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Show Mlk RICH IN RESOURCES Salt Lake, Dec. 10. Joseph H. Young, formerly of Salt Lake, now generall manager of the Alaska Steamship company 'and the Copper River & Northwestern railway, with headquarters In Seattle, unived in Suit Lake yesterday morning to attend at-tend the funeral of Mrs. Young's mother, Mrs. H. W. Lawience. He and Mis Young will return to Seattle tonight. In an Interview last night Mr. Young had many interesting things to say about Alaska, especially as regards re-gards tho present state of development develop-ment and the great future of the country. Though man people are aware of the true facts concerning the resources of Alaska and of conditions as they actually exist in our northernmost north-ernmost territory, the gieat majority have received an entirely wrong impression im-pression of the country. This Is doubtless due to the great amount of literature bearing on the gold region fthnvA lhr rntn r-irnln nnrl tn tUn rnn eral scarcity of information concerning concern-ing the fertile valleys of the southoru and central parts of the territory. Paradise for Farmer. "In the Interior, after one'passes tho mountain barrier along the coast," said Mr. Young, "the great possibilities possibil-ities of (he country are perceived For agricultural purposes' it Is unsurpassed. unsur-passed. At the recent land and Irrigation Irri-gation show In Nev. York, Alaska sent an exhibit .whloh astounded ever one. The entire Pacific coast has taken( up tho proposition of Interesting the people in the possibilities and fnturoj of Alaska, and headed b the Seattle -'Kii!i n'.i ui, uiiiijici u, iiiu ou.11 riu.11- cisco and Portland organizations have contributed members to a delegation which will go to Washington dining the winter and attempt to interest congross irj the passage of several ' measures which will tend to open up thet country to settlors by building wagon roads and making surveys, so that clear tltleB to land may be had,' aids to navigation and the establishment establish-ment of more agricultural evporlmenl stations." ! ' According to Mr. Young, the administration admin-istration is, hoartlly In favor of all legislation tending to advance tho Interests In-terests of Alaska, and no difficulties. are anticipated In the successful carrying car-rying out of the mission of the western west-ern delegation. . Larjd of Opportunity. ' "The fertile valleys are especially adapted to cattle-grazing, fruit, vegetables vege-tables and grain farming, and as soon as the way Is opened up for settlement settle-ment and the people are made familiar famil-iar with the great opportunities ot Alaska, the country will be settled as quickly as were the Canadian provinces," prov-inces," said Mr. Young. As to the climate, Mr. Young states that It is about the same the yeai round as that of Montana or northern Wyoming, with the added advantage of no wind, The same temperature curve that traverses Minnepota will bo found to run through tho valleys or Alaska, Mr. Young stated that the greatest development of the country nan been In the territory from Juneau to Prince William sound. In this district dis-trict several Important gold and capper cap-per mining properties hnve been developed devel-oped lately. The known properties of the soli for agricultural purposes, the mineral reHources, the climatic conditons and the improved truAeling facilities all insure the future of Alaska. |