CHANCES GOOD
FOR MONEY FOR
ALASKA ROADS
Through the efforts of Major ,W.
H. Waugh of the Alaska road commis
sion, Delegate George B. Grigsby and
other friends of Alaska, an item of
$322,000 for federal road work in the
territory has been inserted in the ap
propriation bill.
After June 30 Major Waugh will be
relieved by Lieutenant Colonel Got
wals, at the present time district en
gineer for New York, but the major
will be retained as a consulting engi
neer officer of the commission and
also of the department of agriculture.
Major Waugh, who has just returned
from a trip to Washington, said:
“Finding that the Alaska road item
was cut out, Delegate Grigsby and I
went to Secretary of War Baker. He
did not seem very enthusiastic, and
said the people of Alaska appeared to
prefer to handle the roads themselves.
We informed him howr necessary it
was for the government to continue
the work it had started in the terri
tory, and that we did not have suffi
cient funds, and that the territory, in
stead of objecting to the federal work,
had, through its legislature, passed a
bill giving territorial funds to the
Alaska road commission. We said
while the law was not in effect soon
enough to make much of a showing
last year, we expected to have all of
the projects agreed upon so that work
could be started this year as soon as
the weather would permit.
General Staff Gave Aid
“The secetary then referred us to
the general staff, and the final result
was that our estimate of $322 200 was
approved. While this is much below
the amount required, and $100,000 less
than approved by the chief of engi
ueeds, we shall be able to keep up
maintenance, which was impossible
last year, and do some new improve
ment work with other funds which
will be available. In fact, we expect
tc undertake several new projects.
“The appropriation is now in the
hands of the military committee. It
is now up to the people of Alaska to
make every effort to see that the
members of the military committees
in the house and senate make no fur
ther cut in the appropriation. Alas
kans should get busy through their
friends in congress.
“When I reached Washington I
■called on Chairman Kahn to find out
when the hearings x>n our bill were
likely to come up. He advised me
that present indications were that they
* would hold no hearings on appropria
tion items until after hearings were
finished on the military reorganization
bill. I asked if it would be possible
to arrange a special hearing on the
Alaska item, as it was in no way de
pendent on the reorganization bill, and
he said he could make such an ar
rangement, but thought it much bet
ter to take up the matter informally
with the different members of the
military committee, and to write out
a full statement, which he would have
printed for the records.
Kahn Interested -in North
“Mr. Kahn seemed very much inter
ested in Alaska in general and ex
pressed a willingness to do every
thing that he could to aid in the de
velopment of the territory. In ac
cordance with his suggestion I spent
nil of my available time in presenting
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*the case of the Alaska road commis
sion to the different congressmen. If
they act as favorably as they .talked
we shall get the full amount.
“Congressman Miller of Washington
state, who has been in Alaska, went
out of his way to aid me, and showed
that he was a good friend of Alaska
and woud do everything in his power
for the bill.
“The tendency of all committees in
congress is to reduce any item as
much as possible. Before going to
Washington I obtained letters of in
troduction to congressmen and sen
ators from Maurice Leehey, the Se
attle Chamber of Commerce, and all
the friends I could think of. Delegate
Grigsby did everything in his power
to help me along, and said that he
would look after the matter person
ally when the item came before the
committee. Senator Poindexter told
me that he would see that any state
ment to the house committee would
be printed and presented. We are
fortutnate to have Colonel Pillsbury,
engineer of the commission, who is
in Washington, and he will appear be
fore the committee at the proper time.
Gotwals Is Returning
“After June 30 it is planned that I
shall be relieved as president of the
Alaska road commission. About the
middle of April or the first of May
Lieutenant Colonel Gotwals, who was
ordered to Washington from New York
for a conference, will take charge.
He impressed me with being an un
usually competent man, who will be
greatly interested in the work, and I
am sure he will do everything in his
power to advance the interests of the
territory. He does not propose to
make any changes. If no provision is
made meantime for a temporary of
fice, I shall be retained as consulting
engineer on the board.”
DISABLED SERVICE MEN
TO BE CARED FOR AT
MONTANA ARMY POSTS
HELENA, Mont., Feb. 24 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Facilities for caring
for disabled former service men of
Northwestern states are soon to be
installed at Fort William Henry Har
rison, near here, and Fort Missoula,
at Missoula. Captain Fred E. Hamil
ton recently visited the former army
posts in connection with their equip
ment as rehabilitation hospitals.
Mental cases are to be treated at
Fort Harrison and tuberculosis and
general cases at Fort Missoula. Tu
berculosis cases also are to be treated
at Boise Barracks, Boise, Idaho*
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PUBLIC HEALTH NOTICE
As the “flu” exists in all Alaska
coast towns, the general public is
hereby warned to take every neces
sary precaution to prevent the spread
of the disease. Any person who is
taken suddenly ill, suffering with a
frontal headache, high temperature or
pains throughout the body, should re
pair to their rooms at once and call
a physician. In all places where sus
picious cases may exist a strict quar
antine must be maintained. \nj per
son desiring inoculation against the
"flu” may be vaccinated free of charge
at my office from 8 to 5 p. m. each
day. DR. W. H. CHASE,
16-6t City Health Officer.
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