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Show J'W THE f PAttSII FORK WESS. ! W PANISII FORK. UTAH saaWdl. fra rC fMm ' vt' USS 5 mEJMWET t he tit f b' : & A'sfzPli!t ! r,W fV I f ?lr X St .rrUtl?X r75 y ?.? , lHu. 1 h(tT 4 jr k a,- - wV, (r-rf-- '-ri- v - : ; 4' -- r. ';- - r- - ci k I " 1 ' y - 7 -- l? blgdificrcnce between Calumet uniform ami wholesome bak-ing It has no equal. w! v- . Base PyTsse rtl ,3- Vrv. 1. cl i,U'X,... CVJU'A Atz ju&za va&j 1 r 't 4 1 Sf1 I v first-ban- Aaalnet a program of ruinous esplotutlon wo must stand firmly. Our adopted program must bo a development of Alaaka for Alaskans. Incidentally, In bla Seattle speech, Mr. Harding made these points: That Alaska does not need federully-pald-fohothouse government-managedevelopment"; that more restriction of the fishing Industry Is necessary aud urgent; that more liberal terms In leasing may be necessary to develop the oil fields; that there should be an organization capable of the readiest response to demands for roads and trails; that there Is the necessity to provide feeders for the government railroad ; that In a very few years we can very well set off the Panhandle and a large block of the connecting southeastern part as a state" The purpose of this article, however. Is Informative, not argumentative. What follows Iff largely a compilation from the latest authoritative sources of Information of Interesting facts about Alaska. Of course, until development takes place It Is Impossible to estimate, even approximately, the probable value of Alaska's natural resources. There Is no question that they are varied and Immense: Coal, oil, copper, gold, silver, lend, various metals, marble, timber, fish, fur, agriculture, water power, scenery. Probably no state in tbe Union has so great a variety of assets and so much potential wealth. Even now, when It Is admitted that Alaska Is not flourishing, that Its production Is decreasing ' and that its population is falling off, It pays annually several hundred per cent on Its original cost In 18C7 $7,200,000 (less than two cents an acre). The total mineral production In 1021 was $17,004,-12The total of fishery products In 1021 was d, r, 4. $24,086,801. Alaska, since 1SC7, hns produced mineral, fish and fur products considerably In excess of one billion dollars. Gov. Scott C. Bone's latest available report to the secretary of the Interior contains these figures; According to tbe 1020 census, the population was 65,036, an apparent decrease of 9,320 from that of 1910, though the former was taken In the dead of winter and the latter In the spring. In 1921 the number of persons, employed In the fisheries Industry was 15,070, and the total active Investment was $39,001,874. The total value of the fishery products, exclusive of seal and other aquatic furs, was $24,086,867, a decrease of from the preceding year. The output of canned salmon consisted of 2,596,826 cases, valued at $19,632,744, as compared with 4,429,463 cases In 1920, valued at $35,602,800. , The total commerce of Alaska for the calendar year 1921 was $65,054,566, a decrease of $42,375,-82- 9 from the amount In 1920. The total commerce with the United States was $63,541,381, as against $106,586,095 In 1920, a decrease of $43,044,814. There were approximately 260,000 reindeer, of which belong to the natives. There were fifteen territorial and three national banks; 214 domestic and 428 foreign corporations. The government of Alaska Is more perplexing than any Chinese puzzle. The executive power Is vested In the governor, who Is appointed by the president for a term of four years, by and with the advice and consent of the senate. The legislative power Is vested In a territorial legislature consisting of a senate and house of represents- - , The Judicial power of the territory Is fives. vested In the District court of the United States , for the District of Alaska. The territory elects a delegate to cougress, who may participate In debate, but who has no vote. Yet, according to Alaskans, It Is a case of too much government by too many bureaus, too far away. There are at least thirty-eigbureaus of the several departments that have a hand In this $17,-405,2- two-thir- ht CAKE n , - me' E&(U ABCDOfl'D MSCm0 A mUBmfL P03iDDQJ2B0 tragic pawing baa directed public at tendon anew to die "Alaska Problem" a one of tbe moat lm portant Inherited by President Cool Itlye. For It waa President Ilardlug'a Alaakan trip, made for d tbe purpoae of getting Informadon on tbe problem, that brought about bla death and bla laat public ad dresa at Seattle waa In elTect a t plea In behalf of Alaaka tbe name mean Great Country" and John Muir used to call It My beautiful, fruitful wilderness." Said Mr. Uardlng: TO ESCAPE TAX the cake." That ye'll md," sold she. and Irish Woman Thwsrts Customs Col- snatching the rake out ef his hand she retired acroM the border, and. lector Who Attempts to Conflo-ca- t a, of powdlde future Hor Pastry. proceeded, under the eye of The customs cordon Imtwm-- north- the disappointed official, to consume ern and Southern Ireland la. of rourar, the cake to the last crumb. Thro she a treat nuliwnce ! people whooe mar- calmly marched over the frontier with ket town Ilea arrows the tordcr, and all the honors of war. Milwaukee the Indignation of those making ac- Journal. quaintance with the lawa vagsriea for The School of Marriage. to the first time aometlnir lend After all, my dear, ooo of a pair amualn; Incident. The other day a market woman waa of lovers la always more deeply la love and that la tba one that sufgood taking home In her basket sed Id family" cake. On finding that fers.Yea, hut the other one Is the bored the duty would amount to an much as the price of the cake Itself she de- party amp I find that thought conLa Vie Parlalenne. soling. clined to pay. Refuse ye may." said tbe official, Home men arc fully aa contrary aa laying hands on the not uninviting looking confection. 