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FRIDAY. OCTOBER 2J, 133
THE ALASKA AIR PROGRAM—
(Juneau Empire)
Down in Seattle they are a little concerned over a
projected interior air route to Alaska across Canada, ap
prehensive that Alaska air business might be shunted in
another direction than through Seattle. The Post-Intel
ligencer expresses it in these words:
The announcement of the merger of Nation
al Park Airways with Western Airways Exj>ress
effective August 1, and the presence in Edmon
ton, Alberta, of United States department of.
commerce officials and airline executives is no
tice to Seattle that the recently reported inter
ior air route to Alaska is virtually ready to be
gin operations.
Unfortunately this region will be left on a
sidetrack, for a time, in air connections with
Alaska.
This condition should not continue.
Students of aviation recognize the impor
tance of established commercial air routes. It is
patent that the short line to Alaska by seaplane
is from Puget Sound, and that an interior route
can be developed, along the route of the propos
ed Alaska International Highway, that will be
much more direct than the route through Mon
tana and Alberta.
Seattle will not lose its position as the port
for Alaska business as a result1 of the establish
ment of the Montana-AIberta air route. But it
would be more convenient and profitable for both
Alaska and Seattle when a permanent passen
ger, express and mail air service is developed
from Puget Sound.
When the general public realizes the impor
tance of keeping open all lines of communica
tion with the North, such a service will be es
tablished.
While it is gratifying to see Seattle mindful of Al
aska business as well as its own, and throwing its weight
back of development of Territorial air line develop
ment as it has consistently done, we doubt if it has
much to fear from an interior air route to the Territory
across Canada. Such line or lines ultimately will be es
tablished as air lines span the globe. It is inevitable with
aviation headed on its present course. But the more im
mediate problem of Alaska and continental United
States is development of airlines and airports in the
Territory and connections with the most feasible point
in the United States. That mo=t feasible point, as any
map wiD reveal, is Seattle and the Puget Sound country
In this connection it is iuteresung to note that Al
aska Delegate Anthony J. Dimond. Senator Lewis
B. Schwellenbach of Wasliingt >n and Dr. Ernest Gruen
ing of the Division of Territories and Island Possessions
recently called at he White H use to ask the President
to approve a $10,000,000 air development for the Terri
tory and that following the interview, Delegate Dimond
expressed himself as “encouraged.
At the same time here in Alaska the newly created
Alaska -Aeronautics and Communication Commission is
in session with representatives of the Federal agencies
working along the same lines—development of aerial
transportation in the north and to the States.
The last Legislature, which created the Commission,
was mindful of the need of the Territory for airbed
building and improvement and set aside funds for the
construction of two or three airports in addition to a
general appropriation of $400,000 for airfields, reads
and bridges. It isn’t much toward an extensive aerial
development program, but it is all the Territory could
afford now and it reveals the attitude of Alaska toward
the program.
With such cooperation between the Territory and
the Federal Government, the outlook for air air develops
»ent program in the north and connection with the Uni
ted isr encouraging, and if Seattle will continue to
(Continued to last caiurmr on this nage.i .
SIXTEEN YEARS A20 Ti>!S ‘.VEf.(
(TAKEN FROM THE FILES OF THE KUSKO TIMES)
Fairly pood prospects arc being
found on Jones Creek, according to
Anton Nelson, whc arrived here this
| week. Mr. Nelson says that, while it
looks good, there is nothing to cau;e
I a stampede, as even if the creek turn
| out as well as hoped for, both Jones
and Flat Creeks are entirely staked,
i Four cabins have been built ar.d 11
man are on the creek, and about 2 i
j others are preparin'? to winter there.
! Among those on the creek at, present
! are John Strand, Carl Shnttler, Mr.
Beekman, A. D. MeDona’d, Scotty
: Auid, Rad Richardson, Billy McGow
an. Mr. Lind, Chris Nelson, Dave
Clough, Jack Nixon, Jack Dunn.
W. W. Lukens were arrivals in Mc
Grath Monday from Takotna.
George Winters has purchased from
Billy Jones the iatt<er s half interest
in the Takotna Pool Hall.
John Williams, Simon H’’l and Her
man Olson are late arrivals over the
trail from Anchorage, which place
they left on October 5.
Captain Wallace Langley left Se
attle yesterday f r San Fr-rc'sco, ac
cording to a telegram reserved by
Capt. George Green. Capt. Langley
will proceed almost immediately from
Trisco to Nova Scotia, his old home,
for a short visit, Howard Langley
having already arrived at the old fire
side.
Capt. W. E. Geiger came down fr m
Jones Creek yesterday afternoon. He
reports all the claim holders there as
hopeful and a number of holes are
nearing bedrock. Captain Geiger will
make a trip to Takotna, after which
he w ill return to .Jones Creek to con
tinue the work of prospecting his
ground.
Herb Kearney recently purchas -d
a tear nf large. bleel. horse? from
the ARC: n ther team being purch
ased by Mike tl..r.u: ha.
Billy Jones, the freighter, has al
ready made two trips f. air. the Hig
gins store to Opbir, isln : seven burs
es, on i has several loads more to
transfer.
Leonard Seopala, Nome's famous
dog team drivr, nrr v d in McG'et'n
today. He will leave in a few days
for a visit to his former home in Nor
way.
WASHINGTON—Final figures just
ism. J by the Director of the united
States mint, show the gold pro iuc
tion of the United States for "he cal
endar year 11*20 as $41,186,000. and
silver. 60,601,055.
