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MASK \ V.N ASSETS. NOT A LIA
BILITY. DECLARES A PENN
S\ l.V VNIA CONGRESSMAN
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(Juneau Empire. K
Uaska is a real asset to the nation
md.'not a liability in any sense of the
word, in the judgment of Congress
man Milton W. Shreve, from the
Western district, of Pennsylvania, who
arrived here from a trip to- western ..
arid-interior districts. After spending
a month in the Territory, during
which time, as he nhrasod it. “we
worked days and traveled rights,” hi* ;
is returning, to his home with informa
tion to guide him- in future legislatioi
>n the Territory ui his capacity, of
chairman of a subcommittee on ap
propriations before which moat of the
Alaska estimates are basedL
Mr. Shreve exnpresaed . himself ;u»
welt satisfied with bis visit and the
knowledge he hda gained. “Take it
all in alt, 1 shall take hack with me a
?E£ pleasant memory of everything.
o'iiw f return at some future date,
as 1 desire- to dot I want to pick out
some seh-e+ad spots and really enjoy
a good rest," he said.:. •
Mr. Shreve had a word of hearty
oralse fo>- tut Bureau of Fisheries,
which, under the direction- of Conimia
danar- O'sfalley. tsar,- r^rt-Ti ernlenvor
ing to build up the various species of .
salmon ..rip.protect other, food fisher
ies without too great interference
with their utilization. “I believe the
fisheries industry is now on a perma
nent basics” he declared* “and the
splendid thing-is that now almost
everybody seems to oe Satisfied.” ” "
In the (took Inlet, Prince William
Souhd and Southeastern Alaska. dis*
tricts which he has personally -visited, .
and'in Bristol Bay anu on- trte Alaska
Peninsula, from/where he has. bad re
ports, the fisheries generally are*, dr.
good shape, he said. One: ob two •
places have been fouixi.-- added,
where it, will- be necessary-for ’Com
missione’- i>’Malley to apply addi
tiontal regulations, .
At Fairbanks MMr. hhreye was a
gueyt of General- Manager Metcnjf.of
the -Fairbanks Exploration Company,
on a tour of that .company's workings
in the district. He made-a trip out 50
miles over the f-ircle-Ghatanik* road
and- watched the ditch- construction
beirig carried-on.there, and. other dr
velopment activities of the company.
The $10,000,000 program of that com
pany, said Mr. Shreve, withthe activ
ity in low-grade placet-wining it her
alded, is alone apparently justification
for the Government s tonaVriJetion of
the Alaska Railroads
He raeaUonedrtWith pleasure his trip
with General Manager Noel Smith, of
the railroad, who, he .said, spoke of a
number.at side issues he has been in
vestigating for promoting industrial
development in the railroad belt.
Among .these was a litne deposit, rock
for making cement, encouragement of
the local canning industry through
the purchase for railroad uses of
home-grown and canned fruits and
vegetables, lie appreciated the im
mensity of the problems confronting
the railroad management in making
the property a self-sustaining one, and 1
was, apparently,, hopeful that Mr.
Smith would succeed m solving it.
One of the significant--things noted
by Mr. Shreve in his interior visit was
the spirit of hopefulness which is!
prevalent among the residents who
have made Interior Alaska their home
for years and their unquestioning con
fidence in the future of the country.4
■‘TJteyk all seem to b« anxious for. the
resource* to be developed as -rapidly
as possible. Undoubtedly, the program .
of the Fairbanks Exploiration . Com
pany will induce, others to engageviif
similar ■actiyities.'t. jdwjlaved, .
One of the m o-sts -\pl o a sent remem*
branees-o£Jiis.fat#n«--i*ip>ia » visit
to the; Alaska College at Fairbanks
and meeting Hr. Charles E. Bunnell,
its president. - Dr. BunheH.'Congre*.'^
than ShnJvee and Lyman -C. Shreve.
who is also with him, arev graduates .
of the same Pennsylvania-college—
Bucknell’Uhiver.stty. y.
Mr. iihrtve said he was. surprised
to find such an -institution • *s ithat
built up by Ur. Burtbelb at {fair-hanks.
He was particularly- impressed with
the value o£ the short courses oh min
ing and agriculture offered,hv the coU
lege. .“Between -the ^-college-and. the:
Agricultural Experiment Station there
is being taufht to the people of the
Interior who are«,engftgi«g in farm
ing, the crops whi«&c can .be success
fully grown -in the^shoft reason. they
have. Tbest-seenr to ba y* ry, success
ful, he added. d.
