Show THE FACT that Congress is finally thinking rather earnestly of providing pro-viding a civil government for Alaska is reminding the newspapers that when that country was bought it was generally regarded as the most worthless piece of territory on the globe and its purchase was criticised as an act of supreme folly The cost to government was 700 000 and the national treasury has already received from the seal fishery fish-ery there over 84000000 hence the buying of Alaska has proven the moat profitable Investment that the United States has made |