TUB MUKLUK TRAIL
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could be profitably used now without
any suggestion oi “podk barrel-”
A. IL, Ziegler, prominent Ketchikan,
attorney, reached Washington last
Sunday after flying across the conti
nent from Seattle. He is now in BaL
tirnore* and plana to return, here next
week.
State advisory boards to serve un
der the Public Works Administration,
composed of. three members for each.
State, together with ten regional ad
visers, were appointed this week.
Boards were not appointed for the
Territories, the District of Columbia*
or the possessions.
It wan explained' to Delegate Di
mond the public works for Alaska
w.U be administered directly by the
Department of the Interior. An en
gineer to, serve: in an advisory capac
ity will, be appointed^and it was said
that he is to be a resident of the Ten
ritry..
Ail the fervor of war time per
vades Um Capital as the nation
launches out on a. widespread cam
paign to consolidate and extend the
business gains or recent months.
NiRA* or. NR A, since (General Hugh
S. Johnson struck “Industrial” front
the National Industrial Recovery Act,
is the hyrword. of the day and. “code”
its constant companion^
Code Hearings are in progress ev
erywhere.in the city, and what comes
out of these, will, affect every citizen
of .the republic.
General Johnson, administrator of
NRA, by the way, is the man of the
hour, next to the President. His salty
speech is the delight: of hearers, and
newspapers, and his phrase, “We’re
going*- to administer this by the
squawks,” is repeated on all sides.
To recalcitrant groups he is. inclined
to utter words of considerably more
vigor and feeling vfhich do not get
into, print.
Meet a middle-aged army officer in
Washington and the chances are he’s
I been iiu Alaska.
I An old friendship was renewed
• when Lieutenant-Colonel Louis A.
1 Kunzig called on Delegate Dimond a
! short time ago.
! Colonel Kunzig; is no wstationed at
Fort. Washington, Maryland, which is
not fan from here.
In 1905 and 1906 he was at Fort.
Seward, now Chilkoot Barracks, and
from 1991 to 191 3was at Fort Lis
, sum. From 1913 to 1916 Colonel
Kunzig served with the Alaska Road
i Commission at Valdez.
| Two. of his sons are now also in the
; army, Henry B. having graduated
! fr<»m West Point in 1930 and William
- B. in 1932. Another boy of 16 is at
tending high sahool in Washington,
and he als ois slated for West Point.
Incidental^ Brig. Gen. George B.
PiHshury, now. assistant to the chief
of army engineers, was the engineer
officer of the A. R. C. when that or
ganization had its. headquarters at
Skagway.
The Anchorage Radio Club, Inc.,
operating Station KFQD at Anchor
age* requested authority from the
Federal Radio Commission to change
frequency from 1230 to 600 kilocycles.
This column proved too optimistic
last week. It took the liberty of an
nouncing that the flights of Jimmy
Mattern and Wiley Post were going
to make the public more conscious of
Alaska’s geography.
Shortly thereafter Post’s plane had
been.repaired at Flat and he was on
his way to New. York again, a local
paper headlined “Post Streaking
Down Yukon,” a course which, if it
had actually been followed, would
have been calculated to return the
flier to Siberia. At any rate, Alaska
received a lot of publicity from his
flight.
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During his brief radio talk’ at New
York when he was receiving the wel
come of the city Post took occasion to
refer to “Good old Joe Crosson’’ and
spoke affectionatelyof the Alaska
pilot, who flew repair parts to him,at.
Flat. -
There was held before the ,U. S..
Shipping Board this week a hearing
on the application of the Northland
Transportation Company for & .loan
to construct a new vessel. The maxi
mum amount of the loan • would -be?
$350,000, or twofthirds of the amount
of the cost of the new vessel, which
ever would be the teaser sum. It is
expected that a decision will be
reached byl. the close of business to
night.
Rumor, which notoriously travels
faster than fact, moves here at double
speed. In no respect is .that more ev
ident than with reference to the en
deavor to have a free market -for gold
established in the United States. sOne
almost every one is sure such a mare,
ket will be authorized and the neat
day evidence seems to point directly
to the contrary. The truth is -that
there is not the slightest intimation
of the course the Administration will
take, but rulings to date have not
been very favorable, to the;cause .of
those seeking a ne wmarket. ..
