The Cordova Daily Times
ASSOCIATED PRESS TELEGRAPHIC REPORTS.
Entered at the PostOfBM at Cordova. Alaska, as Becond-clasi- inat'or.
H. G. STEEL—PUBLISHERS—C. H. SCHEFFLER
H. G. STEEL. Editor and Manager
ruKlx.VA, ALASKA. Till ’RSDAV, FKBIil’ARV Ibid
WHAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION WILL DO.
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In liis statement to the chairman of the Committee on
Territories of the House of Representatives upon the bill in
troduced by Delegate Wickersham for the establishment of a
commission for the administration of federal affairs in the
Territory' of Alaska, Secretary Lane gave the. following sug
gestions for matters to be supervised by said board.
‘It is proposed and urged that the board should take over
such authority now exercised by various departments and
bureaus as may be necessary to give it supervision-over prac
tically the entire public domain and all the natural resources
of Alaska, and control of such activities as are closely related
and essential to the development of the physical resources of
the country.
“The board would’ do the work now done m Alaska by
the general land office, the forest service, the road commission,
the bureau of mines, the bureau of education, and the secretary
of the interior. It should take over a part of the work and
authority of the bureau of fisheries. There are good reasons
why the’ control of the seal industry, the salmon hatcheries,
{,nd the sea fisheries should be left in the hands of the depart
ment of commerce. Beginning at the shore line, however, the
development board should’ have complete control of all gov
ernment activities and interests connected with the develop
ment of industries and transportation, and the settling of the
country.
“This should include the control of water powers, building
an<l maintenance of roads and trails, and operation and' rates
of the railroads and telegraph lines.
“Tt should include protection and control of game, fur bear
ing animals, public lands, mineral deposits, coal, oil, gas, hot
springs, timber lands and timber. The board should also take
over the work of education among the natives and the super
vision of the reindeer industry.
“Tt should ror.trol the work of the surveyor general’s
office. It should have authority to either succeed the depart
ment of agriculture in supervision of the agricultural experi
ment stations in the territory or to supplement these with
demonstration farms for the benefit of homesteaders.
“All of these activities are closely related; all form a part
of the one big Alaskan problem. Their direction should all be
in the same hands.
“The present national forests do not include all the Alas
kan forests, and yet a very large part of the present forest
reserves are untimbered lands. If it is desirable to protect a
part of the timber lands in the territory, there seems no reason
why they should not all be equally protected.
“Large quantities of timber will be needed in the tall de
velopment of mining and other industries in Alaska, and the
settlement of the country. The timber supply is none too great
to meet these future demands. In the face of these facts the
forest service is planning to sell large amounts of timber for
export. If the general laws prohibiting exportation of Alaska
timber are wise laws, they should apply to all the timber in
the territory. There seems to bo no reason for making fish of
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“Sales of timber from the national forests in Alaska nave
been sufficient t<> pay the expenses of-the forest sendee in the
territory. It would seem that the time has come when the
protection and preservation of the forests in the territory
might safely be left to the same administration that is trusted
with control of other parts of the public domain. The forest
service might very well be left in an advisory capacity to the
development board in matters relating to forestry.
“It is probable that such a board as proposed would
discover most of the present separate and overlapping inspec
tion and police force in the territory to 1 x> unnecessary, and
would- secure greater efficiency hv having some of these
special policemen do general patrol duty.
“The duties of forest rangers, game wardens, protectors
of fur bearing animals, reindeer guards, bird wardens, etc.,
would not seem to be of a nature requiring such a high degree
of expert and specialized knowledge and ability that they
might not be all performed by the same men, and much of the
present duplication and multiplication of cost and' effort be
eliminated with increased effectiveness.
“Under the proposed consolidated administration of land
and resources, a single set of experts and agents would be more
efficient than the present duplication of field forces. Instead
of lengthy and involved correspondence between agents in the
■field and several bureaus in Washington to determine ques
tions of law and fact, the questions of fact would be decided
on the ground, in Alaska, under the administration of the
development board, and all the papers in any land claim would
be thoroughly prepared before the case comes to Washington.
This would simplify procedure, help to reduce the congestion
in the general land office, give fuller and more exact informa
tion upon which to base decisions, and ob\ iate and eliminate
the long delays caused by the present methods.
‘Under the law, natives and other original settlers in
Alaska are guaranteed undisturbed occupancy of their lands.
No provision is made, however, for granting titles to those
lands, and nothing has been done toward' a solution of this
problem, which is certainly becoming more vexatious.
“This is one of the problems which must be worked out on
the ground, by men familiar with conditions, and whose recom
mendations will carry with them assurance of complete infor
mation and disinterestedness.”
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Fast and commoduus steamers sailing between Seattle, Ketch
ikan, Wranqell, Juneau, Skagway, Cordova. Valdez, Seward and
ANCHORAGE, via INSIDE PASSAGE.
Hails from Seattle. Sails from Cordova.
January 30.NORTHWESTERN.February 8
February 10. ALAMEDA.February 19
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell, Douglas, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez ard Latouche. Exploe- ^
Ives, S. S. Seward. S. S. Seward, 5th; 8. S. Latouche, 15th; 8. S. '
Cordova. 25th of each month.
This company reserves the right to change schedule of steamers
without notice.
Tickets on sale at up town office Alaska Steamship Bldg. Baggage
or freight will not bo received at the dock later than one hour before
sailing time.
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ADMIRAL FARRAGUT.January 18
ADMIRAL EVANS.January 28
Via the INSIDE PASSAGE for KetchIKan, Juneau, Yakutat.
Katalla, Cordova, Valdez, Seward, Cook Inlet points and Kodiak
Island.
Seattle-San Francisco connecting with steamers Yale and Har
vard for Southern California Porta.
Schedule subject to change without Notice.
ALASKA TRANSFER CO., Local Agents
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Effective October 4th, 1915. || "
Two trains every six days between Cordova and |i
$: Chitina, one of these trains leaving Cordova making =i;i
connection with Alaska Steamship Co. steamers arriving §5
|i from Seattle.
|j Trains leave Cordova depot, at foot of Second Avenue, i|
Mondays and Thursdays.
i;!; Leave Kennecott, Tuesdays and Fridays. jg
j| Leave Kennecott for Chitina, Wednesday and Saturdays. L
Sj Leave Chitina for Cordova, Tuesdays and Fridays. a;
The above schedule subject to change without notice. |ij!
Dining Car In Connection With all Regular Pessenger Trains Be- JA
jji tween Cordova and Chitlnji.
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i:j: Freiglit received from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M.
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