1ut we confiscate some women. EATS cense-qum-e- ym By JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN. ARREX G. HARDINGS , and any other brandthat for - fi ,v M :$r . ? -m ,u.. . 4 the next timo you hake g!vo It just one honeitaml fair trial One tent In your own kitchen will prove to you that there 1$ a sp. vV I DAKISQ POWDUT governing. In many cum-- their activities overlap. In general there has been Utile and In addition. It Is government at long range. Rules and regulations under existing statutes are tnude by the authorities at Washington, who are also in large measure charged with their execution. Bear In mind that nearly all of Alaska's resources are directly or Indirectly controlled by the federal government. About 99 per cent of the land Is still In government ownership. Tbe development of coal and oil deposits Is under government leases. Water owcrs nd fisheries are under federal control, and nearly all Alaska timber Is In government ownership. Moreover, the territory hns Its own fiscal system, controlled by laws enacted by the territorial legislature, which Is entirely separate and apart from the revenues received by the federal government from business and trade licenses and which are covered Into and disbursed from the Alaskan fund In the general treasury. first-hanThere should be no luck of Information In Washington presently concerning the various phases of the Alaskan problem. With President Harding were Secretary of the Interior Work, Secretary of Agriculture Wallace, Secretary of Commerce Hoover and many bureau officials. A congressional committee. Including Senator Francis E. Warren of Wyoming, chairman of the Senate appropriations committee, vlBlted Alaska during the summer. Six scientists of the Interior department have been exploring this summer the naval oil reserve of 35,000 square miles In Aluska's northwest corner. Tbe government railroad from Seward to Fairbanks, begun In 1915, bus been completed. It Is It 467 miles long, and cost over $56,000,000. operates Pullmans, passenger coaches and freight cars to the total number of about 800. Tbe government operates two connecting Yukon river transports and mosquito fleets navigate Gie smaller rivers. The fare Is about six cents a mile. The railroad Is administered by a commission of the Department of the Interior. Col. Frederick Mears Is chairman and at present In charge of tbe road. Says Colonel Mears: Wherever a region or a development tlon warrants It we will build spurs from the main line. Of course, we do not expect to break even, at least for some time. Until the interior Is more thickly settled, until tourists come In greater numbers to enjoy the beauties of the McKinle) park region, until the varied resources of the Interior are developed, this road will not pay. But without the railroad the interior of Alaska never will develop, and without the exploitation of these resources the road never will get tonnage. Each is dependent upon the other." The completion of the government railroad will doubtless stimulate tourist travel, especially to Mount McKinley National park, which has hitherto been practically Inaccessible. The park contains 2,695 square miles and Is next in size to Yellowstone. Its biggest feature is Mount McKinley, 20,464 feet, the highest mountain In North America and one of the most impressive on earth. It Is a wonderful preserve of Alaskan wild animal life; caribou, bighorn, moose, deer, goat and bear live and breed there In Immense numbers. Unique among Alaska's majestic and varied scenery is the new national monument, Katmal, The Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, which Is easily accessible by automobile. Katmal volcano blew its head off during three days in June of 1912, covering all Alaska with a thick coating of dust The explosion left a crater 3,500 feet deep and eight miles around, with a lake at the bottom. Close by Is a valley several miles long, from which are shooting up thousands of steam jets. It is a sample of earth in the making. Some day these steam jets may cool off enough to become geysers, like those of the Yellowstone. A government booklet says: "The principal shipments from tbe United States to Alaska during the past three years were chemicals, automobiles, coal, coffee, confectionery, eggs, electrical machinery and other manufactures of iron and steel, explosives, fruits, boots and shoes, meat and .dairy products, mineral oils, sugar, tobacco, vegetables and manufactures of paper, wood and wooL" This means that Alaska, with Its own coat deposits. Is Importing coal ; with its own oil fields, is importing oil ; with Its own forests. Is importing manufactures of wood I The same booklet says: Winter rye and winter wheat can be success- d fusmlwl Treoiyoriariee Essential to Profitable Farming The Utility A Chassis Only Mich. Truck fully grown In the Interior of Aluska wherever Is deep enough to protect tbe grain from severe winter temperatures, say, from thirty to forty Inches. Ilsy Is successfully made every season front native grasses and from grain sows for the purpose. Of the agricultural land tributary to the government rallrond In the Cook Inlet and Busltna region It Is estimated that 1 J5W.000 acres are suitable for farming without costly drainage. This area would provide 8,100 farms of 160 acres each. Homestead claim may be Initiated by any per son having the qualifications required of an nppll cam for land In the United States, and a homestead entry made In the United States does not operate to disqualify him." J. J. Underwood says In Alaska, an Empire In the Muklng": The coast-lin- e of Alaska, measuring around all of the Islands, Is approximately 26,000 miles long, more than the distance around the world. The gross area of Alaska Is 590.804 sqrare miles, or more than the combined area of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Ithode Island. Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi and Tennessee. The Yukon river has a total length of nearly three thousand miles, and It Is about the fifth largest stream In the world. It Is navigable for river vessels for a distance of about twenty-fou- r hundred miles. According to the estimates of competent engit neers and geologists, the coal In Aluska is to sustain the people of the United States for 5,300 years at the present rate of consumption. Alaska contains about twenty active volcanoes. The cod banks of Alaska are said by the United States fish commission to be among the finest In the world. The same Is true of the halibut hanks. Statistics show that In Alaska there Is less crime per capita than in any state In the Union." Andrew J. Stone writes In the Century: Alaska has In active operation the largest eop-pe- r the snowfall Express Fits any 3jV Standard f.o.b. Flint, Truck Uody No basinets cow succeed unless Its product U profitably sold. Most farms bars a fino production department but no oalee department. They grow crop and stock bought by buyers who I set the price. One of the chief reasons for this unprofitable situation Is the average fanners poor facilities for moving his crops or stock to ths place where he can sell or ship to the beet advantage. Because of the time and expense of horse delivery million of dollars worth of produce spoil annually on American farm. The saving of this waste would. In many cases, change a toeing farm to a money-make- r. , high-gradThis reliable truck was designed as a and money-makfor farmer and business houses money-Mve- r haulage of heavy or bulky good. It fit needing fast low-coany standard type of ton truck body. Ask any Chevrolet dealer for price of the style of body you require. low-price- d, e, er Price gapwior , 8ufriorl-Pis- . Supwior 5-- . o. b. Flint, Michigan Commercial Car 498 Sapwtae Lisht tMtrcrv . . . MM Utility Bduk Coe . . . 40 . SupOTtoe CoaomU Utility Esptms Track 79 ChoMi OmS $4 391 S JO Dealers and Service Stations Everywhere Chevrolet Motor Co., Detroit, Mich Division of Qencral Motors Corporation sufll-clen- mine In the world. The territorys extent of latitude and coast-lin- e and the warming Influence of the Japan current have combined to give It almost as much climatic variety as California claims to possess. Alaska has pasturage for 30,000,000 reindeer, from which 900,000,000 pounds of the choicest and most delicious meat could annually be marketed. In addition, the territory has 65,000,000 acres of choice grazing ground. The soil has the same qualities that make the wheat of Manitoba famous. The New International Year Book says: Under the conservative methods adopted by the government, the Prlbilof islands seal herds Increased from 215,738 animals In 1912 to 604,791 In 1922. The sealskins secured In 1921 numbered 23,681, and at St. Louis during 1922, 22,976 of these skins were sold for $722,060. The skins of 1,139 blue and white foxes caught on the Phibllof were sold for Islands during the season 1920-21 $109,398. the governor emphasizes, as the paramount need, liberalized laws and more flexible rules and regulations thereunder, with a concentration of authority and responsibility and an and brought closer administration home. lie-arl- ago. Beware. Advice to young man ptbout to write a love letter: Anything you say will be used as evidence against you." Toronto Telegram. Dont Forget Cutlcura Talcum When adding to your toilet requisites An exquisite face, skin, baby and dusting powder and perfume, rendering other perfumes superfluous. You may rely on It because one of the Cutlcura Trio (Soap, Ointment and Talcum), 25c each everywhere. Advertisement Too Far Off. People would try much harder to win Gods commendation if He were a nextdoor neighbor. Duluth Herald. - Although the fiscal year 1922 was one of marked depression In Alaska, 18,000,000 board feet of lumber were cut for commercial use. The value of furs shipped from the territory In 1921 was $702,297. Fox farming In Alaska is Increasing, 76 fox farms now being to operation. Over the United States Signal corps system of 2,703 miles of cables and 795 miles of land lines, there were transmitted In 1921 messages, government and commercial, whose tariffs amounted to $221,781." A report of Grew In Eden. The greater part of the black Is derived from Spu!ii where It s made from the juice of the plant and mixed with starch to prevent It from melting in hot weather. The licorice plant is a shrub that attains a height of three feet, and It grows wild where Its roots reach the water. It nourishes especially on the banks of die Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Since the valley of th Euphrates contained ne of the earliest civilizations In tbe world, the probability is that licorice about tbe oldest confection of all, and the taste which the boys and girls it today like so well was enjoyed by die youngsters of three thousand years Two pleasant ways to relieve a cough , Take your choice end suit " or Menthol your taste. S-Savor. A sure relief for coughs, colds and hoarseness. Put one B (raoss in your mouth at bedtime. Always keep a box on hand. & A y t ' SMITH BROTHERS KmraOL s.a COUCH DROPS fweiywr8V f PaiMufl ilnaa IA47 |