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BANNER YEAR FOR RAILROAD BELT
Evidence of the interest manifested by President
Hoover in Alaska is displayed in the extension of the
federal expenditure plan to the Territory as a means of
preventing or leiievmg unemployment during the win
ter. A large force of men dismantling the Sutton
coal washery as a part of this plan.
However, the pinch of unemployment is not felt
in Alaska as it is in other portions of the nation, and
the innovation may be justly set down to an increase
in prosperity.
But the most important announcement to come
from Washington is the location of an assistant secretary
of the Interior Department in the Railroad belt in the
person of Ernest Walker Sawyer. Mr. Sawyer’s assign
ment is the result of importunities from General Man
ager Otto F. Ohlson of the Alaska Railroad and is a
part of his plan for industrial development all along the
railroad.
The selection of Mr. Sawyer is fortunate in that he
is a man of dynamic energy, believes in action and, af
ter a brief survey of the Territory was outspoken in
his recommendations that the long looked for era of de
velopment be ushered in. A notable point in these rec
ommendations is the fact that Mr. Sawyer finds perfect
harmony of opinion on what should be done, and may
count upon the fullest measure of encouragement and co
operation from one end of the railroad to the other.
It is quite evident that Colonel Ohlson has establish
ed a firm confidence in Washington, for despite the
cun bei someness of governmental procedure, he has
succeeded in getting his ideas accepted and the mach
inery created for putting them into execution.
Thus the entire Railroad Belt may look forward
to a banner year for 1930 with more auguries for con
tinued and sustained prosperity than for many years.
The claim has often been made that mining stocks
are speculative; there is no denying this, for the reason
can be found that it is absolutely non-speeulative. Even
government bonds are apt to fluctuate in price.
Mining is an indespensable ally of every essential
industry.—The Manufacturer. :
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HIGH OFFICIAL, CHAS. H. FLORY,
HONOR GUEST AT CHAMBER
LUNCHEON
The weekly meeting of the Sew
| ard Chamber of Commerce, held
{Tuesday, was especially featured by
the presence of Charles H, F’ory,
'chief representative of the U. S. De
partment of Agriculture in Alaska,
district forester, and head of sever
al other federal departments in the
j Territory.
Mr. Flory delighted the business
representatives and other residents
of Seward and vicinity, who were
present, by stating that the 1930
field program of the forestry de
partment included trail work that
will be carried on in this area when
the season opens, “I am sorry,
however,” he said, “that we did
not get enough money this year to
enable us to get this locality rome
additional roads; though it is ex
pected that the next session of con
gress will see an increase in our
appropriations.”
Mr. Flory was not questioned on
the subject, but it is believed that
he favors the construction of the
missing section of highway that
will connect up hte Moose Pass
Hope road with the Seward-Kenai
Lake highway, and sees the advan
tage of its comnietion at the earli
est possible moment.
‘ Soeaking of the Territory’s re
sources. of which furs one of the
most valuable," Mr. Florv said, “vou
have reason to feel optimistic from
this point of view, for being in a
most enviable position for develop
ing fur farms. In fact the areas
adjacent to the line of the Alaska
Railroad are most favorablv adapt
able to this profitable industry."
"Though some appropriations
have been low. I was highly pleased j
to see the warranted increases in j
the funds allotted to the Alaska J
Game Commission, and for airways •
purposes, and the ^tudy of the war- j
ble fly problem which is a serious '
hinderance to developments of the
reindeer industry. The general i
plans for making the exporting of j
reindeer meat and by-products one
of Alaska’s foremost occupations
call for the establishing of d"ive
wavs north of MeKinlev National
Park to the grazing areas near
Healy on the Alaska Railroad, and
for the construction of abattoirs
and cold storage plants."
Completing his well received re- .
marks, Flory won the warm feel- '
inas of his listeners when he said,
“The men who work in the public
service of Alaska, are working for
the common good of all of Alaska.
That the^e men are true Alaskans,
is evidenced by their full porticioa- ,
tions in civic and community af- j
fairs and problems of the respect- j
ive cities or settlements where they j
are stationed, many of whom own j
their own homes and have found j
contentment in living in the Terri* |
tory. We are deeply interested and j;
concerned in the entire Territory,!
because we want to see all possible
developments made that will bring
prosperity thruout Alaska.”
BRIDGE CLUB MEETING
The Seward Bridge Club will
meet tomorrow (Friday) at 1:30
p. m. with Mrs. Harold Painter.
OFFERS SERVICES
MOSCOW, Jan., 2, (/P)—George
King, an American aviator here,
completing arrangements for a
flight to America, across the North
Pole, offered his services to the
Soviet government to assist in lo
cating Col. Ben Eielson and Earl I
Eiorland, American aviator and me
chanic, lost for over six weeks near
North Cape, Siberia.
LOU US TEfH !
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A. C. gym when the Firemen and
Ponies meet in their second
game of the season, and the S.
school girls’ meet in their third
and deciding encounter.
Despite the fact that the High
school lads hold a first lead over
the Firemen, things do not look
so rosy for the Ponies in the
coming engagement. The Ponies
have dropped four games re
cently to teams that they should
have won from, while the “Smoke
Eaters’’ who lost by a thin mar
gin to the Ponies four weeks
ago in their first game of the
season, demonstrated their abil
I
; Ity as basket-getters when they
waded thru the strong Chelan
iteam for an easy victory, a week
j ago.
The Firemen are negotiating
with the Moose team of Anchor
age for a series of games to start
in Seward about January 13,
with two more games to play
against the Ponies, have been
putting in some hard and fre
| quent practice periods.
The game between the S. A.
j Club Women and the High school
1 girls, should prove an interest
1 ing tussle, as the teams are tied m
with a game apiece.