Press fears the coming of “sassiety,”
and the organization of a swell set. In
interviews, the guests were required to
explain the ownership of boiled shirts.
Chitina has a poetess, and wants a
bank.
“All signs point to the certaiuty
that Alaska will have her inning at the
next session of congress, ’ thinks the
Fairbanks Times. Ah, if Alaska could
just get hold of the bat once!
The Alaska Sourdough is the name
of a newsy and well edited paper re
cently launched at Douglas.—Chitina
Leader.
The guests at a recent ball in Ju
neau swiped the decorations, and the
committee has advertised in the Dis
patch for their return. If the orna
ments ‘ ‘ blow back ’ ’ the committee is
willing to ask no questions.
With a few exceptions every south
eastern Alaska town is growing in pop
ulation. In Wrangel and Ketchikan,
every house is occupied and in these
as well as Haines the school enroll
ments are larger than they have ever
been, much building has gone on dur
ing the summer, and is still going on.
At Ketchikan they are building houses
and stores of concrete.
AGRICULTURAL POSSIBILITIES
Of the possibilities of agricultural
development in Alaska, the interior as
well as the more southern portions,
there is no one more sanguine than
Professor C. C. Georgeson, in charge
of the government agricultural exper
iment stations in the territory, who
left Fairbanks a few days ago. Among
other things of a highly optimistic na
ture in regard to the posibilities of
grain-raising he has to say:
“I believe Alaska can be made a
prosperous and populous country, a
country of farmers and fishermen.
Why not? Take Finland, for instance.
The southern boundary lies on the
60th parallel and the northern boundary
lies fn the 70th parallel. You see it is
farther north than Alaska, for all of
Southeastern Alaska lies south of the
60th parallel. There are 148,000 square
miles of land in Finland, and only one
third of this is available for agricul
ture. yet Finland supports 3,000,000
and exports many agricultural pro
ducts besides.
“If it is possible in Finland, north
of the 60th parallel, it can also be
done in Alaska. For remember that
Finland has not' the great natural re
sources of Alaska, our gold, our coal,
copper and stone, and our 26,000 miles
of coast line, every mile of which is
good fishing ground.
“Alaska has an area of about 590,
000 square miles, and I estimate that
100,000 square miles of this is availa
ble for agriculture and grazing. True,
it is a new country, but in years to
come it can be made to support as
many people to the square mile as Fin
land does.
“The great problem is to get peo
ple to come to Alaska to farm. So far
no effort has been made to do this and
the government has acted in a very
short sighted manner to allow the lands
of Alaska to lie idle. In fact, settlers
have been discouraged, for about 15
years ago, when a colony of Icelanders
wanted to settle on Kodiak Island, the
government discouraged th^ scheme.
It would pay the government to send
agents to Finland nnd Iceland to in
duce the people to come to Alaska.
They are quiet and sober and industri
ous. They are splendid farmers and
would be facing familiar conditions.
1 believe that with the proper effort
many would be willing to come here
and settle. Perhaps this will be done
some day.—Alaska Citizen.
TO OPERATE IN ALASKA
That Alaska will receive, during the
coming year, the most extended ex
ploitation in its history, is demonstra
ted by the advent into that terirtorv
of the United States, Mining, Smelting
& Refining coinapny. Recently arriv
ing in Seattle from the Boston head
quarters of the company, were officials
of this well known organization, and
following their trip of inspection comes
the official announcement that offices
will at once be opened in Seattle. A.
P. Anderson is now here looking after
the details. It is the purpose of the
United States people to thoroughly ex
plore Alaska, securing options on cop
per and gold quartz* properties which
they will either take up or discard af
ter examination. Already they are
about to close for the Mt. Andrew mine,
one of the most promising properties
located in Southeastern Alaska. Agents
will at once be dispatched to the Cop
per river region, Seward, Valdez, Ke
nai and Fairbanks. Alaskans are jubi
lating over the advent of this com
pany, owing to the fact that it is the
most formidable competitor of the
American Smelting & Refining Compa
ny, and it is understood that the Unit
ed States will look for a suitable smel
ter site on Puget Sound, near Seattle,
or somewhere in Prince William Sound,
Alaska.
2,000 TONE OF SALT
The sailing schooner America which
was delayed at Ketchikan for several
days discharging a 2000 ton cargo of
salt for the A. W. Thomas saltery,
has proceeded northward. She is an
der charter of a Japanese company to
open a saltery near the north end of
Prince of Wale* island. The company
picked up several local Jap* and
bought a large consignment of lim
ber at tha Ketchikan mill. Thd plan
i* to aalt tha flih on a barge.—From
our regular correspondent.
SCHOOL AT KXTCHKAIT
The week ending Sept. 29 completed
the first month of school at Ketchikan.
The enrollment this year is almost
double that of any previous year, and
the enthusiam of members together
with the encouragement of the board,
says our Ketchikan correspondent, have
combined to call forth the best efforts
of everybody. The enrollment to date
is 107. The North Star Literary So
ciety has been organized with Joe
Spaith as president, Evadne Field sec
retary, Eldon Daily vice president, Mrs.
Margaret Combs, eighth grade teacher,
critic. The teachers for the year are
C. 8. Blake, Mrs. Margaret Combs,
Miss Lillian Arke and Miss Harriet
Rossiter.—From our regular correspon
dent.
THE GRAND’S BIG SHOW
The elite of Juneau turned out en
masse to attend the benefit concert at
the Grand theatre Saturday evening.
Sept. 30, held under the auspices of
the Episcopalian church. The cozy lit
tle theatre was filled to its capacity
and under Manager Jackson’s guiding
hand everything went off smoothly.
The different numbers were very finely
rendered and the pictures were the pick
of the good ones that Mr. Jackson is
showing every evening at his theatre.
Perhaps the best of the vocal numb
ers was a solo by Mrs. Crowtlier, the
“Alaskan Tetrazini’’ as she was styl
ed by one of the audience. Mrs. Crow
ther sang “Down the Vale” by Moir
in a very able and finished manner.
She was in excellent voice and her
stage presence had nothing suggesting
the amateur. Mrs. Crowther respond
ed to an encore with “One Spring
Morn” by Nevin.
Prof. Kleinert, as usual, found great
favor with the audience in his piece
entitled “Gypsy Dance.” He re
sponded to an encore.
Mr. Gormley gave an excellent ex
hibition of hard shoe dancing to the
hibition of hard shoe dancing to the
tune of “Peaceful Henry.” He is
very good in his line and easily ranks
in the professional class.
Little Miss lone O ’Donnell sang an
illustrated song entitled “You Re
mind Me of the Girl that Used to go
to School with Me,” and Master
Fremming rendered another entitled:
“Gee, I Wish I Had a Girl.” He was
so earnest about it that everyone who
heard him wound certainly hope that
his wish would be answered. These
two youngsters did very well.
Mrs. Fremming presided at the piano
in her usual efficient manner, and Man
ager Jackson is to be congratulated in
securing her services, which are of the
best. /
During the evening, Rev. Renison,
in a few well chosen words, thanked
the audience for their patronage, and
also the performers and the manage
ment for their kindness in contribut
ing their services towards making the
affair a success.
At P. a Fox’s
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Our stock of Overcoats contains ev
erything that is desirable in that line.
We have a full ine of Hart, Schaffner
& Marx overeats, and these handsome
styles appeal to every rhan of taste.
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