Governor Bone
Makes First
Alasks Report
(Continued from Page 1)
Hurenu Con^U Illation
Manifestly, n consolidation of bu
reaus under one department hend at
Washington. as contemplated lu
ponding legislation, is a logical Ini
tial step toward th? euds desired.
Territorial Division
Kven with the administration of
its affairs brought closer home, the
difficulties will still b« great be
cause of the magnitude of the terri
tory and its widely divergent Inter
ests. For example. Nome is even
farther removed from Juneau. In
point of time, than is Washington.
,uid Fairbanks, the terminus of the
railroad in the interior, is also far
awa> The colossal size of Alaska
'points conclusively to a division of
the domain, in due course of time,
into two or more territories, prelim
inary to statehood. I'nder present
conditions, in the very nature of
things, administration is and will
continue to be beset with delays and
difficulties In view of the short
ness of the season, especially in the
northernmost part of the territory
and t!:e Interior, such delays often
entail actual hardships. Where red
tape is encountered at every turn,
through div.ded ar.d ill-detined au
t ority, these hardships are inten
sified.
Wealth ami Resources
A country that, unopened and
handicapped heavily in many ways.
is n»'v,-'t!ieless produced out of its
national resource* wealth approxi
mating a hillion dollars, certainly is
;t country worth looking after and
r-::; g the constructive attention
i>f the government.
Alaska's mineral wealth is a dem
onstrated fact. Its Incomparable
tisherl- s .ire too well understood to
he sains d in any quarter. Its for
ests o '-r undisputed opportunities
for woud pulp enterprises that will
1 lp to > 'Ive an urgent problem of
the day and generation. Its coal
.ind oil deposits are abundantly lu
evidence.
Agriculture
Hut the great area of fertile land
in the interior now awaiting home
s' aders and home-makers is little
realized or understood. The oft
repfuted assertion that there are
lvti.vUu square miles of land in Al
aska susceptible of agricultural de
velopment involves tio hyperbole of
statement. The government rail
road reaches the best of this area in
the Susitna. Matanuska and Tanana
valleys. Once Induttrles aro started
through the Investment of capital,
and a population created, these fer
tile lands will offer exceptional op
portunities to settlers.
Hope
Tho most promising sign of the
times today for Alaska Is the awak
ened Interest in Washington in the
opening of this rich domain and the
expressed determination In both the
executive and legislative depart
ments of the government to conr
diuate and simplify the methods and
system of administration and meet
the manifest needs of the territory.
Surely It was never intended that
the rich natural resources of Alaska
should be unused. Nature never
Intended It so. The sold and silver
and other precious metals, and coal
and oil. clearly are intended for the
use and benefit of mankind So, too
the countless acres of untitled soil.
The fact that more than half a cen
tury has elapsed since the purchase
of the territory with so little done
toward developing it and making
its resources available for the public
good is past understanding to those
who know and compre end Alaska's
richness. Now. with the completion
of the government railroad, a sys
tematic course of development be
comes doubly incuuhent. It is the
part of wisdom and the pan of ac
tual economy as well.
Officials Should He in Alaska
Officials who (leal with Alaska af
fairs from headquarters in Seattle
and Portland should he transferred
to Juneau. In short, the business of
Alaska should be conducted in Uas
ka to the fullest evteut possible con
sistent with continued government
i al supervision at Washington.
Two Illustration"
Two governmental agencies in Al
aska—the Engineering coiiiui ssion.
which is building the railroad, and
ihe Alaska Road commission, which
is constructing roads and trails, arc
functioning smoothly, efficiently and
successfully. These arc free-handed
and simply organized, having big
work to do. they are doing it in a
practical, business-like way. unob
structed by slow circumlocution and
long-range direction, and unhamp
ered save when waiting upon appro
priations. The achievements of *ne<«
organizations in pioneer develop
ment bespeak eloquently the wi.ilou
of further centering and centralizing
authority and responsibility In Al
aska.
Alaska Hearings ill Alaska
Hearings affecting the fisheries:
should be held, net in Seattle, or
Portland, or San Francisco, but in J
Juneau. Then citizous of Alaska and
the fishermen them selves, as well as
the canary men and bureau officials
would have opportunity to be heard.
Moreover, such an arrangement
would mean that authorized repre-1
sentatives of the great canning in
dustry wiuld necessarily bo within
reach, whereas now, under a chaotic
system, the management of such in
dustry would necessarily be within
tance and the responsible heads
thereof are far removed.
Action vs Discussion
Alaska's needs ions ago becane a
threadbare subject of discussion.
