•• TEXT OF BILL
FOR ALASKAN
DEVELOPMENT
The Alaska Development Board bill
has been introduced in the house by
Chairman Curry, of the house com
mittee on territories, and in the sen
ate by Chairman New, and is now
before their respective committees,
awaiting action. The bill was en
dorsed by Secretary of the Interior
L*ne, before he quit office, and has
the backing of Governor Riggs, Dele
gate Grigsby and other influential
.Alaskans now in Washington. The
* * bill follows:
A bill to provide for the adminis
tration of national property and in
terests in the Territory of Alaska,
and for other purposes.
' Be it enacted by the senate and
house of representatives of the Unit
ed States of America, in congress as
sembled, That a board is hereby
created and established, to be known
as the Alaskan Development Board,
which shall be composed of three
persons to be appointed by the
President, by and with the advice
and consent of the senate, to serve
for terms of seven years. The mem
bers of the board shall reside and
maintain their principal and such
branch offices as may be necessary
within the territory of Alaska. Not
more than two of the board shall be
appointed from the same political
party, and they shall not engage in
any other business, vocation or em
fffoyment. No vacancy in the board
shall impair the right of the remain
ing members to exercise all the pow
ers of the board. The chairman shall
receive an annual salary of $8,500
and the other members an annual
salary of $8,000 each.
Sec. 2 That the board hereby
created shall, subject to the provi
sions of this act and under such laws
as congress has enacted or may here
after enact, have jurisdiction and
control over the care, use, and dis
position of all reserved and unre
served public lands, including forests
and waters and resources therein,
over fish and fisheries, seals, rein
deer, mines, minerals underlining, In
dians, Eskimos, and other Alaskan na
tives who are not citizens, toll roads
and over all other matters or things
now subject to national ownership,
care, disposition, control, or regula
tion within the territorial limits of
* Alaska, except with respect to rates,
regulations and control of railroads
steamship lines and other common car
riers, which shall remain subject tc
tho jurisdiction of the interstate com
merce commission under the act oi
congress entitled “An act to regulate
commerce,” approved February 4
1887, as amended by the act of con
gress approved June 29, 1906, and acts
amendatory thereof and supplements'
thereto; and to this end there is here
fcy conferred upon the board herebj
created all the authority, jurisdiction
rights, powers now possessed and ex
ercised in or concerning the matters
herein described by any of the exist
ing executive departments, commis
sions, bureaus or offices.
Sec. 3. That the board is authorized
to provide itself with furnished offices
at some accessible point in Alaska
^ and with such branch offices as maj
he required for the transaction oi
business, with such books, records
stationery and appliances, and such
* office and field assistants, clerks, cte
nographers, typewriters and other em
ployes as may be necessary for the
proper discharge of the duties imposed
by this act upon such board, fixing the
compensation of such employes withii]
appropriations made for that purpose.
Sec. 4. That the heads of depart
ments or of independent commissions,
bureaus and offices now having juris
diction and control over the matters
and things subject to the provisions
of this act are hereby authorized and
directed to transfer to the Alaskan
Development board such jurisdic
tion, supervision and control,
and the appropriations made therefor
may be expended by the board in man
ner as if same were so directed in the
appropriation acts, and such jurisdic
tion and control shall hereafter be
? within the province of the Alaskan de
velopment board and shall cease and
0 determine under the other aforesaid
departments, commissions, bureaus
and offices; and such experts, em
ployes, property and equipment as are
now employed or used by said depart
ments, commissions, bureaus and of
fices in connection with the subjects
herewith transferred to the Alaskan
development board are directed to be
transferred to said board.
Sec. 5. That the board shall be
under the general supervision of the
secretary of the interior, who is here-t
by authorized to provide general rules
and regulations, not inconsistent with
law, for such supervision, including
the examination, review and investi
gation of the books, records and ac
counts, and acts of the board. Appeals
will lie directly to the secretary of the
secretary of the interior from all final
decisions or actions of the board.
Sec. 6. That it shall be the duty
of the board to submit an annual re
port to congress, through the secretary
of the interior, and from time to time
advise congress as to existing condi
tions with respect to matters under
its supervision or control, recommend
ing such new laws or changes in "ex
isting laws as may be deemed advis
able or necessary.
Sec. 7. That all moneys received
by the board from sales, leases, fees,
oiy> any other source under its control,
shall be deposited in the treasury of
the United States and reserved and set
aside as a special fund, to be known
as the Alaskan fund, to be used for
the payment of the salaries of the
board, its subordinate officers and em
ployes, and the expenses incident to
the execution and administration of
the business and duties of the board,
the balance to remain subject to such
future appropriation thereof as con
gress may make for the development,
! improvement and betterment of the
I territory of Alaska.
Sec. 8. That nothing in this act
! shall be construed as in any way grant
ing to the board, its officers or em
ployes, any authority, control or juris
| diction over the political or other in
I ternal affairs of the organized terri
tory of Alaska.
Sec. 9. That this act shall take
effect and be in force on and after
the 1st day of January, 1921, on which
date all acts and parts of acts incon
sistent herewith shall stand repealed.