Delegate Dimond this morninguged
ceived a letter fro mBob Sheldon, ana ■
Harry Phillips which was carried j
from Fairbanks! to;. New vYorkc byb
Wiley Post. Typed on the envelope,
was “Via Wiley Post-*-not parcel
post.” The Delegate ..wishes to asaure
the senders that it came by first clasa
mail. .
STEAMER SON .ALASKA RlfiN a
PACKE DWITH TOURISTS
A sudden and .unexpected increase
in tourist traffic has .caused a strug-.
gle on thepapt of the steamship com-,
panies servicing Alaska..rupsvto~take
care of applicants for passage, says,
the Juneau Empire. .
All steamers j have -been running
very near to . full ..capacity,, and in
some instances, agents .have,had. .to.
turn, away., passeigers. ,•
The:, Alaska Steamship,) Company
has reported several capacity load's
recently, as has the Northland Trans-*
portation Company. H. R. Shepard,
agent of > the Canadian National* vyh<v
Allowed only two.passages on. the re
cent trip of the Prince Rupert*’and .V.
W. Mulvihill, agent, of the Cahadia.i.
Pacific, has received instructions , to
release all reservations to Vancouver
for the Princess. Louise, due to arrive,
here August IS.
Several factors have entered to
Cause this congestion. .Part of. it is
flue -to the withdrawal by, th j Pacific
Steamship Company of seven vessels
'‘from the Alaska run. Howe.’er. in
spite of this, tlic traffic has exceeded
all expectations.
Recent heat waves in eastern areas
have sent many tourists to the sea.
and this accounts for part of the in
crease.
'I Most of all, however, thi‘ many peo
ple vacationing at sea have been
taken as a sign of increased financial
confidence and returning prosperity.
^Usually the first field to notice a
slackening is that dealing with tour
ist trade, and when more money ia
being spent for such purposes it can
be taken as an indication of increas
ing business confidence everywhere,
agents assert.
If the present run continues, the
Canadian National is considering
lengthening thiir schedule by one or
two trips this summer; No other ar
rnagement can oe mace to take care
of the traffic, as there are no other
ships availanle.
Happy Thought
/• Miss Snipp—Take back your ring,.
$4r. Sharpe; I loye another.
I Mr. Sharpe—Please mention that 1
have a ring for aale—the sucker's got
to have one!—Daily Eagle (Brooklyn.
Axe yearn Knako Times subscriber?
Why wot jein the Aappy throng?
Before the Hon. Ronald Morrison,
United States Commissioner and
ex-ofiicio Probate Judge, Mount Me*
Kialey. Precinct,. Fourth Division,
i Territory of Alaska.
In the matter -of the Estate of A. R.
Eldridgc, deceased—ss.
To All Persons to Whom These
Presents Shall Come, Greeting:
I Know ye tlmt it appearing to Rom
j aid Morrison, U. S, Commissioner for
I the aforesaid precinct, that A. R. El
! (jridee has died intestate, and that
>« inn.trcd White,. tide former admin
istrator of aforesaid estate; has re
signed, and 1 find.it^aecessary to ap
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point another administrator, the said
A. R. Eldridge leaving at the time of
his death property in this precinct,
and that said Commissioner has duly
appointed A. H. Twitche.il adminis
trator for tire Estate of A. R. El
d ridge, according to law.
In testimony whereof I have here
unto set my hand and affixed my offi
cial seal this the 19th day of May,
(Seal) RONALD MORRISON,
United States Commissioner
and ex-officio Probate Judge,
lat puh July 29; last Aug. 26. (33)
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1 Blacksmith, Machine and all kinds of Sheet
| Mefcailwark.. Stoves, Safetys, Tanks.
4 Drills, and Boilers and all kinds of Prospects
ing Equipment
| 4 M. p. Gasoline Drills
AUTOMATIC HAND DRILLS
1 .'Li*** is* w«ifM and Hercules in utraftlL Can be sftnud by one
l sun, at jneHary, and- reach bedroe kin shallow ground and
gat results.
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Groceries
Clothing
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