ALASKA ADVISORY COMMITTEES
REPORT IS PRESENTED IN DETAIL
(Continued from Page Six)
tended by the general land office over
Alaska farming lands likely soon to
be homesteaded, the department of
agriculture be requested to designate
the lands which should be covered by
such surveys; and pending the exten
sion of the regular surveys, the gen
eral land office make the surveys of
individual homesteads as rapidly as
possible.
6. Mr. W. T. Lopp, of bureau of
■% education, make a report on the pos
sibilities of Alaska reindeer industry,
together with a detailed plan for its
development.
^ 7. Steps be taken to transfer gov
ernment or native reindeer herds to
Broad Pass region and thus make
them tributary to the railroad.
8. The reorganization of the ocean
transportation to provide material in
crease of cold storage capacity on ves
sels running to Alaska ports, to meet
the developments of the renideer in
dustry as well as that of frozen fish.
The committee further recommends
that the following legislation be asked
for: 1. An extension of the farmers’
loan act to Alaska.
2. An extension of the stock rais
ing homestead act to Alaska, modified
to meet the conditions in the terri
tory.
PUBLICITY
The committee finds need for intel
ligent publicity for Alaska, and recom
mends that:
1. This should take the form of
* placing before the business interests
of the country the possibilities of the
industrial development of the terri
tory. To bring this about studies of
various possible industries, such as
have been recommended above, should
be made, and statements prepared
covering the elements entering into
such development.
2. No effort should be made to
bring to Alaska permanent residents
beyond the capacity of the industrial
development to maintain them.
> 3. A publicity campaign should be
directed to the attraction of tourists
and pleasure seekers to Alaska.
4. The work of the territorial pub
licity bureau, the land and industi'ial
department of the Alaskan engineer
ing commission, and the various fed
eral bureaus engaged in advertising
Alaska, and, so far as possible, that
of private agencies such as the Seat
tle and the several Alaska chambers
j, of commerce, should be co-ordinated.
NAVIGATION
The committee finds that only about
9 per cent of Alaska’s ocean water
ways have been charted, and that
there is a great lack of lighthouses
and other aids to navigation. These
conditions are one of the contributing
elements to the high operating costs of
Alaska steamers. The committee has
received a number of specific recom
mendations for installation of aids to
navigation. In most instances, how
ever. the information is not sufficient
ly complete to justify the endorsement
of such projects. The committee, howT
ever, feels justified in recommending
. that:
1. A lighthouse be built at Cape
Spencer, near Icy Strait.
2. Aids to navigation be placed at
* the entrance to the Kuskokwim river.
The committee further recommends
that congress be asked to give in
creased appropriation for the chart
ing of Alaska coast line, and for aids
to navigation.
KUSKOKWIM REGION
Certain needs of the Kuskokwim
valley, whose fishing and mineral re
sources are now attracting attention,
have been laid before the committee.
In view of the lack of complete in
formation about this region the com
mittee hesitates to make definite rec
ommends. The following matters are,
however, called to the attention of
the inter-departmental committee for
its earnest consideration:
1. By the existing statutes the Kus
^ kokwim basin now lies in three dif
ferent judicial districts, and it has
been pointed out that this makes the
enforcement of law both difficult and
expensive. It has been recommended
to the committee that the Kuskokwim
basin be placed in the Second judicial
district by a change of boundaries.
(See Nelson bill, Sen. 4205, April 12,
1920.)
2. It has been represented to the
committee that there is only one dep
uty marshal in the entire Kuskokwim
basin. It has been recommended to
the committee that a second marshal
should be provided for this region.
3. It has been represented to the
committee that commercial fishing at
the mouth of the Kuskokwim river
would deplete the salmon run to the
detriment of the natives and whites
living on the upper river, and there
fore that such fishing should be cur
tailed or prohibited. An investigation
of this matter by the bureau of fish
eries would appear to be justified.
4. The best route of approach to
the lower Kuskokwim valley from the
Yukon river is by the “Portage Trail.”
This crosses a swampy lowland about
25 miles wide, connecting the valleys
of the two rivers. The lowland is
traversed by many streams and dotted
by numerous lakes. Travel is by
boats along the streams and lakes, and
by swampy trails connecting the
waterways. Mail is carried over this
route, and there is considerable other
travel. It has been suggested that the
route could be improved at no great
expense and thus give better access
to the lower Kuskokwim valley.
