PALL ZE
Dorothy:L. Boll, Editor
Fubli: L.„d every Friday at F aimer, .Ate ska, for the Latanuska .Valley
Farmers’ Coop orating Association fqjs the purpose of. giving nows' of the
A- sociqtJ ono work, problems, and accomplishments*
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post ’VAR . of ..laska
on the Post'
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Thcru has been luuch.discussion prCyOnd con
meat of ..laska. Hov/cverj regardless- f how the residents of the present
feel about it, there isn’t much that wo can do to stop immigration
into the territory. It might possibly be. controlled. '.Then on considers
the type of people who settled in the United States, it is the most
natural course of events that the dependents of those people would
follow i i the f ,ot steps of their forefathers and seek new lands.
Loving into now lands and developing them is almost an American tradi
tion. Americans always have been adventurous. It is that spirit that
has mafia ur c untry what it is today. It is that spirit that has
made America a leading industrial nation. If Americans decide to de
velop a, 1 settle Alaska, they probably will.
According to Jessons V.rcckly*4Bfeio members of Congress fool that
Alaskan.-, ah uld take the leadership in working’out s mao method of
systems. o control _of the "invasi >n." It would bo disastr.us for tgo
Tcffrlt.'.'vv^'.r.u “those c •r.ving here if it were r. mass movement, It must be
system-timed and gradual. Through the newly ere-ted Alaska Devcl .pment
Beard, j.ocal planning c ouncils, and civic rgqniz' ti„ns, data, factua]
inf jrreat.i a an? surveys will have t be r.iadc and the results assembled
t • uut i' ' o the hands ef all responsible governmeht agencies for
distribu ’ n t these making inquiries.
"It sh aid bo emphasized that in".ividuals wanting t c no hero t , s
settle ana make their h nics sh uld first make a trip to see far thei .
s'”vcs v. .at the Territ ry has for then. This will prevent a let of
disillusionment and disappointment and sa ve a let of n,noy.
”d nparing postwar "invasi .n" to the Klondyke, Hilschor said it was
estimated that 1,500,000 pors..ns flooded Pacific Coast ports of dep'rt
urc, 11 clamoring to go to the Elondyleo and "pull up grass with gold
encrusted in its roots." Eventually s ...c- 200,000 got started and
possibly 50,000 to 70,000 reached Dawson. Those Who made big m >ncy
could have been counted on the fingers of two hands.
"hi'• lea d osn’t want a renetiti on of this. However, he reiterated:
"Logic v;.n’t answer. (Jive then the facts. Urgv
for the-.selves." Of the first to arrive, 50 per cent will return,
dissatisfied, disgruntled. They will toll the press they wore aisled,
nisirf rtod. S.ac of the other 50 -per cent will rcaain a year er two
before they, too, will go back. Those who rcaain ’./ill find niches for
thonsclveg. Fra: thou Alaska will get new blood, new life, up-.n which
will gradually evolve o now and s uni economy.
"Already Anchorage is looking ahead t o new developments, new indus
tries tl at will greatly expand its trade area, Fairbanks has the sane
problems and the saaa opportunities, he said.
"Postwar cc.nony, soundly and correctly lovcloped and applied,"can
develop Alaska to such a point you’ll quit talking ab ut the good old
days." ....
Tiic quoted part of this article was taken fra.. Jessons Mckly which
was a vg ort n opini ons v .iced by Herbert Hilscher.
VC ALSO IMG?7 THAT FLYING- TH.3 BUT .VHK 33ATTLB AND FAIRBANKS 13 GR3ATL"
iCDUGBD.
Air travelers fr Fairbanks, ..laska, will be able to fly to Sew tic
aboard a . an ..aerican Clipper in only 8 hours, connect v/ith an cast
bound FAA plane and arrive in ITow York that’evening— a matter of
approxia tely 15 h urs’ flying ti..e, Ketchikan will bo .,nly 9 hours
fling tio.c fra:: New York via Seattle; Juneau 11; Mitchorso 13; NA.o.c
17. The city of Aneh rage, which will be included in this connccti:
service if the Civil Aeronautics Beard grants Fan A .crican per: Assion
to fly there, will be nly 13 b urs’ flying ti.ee fr.... Now York.