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Entered as second-class matter Febru
ary 1, 1922, at the Post Office at
McGrath, Alaska, under the
Act of MarchJJ, Itjf'lQ:
McGRATU, ALASKA. FEB. 10. 1922
Anchorage Opposed
to Capitol at Juneau
Seeking the endorsement of its plan
to deiay the construction of a capitol
building at Juneau until such time as
the voters of the Territory shall have
had an opportunity to express their
desires as to where the capital of the
Territory shall be located, the Anchor*
ageCbamber of Commerce has sent out
the following letter to the Chambers
ot Commerce .of the several towns of
Central and Western Alaska:
‘^Recently an editorial was published
in-a Juneau paper reflarding a certain
appropriation that had been passed by
the f I. S. Congress about twelve years
ago, and amounting to $200,000,-which
was to have been used for the purpose
of purchasing a desirable location for
and. construction ©£■ federal buildings
and offices of the Territorial capitol.
“The article called attention to the
'act that of this appropriation some
thing like *35,000,000 had been expend
ed for this purpose, thus leaving an
unexpended balance of somewhere
around *165,000.
“The editorial went on to state that
the city of Juneau must get together in
a body and urge the authorization of
the expenditure of this balance and
have a dood, fire proof federal building
in Juneau, stressing the point that
there was considerable and widespread
’aeliDg in many Alaska towns aSainst
this very thing, and that if thoy did
not act promptly tbe capital might not
long slay at Juneau. The inference to
be gained from the editorial is that if
J uneau, would solidly support Delegate
Sutherland in getting this money, and
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thus obtain the erection of a costly fed
eral buildiDg. it would be the death
knell of the movement to change the
capital of Alaska for a time at least.
“The article also went on to state
that, John VV. Langley, chairman of the
House public buildings and grounds
committee, bad approved the idea and
stated that in his opinion the money
would soon, be made available for this
purpose.
“Considering the fact that, as a cap
i ital, Juneau is far removed from the
I biggest part of the Territory, the
i largest revenue-making industries
being located far to the Dorth and west
ward, especially the country contiguous
to the Government railroad, between
Seward and Fairbanks, the large cop
per mines in the Prince William sound,
the biggest part of the canning indus
try located there and all along the
coast to the extreme west, as well as
the coming oil possibilities of this part
Of Alaska, the best coal deposits and
the most arable land being located ia
this section of Alaska, the Anchorage
Chamber of Commerce, at a special
meeting held December' 26th, decided
to thwart this appropriation and ask
that the same be held over until such
time as the voters of Alaska shall de
! cide where they want the capitoi per
manently located.
“There is a widespread sentiment in
Alaska for a change of the location of
the capital to a place.more centrally
located than Juneau. Juneau is far
removed from the center of population,
and is not in the district likely to see
great future development, aud until
the people of Alaska decide by ballot
whors they wish the capita: we think
It wise that Congress does cou author
ize.the expenditure of suoh-.a large
sum as $165,000, or thereabouts, in a
city that is so poorly located for a cap
ital as Juneau.
“Some city on the line of the Gov -
ernment railroad aud in the center of
the coming, development area would
better serve all of Alaska, and until
that permanent capital is decided upon
we submit that it would be a gross
error for Congress to expend a largo
sutn upon capitoi buildings at Juneau.
B’or years the Territory bas functioned
without these buildings, and we believe
it wise to wait a while before spending
this money, for the reasons above-out
lined^
“The Anchorage Chamber* of Com
merce bas, therefore, wired Delegate
Dan Sutherland, Secretary of the In
terior Albert B. Fall, and John W.
Langley, chairman of the House public
buildings and grounds committee, de
manding the postponement of the ap
propriation of the money above referred
to, for the construction of buildings at
Juneau, until the location of the oapital
is decided by popular vote*
“We urge your body to take this
matter up at once and also wire the
men mentioned, along, similar lines.
“This is a matter of vital importance
to all of Alaska and should have your
immediate attention.”
PROFESSIONAL
Albrecht and Taylor
LAWYERS
Ulitarod, Alaska,
and at
70o L. C. Sanith Hldg., Seattle, Wash
Practice in all Courts.
Dr. W. F. Green
McGrath, {Alaska
I
White Foreign-Born
Center Now in Indiana
Washington.—For t.he first time in
three decades the center of foreign
born white population of the United
States moved westerly instead of east
erly in the ten years 1910 to 1920. The
westerly movement was due to the in
crease in foreign born white population
in California, Texas and Arizona, the
census bureau stated today, in an
nouncing the center to be located in
latitude 41 degrees 3 minutes 45 sec
ODds north and longitude 84 degrees 48 1
minutes 17 seconds west.
That Doint is in the eastern part of
Allen county, Indiana, about ten and
three-fourths miles east of New naven
and sixteen miles east of Fort Wavne.
In the ten years from 1910 to 1920* the
center has moved from Defiance county,
Ohio, lust across the state line into In- *
diaoa.
A potlatch recently given by Igloo •
No. 1, Pioneers of Alaska, at Nome, .
was a financial as well as a social suc
cess, netting the organization $640.20. ’
Tariffs are passed, but not forgotten .
— Boston Herald.
LOUIS GORMAN
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