MAIL SERVICE
The postoffice department has fur
nished the committee with the follow
ing statements with reference to the
Alaska mail service:
“In 1916 there were 51 mail routes
in the interior of Alaska, while in 1920
the number increased to 55. The num
ber of steamboat routes from Seattle
to Alaska ports was 28 in 1916 and
the same in 1920, but the number of
dispatches of mail from Seattle to 8
_4_4v>nl ^ ^ 4« A A 4-^ r A
pi lilV^ip'Ui pui to xxiiuuixu *y uu iv/ lw vv
per cent less in 1919 than in 1916,
showing a great decrease in actual
sailings from Seattle to Alaska in 1919
over 1916. Mail is sent from Seattle
to Alaska on every available sailing
that will expedite its delivery.
“Under the reduced opportunities to
send mail to Alaska, the postoffice de
partment succeeded in 1919 in making
9 dispatches per month during the
summer to Ketchikan, Juneau and
Skagway; 6 each to Petersburg, Cor
dova, Valdez, and Seward; and during
the winter of 1919, 7 trips per month
each to Ketchikan and Juneau; 6 to
Seward; 5 to Cordova and Valdez;
4 to Wrangell and Petersbug; and
1 to Skagway.
“The postoffice department advises
that it is necessary to maintain regu
lar sailings with fixed ports of call to
give Alaska a mail service commen
surate with its commercial needs, and
for such service the department has
always paid a rate for carrying the
mails far in excess of the rates for
freight and express matter.
“Since July 1, 1918, the department
has not been able to induce either of
the two steamship companies operat
ing to Alaska to make a bid for carry
ing the mail to stated ports of call and
on a fixed number of sailings. One of
the companies refused to bid for the
service to cover stated points, and the
other company refused to bid on a con
tract on a fixed number of sailings.
Each company prior to July 1, 1918,
nad made such contracts.”
The committee has received many
general criticisms of the Alaska mail
service and a number of definite rec
ommendations for the modification of
existing mail routes.
The committee believes that the im
provement of ocean transportation
herein recommended will make it pos
sible to so improve the mail service
as to . meet all the general criticism.
The information and time available to
the committee are insufficient to jus
tify specific recommendations in re
gard to mail routes. The committee
recommends that:
1. In connection with the revision
of the transportation system suggested
in this report, a rearrangement of the
ocean mail routes be provided, to the
end that more frequent and more ex
tensive service be given Alaska.
2. The postoffice department con
fer with the inter-departmental Alaska
committee for recommendations in the
selection ot tne most teasible routes
to meet the needs of the inland com
munities.
Respectfully submitted,
ALFRED B. BROOKS,
Chairman,
Department of the Interior.
H. Y. SAINT,
Shipping Board.
OTTO PRAEGER,
Second Assistant Postmaster
General.
E. A. SHERMAN,
Department of Agriculture.
Washington, D. C., June 11, 1920.
Sun Maid Raisin Bread, always a
favorite at the City Bakery.
Have you an old hat? Take it to
Peyser and have it made like new.
You’ll be surprised at the result.—Do
it now!—Phone 188—He’ll do the rest.
Graham Bread fresh every day at
the City Bakery.
Developing and printing for the
amatuer. Scarborough
Kodak finishing. Scarborough.
i
Your eyes fitted. Compound and
stigmatic lenses replaced. See Os
Dome.
S. J. Jones has taken over the
Goodall carpenter shop and is pre
pared to do all kinds of carpenter
and mill work. Phone 142-3 rings.
22-tf
Cordova
Adjustment
Company
K. G. ROBINSON, Mgr.
Collections, Reports,
Insurance
Ostrander Bldg., Corvoda, Alaska
————- --1
Have you said you wouldn’t paint
because the the present prices were
too high? But there is no need of
your buildings going to ruin for lack
of paint, for we have good paint for
less money. Write for our catalog.
Ask for special color card and paint
prices. They are right. Rovig, 2229
First Avenue S., Seattle. “Better
Millwork.”