Assuredly the time has now come
to substitute action for discussion,
to turn word into deeds and to stop
theorizing and recommending and
get to work. The concentration of
authority and responsibility in one
department at Washington, with a
centralization of administrative pow
ers in Alaska, will be a direct and
decisive step lowarj the solution of
Alaska's problems.
Transport in Ion
Vital and urgent is the problem
of transportation. The completion
of the government railroad does not
solve it. but only makes its Hom'tou
the more vital and urgent.
Separated by foreign land, as well
as by water, from the United State
adequate steamsli p transportation
and equitable oresn rales are Un
necessary prerequisites to the sin
cessful operation of the railroad and
the development of the territory.
Steamship and rail are equally es
sential and mutually dependent titi!
ities. Alaska car.not prosper ami
progress without e-ther. The great
domain, its unparalleled resource*
yet scarcely touched, must remain
largely a waste and wilderness until
the twin problem of water and land
transportation is rightly solved
Steamship I.ines
Three steamship companies, two
Vmerican and one Canadian, serve
the Alaskan trade as common car
riers.
That t,-e situation calls for rem
edy and relief, no one seriously will
deny. Industry ij Alaska cannot
thrive under existing transportation
conditions. This is as clear as day.
And the situation as a whole threat
ens to In-come all the more acute
with the impending suspension of
river boats on the Yukon, incident
to the opening of the interior by
rail and highway fiom the southern
coast and the consequent diversion
of traffic.
Xo Solution to I'rohlcm
And so on progress has been made
toward the solution of Alaska's
transportation problem, either thru
federal or territorial agencies.
The thought of high-knotted, di
rect-going steamships plying be
tween westward Alaskan ports and
Seattle and San Francisco- i Twen
tieth Century line—is possible of
ultimate realization, but manifestly i
cannot be realized until tonnage has j
been created bv the development of;
the territory.
I'nless congress :s ready to sane
It is easy to identify
Victrola Instruments
Ynu ran tell thotn the moment yi>u raise tlie liil and
sif the trademark "Victrola." Vou will also see oilier
Victor trademarks, a* the picture and tlie phrase "His
Master's Voice.-*
Be sure to get a Victrola instrument of the great
est artists and specially made to play their Victor rec
ords.
The Victor trademarks besides being your means
of idcntltication are also your guaranrees of quality. Vic
trola instruments are built to give a lifetime of service.
Look undi-r the lid for the Victor trademarks—"Vic
trola," the picture and the phrase "His Master's Voire"
—and you can be certain of lasting satisfaction.
Victrola instruments $£5 to $1.*>00.
Victrola
Rest. r. 8. Pat. Off.
You can have one of 'hese in
struments sent to your home at
once, for you can buy ;h?m on <
easy terms, a small amount down
and the balance in monthly in
stallments.
Keller Bros,
tion and embark upon a poller of
unlimited paternalism for Alaska
and prepared to pay the bills, the
government may well keep out of
the steamship business—at least un
til private capital and Individual en
terprise have demonstrated conclu
sively their inability, under proper
regulation and control, to give the
rates and service which Alaska re
quires and must have in order to
grow and prosper.
Agriculture Projfresslni:
Agriculture is making marked
progress in Alaska, in spite of ad
verse general conditions. Homestead
ers in the interior, in the Tanana,
Matanuska and Susitna valleys, are
demonstrating the farming resourc
es and possibilities of this rich coun
try. Larger and more accessible j
markets will assuredly mean many
thousand acres of rich soil under!
successful cultivation.
I'opulution Retarded
Alaska is not growing numerically
For the decade of 1910-20, accord
ing to the census, its inhabitants de
creased 10.000. A liberal estimate
today would not place the white
population in excess of 30.000 as
:>gainst the perhaps inadequate offi
cial figures of 27,000 compiled in
ti.e winter season of 1920.
Natives not Dying Out
Apparently the popular theory that I
the Natives. Indians and Eskimos,
are fast dying off, is not sustained
by fact. Improved methods of liv
ing seem to he making for hardier
races of Natives. That the reindeer
industry, which has assumed an im
portant magnitude, has contributed
to the bodily, as well as material,
welfare of the Eskimos, is readily
to be believed.
Mining
Mining at a profit has been ren
dered most difficult and large enter
prises have been compelled to close
down, or greatly curtail their opera
tions. lioth quartz and placet min
ing have been checked by adverse
economic conditions. Export statis
tics for the calendar year will prob
ably show a more marked decrease
than the statistics for the fiscal year.
