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Show Alaska, Land of Not lfiern Lights and Mystery, Will Play f Host to Buchananh Lads From All Over America in 1930 a, ua vaw aun tluf -KWo JI KL T "X "On to Alaska with Buchanan" l the slogan now Inspiring 75 boys who are working to earn their one-third of the expense of a trip from Detroit through the Canadian Rockies to Vancouver Van-couver and thence to Skagway. Alaska George E. Buchanan, president of the Detroit Coal Exchange and five coal companies, and a bachelor, believes that a trip to Alaska, provided a Doy earns his way. will be a wonderfuj formative incident In his life. He ha.-already ha.-already taken hundreds of boys to Alaska, and this will be his eighth r.nnual personally conducted tour. The boys aes 9 to 17. must earn one-third one-third of the cost of the trip (S125 00). the parents advance a third and Buchanan loans the boy one-third. which Is to . le repaid later at the boy's leisure. Buchanan, who receives letters from all over the United States and Canada addressed "Alaska, Buchanan, Detroit' and "Buchanan. Boy's Friend, Detroit," De-troit," tells the boy who writes to him direct from anywhere how he can earn his third by selling pencils, kitchen tongs- coai. steel ash baskets, etc Boys who qualify go westward through Canada and the Canadian Rockies seeing 3anfl and Lake Louise, then north to Alaska on a "Princess" steamship. steam-ship. They see the wonders of Alasxfl and return by the "Princess" to Vancouver Van-couver and homeward through the United States, thus viewing the finest scenery in Canada, Alaska and the States Buchanan goes with them on every trip and gives them his persona, core, "One boy gained 19 pounds during dur-ing the last tour," Mr. Buchanan sair recently, "and every boy has gone homi a better boy physically, mentally anc as a young business man He see.-Alaska's see.-Alaska's wonders and ha"s earned par' ' of the money to finance the trip j which covers about 8.000 miles ini j lasts a whole month. Any boy. any I where, can go. provided he get ni i parents' consent and earns his third . i So it behooves travel-mlnclc-d youn ! sters everywhere to get busy. ;om munlcate with Mr. Buchanan an take the first step necessary to ear-the ear-the (125.00 as his share ol the cost .-"the .-"the trip of his dreams." |
