LETTER
seasoned travelers, and so the
length of the trip, combined with
the unfulfilled expectations, make
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THE MAJORITY OF THEM DIS
CREDIT THE COUNTRY AND
EVERYTHING IN IT..
I believe this knocking to be
one of the main reasons for the
great slump in tourist travel this
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; season. Especially is this true of
those making the trip down the
Yukon River, and out this way
to the states. That trip is both
tiresome and uninteresing nine
tenth of the distance. For the
good of Alaska it should be dis
couraged. The only one that
should be encouraged at present
is the round trip from Seattle to
Anchorage, or at furtherest to
Ml. McKinley National Park.
INDUCING AGRICULTURAL
PURSUITS
The greatest benefit to any
new country is permanent settle
ment of the agricultural land by
bona-fide farmers, and the great
est efforts of all Governments is
directed to that end. For over 30
years the farming possibilities of
the central Alaskan valleys have
been spoken of and written about
exhaustively. And each succeed
ing management of the railroad
has taken a whack at the settle
ment problem and failed. The us
ual method by the different man
agers, has been enticing farmers
in states, by illustrated lecture,
etc., to tranter their activities to
I Alaska, painting in glowing terms
the luxuriant growths, the ease
of acquiring land, etc. Year after
year a few farmers have respond
ed, and visited this region. I be
lieve their annual number could
be counted on two hands. These
few have come and seen, and
either abandoned farming as an
occupation, or returned to the
States. WHY? It s NOT becuse
the soil is poor, or land unavail
able. or to hard to clear, or the
schools not handy, or that win
ters are mre severe than in ttic
Northern states. NO—IT IS BE
CAUSE THERE IS NO ASSURED
! AND STEADY MARKET FOR
FARM PRODUCTS. That is the
real answer.
You will be shown a few little
farms near towns, and the luxur
iant products from them. You
will be told that he Alaska Rail
road and the towns, buy potatoes
and other crops. Some of the
farmers will tell you everything
is rosy. But, you will NOT be told
that some of the most attractive
of the little places shown belong
to the merchants or towns people
who cultivate them without the
thought of profit. YOU WILL
i NOT BE SHOWN the large num
ber of ABANDONED AREAS that
j have been cultivated at one time
; in an effort to make a living.
; Wihin a rtadius of four miles of
International Longshoremen’s
and Warehousemen's Union
Local :t!>
Meets First and Third Tuesday a 1
7 p.nt Union Hal
President — I,. Rogers
Secretary — L. Dick
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thsi town, (similar conditions at
other towns) there are four aban
doned farms that at one time
were cultivated by bona-fide far
mers trying to make a living.
After struggling a number of
yeears they gave it up.For many
summers now, not a bit of culta
vation lias been done; their home
steads were taken over by town
people for the wood on them, etc.
The merchants of the different
towns do not singly or collective
ly make any effort, or sacrifice to
absorb all of the local produc
tions—one year they buy a little,
another year they don’t; the farm
er is never sure of sellngi.
The present management of
the road had a professional lectur
er in different parts of the States
trying to induce burners to come
to this country. I believe it safe
to say that at no time did he say
that the market for farm produc
tion was very uncertain. Obtain
ing immigration by misrepresent
ation. (which it assuredly is), is
a injustice to those wh oare in
duced to come. So far as I am
able to learn NOT ONE of the
families coming up here under
the influence of such propoganda
is to he fourd today on a suc
cessful farm, and this, after 20
years of effort. WHAT IS THE
REMEDY? By far the greatest
benefit to this country, assuring
land settlement, and a rapid
growth in permanent inhabitants,
is to be obtained by PROVIDING
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April 28 1948 — Seward, Alaska
AN ASSURED MARKET FOR
ONE OR MORE. STABLE FARM
PRODUCTS! THAT IS THE KEY
THAT WILL UNLOCK ALAS
KA'S WEALTH. All efforts should
be expended in finding the way.
I suggest this method:
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SHIPPING NEWS
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SS BARANOF is due in Sew
ard Friday morning. April 30th,
with passengers and freight for
Seward and interior points. She
will sail the same evening on her
return to Seattle, calling at Jun
eau and Ketchikan enroute.
MV FLEMISH KNOT is due to
arrive in Seward Friday after
noon, April 30th with freight foi
Seward and the railbelt also the
first for Yukon River points. Af
ter completing her discharge here
she will proceed to Kodiak Isl
and and Alaska Peninsula ports
with cannery supplies.
MV RING SPLICE is due to re
turn to Seward this weekend and
complete her discharge of Stand
ard Oil products and lumber, she
then will proceed to Seattle.
MV COASTAL RAMBLER is
scheduled to sail from Seattle on
April 29th and enroute to Sew
ard will call at Ketchikan. Cor
dova, Orca, Valdez and Port Ash
ton.
MV .JUMPER HITCH is schedul
ed to sail from Seattle on May
Gth, and enroute to Seward will
call at the following ports: Ket
chikan, Juneau. Cordova, Whit
tier. Nellie Juan and Crab Bay.
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