Summary of Recommendations
A co-ordinated and simplified sys
tem of government, with bureaus i
having jurisdiction In Alaska con
solidated under one departmental
head at Washington.
The stationing at Juneau of an au
thorized agent of each essential bu
reau exercising administrative func
tions in Alaska with power to act
upon matters not affecting federal
policy.
A ceniralization o* executive and
iiilministratlve business in Alaska to
the fullest extent consistent with
continued governmental supervision.
An appropriation of S300.U00 to
supplement the fund of $155,000
now available for the purpose of
constructing an administrative and
executive building at Juneau on
ground owned by the governmnnt,
ind to provide quarters therein for
the territorial legislature and the
Alaska Historical library and Mu
seum.
Liberal mining and land laws
framed to meet distinctive and di
vergent conditions In Alaska and
regulations under such laws that
«ill tend to stimulate enterprise and
encourage settlement.
A colonization plan to be worked
>ut In conjunction with the opera
ion of the government railroad to
bring under cultivation the vast
irea of agricultural land in the ln
erior.
Improved transportation facilities
iiid more equitable freight rates,
through private enterprises, if ob
tainable. and under governmental
regulations and control; or, as an
Uternative, through the operation |
jf vessels of the United States ship-1
ping board, and the establishment
)f a mosquito fleet to meet local
needs.
More liberal mail subsidies to en
lble the postofflce department to
Function in Alaska and thus aid In
[he solution of transportation prob
ems.
Continued conservation and safe
guarding of the fisheries of Alaska.
Uninterrupted building of roads
md trails throughout the territory
md necessary appropriations to car
ry forward the comprehensive plans
;)f the Alaska Road commission; and
the transfer of the work in the ter
ritory of the bureau of public roads
to the Alaska Road commission as a
further step toward coordination, ef
ficiency and economy.
More specific recommendations are
not made because of the conviction
that a coordinated system of gov
ernment will facilitate the solution
Df many important territorial prob
lems and the adjustment of c -'later
al questions and issues.
Allotment of a fafr percentage, at
least one-half, of the net revenues
derived from the Pribilof Islands,
which are are in Alaskan waters, to
the general fund of the territory.
IN OTHER CITIES
Hew York has a hank which lendi
radium to hospitals.
London has a flourishing golf club
composed exclusively of actresses.
The movement for university exten
sion work started In Philadelphia In
1890.
More than 1,700 locomotives were
mnde Id the Philadelphia district In
1619.
An oak tree at Chlco, Cal., covers an
acre of ground and can shelter 1.000
men.
The grfnt dome of St. Paul's cathe
dral. London, la supported on eight
underground piers.
London bridge, England, cost ?10,
000,000. Is 900 feet long and 54 feet
wide, with 100,000 persons passing
over it every 24 hours.
Thirty or forty years ago visitors
to New York used to climb to the top
of the Trinity church tower to see
the city, which lay at their feet.
The larcost steel smokestack Is sniff
to !>e In Newark. S. J. It extends
128 feet in the air and Is five feel
eight Inches In diameter.
With an annual production of 14,
500,000 pounds, Cincinnati claims to
lead all other dtles of America In the
manufacture »f oleomargarine.
SOME SMILES
It seems to have been changed
to "iio south, young cashier, go
south."
Well, anyhow, the under d'ig
usually gets what he wants—
sympathy.
"Half a loaf Is better than
none," says th« man with a oue
week vacation.
An optimist Is the fellow who
believes all he sees In the seed
catalogues.
In these days of millions of
motorcar*, people take life eu.-j
—and often.
The best scenery to the aver
age tourist is the hand of the
speedometer.
Indications are you might as
well try to sell lee next winter
as i-oal this summer.
TEN BUSINESS COMMANDS
Handle the hardest Job first each
(lay. Easy ones are pleasures.
Do not be afraid of criticism—oritl
clie yourself often.
Be enthusiastic—It Is contagious.
Be clad and rejoice In the other fel
low's success—study his methods.
I>o not he misled by dislikes. Acid
ruins the finest fabrics.
Do not have the notion that suc
cess means simply money-making.
Be fair, and do at least one decent
act every day In the year.
Honor your employer. There must
be a head to everything.
Have confidence In yourself, and
make yourself fit.
Harmonize your work. Let sun
shine radiate and penetrate.
POPULAR SCIENCE
A machine for rubbing automobile
bodies, which Is necessary during the
course of a proper painting job. bus
been Invented which doubles the work
man's output and makes the .vurk
much easier.
The up-to-date sled nmv lie used in
summer as well as In winter. It Is
equipped with three removable rubber
tired wheels, and Is guided downhill
la summer by relus which turn the
axle on which the front wheel is
mounted.