N 9
■ I
. ■ ■■■ —- -T
The Toughest Rubber
That Was Ever Made
lYInst WtPYI. around fisheries really “live in their
lfAUoi rrlvfl boots.” Footwear is your most impor- r-n _
tant item, and you should buy carefully. Don’t get a cheap m ^ JTTk M^k Ei
brand or one that you are not sure of. Goodrich “Hi-Press” m. Ml w UP mil Mjl Mm
is your safest buy. When you buy Goodrich you get the m>
benefit of fifty years’ rubber experience—we know how to |H|l
make the rubber tougher—the boots will wear far longer iliftil. JL 1L CJOoa*
and keep your feet dry and comfortable. Don’t accept lmita- asm* lEnw
tions—look for the Red Line ’Round the Top. 60,000 dealers. FO OHw©£IF
THE B. F. GOODRICH RUBBER COMPANY
Akron, Ohio founded lass
Seattle Branch, 115 King Street
TRADE MARK
IW*:::::*:**:*:*^^ I
•:*: •%• .*.* x*
V. .v .*/ .v
•V • • ,%• .»
v: .%• •:•: x»
x* ••*• x* *•*•
•x :•:• X: :•:•
:•:• v *x •>;
X* v. v. *X
* • * ♦ • • • •
*.*. ,v ••; .•/
*.\ .%• •:-! .v
•.*. .v v* .v
•/. ,V .V .V
:•:• •:•: •:•: -A
X* •.*. v. v.
A: x- X: A*
:•:• •:•: •:•: •:•:
v» «v *• ••
•.% .v *X •*•’
•.*. .V •• .*.*
V. .V V .%•
‘.4. .V v4 .V
v. •••• • • ,%4
•x .*.• •:•: >>
%•* .%: v* ,v
•.*. .V V* v*
IJ „_-'j jurij'
11 / DEPOSITS \ ||
v. •*•* J \ *X »v
:•;• ;;i; / June 19, 1914 \ S ||
I I / $181,988.96 \ I I
X* -X / \ *x *x
£ £ / JUNE 19, 1915 \ £ xj
II / $179,943.09 \ II
£ £ / \ £ £
£ £ / JUNE 19« 1916 \ £ £
II / $341,421.84 \ II
£ £ / . \ :A £
£ £ / JUNE 19, 1917 \ A: iA
;X / \ -X *x
l| / $513,923.52 \ ||
£ £ / JUNE 1 9, 1918 \ £ £
1 / $620,771.79 \ f|
•A / \ £ A:
£ £ / JUNE 19, 1919 \ £ :X
| / $033,692.72 \ jj
$ i*i: / JUNE 19, 1920 \ iii: £
•x :•:• 7 \ £ :;:;
£ £ £ £
A: A £ £
,V V. •• *.*.
%•: :•:• :•:•
x- :X £ £
•.*. .*.* .1 .••• .♦.«
A: •:•: •:•:
£ £ £ £
• * ». • • . .
v# »v .*.* ,V
v. .v .v
X* *X v.
£ £ -—------— £ £
X4 v. v.
.v •% • • •
—1 -
.%*v***%V*V»V*V*V*V«V»V«V#V«V«V«V#V»*«V«V*V.V.'.*A*AVA*»*av -
•X jx
i EVERYTHING- I
***♦ ••
V. v*
:$
v. v.
.v v’
every man wants in Felt
and Straw Hats that will *x
X; *:•:
giv* satisfaction. Econ- '•<:
•/. x*
omy to fit your pocket- :£
book and becomingness to
:* fit your personality.
v*
£: Refinement of style %
ijij worth every man’s while.
x* Hats that will hold their
:*:• shape. Good hats that will
•X . x*
X; give a good account of ::::
themselves at the season’s :$
x* end. Come in and look
X- our line over. They are $;
•:*: now on display. :£
v! *X
! WILL CLAYSON I
•X v*
•>VAV/AV.V/A\VAV.V.V.V.V.\V.VAV.V.\\\\V.\\\\\V*\\\V.\\\\\V*\V.\\\W*\%\\V.\V.\V4V.V.V.y.V.
.*...♦ ♦v«v*v/Av«v»v»v,v>v«y4vty4%%%v//X*Kv|y;:
& ___"" %
| Light, Wator [j
I Tnlephi ne !
1. l
| Three essentials in every well-regulated £
1 home or place of business
1
V. - f
i / I
I Alaska Public Utility i
I / P
g----:*