The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 31, 1940, Page 4

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SUNDAY, MARCH 31, 1940. PROGRESS AND DEVELOPMENT EDITION fififiESITES ‘glIIIIIIIIIIIllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIlllllllmllIlllllIlllllllllllillllllIIIIIIIIiIliliIiiIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIlllIIIllllIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIllillllllflllllllnllllIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHHIHIIHIIMIHMIIIIIIIIIIIIIiIiIIlllllIIIllllmmlflmnmnlumulflfililmIIHIiIlIIIIHIIIIiIIIIHIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIII'E | PR T ARGEST AND FINEST HOTEL Setfers May_lgleni Public| OF THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA IN THE CAPITAL CITY OF JUNEAU ! Devek)gmeni e e o o o o (nYourTravels Through Picturesque Alaska ; Enjoy the HOSPITALITY and Unexcelled SERVICE of the TRULY METROPOLITAN ""HOME AWAY FROM HOME!" [T of the century, like the “days of '49” in the West, were forerunner to the ultimate settlement of Alask After the mad scramble had sub. sided many of the gold seekers turn-| ed to the soil or sought other sources of livelihood. Filing of homesteads followed, and many ohoice potential agricultural areas were settled, but in most cases the settler didn’t in- tend to go into extensive farming— he was merely interested in getting a plece of land that would provide & site for a home and garden, and to which he could finally get a title. His work was that of a miner, fish- erman or other type of wage earn- er, but not of a farmer. In 1927 the Homesite Law was passed by Congress to meet the needs of such settlers as the above. It provided that any resident of Alaska, after occuping land as & homesite to the exclusion of a home elsewhere for a period of three years, might purchase the tract, not ex- ceeding five acres, upon & payment of $250 per acre. No cultivation is required. Not On Forest Land This law does not pertain to Na- tienal Forest land and most of the publitly owned lands in Southeast Alaska are included in such forests. The Forest Service, however, has provided by regulation for the elim- ination from the National Forests of tracts used as homesites, throwing them back into public domain so they may be patented by the settler. The Homesite Law has been of | outstanding importance in promot- | ing the settlement of the coast se tion of Alaska, where true agricul tural land is deficient but where| I TSI T industrial enterprises and comme! clal fishing brought and are still bringing numbers of wage earners and piece workers into the coun- try. This law gives them a chance for homes and gardens of their own at extremely low cost if they are able largely to do the work of clear- ing and building with their own| hands in their spare time. In soms cases residents use their tracts as 140 GUEST ROOMS All With Private Baths CONSERVATIVELY PRICED "Come As You Are,” and ENJOY COMFORT WITH A PLEASING ENVIRONMENT a means for securing their entire livelihood as, for example, for fur farming. = Tracts Grouped Homesite tracts in the National Forests (not to be confused with summer home tracts which cannot be patented) are laid out in advance 80 as to form groups around pros- pective community centers and ex- isting towns. Settlers are thereby afforded the many social and econ- omic benefits that accrue to com- = munity living and are saved from the many social disadvantages which necessarily accompany remote and isolated settlement. Roads are de- signed to tap all areas so schools, churches, mail facilities and sup- plies may readily be obtained. Group~ ing of tracts also simplifies the development of community water, electric power and other modern utilities that ordinarily would not be economically possible if tracts were iselated. One hundred and seventy-eight homesites have been patented from the National Forests of Alaska since 1927. At present, 206 homesite per- mits are in effect, which will be eliminated to allow patenting as soon as the three years' residence requirement has been met by the settlers. Over 300 other tracts have been surveyed in advance and ap- Visitors to Juneau will find a natural center for their activities at THE BARANOF . . . they will find a trained personnel SOURDOUGH proved for homesite purposes. Under the Management e et of anxious to serve them . . . they will find every facility of Groups of homesites laid out in H 0 T C A K E s ROBERT ]. SCHOETTLER the most metropolitan of hotels in a modern building, the ap- pointments of which are truly superior . . . . yet, they will small and prospective community centers on the Tongass National Forest include those at Hood Bay, Killisnoo, Port Alexander, Tenakee Pole Anchorage and Wrangell, Oth- ers loeated adjacent to Native vil- Iages are found at Klawock, Hoonah and Angoon. find that there prevails about and within THE BARANOF an atmosphere that is distinctly a part of Alaska. A t.iininq room, coffee shop, travel bureaus, stores and shops, 140 modern hotel rooms, all with bath, provide for the comfort of guests of THE BARANOF and offer their conveniences to sojourners in IN OUR COFFEE sHoP At Ketchikan the homesites a Wi ciovco g greecigree s Will Be a Pleasant and along the Tongass Highway within Long-R emembered, the city. THE BARANOF is a new Alaskan institution, offering the famed hospitality of Alaska at its firest. Rates from $2.50 easy reach of the city. The large Mountain Point group includes 79 homesite tracts. Forty-four resi- dents of this group organized a co- operative water supply association and about a year ago completed the installation of an excellent water system. This same group has suc- ceeded in having electric lights Occasion! single. The BARANOF HOTEL “The Host of Alaska® Wire Reservations Juneau, Alaska Telephone: 800 %IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!IIIIIII