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Development of Alaska and Its
Resources Is Theme of Dis
cussion with Officials
from Washington
“How can the department of the
interior and those in Washington help
huild up this country and secure a
greater population for Alaska?”
This was a question by Assistant
Secretary of the Interior Hallowell at
a gathering of the business men of
Seward.
i- And answers were given that start-]
ed the official thinking as well as
other visitors at the meeting.
Senator L. V. Ray, the first one to
answer the question said: “Secure
men who will buy property, pay taxes
and not send the money out. Secure
those in building the government
railroad who will remain here. Secure
fhat type of men to be employed in
the construction of the railroad who
will remain and grow up with the
country.”
Representative jonn ixoon, ine sec
ond speaker, said: “Around Seward
there is too much land reserved. One
cannot secure a site for an industry
on Resurrection bay, as the land is re
served and it requires much expense
and time to secure even a lease. Out
in the country it is the same thing—
land reserved for oil, Coal, timber and
agricultural land, all reserved. Give
us a territorial form of government,
give us an opportunity to develop our
land: do not land on this country all
of the mistakes of the past forty
years.”
“Transportation and the opening of
our natural resources is what will
help Alaska,” said Judge S. O. More
ford, another representative citizen
called upon to make a reply to the
assistant secretary’s question. “Let
us open our coal and oil fields, give us
cheaper transportation and when the
opening of the natural resources have
been secured, two of the chief prob
lems for securing home builders and
the return of the prospectors will
have been solved.”
Hallowell an Enthusiast
Governor Thomas Riggs, Jr., while
not making a definite reply to the as
sistant secretary’s question, as he
said it was a mighty big issue with
Alaskans, said he had advised Sec
retary Lane to secure a man in the
department of the interior who could
look after Alaska affairs, and “I want
to tell you assembled here that we
now have that man, a great enthusi
ast, hard worker and competent man,
in the person of Assistant Secretary
Hallowell.
“I have traveled with Assistant
Secretary Hallowell for the past three
days and I am pleased with the way
he looks upon Alaska and all Alaska
matters. I am glad that Colonel
Mears is back on the job, know he is
thoroughly acquainted with the work
to be done, and will do it.
“Regarding w'hat can be done to
induce more people to come to Alaska
and make their homes, that is a
mighty big question—a most vital
one. Owing to our law's the laborer
and the capitalists view Alaska with
suspicion, and these law's must be
remedied. I know that here on Kenai
peninsula, where there are many
small but rich properties, develop
ment has been retarded. Wagon
roads must be built as feeders for
the government railroad, publicity
must be given to the territory and all
must boost. Alaska must not be
treated as an experimental farm.”
He Knows Alaska
Colonel Alfred H. Brooks was in
troduced, but the introduction was
unnecessary as he was known by all
present, but Assistant Secretary Hal
lowell made a most apt introduction
at that, as follows: “A well-known
newspaper writer, many years ago, in
writing about Alaska, said there were
two who who did know Alaska—Dr.
Brooks and Providence.”
Colonel Brooks said that he had
been in the Alaska service for the
past twenty-five years, he had come
north before with governors, had
come north before with commissions
and had been in the north many times
with other secretaries.
“I have heard that Alaska has gone
back during the past few years and
many of the old-timers and prospect
ors have left. I have great confi
dence that they are all coming back.
The gold is coming back in value,
it is still in the mountains, as quartz,
and in the valleys along the creeks
and rivers in placer lands. Three
million men have been ‘over there’
and they are accustomed to the great
outdoors; they, or rather many of
them, will come north to the last
great frontier. Everything will come
back, and Alaska will be the greatest
comeback ever.”
A Railroad Builder's View
Colonel Slade, a member of the
Mears party, said that he first came
to Alaska twenty-seven years ago as
a tourist. “I understand the devel
opment of a new country,’ said Col
onel Slade, “also the building’ of a
railroad in a pioneer country, as I
have been engaged in both pursuits
in connection with the Northern Paci
fic. This Alaska is being developed
slowly and surely and soon the peo
ple on the Outside will know more
fully the great possibilities of this
northland.”
Colonel Slade mentioned a letter
he received upon his arrival in Sew
ard, from Secretary Lane, which stat
ed he had been appointed an engineer
with the Alaskan engineering commis
sion at a salary of $1 a year.
“I trust that when I return to
Washington to boost Alaska and se
cure the appropriation for the rail
road, that I may have proven that 1
have earned my $1,” said Colonel
Slade.
People Should Rule
F. R. Coudert of New York City
made a most entertaining and pointed
talk. “What Alaska needs is liberty
and transportation,” said Mr. Coudert.
“I have listened to your talks here to
night, all elucidating talks. You peo
ple, you hardy prospectors, old-timers,
you real boosters and permanent resi
dents, you have been throttled and
what you need now is a chance to gov
ern yourselves, to handle your own
resources. But the pendulum always
swings both ways and while conser
vation has been the cause for your
near ruin, the pendulum will swing
back and normal conditions will be
attained.
“I am making my first trip to Alas
ka. I am thrilled with the glories of
the land, thriled with everything 1
have seen, and some day Alaska, the
last great frontier, will come into her
own, you will come into your own and
jou and your land will prove your
greatness.”—Seward Gateway.
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