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Jnl"i 'V'> 'A.-loJb of us old .tinoL Air. stems who doubted the chnncos of success
■ X/ ffw tlva, f .-uncus ’59ers r. re bo Inc shown up for the ignorr.nt ruid. out dr.tcd
nj*fr.rmv/z?a. t^hst v/o evidently r.ro. Sorv- of us who hr.Ve tried for fifty yen
yaf.rs rrtnd ippre r.nd v:ith very United 3uccesa to r-iso' r. little stuff,
, ’ cnbb£ge,j find it. hnrd to belidvoithe 3’trirfes theso
59ers hvv*. irv'.du' in- so short;.", tine,, i.Onc .of ‘ Al’dskdJs ■•■l«eS.dijig-inowsr
% papers rth .t h-.s hed the vision -na (flourdgo to promote thi3 59cr
■mQVeiiet 30 vigorously has sent - reporter into the rolling pin ins
West of Tnlkeetncx 69ers n ru now hr.ppily settled, hero is port of his
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{,lt is -.nnzing r.ncl gratifying to note the progress those
hr.rdy pion.ers lu.Vu nr.de in 30 short r». tine. Humors thrit some of the
59crs h-.u felt disappointed : nd returned se.n to be entirely felse•
AV^ryone Se.-ns delighted v/ith their present situation r.nd the bright
prospects r.he-'.d , The lnnd th- t the o^d timers believed v/r.s so
difficult :uid expensive to cierr r.nd cultivngc is no problem-for
these vigorous pioneers with new idens n.nd plenty of modern
equipment. They nr j finding th-1 Very little tine *.nd work is needed
to prepr.re this rich, virgin soil, ^lror.dy thy. h-.vo vnst fields of juat
groin v/r.ving in tne soft, punier breeze nnd the h-.rvost this Fr.ll i3
expected to b.. tremendous. And then of course there r.re CABBBAGK Akb
TW.IKi.
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' Sp far from anyone wanting to leave ’the colony, it Is reported
that hundreds more -tc novin/; in frou the Lov.vr States .'it the urging
of those nov; hero, host of th j colonists h-v... built comfortable homes
ana feel hap ily settled for life. Th.y are planning schools and
universities. The colonists Irvc sene .live stock, four heifers
and thro. BUnnS, about the right proportion for ‘^lnska#
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The Alaska Unemployment fund is several Million in debt to Undo
../pad.(getting-further- in the hole, writers in the. Alaska Press i«oep
'saying that v/c uus t * at op those slip-shou,nakeshif t, , temporary
measures ejju. work out a nice, purnariont, long-range solution. Thi3
kind of talk no ana just one thing and can no an nothing else. V/o are
. to gort a body of 3upor wise non to sit down and meditate until they
] cone up Y/ith 3one mathematical hccu3-pocus. and super magic by which
L: I contributions to the fund need not be increased, night.even be
V / reduced, and the payments from the fund can be kept on at the present
I or a higher rate. This problem would doubtless have Einstein stunppod.
I but we111 do it. Plw.aso pass th gravy, Uncle.
The idea of increasing taxes or* of reducing unemployment
benefit pabsents is so repugnant that we Alaskans simply will not
stand for it or .vy thing of the kind, V/c* 11 pass a lav: agin it.
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While you are off on your vacation and marveling at the many
picturesque sights, r jj ■■ember that .most of then are ju3t other
tourists.
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