Whatever house the king of Eng
land visits Is his own property as
long as he remains In It. It would
be a moit opportune time to have the
plumber come with his bill for fixing
the kitchen alnk.
I ROFESSIOXAL CARDS
W. B. STOUT JK
A 11 • r e • J ■ t L» »
Practice In all conrta
In Territory of Alaaka
HALVES AXAWil
DR. U 8. KEIXER
Pettit
Most Modern MrthodJ '4
Office Houra: »-12 a. m.—1-<J P- '<»
Alaskan Building Broad«>4
SKAGWAT AI.ASh*
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SKAGWArB
FRATERNAL ORDERS
<•£$3^ Camp GkjkgmtJ So. ^
J 'W '1 Hint! «|«7 second *r$
fourth Tnead&r •vrning
«t 8:80 •'clock. VWOi
fng brothew eordloliy welcome i
J. M. Keller, U a Keller, f
Arctic Recorder, Arctic Chief.
B. P. O. ELKS, SkafJ.
way Ixxlga, >'#. 481, A
P. O. KIka, ncvu cm j
Thursday at 8 p. m. <
Visiting brother* ccca
dlallj welcome. ]
J. C. WOOD, &. H,
F. J. VAXDEWALL, Secretary. |
p. A A. M.
Whit* Vxm Lodge F. A A.
A. M. No. US, toccIm 2i>d
and 4th Saturday wrenlng*
of M<oh Booth at 8 o'clix-lu
Visiting Brethren are wel
come.
JOHJf X. HA-fSEX, ft. M.
T. J. Stan dish, Secretary
Fraternal Order ot
Eagles
skajrwaj Aerie, No. 23,
Fraternal Order ot
Katies, meet the flrM
And Uilrn V}iNtmwaay ni^nx 01 •am
month at their hall on Fifth Are*
nuo. Visiting brother® cordially in*
vited to attend.
C. H. ROGERS, W. P.
J. M. Grieabaoh, 8ec*y.
Pioneers of Alaska, Igloo No. 12*
meet in A. R. Hall first Monday la
every month at 8:SO p. m.
Yi>i(ing brother* cordially wel
come. C. PHELPS, Sec'y.
Naomi Chapter No. 9.
O. E. 8„ meets In Ma
sonic hall, first and
third Friday, of each
month, at 8 o'clock. Via
iting members welcome.
Charlie Marie Sparks,
Worthy Matron.
Virginia Suffecool, Secretary.
NOTICE
When you want anything moved
Trunks, Baggage or anything else.
Call np the John Williams, U. S.
Transfer Co. Also wood, 16 Inch,
delivered. J4.50. and coal, per ton,
delivered, flS.
$100 Reward, $1M
Ttie render* of lhl» paper Will b»
plea*ed to learn that ther* ii at l*ut
one dreaded disease that icIenA baa
been able to cur» In all 1t» itafM and
that Is catarrh Catarrh betnc rreailT
Influenced by constitutional condition*
requires constitutional treatment. Hal!'*
Catarrh Medicine la taken lotamaWand
arts thru the Blood on the Mucona Bur
face? of the Bs*»tem thereby dMtreylnc
the feundatlon of the dl*e**e, pMnrth*
patMt strength by bulldinf up tharoB
Btitutlon and assisting nature in doles its
Wirk. The proprietor* hav* fp Riueh
faith in the curative rower* <T Hall •
Catarrh Medicine that they oiVer One
Hundred Donar* for any case dial It rail*
to cure Send for list, of teetlmontkl*.
Address F. J. CHENET * CO.. Toledo,
Ohio. Sold by all Drur*1*t. He.
catarrh:
OF THE
BLADDER
AND ALL .
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White Pass & Yukon Route
TIME TABLE NO. 48.
Tuesdays and Fridays
Xo. 1, X. Bournl.
1st Class.
8:30 a. m. Leaves
10:45 a. m. "
12:30 p. m. "
2:00 p. m. "
4:25 p.m. Arrives
No. 2, S. Bourn
1st Class.
Arrives 3:36 p. m
Leaves 2:06 p. tn
" 12:45 p. m
10:55 a. m
" 8:30 a m
SKAGTCAY
W HITE PASS
BENNKIT
CABCROSS
\\ HITEHORSE
Passengers must be at the depot In time to have Bagpape In
spected, and checked. Inspection Is stopped thirty minute* befoie
leaving time ot trains.
ISO pounds of Baggage will be checked free wit.1 each full fare
ticket, and T5 pounds with each half fare ticket.