G HAKQ 3 - HOLDS I NTER^ST I TIG
C MEETING . .
“the regulaf* grange meeting was
held in'the'GrahgO Hall on Thurs
ay August 9. After the usual busi
less wap disposed of, Ted Carter
addressed the members of the Order,
In his talk on the development
of the Valley, Mr, Carter pointed
out that the Valley had had an
outstanding start in a'grl cultttreand
should take the lead. We must get
our production under control^that
it is dependable. We must grow .
pr xh.ice for storage and always keep
in min1 that we are selling a pro
duct and not eating it.
In regard to the proposal for
Statehood now facing Alaska, Mr,
Carter feels that we should back ,
Ketchikan as outlined in this weeks
ropers, • I
Members of the city’s Bar
Association prepared the following ■
suggestions which ha/»been 'present
ed to the Congressmen,
1, That the Territory of Alaska
should be granted statehood. And in
the meantime, until statehood «nn
be achieved! •
1. We should be allowed to elect < •,
our own governor, and that said
-overnor should 'be a resident Of
he Territory of at-’least three
oars’ residence, . •• •!
2, That municipal corporations'and
public utility districts should be
authorize^ without other • 1..:'. y
authority to construct, improve and
acquire public works upon a vote of 1
the qualified electors whose names
appear on the last tax-assessment
roll, and that not less than 65 per
cent of the votes cast shall ho in
favor of such bond issue for said
aonstruction, improvement or acqui*'. 1
sition.
3, That the powers conferred on
the secretary of the interior rela
tive to game and fur-bearing animals
should be transferred to the Terri
torial legislature for proper legis
lation.
4, That there should be a liberal!::-' *
izntion of the land laws. That
certain present restrictions should
be eliminated so that people de
sirous of building homes on public
lands can acquire title thereto,
thereby encourageing development of
Alaska,
5, That .the present federal law on
divorces-be deleted, as it should
be a rightful subject of legislation
to be extended to the territorial
legislature. ’
6, That a hospital fpr the insane
should be. established in Alaska,a^d
that ohe of the military establish
ments now available, or which will
become available, should be utilised
for this purpose; and, that the
secretary of the interior- be em*-'-•• • :
powered to use the authority to con
tract for the care of Alaska's in
sane, which he now has, tffir the pur
ppese of. maintaining a hospital in •
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