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Business men of Juneau interested
in the Annual Fairs held in their city
an v..v\;ntly pressing forward in anti
cipation of receiving a suitable build
ing 'or their fair. If the new build
ings is not in readiness by Septem
ber when the next Fair is staged it
will be held as of yore—in a huge
tent. Last year one of those famed
Taku’s sprung loose and took away
stalls that were housed in the large
tent arranged for the purpose and
this, it is claimed is the major reason
for the needof substantial quarters.
The Fairs are considered a success in
every way in the capital city—even fi
nancially.
Senator-Elect Forrest J. Hunt of the
First division who is confined in a Se
attle hospital is trying hard to get on
his feet again so he can attend the
Legislature which convenes in Juneau
soon. It appears doubtful whether
the senator from Ketchikan can make
the riffle.
It seems as though the days of
waste in regards to the fishing indus
try has ceased since the Alaska Pack
ers are installing modern fertilizer
plants to handle the offal which has
heretofore been dumped into the sea.
A fine fertilizer comes from this fish
offal and will be one of the most val
uable by-products of the fishing in
dustry in Alaska during the canning
season.
Captain Silas H. Ormiston, veteran
of the palatial C. P. R. liners plying
southeastern Alaska seaboard passed
away at the Jubilee hospital, Victoria,
B. C., January 29, according to a mes
sage received in the First division.
The deceased carried a lingering sick
ness brought about by rheumatism
which was said to be the cause of his
death.
According to H. E. Robertson, for
mer Mayor of Juneau who was hob
nobbed in Seattle with members of
the Y. M. B. Club, the club anticipates
another cruise to Alaska. Last year’s
trip was highly successful and very
productive. No definite date has been
set for the excursion.
Reports emanating from southeast
ern Alaska have it that Senator Frank
Aldrich who has been in Washington
for a time is coming to the legislature
via the Panama Canal and none other
that Will Steel, former editor of the
Cordova Times is with him. Will
Steele, it is said, is going direct to
Juneau and take over the chair with
the chief clerk’s name of the Senate
on it, a position to which he aspired
two years ago and one for which he
is eminently fitted.
Probably the chambers of commerce ;
throughout the territory are not what
they are cracked up to be by certain
elements, but one instance shows it
self in one of the greatest tragedies
that lias ever happened in Alaska’s
scenery, when Clyde A. Walker, edi
tor of the Northwest Film Journal
puts himself on record to Alaska’s
chambers as being in accord with their
views in depicting Alaskan scenery in
films and purporting same to be film
ed in Alaska when they are made in
the States. Mr. Walker says that he
is doing all to discourage such prac
tice. That’s one for our side.
During the recent cold spell the
schools were closed for a few days in
Skagway—By the way, Skagway
means the “Home of the Wind,” ac
cording to statistics by Indianologists.
The curlers in Dawson still keep
plugging along whilst the bottom of
the thermometer has dropped out.
They claim that the brisk weather
gives plenty of pep—so does some
thing else they have and we haven’t
(?).
Then for the warm-blooded variety
in Dawson a billiard tournament is
being staged and keen interest is be
ing taken by thin-skinned members of
the Yukon metropolis. Even the
banker is up to his neck in billiard
dust and is leading the many who are
figuring on the two prizes put up by
the house.
The severe temperature prevailing
in the Yukon recently held up all the
stages going anil coming.
The unlooked for appointment and
speedy confirmation of George Parks,
is almost taking the breath away
from those who are interested in po
litical affairs and we might as well
say that the eternal bellowing of the
hen-pecked politician might serve as
one of the reasons. At least it seems
as though all are satisfied. Mr. Parks
makes the 11th governor for the Ter
ritory of Alaska and for the benefit
of Gateway readers, we submit his
predecessors, beginning in 1884: John
H. Kincaid, from September 15, 1S44
until May 5, 1885.
A. P. Swineford from May 5, 1885,
until April 12, 1889. Lyman E. Knapp,
from April 12, 1SS9, until August 23,
1893. James Sheakley, from August
23, 1893, and until July 4, 1897. John
C. Brady, from July 16, 1S97, until
April 28, 1906. Wilfrid B. Hoggart.
from April 29, 1906, until September
30, 1909. Walter E. Clark, from Oct.
I, 1909, until May 20, 1913. J. F. A.
Strong, from May 21, 1913, until Apr.
26, 1918. Thomas Riggs, Jr., from
April 26, 191S, until June 15, 1922. S.
C. Bone, took office June 15, 1922.
FUNDING FOR HALF U. S.
WAR LOAN ARRANGED
BY DEBT COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 27.—
The recurring discussion of refunding
the obligations of France to the Unit
ed States has directed attention to the
fact that the American Debt Commis
sion has accomplished funding arrange
ments for approximately half of the
loans made by this government during
and after the war.
At the time the commission was cre
ated there was due the United States
over ten billion dollars in principal,
plus interest in excess of a billion. The
commission has now negotiated set
tlements with Great Britain, Poland,
Lithuania, Hungary and Finland, and
the Cuban government has paid its
ten million dollar obligation in full.
The funding agreements provide pay
ments over a period of about 62 years
as follows: Great Britain, §4,577,000,
000; Poland, S17S,560,000; Finland,
SS,955,000; Lithuania, §6,030,000, and
Hungary, §1,953,542.
The status of other debts is sum
marized at the Treasury as follows:
Armenia: There is no government
recognized by the United States.
Austria: The time of payment of
principal and interest was extended
by Congress until June 1, 1943.
Czechoslovakia: Representatives
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of that nation left the United States
in July saying they would continue
their efforts to adjust the differences
between the accounts of the two coun
tries but have made no proposals or
representations for refunding. Differ- i
ences existed as to the validity of a
claim by this government that Czecho
slovakia owed certain sums for trans
portation furnished that nation’s men.
Esthonia: The Esthonian minis
ter has placed in the hands of the
commission information regarding the
financial and economic conditions in
his native land and informed Secre
tary Mellon that his government de
sired to negotiate a settlement, but no
agreement has been reached.
Latvia: The commission was ad
vised in May last that the question of
funding that government’s debts was
under consideration by the Latvian
cabinet, but no proposals have been
received.
Russia: There is no government
recognized by the United States.
Jugoslavia: The government of
the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and
Slovenes sent a commission to the
United States to inform this govern
ment that it was the intention of their
government to present a refunding
plan at a later date but advised the
commission April 7 that the settle
ment plan could not be offered at that
time because of conditions in their
homeland. The mission of these rep
resentatives was one of supplying this
government with all facts concerning
the situation in the kingdom, their
communication to Secretary Mellon
stated.
No proposals have been received
from France, Belgium, Italy, Greece,
Liberia, Rumania or Nicaragua.
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