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InFebruary he cried ”Let there be a cannery on Taku Inlet,” and in May he had it operating. aglan and an inveterate opponent of statehood for a backward area like Alaska,where so many of the Venn interests centered. im collectedfor missionary and other religious work a proved total of $20,364,475, for in thework of the Lord he was tireless. and each evening spent with Kendra deepened his interest in her; hefound her an intelligent, alert young

' But as the evening progressed, severalof the men became quite voluble, and learning that Tom was associated with t When her invitation produced no results, the woman came to her door, and showed surpriseat the type of person waiting there. which they would be able to subdue all of Alaska, and thus place greatpressure upon cities like Seattle, Portland and Vancouver. gan to pile so much water against the Nome beaches thatany lightering became quite dangerous, if not impossible.