing I ho cily will become
healthier and the gardens more
prolific.
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