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Chamber Discusses
Fishing Program
The Board of Directors of the
Northwestern Alaska Chamber
of Commerce met in the U. S.
Courtroom Tuesday evening.
A. Polet, member of the Alaska
Development Board, read several
telegrams and correspondence
from Governor Gruening and
Bob Henning, Secretary of the
Alaska Development Board, Gov
ernor Gruening, in his telegram,
states the following:
“Mr. A. W. Anderson, Chief of
the Division of Commercial Fish
eries will be in Territory on re
quest of Development Board for
a period of about ten days. Stop.
He will probably be accompanied
by Carl Anderson, CMA Fish and
Wildlife Service Engineer who,
however, can stay longer. Stop. I
am requesting that they go to
Nome and spend their time there
and go as far as possible into local
fisheries problem, including trip
to St. Lawrence Island. Stop. Will
you arrange transportation in and
out of Nome including St. Law
rence as effectively as possible in
the interest of Second Division
problems and projects.”
The secretary in his telegram
states as follows:
“Development Board will pay
transportation to Nome. Can
Chamber finance necessary plane
trips such as Kotzebue, Teller and
needed boat travel. Stop. This
project exclusively Second Divi
sion will advise more details later
but suggest you map program im
mediately and advise air mail.”
After a general discussion, on
motion, the president was instruc
ted to appoint a committee on
fisheries development to make
the necessary arrangements.
The president was also request
ed to instruct the finance commit
tee to rais6 funds for the neces
sary expense toward the coming
fisheries survey of Bering Sea.
The harbor committee was in
structed to study and make a re
port as soon as possible as to the
coming campaign for the exten
sion of the jetties and dredging
the mouth of Snake river to guar
antee at least ten (10) feet of water
at low water mark.
Territorial Highway Engineer
Leonard Smith, who was present,
informed the Chamber of the
Road Program for this season that
in addition to usual annual main
tenance program, he hoped to be
gin the survey on the Nome-Tel
ler and the Nome-Solomon River
road. He spoke of the activities in
other parts of the Territory, which
are so numerous and that all parts
of the Territory are clamoring for
roads and more roads. He hoped
that Congress would act favorably
for Alaska to share in the Federal
Road Fund which would enable
Alaska to carry out a road pro
gram commensurate to the urgent
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needs of the present and future.
The secretary was instructed to
obtain information as to the com
ing visit of the Congressional Del
egation to Alaska with the view
of having Nome included in their
itinerary.
The Chamber being informed
that the Nevada now is open and
willing to take care of the weekly
meeting of the Chamber, the pres
ident promised to make arrange
THEODORE THORENDAHL
RETURNS TO NOME
Mr. Theodore Thorendahl, Ol
fice Manager in the Nome offic
of the R. J. Sommers Construe
tion Company returned to Nom
via the P.A.A. plane Monday eve
ning after a short business tri]
to Fairbanks.
ments and call our next meeting
within one week at the Nevada.
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