SPECIAL SESSIO CALLED
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and not nade to uait until a ^quarter of
tho year lias passed before receiving this
information rhich has so'direct a bearing
on business plans; Sixth, the Legislature
itself should kno\: rhat the tax revenues
of the Territory are likely to be in the
coning biennium before considering appro
priationsroquests at the regular’ session;
Sevonth, more productive study probably
can be given to the revenue requirements
of tho Territory in a session 'devoted ex
clusively to that purpose than in t*ho reg
ular session rhere so many other import
ant matters vrill compete for the attention
of the Legislature.
Because mileage ’-’ill bo paid by-the Eoder
al government incident to the regular ses
sion, the expense to the Territory of a
Special Session rill be greatly•reduced.
So that no time need be lost in getting '
dom to serious consideration of the press
ing problems rhich confront us, 'the Attor
ney General of Alaska rill furnish for
consideration by the legislators immediate.;
ly -upon convening drafts of seyeral pro-’;
posed tax measures he has prepared in his
capacity as Legislative Counsel in response
to requests, from members of the Legisla
ture,
The proclamation calling the Extraordinary
session*for'January 6, 1949, ras issuod
December 17, 1948, .
FISH & WILDLIFE MEETING
MONDAY 2 7.
There is to be a special meeting uith the
Alaska Fish and ^ildlife Commission this
next Monday'evening December 27th, in the
Grange Hall. Mr* Larson from the Gone
C ^mission and probably another represent
ative from that department uill be there
to discuss the game laus and problems re
lating to rild life in Alaska.
/JLI persons in the Valley rho are interes
ted in promoting better game laus and the
preservation of our uild lifo are invited
to attend this meeting* Your suggestions
on ro vis ion of the present laus and ad
ditional laus to bettor protect our uild
life and game mill be uolcome by Mr*Larson
These suggestions are all recorded and
FOR SALE
15-No. 3 Double Spring Victor traps.
1-Almost nor May Tag motor.
4-Ton 0;it & Pv.a Hay.
St;o: C.L. Mason at the Creanery.
STEAMSHIP SERVICE R80/W
PORiLAND
Nith the definite assurance of continued
steamship service at tro-reok intervals
be tre on , Port land arid southrest Alaska by
; the Co'astrise Line, President Albert Bauer
of the Portland Chamber of Commerce announ
ced Saturday the formation of an Alaska
Conmittoe as an integral part of the
Chamber organization*
. iloorge. Henderson, fomer member of the
Chamber Board has been designated chairman
of the committee r;hich Bauer said mou.i.d bo
•one of the major standing committees of
the Chamber* Because of the large size* k
of the committee and its importance,Bauer
announced the appointment of four Chamber
directors to act as liaison betreen the
, committee and the Board of Directors*
. ^fondorson is an official of the First Nat
;*• ional Bank. Formerly a member of the Cham
I ber staff, he made an exploratory commercial
i, survey of Alaska in 1946. Henderson’s sur
vey took him to nunorous communities in
Alaska, particularly those served by the
Alaska railroad. Although'concentrating
.on Anchorage and Fairbanks, his travels
:took him as far north as Fort Yukon.
Bauer said that it ras largely because of
the favorable indications reported by
Henderson that it uas possible to estab
lish Coastwise scheduled steamship sorvico
to.Seuard and Whittior, terminals for the
Alaska railroad.
Coastrise officials announced the resump
tion of the service, interrupted by the
raterfront strike, rith the first ship,
the Jofcn Cropper scheduled to go on borth
in Pert land December 26, rith the departure
sot for December 30.
rill be sent to the legislature for con
sideration in enacting ner lars in the
Territory.
Donft forget—Monday night, Grange Hall
,at 8:00 p.n.
Everyone rho is interested is invited to
attend.