FAIRBANKS—Gilbert E. Stevens,
recently appointed by President, Har
ding: to be Marshal of the Fourth Di
vision, will assume the duties of his
office Nov. 1, the duties of the retir
ing Marshal, L. T. Erwin ceasing at
midnight, Oct. 31. Among those to
be retained, will be M. C. Carison,
auditor in .he Fairbanks office; Peter
McMullen, deputy marshal at Me
Grath. and John L. Heron, deputy
marshal at Bethel, both of whom ha e
been informed of reappo n m£i ' . - J
instructed to qualify at cn .
“Well. Pad, I just ran up to say
hello."
“Too late, son, your mother ran up
to say goodby and got all the change.”
THE M SKO TIMES
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TIMELY EDITORIALS
Culled From Our Exchanges
. AiRBANKS RADIO SERVICE NEEDS—
(Fairbanks News-Miner!
7i a.rbanks Chamber of Commerce has taken a
Vm-ely step in naming: a committee to secure a night as
well as -veil as day radiotelegraph service for Fairbanks.
V th mining and other industries of the district
booming, air traffic here constantly and rapidly increas
ing. ari l much other new business of the Interior of Alas
ka developing at a fast clip, the local office has been ail
hut swamped much of the- time. The efficient members of
the steff work like beavers through the day ,hift. The
one shift staffi often is called upon to work overtime to
clear the daily congestion.
v ''h all the night fij ing in this ar-a d-patch of the
necessary weather report, should not be delay* day or
night, A little more help, engaged for the night hours,
would keep the lines clca giving sa’ 'sf action to the
public and exsing the pre: are in the office.
Th ■ Signal Corps . er \ . wonderful .service all over
Alaska, and every man from Col. George Kumpe, in
charge at Seattle, down to the humblest man cf the Alas
ka Communications system, deserves a world of credit
for g -',d work performed. T 'ey should have the fullest
tom on part of members of Congress rnd Federal
•executive authorities in making appropriations adequate
for ell necessary intprovv.ntcr.rs.
When it is considered that gvvernm n; basin?'?, in-*
t ' Cflr.t of the many bran'hes sc vc.! :n Ala~ka,
r.'x-e over the system, the system is a financial as
wul as a technical success in every sense.
Fairbanks as a major station in the system, de
sen.es an improved service. Messages between Fair
banks and Outside prints now go via Anrhcrage, entail
n.; work 'hat takes up so much time cf that sta
tion. A direct channel to Seattle would obviate the r"*ay
v. -V and delays and relieve pressure on the Anchorage
stati in.
An improved tran mission station for Fairbanks,
mat it modern in every respect, also would be a big
h. iii. When the army aviation base opens here and t,he
n und-World commercial air routes, now developing, get
f -.n. i ning witn scheduled < rvicer, increased facilities
for handling the greater volume of business will b.: the
first requisite.
A racliot, lephone service between Fairbanks and ihe
S a >. ,-uch as inaugurati d a t\ w day? ago between Ju
neau and the States, also v. uld help a 1. t.
• -i....... a..ubs service..- must k« op step with the
gen rat progress. The resolutit>ns now being prepared
by the Chamber of Commerce are along the right lines
and ’> 11 help pave the way for immediate results—the
firs: of which should b a day and night .rvice, to be
follow id by installation of such facilities as the major
station of 1 lerior Alaska ties serves and cannot long do
without. These improvements are inevitable. Why not
have them now.
LONG FLIGHTS AND AVAR—
(Nev> j urk Tines)
Their flight is ju3t a little more than one-fourth of
eie way around the world, and the ability of planes and
.1 to accomplish it presents more problem.- in national
defense.
That this was foremost in the minds of Russian of
ficii:'. . .,..ed immediately by tile'-Moscow ni’ws
paper Pravdu it warned the enemies of tin viet that
Russia coal*! build planes which, though in* r.d' i for
. :v nl bi a co.onani threat against aggression and
■ l.t r... ..ns oi carrying war into the enemy's country.
Travda reminded the w:rid that certain . a;...al •• v. re
vitl. n ca. v sp iking distance by long-distance bomb< r?.
.. glance at the map -hows that Lltci-e arc about 5,
Ooo ntJcs between Moscow and Tokyo anti that i; 1,000
mile- ies i than the Russians covered In heir slight to
San Jacinto. And It s ony about lb'to miles from Mos
cow '<) Berlin. Not 'i. t ie ;• :.n-. . ■ i,;:vt to fly
from capital to capital, From Russian Via.live.-, k •<>
Tuk.. 1 u is about 500 mil... and fi"n: V. , i n Rut ut :o
c-.rl-a about 400.
T. n«- ii: tance flying h been a -iki.i f - r-ny
yr a. and sc , ham's and engines have improv'd, l.c ns
tret,:hed beyond the apparent po.-sibl!itiet of
r. f, w year ; go. It acids to a nation s atr m.ut al p.es
a iv : hi:: that w 11 fly farthe than any
'org flight a good test of not, just at.
i'«r is a test of automobile construction.
1L-. ..nee flying i- also a means of proving the value of
instruments and moth- is of navigation. But, more than
all this it brings the world within a smaller eotrprss of
tirm and makes more horrible the pot realities of war.
EDITORIAL CONTINUED FROM FIRST COLUMN),
support it as ably as it has in the past, the Queen City
of Puget o und will have little cause to worry about
; rojected air Itaao wcrews'Canatfs.