CONGRESS WANTS TO AID ALASKA |
AND IS FORMING GREAT PLANS
FOR DEVELOPING ITS RESOURCES
SEATTLE, April 8 (Special to the
Daily Times).—That the government
railway, extending from Seward to
Fairbanks, will be completed by the
end of 1921 or early the following year,
is the news brought from Washington
by J. L. McPherson, manager of the
* <fcAlaska bureau of the Seattle Cham
ber of Commerce and Commercial
Club. Mr. McPherson has been in
Washington for several months at the
request of the former secretary of the
interior, Franklin K. Lane, assisting
in compiling data and presenting the
needs of the Alaska railway and other
important matters regarding the best
interests of the territory. Mr. Mc
Pherson reports that conditions were
never more favorable for constructive
legislation for Alaska.
Mr. McPherson undertook a cam
paign for an additional seventeen mi»
lion dollars for the completion of the
Alaska railway, in behalf of which he
appeared before four house and sen
ate committees—on appropriations and
territories. The committees were ad
vised that unless a constructive policy
were immediately adopted that would
*bring about the creation of local in
dustries and the settlement of the re
tributary to the railway, the
project would not be a success need
ing large appropriations over the earn
ir» crc
Through the splendid championship
of Chairman Curry of the house com
mittee, the seventeen-million-dollar ap
propriation asked for was passed by
both houses without delay. This work
was materially aided by the Washing
ton delegation in congress, led by Sen
ator Jones. Through the efforts of
Senator Jones an appropriation of six
million dollars was made, which will
be available for immediate resumption
of work on the railway. It is believed
that all necessary funds to carry on
the work will be forthcoming as
quickly as needed.
The facts presented to the house
committee on territories convinced
the members that there can be no ia
tional development in Alaska as af
fairs are now regulated and adminis
tered; that the present policy tends to
* depopulate the country and exhaust
•the rich natural resources without any
return, and the only hope of a pros
perous territory is the adoption of a
policy that will result in the utiliza
tion of its resources, creating local in
dustries so as to provide a stable pop
ulation. The committee will give care
ful to the Alaska development board
measure advocated by Secretary Lane.
In an interview with Mr. McPher
son, Chairman Curry of the house com
mittee on territories, said:
“We are going to see if we can not
provide so that Alaska will become
the home of an ever-increasing, stable,
prosperous citizenry. I am convinced
that all that is needed is a strong
constructive policy, properly admin
istered in the territory.”
The state of Washington is strongly
represented on both the senate and
house committees on territories, and
will work ,as a unit for any measure
for the benefit of Alaska.
Resumption of the Siberian-Alaska
Jfcrade is predicted by D. Protopapas of
Nome, who is visiting in Seattle, his
prediction being based on the activity
of outfitting companies here. He says
Nome will have a fleet of twenty-five
to thirty gas boats engaged in the
trade from Petropovlask as far east as
Banksland and Wrangell island. Mer
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pdrts of Alaska are planning to en
gage in this trade. Mr. Protopapas
declares that there is nothing to back
up the statement that radicals are at
tempting to form a soviet government
in Alaska. He declares that Alaskans
are loyal, peaceful and patriotic.
Senator Harry S. New of Indiana,
chairman of the senate committee on
territories, declares that “life is too
short for any man to do business with
the government if it appertains to any
thing in Alaska.” Senator New has
^ introduced a bill providing for a com
mission resident in Alaska to transact
^government business. He says that
under present conditions “it fre
quently takes a man four years to ac
complish what should take about two
weeks. The present duplication in
Alaskan affairs is simply awful.”
A new cannery tender for the South
ern Alaska Canning Company has just
been launched in this city, making six
tenders for that company for the hali
but season.
To begiB the season’s work in South
western Alaska waters, the United
States Coast and Geodetic Survey
steamer Surveyor will sail soon for
the North, having been docked and
overhauled at the Skinner & Eddy
p• yards in this mtv.
Judge John Barton Payne, the new
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secretary of the interior, is gvnng
close study to the needs of Alaska. He
| is convinced that the crying need of
the territory is more people. Unless
something unforeseen happens the
government next summer will allocate
a line of steamships to run direct from
Seattle to Seward and Anchorage. Sec
retary Payne believes the only way to
get people to Alaska is to give them
cheaper and speedy transportation.
The next thing is to find something
for them to do after getting there, and
Secretary Payne is studying this phase
of the problem. He believes the gov
ernment should expend some money
for the developmnt of the coal fields.
“If the leasing bill is not practical,”
he says, “perhaps it can be amended.
The population is dwindling, not be*
cause the resources are not sufficient
to attract settlers. We must get set
tlers and make conditions so that they
will stay after we get them. Seattle
is the gate through which all travel
and traffic to the North should pass,
and is vitally interested in the prob
lem.”
That Seattle and the Washington
delegation in congress are doing splen
did work for Alaska is conceded by
all.
The report of John W. Troy, col
lector of customs for Alaska, shows
total commerce in 1919 was $109,652,
239, a decrease of $17,306,795 from the
total of the previous year. Of this
trade, exports represented $70,695,080,
a decrease from the previous year of
$14,728,488. The imports to the terri
tory in 1919 were $38,957,259, a de
crease from 1918 of $2,668,305.
The following business nouses use
Kristoferson milk exclusively: Horse
shoe, Cordova drug store, Hegg’s, City
bakery, Frisco cafe, Alaskan grill
and Stag grill. At other places when
requested. Cordova Beverage &
Dairy Co., distributors. 3-tf
Tom Hubbert’s new hat steamer
and blocking outfit is ready for the
hats. Experienced hatter in charge.
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CLEAN-UP TIME
The spring thawr is due and every
body is requested to clean up the ac
cumulated garbage and tin cans, in
order that the town may present a
better appearance and be in a more
sanitary condition.
DR. W. H. CHASE,
3-6t Health Officer.
Don’t argue. The Club billiard hall
carries fresh tobacco. 27-tf
JOHN
NEWTON’S
ASSURANCE!
When I was young 1
was sure of many things.
There are only two
things of which I am sure
now.
One is that 1 am a mis
erable sinner, and the
other that
JESUS CHRIST
is an all-sufficient Savior!
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
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GEORGE
ANDERSON
PIANO EXPERT
And Factory Representative
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