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C .S 61 30'N. Latitude
149° 15
Vol, I
Palmer, Alaska. October 31,_193b
No* 11
FS'r SOAR'D OF CONTROL IAXFS
o^rsR colour ADhrTSTdAFicF
I .any changes from the ■ temporary
set-up which has governed the con
struction phase of the colony de
velopment were effected at a ser
ies of meetings held here this week
by the new boa: d of Control when
they established a permanent policy
for the administration of the pro
ject.
Officers, as follows, were elec
ted: Colonel 0. F. Chlsen of the
Alaska 'railroad, President and
Chairman of the hoard; Senator Lu
ther Less of Fairbanks, Vice Presi
dent; Alec wcDcnald, a'ent for the
Alaska Steamship Comoany, Secretary;
and S. A, Tarwater, anker from
Anchora'e , Tre esurei.
Other members of the board in
clude: Ross Sheely, formerly Direc
OUi J1AOCUDJ.UU Ui U.iUVClDiU^
of Alaska; 0-overncr John TR Troy;
?. C. ?’cNullen, Seward business man;
. J. Bouv/ens, colonist; and Doctor
Greuninr, Director of Territories.
Neither Dr, Greuning nor Gover
nor Troy were "resent, but the lat
ter’s proxy was voted by Nr. 'Tess.
Ross Sheely was elected naman
ent general manager which cuts him
in the oosition Don Ir in has held
under the temporary c r?■ an 1 ?■ a13 0n
which has been in effect to date,
and will load him T ith the resoon- -
sibilitd.es which throughout the
summer have been shared by it. Cel.
Hunt and Dugene Carr who leave for
T.’ashington on the next boat.
So far, this is the only change
in administrative personnel, but
others may follow when the execu
tive committee comprised of Nr.
Sheely, Colonel Chlsen and Nr. Nc
Donald meet to work out. more de
tailed olans in the near future.
In the meantime the work is pro
yressin- smoothly and is exoected to
reach completion within the schedule
set in hy Br. Biyys a couple of
weeks aye«
Barns and wells are beinc cashed
and work on the Community Center has
been slowed but little by the recent
cold snap. Beat is on in the Trad
ing Bost and warehouse, the finish
ing work has been started in the
hospital, while the school, teachers
dormitory and staff houses are be
iny rushed ayainst the sett liny down
of winter weather that would retard
the work.
Permanent bunkhouses for the
ouarteriny of 120 men have been com
pleted, and with the lonr striny of
bunk cars borrowed from the rail
road or the sidiny most of those
working on the :ot have been removed
from the tents.
AIASMArS COPUSECS ESPORT
■ CO TUPP CCP/T'CrP TIC-'JR'SS
If money talks the United
States government should be able
to hear the shout Alaska nuts un
every yet.r, and realize that in
this northern territory they have
a snail investment that is paying
some fairly decent dividends.
Uor the month of August there
was received in the port of Seat
tle shipments from Alaska total
ling jlZ ,519,969.00. During that
seme month foreign imports through
Seattle’s harbor amounted to only
5,17? ,-i:4i.00. Merchandise clear
ing Seattle for Alaska amounted to
P ,633,111.00 ’.Thile total exports
to forein countries through the
big western oort amounted to but
.,1 ,754,078.00.
In other words Alaska leads
m been export ana impora araae
through Ghe Pacific f s second
largest shipping point, end it was
just of vs rs ago the 18th of this
month since "re acquired the ter
ritory f rom Rus sia.
R'hy, until the colonization
project started here in the ”'at
anuska Valley, has there been so
little interest shown in so rich
a count ry? * "hy do senators and
congressmen yet up on the floor
and make asses of themselves hy
ouoting writers who know nothing
of the territory or its natural
resources?
T hy, since we have turned con
trol of the Philippines hack to
the natives, does our vice presi
dent and forty Senators make a vo
cational tour of inspection throuf
the islands, when the same amount
of money ' ould take them through
a country Thich we own and intend
to keen?
-jucn a o? 1 p wouii f ive oneri
first hand infomation about a
possession of which, to judge fron
certain reports, they now know
nothing at all*
. _ljJ _t0 J—i_j. . j- .ri. t U • OX j-v ♦
Tlxe last issue of the ♦Colleg
ian,1 school aoer of the Univer
sity of Alaska, announces, the rep
istration of 81 newcomers, hailin'
fron all 'arts of the United State
an \ _le s a a •
Both the nenTs and women*s dor
mitories are filled to overflowing
and additional s leer inf. quarters
are beinf rushed to completion#
Tie School of Bines , Business
administration, Arts and letters
ana Civil hirineerinq head the
courses 1 uioh have been chosen by
uhe newly enrolled students,