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Show Will Be Recommended by the Governor of Alaska Juneau. Alaska, Oct. 12. Governor Walter E. Clark, who has returned from a 70-day tour of Alaska, said today to-day that. In 'his annual report to the President, he would make a recommendation recom-mendation concerning the opening of tho great coal fields of the territory. It is understood that he favors leasing the land, but declined to outline bis plan, further than to Say that it provided pro-vided for the protection of the people peo-ple against the coal falliug Into the bands of the monopolies. The governor said: "Alaska is entirely capable of supporting sup-porting a larce permanent population, but more liberal treatment by Ihe federal fed-eral government Is absolutely neces-hary neces-hary to the development of the territory. terri-tory. "The coal that Alaska Is now burn-Inc burn-Inc s imported largely from foreign countries and costs J1S a ton. A few miles awav much l.ctb r coal is locked In the ground." |