Mr. Shneve-an^ui. ’©bmp anion came
opt to the coast, over the Richardson .
Highway, “TM ma*val of it! to me i.»
that it is so- far-'ce-i-pleted in such a
short time,’* he commented:
As a member ,of a."' congressional!
committee which virtually controls
legislation embody i;ig appropriations.
Mr: Shreve^naturally. is interested in
the use and nanicr of uSe of Federal
funds in1 Alaska. He has given con
siderable- study to these matters -since.,
coming to Alaska. His conclusions
were set forth btderly •’ud.clearly in a
single sentence. He said:- ^‘Govern
ment finds, as firsts 1 havebbeh. able
to see, are being carefully handled.”
So far as he was able to determine
at the pnesent Aitne-thP~ Territory has
two major--industries, therefore that
many assets, “F think thatv.the. great
assets of. Alaska, a remits, mines, and its
fisberies/’-he feaid. He ex pressed re
gret at notJbeipg able.,to visit Kenne
cott and. studjr- the copper mining in
dustry, but? his-time • .vas too short tq
permi; tae'hri-fC f'om Cordova there,-,
although.-he nmde-ia.-trip out over-the
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Fresh Ffuitel
Fresh Groceries,. Just Ariimd ~
Bp-toDate Line off Clothing
Front $5.50 to $45 Per Suit
Copper River & Northwestern Rail-j
way for quite a distance.
“Take it all in all, I shall take back
a very pleasant memory of everything
I have seen,” he said in concusion.
NEW ALASKA MAGAZINE
WILL BE ON LINES OF
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
(Anchorage Times.)
Plans for the publication of a mag
azine of Alaska, devoted to geograph
ical subjects, history, travel and com
merce, were announced at Juneau
early this month by John E. Meals,
editor, and member of the board of di
rectors of the Alaska Magazine, Inc.,
which will be the publisher. The name
of the publication is the Alaska Mag
azine.
It will be published in Juneau, ap
pearing monthly. Present plans, says
the Juneau Empire, call for the first
issue to be off the press and on the
news stands in September, Other
members of the board of directors
are: Judge James Wickersham. R,L,
Bernard, Albert S. Brown and H..F.
•Preston. ,
The plans call for a type of puhli-'
ration new to the Territory. It is fori
the States rather than .for. local dis
tribution, but it will. be..handled ..for
all Alaskan newsdealers.. The aim is
tb make it an authentic source, of in
formation regarding? Alaska’s geogra
phy, its history,., the traditions • and
life of its original tnbes, as well as
the history of its settlement and. prq-;
gress before the white race. To this
'end it will specialize in articles of
fact dealing with geography, ethnol
ogy. history and commercial subjects.,
including resources, studies on-gov
ernmental .activities and their rela
tion to the economic and business life,
of the Territory.,; travelers: and kin
dred subjects* ■...
It is the aim of the. publishers to
make the magazine as. nearly like the.
hiational Geographic Magiizine as i*
possible, limiting its scope.- to Alaska..
■In size ;tnd general .uimeurancc this
will be followed. Fiction and poetry,
-will be barred. .
The policy of the company is to
have the magazine profusely* illus
trated-with views from Alaska. In
line with this,- the., initial number,
which will contain about 64 pages,
will have about fifty illustrations*.
We’ axp*>et to aut the real Alaska-'
before the reading public, of the coim-J
try, both by word rand, in pictures,”'}
Mr. Meals^said. . - icryig him in get
ting out the magazine, Rev. A. P. 1
Kashevaroff, curator of the Alaska
Muse.um and one of the.best informed .
rtien on early Alaskan history, will be
associate,,editor. Both he and Judge
.James Wiekersbam will contribute
monthly articles to the magazine, and.
other Weil known Alaskans', will be,,
asked fort special articles.,-::
Mr. Meals formerly resided id An
chorage^ wher e he> published vthe}
Pathfinder of Alaska .for. a number of ;
months. The new magazine will he}
printed in Jutfeau, in the office of the
-Empire Publishing Company. .
Aspirin is used to freshen and. re
vive cut flowery in a Dallas, Texas,
hospital, a..
Foreign markets send two million
dollars’ worth of beads to the United
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