ALASKA IS POPULAR WITH WRITERS
In the last Bonder’s Digest is on articlo
well north reading called "What’s wrong
with Alaska?" It was taken from the
Washington Post and you will find it very
interesting as well as informative reading
Things pointed out in the article as in
ter f erring with development of the Terri
tory to its fullest extent include:
high freight rates(especially on the
Alaska railroad), absontoo ownership of
the Territories resourcos, valuable homo-'
stead land tied up by Federal regulations)
and the lack of sufficient self-government
The Alaska-Yukon Book of the Year
THE SAGA. OF ALA2CA
Another new book is coning off the Press
soon called "The Saga of Alndca." It is
now being advertised in various Alaskan
newspapers and is written by Thomas
Yiedennnn, Sr. (The Klondike Kid). It is
an authentic story of the Yukon-Alaska '
Northland from the- tine of the Russians,
through the gold rush days to the present
modern Alaska and Yukon Territories.
Miss Elaine"Henry is working in the Cr6an
ery for Mrs. Anita McGiboney while Mrs.
McGiboney takes her annual vacation.
Mr. Leon Oliver"oxpocts his family from
the states soon. He has obtained tho for
mer Matson house and will live there.
From Fort St. John, Canada ro loam that
plans for millions of cars on the Alaska
Canada Highrjry arc bding taken into con
sideration in the upkeop of that road.
The highway system there states that they
do not have the money or the men to do
nocoesary trork inmoidatoly, but that plans
arc for a good‘road in fron ono to five
years from non. Temporary briggds rill be
rcplacod rith steel and concrete.
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