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Saturday February ?S 1924
TAKE A LOOK ’ROUND
’’That’s the way the money goes,
Pop, goes the weasel.”
Alaska is far away from headquarters
and Alaskans see very little of what is
going on in their own country.
And at that they see enough to give
them an inkling as to why there is such
a howl going up all over for reduced
taxation.
The soldiers’ bonus is sidetracked for
the reason that to pay it would bank
rupt the nation- and that would nev
er do at all, at all.
Two weeks ago a government agent
arrived in Alaska. At Nenana he is out
fitting with a retinue of men and a cav
alcade of dogs, dozens of each, for the
purpose of investigating oil reserves in
the Arctic region.
This week a government agent was
here whose purpose in the country is
U select landings for airships that are
shortly to start on a chase around the
world.
Now, these things may be crying ne
cessities. We are not saying they are
not, but they all cost money and lots
of it.
As before stated, Alaskans are fa,
from headquarters and see very little
of what is going on, but if there is as
much going on in proportion through j
out the rest of the country as is seen
from here, high taxes and inability to
pay a bonus to soldiera are readily ex
plained.
A cabinet official serves somethin]
like two years and resigns. During hi:
official regime he pulls down less thar
$25,000 in salary and a year after h<
resigns $100,000 is voted by congres:
for the purDOse of investing his allegec
rascality.
Visiting oil reserves within the Art
tic Circle in the dead of winter, arran^
ing air races around the world as ex
periments, investigating alleged crook
edness in high places—all of thest
things combined are of little moment
to a country like ours that talks in bil
lions, but they are samples of what is
going on in the country—straws waft
ed from thither to hence.
—Strollers Weekly
MANY CROPS
PRODUCED IN ALASKA
A recent issue of the Anchor
age Weekly Alaskan contained
aninteresting resume of what is
beingdenein the Territory along
the line of agriculture, by inriu
ers and by the experiment stu
tions.
Cattle for dairy purposes lead
among animals. The hardy, rust
ling heavy haired Galloways have
been found admirably suited to
the southwestern coast, and this
breed with the Holstein-Fresian
is being used to produce recipro
cal crosses which, it is hoped,
will result in a hardy dairy type.
Attempts are being made to eros
the yak and the con men cattle,
as has been done in central Asia
for many years. After trials with
different breeds, hogs are being
raised successfully. Sheep and
goats are grown by settlers and
by the government.
Especially hardy strains of the
small grains do well in the cen
tral western and interior portion
of the Territory most seasons
and when they fail to ripen, ow
ing to too much rain or early
frost, the crops can be made in
to hay or silage. Tests are being
made of both spring and winter
wheat, but it is believed that
spring w heat is better adapted
to tiie country. Bailey is the
most promising stock grain, be
arise it matures earlier than the
other grains.
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TO WOULD WAR VETERANS
Those of you desiring to take
advantage of the summa ry cit izen
law lor soldiers should do so be i
iore March o,l&24, as after tluitj
time the soldieis will have to j
take the same seeps required of ■
ordinary applicants.
Sherman Duggan
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U.S. Attorney and Naturalization
E xaminer.
Legumes will undoubtedly be
an im])ortant crop in the future
as they are excellent forage
crops and also enrich the soil as
they grow. The silo is helping
the Alaskan farmer to solve one
of his biggest problems, that of
winter leeding Oats or some of
native grasses, with peas or
vetch make good silage.
Most of the common vegetables ,
are grown successfully in all
parts of the Territory. The Alas
kan potato compares favorably '
with potatoes grown anywhere.
Hardy hybrid strawberries of 1
good quality, produced by the
experiment station, are now wide
ly grown as a commercial crop
in some sections.
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Coming hummer, When I
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