STEAMSHIP VICTORIA
LEAVES SEATTLE FOR
UNALASKA MONDAY
The steamer Victoria is scheduled
to sail from Seattle April 5, en route
to Unalaska and cannery points in
Western Alaska. The big Nome
liner will cairy a capacity passenger
and freight list, composed for the
most part of cannery crews and sup
plies and equipment for the big can
ning plants in Western Alaska. Sev
eral hundred tons of freight will be
carried to Unalaska for several fur
trading expeditions that will leave on
their northern journey from that
point. Alexander Allen and Young
Wittenberg will ship about two hun
dred tons to Unalaska, to be trans
ferred to their trading schooner now
in that port. The elder Wittenberg,
another well-known northern fur
trader, will ship a hundred tons of
coal, which will be picked up by the
Bender Bros., a power schooner em
ployed in trading by him, and which
will leave for Unalaska April 10, ac
cording to present plans.
Nick Bolshanin, deputy U. S. col
lector of customs, who has been
spending several weeks in Seattle,
will return to Unalaska on the Vic
toria.
SHAMPOOING
FACIAL AND
For MANICURING
CALL
101 -3 RINGS
MRS. SWANBERG
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Machinery Must Replace Men That the
City Takes Away From the Farm.
By A. R. KROII, Automobile Tire Manufacturer.
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Every thinking man will agree that the most effective way to adjust
the cost of living in this country is to increase production with a reduced
cost. Eight million people have moved from American farms to the city
since 1900. Our population has increased 21 per cent since 1899, but, the
increase in production of food in that same period has been less than 10
per cent.
No nation has ever been able to enact legislation forcing people to
remain on the farms. We are not able to do it in America. The only solu
tion to the problem is more modern methods and improved machinery.
In many communities in the United States farmers now are compelled
to pay harvest hands as much for a single day’s labor as the same man
could be hired for a full month in 1880. Everything the farmer buys is
costing him more money. With such a condition existing he cannot be
expected to sell food to the consuming population at the price he did under
the old regime. If we are unable to stem the tide of depleted rural and
increased city population there is only one solution, and that is modern
machinery.
The tractor or motor truck alone cannot solve the problem. Complete
motorization of farms, including stationary gas engines, tractors, and mo
tor trucks, is our only salvation. Machinery must be made to do the work
of human hands that are hard to get and all too costly. The complete
motorization of farms has been proven economical in innumerable instances
in the central agricultural section of the United States. This argument
is no longer based upon theory, but upon facts.
Power machinery eats only when it works, and then a commodity that
is pumped from beneath the surface of the soil and cannot be used as food.
When machinery stands idle the only expense is interest on the investment. .
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CHAS. GOLDSTEIN & COMPANY
JUNEAU, ALASKA
“ON THE TOP OF THE WORLD—PAYING THE TOP OF THE MARKET
In presenting the following quotations we want you to understand we pay
what we quote. If the market advances after the issuance of this circular
we give the shipper the benefit of the increase. Upon request we shall be
pleased to keep you advised of market changes. Bear in mind that because
of our policy of dealing directly with the trader and trapper we can afford
to, and do, PAY THE HIGHEST PRICES FOR FURS OF ALL KINDS
Black bear—No. 1 silky. $ 15.00 to $ 30.00
Coyotes—Extra large No. 1.=. 20.00 to 25.00
Fox. cross—large dark. 75.00 to 125.00
Fox, red—large dark ..r— . 40.00 to 60.00
Fox, white . 50.00 to 65.00
Fox, blue—Prices vary according to color and quality;
prices average from...i. 75.00 to 200.00
Fox, silver—We have a big outlet for silver fox, and guar
antee top prices for same. Be sure to ship us yojr silver
foxes and we will show you we are there with the
goods. Prices range from. 150.00 to 850.00
Marten, dark and extra large No. 1. 75.00 to 100.00
Fisher, large dark. 75.00 to 125.00
Mink, extra large No. 1 dark. 12.00 to 16.00
Muskrat, fall Alaskan, large No. 1. 1.50 to 2.00
Lynx, extra large No. 1.. , 40.00 to 60.00
Land otter (Interior) . 30.00 to 40,00
Land otter (Coast) . 20.00 to 27.50
White weasel, large No. 1. 1-25 to 2.00
Wolf, large No. 1, cased . 25.00 to 30.00
Wolf, largo No. 1 open. 18.00 to 25.00
Wolverine, large dark . 20.00 to 25.00
Prices above quoted are all for No. 1 best grade furs. Lower grades, in
eluding pale skins, priced in proportion.
WE ARE THE LARGEST DEALERS IN RAW AND MANUFACTURED
FURS IN THE NORTHWEST, and all we ask of you, Mr. Shipper, is to give
us the chance of a trial shipment and we will convince you that we pay more
for furs and make quicker returns than you can get anywhere In the country
We have been in business in Alaska for 36 years and have built up a very
extensive trade. We sell manufactured furs in all parts of the United States.
Canada, and in a great many European cities.
By shipping to us you are not only helping an Alaska industry but you are
helping yourself to build up a business that belongs to Alaska.
We eliminate the middleman entirely, as we buy direct from the trapper and
trader and sell direct to the consumer; thus we are able to pay you a better
price than you can get elsewhere. WE MAKE RETURNS THE SAME DAI
SHIPMENT IS RECEIVED.
If so desired, when your shipment amounts to $100 or more, we will wire our
bid, and if not entirely satisfactory you may wire at our expense and we will
ship to any place you designate.
All we ask of you is to be fair with yourself as well as with us, and make us
a trial shipment; the result will make you a steady shipper.
References: Any bank in Alaska, the B. M. Behrends Bank, Juneau; National
Bank of Tacoma, Tacoma, Wash.; Dexter Horton National Bank of Seattle
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