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Show THE CITIZEN 14 ti..- - while the Dern followers are decidedly opposite in their convictions. This bout, if arranged, should also prove to be among' the best ever staged here. With Promoter McCullough in constant communication with the best talent obtainable, the fans can sit back and patiently await the greatest wrestling season ever offered in Sait Lake City. tr CHARMS OF ALA8KA Washington, D. C. Dec. 23. The future industrial and agricultural development of Alaska is one of the most Interesting problems the Federal government has in hand, Paul H. Abbott, an explosives expert of Juneau, who Is now in the east, declared in an interview here today. Mr. Abbott said that when the people of the States IRA DERN, Champion Light heavy weight wrestler of the world. SUPER WRESTLING PROGRAM range for a monster program That wrestling promoter, R. Verne McCullough, means to give the people of Salt Lake City the very best wrestling talent obtainable during the coming year is made manifest in the announcement that many of the most prominent exponents of the mat will be seen hereabouts ere the summer months roll around. Keeping the wires hot, Mr. McCullough announces that he is making every effort possible to bring to our midst such men as Ed Strangler" Lewis, "Toots? Mondt, Howard Pat McGill, George Can-tonwin- e, Katso-nari- s, Joe Stecher, Tari Miyaki, Joe Shimpkeus, and many others. Tentative plans are afoot to ar for Thursday, January 5, with Heinrich Steinborn, the famous German strong man, and Jim Londos as the main attractions. Steinborn is more than willing, having never met the famous Greek grappler, who is said to be just as powerful as the "German Oak." This bout should attract a record breaking house, as both men are well over the 200 pound mark, and are listed as among the most powerful of the wrestling fraternity. Negotiations are on for a match between Jim Londos and Ira Dero, although Mr. Londos seems rather reticent concerning a bout with the local The Greek tigerweight champion. colony of Salt Lake City are to a man certain that Londos is Derns master, THE have learned of the great industrial and agricultural potentialities of this northern territory, Alaska should, in time, become one of the most important, if not the most important, possession the United States has. Of course," he said, a great deal of money must be spent to develop the wide resources of Alaska; but when we consider the tremendous wealth of the States and how some of it could be used to advantage in the northern territory, it is no idle dream to speculate on a growth that in time might make Alaska an important industrial and agricultural center." The city of Juneau, which is the capital of Alaska, he added, alone hopes to double its population within a few years as the result of the future forest industry in the vicinity. ' A group of three large Pacific coast newspapers," he said, plan to establish a plant near Juneau at' an estimated cost of $10,000,000 for making newsprint from pulp. This pulp will come from the hemlocks and spruce which exists in abundance in the territory. Meanwhile, government agencies already have built 38 miles of gravelsurfaced roads leading out of Juneau at a cost of $575,000 and are planning to construct an entire system of roads to be- - known as the Glacier Highway. This highway will open up many beautiful tracts of timber lands and win access to territories where formers may settle with profit and ..... where industrialists may build their plants. When our industries grow, that growth in turn will bring the agriculturists to Alaska," Mr.. Abbott obInasmuch as agriculture is served. largely the backbone of a state or of a nation, Alaska should find a place in the sun, when the agriculturists have gone to her borders in sufficient (lumbers." When he announced that he would have to hurry back to Seattle in time to catch a boat for Juneau so he could be with his family Christmas, he was asked whether he feared being blocked from his trip by the Ice. Oh, no," he laughed, you folks in the States have funny notions about Alaska. The land exists in popular fancy as one of ice, snow, polar bears and picturesque gold hunters. This is not altogether true. Although Seattle is more than 1,000 miles from us, the boat travel to that city is never interrupted. And Alaska, itself, is not unlike many of the States in climate. Perhaps, it will surprise you to know that many of your states have a colder Jan. uary average temperature than Juneau. For example, I might mention Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Mich- igan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota and even portions of New York state and New England. Asked about the hunting, Mr. Abbott declared that large brown and grizzly bears, the largest carnivorous animals in the, world, are found on Admiralty, Baranof and Chinchagof island and most of the mainland adjacent to Juneau, and these animals can be hunted in the spring and fall. Black bear and glacier bear are to be found in the northern region; and deer and moose are plentiful In some sections mountain goats exist Are there any evidences of the old Klondike days left?" he was asked. No,", he replied, the old. Klondikers are gone. But, perhaps it will be of interest to you to know that the gold mine, two miles from Juneau, is the largest gold mining operation in the world in point of tonnage, so it might be said that the spirit of the Klondikers is very much alive, at any rate." The Alaska-Junea- u mine, he said, employs between 500 and 600 men and has a capacity of We are hopeful 12,000 tons a day. that you folks in the States will cpme to realize our potentialities. 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