IN POLITICAL
FLURRY WICK
FORGOT SEEDS
The time for putting our Victory
gardens is almost at hand, but nu
merous people in this district, from
Fairbanks throughout the entire Tan
ana valley, and probably in certain
other divisions, are wondering where
their customary supply of government
seeds has gone. Many of them are
no doubt cussin’ the mail contractors
or the steamers plying between Puget
sound and Alaska, or the railway mail
service between Seattle and Washing
ton because these seeds have not ar
rived.
The Citizen, learning that no seed
distribution had taken place up to
the present time, called at the post
office and inquired of Postmaster Deal
as to what he knew about the non
arrival and distribution of free seeds.
And he knew quite some, and what he
knew didn’t locate the seed. In fact,
there seems reason to believe that
they never will be located, at least in
time for planting this year, and people
who have been expecting the govern
ment to furnish them with the seeds
necessary to make their Victory gar
dens a success might as well go and
buy what they want, for this year at
least "there ain’t no such animal as
a government seed.”
Early during the month of March
Postmaster Deal, realizing with con
cern, that the seed shipment was over
due, and thinking that it might have
been held up in the Seattle office,
communicated with R. C. Knox, super
intendent of the Alaskan division of
the mail service, requesting that he
look the matter up and have for
warded any seed shipments which
might be there.
He got action. Superintendent Knox
got busy and sleuthed around the
Seattle office but with no result. He
is a man who has always done his
best for his Alaskan patrons and
after he got through with his investi
gation, he wrote Postmaster Deal as
follows:
“Seattle, Wn„ March 15, 1919.
"Postmaster, Fairbanks.
*f • • * Upon receipt of your let
ter (relative seeds for patrons Fair
banks office and other Tanang valley
places) an inquiry was made of the
person in charge of the Alaska sec
tion of the Seattle, Washington post
office as to whether seeds from the
department of agriculture for points
in Alaska have been received and
handled there, and in reply the
Alaska section man states that up to
the present writing very few seeds
from the department of agriculture
for points in Alaska have come to
hand. He did state, however, that he
handled a few packages for Fairbanks
a few weeks ago and that 3ame have
gone forward in the mails for Fair
banks. He also stated that the wrap
pers containing these packages were
labeled ‘First Class Mail’ and in view
of this I do not think there is any
doubt that as seeds for Alaska will go
forward promptly.
“This office is unable to understand
how it happens that he quantity of
seed for points in Alaska this year
is so much less than in previous
years, unless it is for the reason that
there is some question as to who the
proper delegate for Alaska is, and
whose duty it is to see to it that the
good people of Alaska get their proper
quota of gardens seeds.”
The delegate contest was settled
during the first week in January.
Wickersham was seated in congress
in the place of Charles A. Sulzer. He
wa3 our delgate from that time until
March 4 last and had the privilege of
securing these seeds forAlaskans from
the department of agriculture just for
the asking for them. No mail charges
attached, just asking for them.
It seems apparent, from the informa
tion contained in the above letter that
he failed to do this, whether through
oversight or not one canont say. But
a good many people throughout inter
ior Alaska are disappointed at not get
ting their seeds and if Mr. Wicker
sham has forgot them, some of them
undoubtedly will not be as forgetful
in the future. For “seeds is seeds" and
“votes is votes” and if a periectly
good Alaskan vote isn’t good for a
package of government seed, especi
ally a free one, then Indeed have the
people of Alaska fallen on evil times.
—Fairbanks Citizen.
FORMER GERMAN SAMOA
TO BE SELF-SUPPORTING
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, April 5
(Correspondence of the Associated
Press).—Colonel Robert Logan, the
New Zealand administrator of former
German Samoa, says the future of the
colony is very bright. Cattle-raising
and cocoanut-growing are two import
ant industries.
Colonel Logan said that former Ger
man Samoa had been self-supporting
since New Zealand military occupa
tion. In 1917 trade increased over
that of 1916 by over $1,000,000; and
the figures for 1918 would have been
a record but for the epidemic of in
fleunza. The increase in trade is now
nearly all with the United States.
Apia, said Colonel Logan, needs a
basin and wharf where vesesls may
discharge cargo in any weather in
stead of having to discharge in the
open roadstead.
HEALTH NOTICE.
The physicians of this vicinity are
co-operating and doing everything
within their power to protect Cordova
against possible epidemics. Now it is
up to you as a citizen to do your
part. When you know or have reason
to believe that there is sickness in a
hcuse, keep away. You can do no good
but a great amount of harm, should
the illnes be contagious. You are un
necesarily exposing yourself as well
as the rest of the community with
whom you might come In contact
later.
Where disease occurs the health of
ficers are in position to handle the
matter quickly and effectively when
notified. That is your imperitive duty
—Call a physician, follow his Instruc
tions and the disease Is held within
limits.
Have you cleaned up your premises
yet? Filth and accumulated waste
constitue an ideal field for the spread
of disease.
W. H. CHASE, Health Officer.
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