The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-01
LANE URGES BOARD
TO DEVELOP ALASKA
Secretary Says There's Too
Much Red Tape in Pres
ent System.
FOR 3 ADMINISTRATORS
He Suggests That These Have
Supervision Of All the Gov.
ernmental Affairs.

WASHINGTON, May SIN a repor, zen,
to Senator Key Pittman and Representa-.
tive william c. Houston. chairman Of
Territories respectively, Secretary Lane
Of the Interior Department urges IN,
creation OF a development board TO nav.
complete control Of the natural resource,
OF Alaska,
He severely criticises the present red
tape methods in the administration o,
governmental affairs in that Territory.
Bills for tho creation Of boards or com.
missions 10 administer the government o.
Alaska have been introduced in the
Senate by Senator Chamberlain OF Oregon
and In the House by Delegate Wicker.
sham OF Alaska. These bills differ only
In detail, and the general purpose Of
both In In accord with the recommends
ton OF Secretary Lane.
The development plan urged by Tn.
Secretary provides for n board OF thre.
members. appointed by the President and
confirmed by the Senate. which Ia to
have headquarters in Alaska and Is 10
be charged with the general conduct Of all
governmental affairs connected with tn.
natural resources and development Of th.
Territory.
Mr.. Lanes Proposal.
at is proposed and urged" says Nj
Lane, that tho board shall take over
such authority now exercised by various
departments and bureaus as may bs
necessary to give It supervision over
practically tho entire public domain
| he nf
and control OF such activities as are
closely related and essential to the DE-
velopment of the physical resources Of
| the country.
THE board would do the work now
| done in Alaska by the general land Of
| hce, the forest service. the road com
mission. the bureau OF mines, the bureau
OF education and the Secretary OF the In
| terror. II should take over a part OF the
work and authority OF the bureau OF
fisheries. Beginning at the shore line
! the development board should have com.
| plete control OF all governmental activl-
ties and interests connected with the de.
velopmont OF industries and transports
| ton and the settling OF the country.
This should include the control OF
water powers. building and maintenance
| OF roads and trails and operation and
rates OF the railroads and telegraph lines
II should include protection and control
OF game. fur bearing animals pubic
lands mineral deposits' cosl, OH, gas MOI
springs, timber lands ana timoer,
Secretary Lane also urges that thi'
board should take over the supervislon
OF educational work among ,ne INDIANS
and natives the rehoeer INDUSTRY, CON,
troi OF the su'NsyoI oeneIaa o ,.. 49,.
the supervision IN cooperation WIN tn'
Department OF Agricuiture OF Asrlcul,u' a.
experiments ana demohsrauoh "orN j"
the Ierrnory' 49,,
IL IN poihteo ou' w .ne iepoI' IN.
present each OF az least score 0, ~
ernment bureaus IN ssn,hston
among the various usparenn IA"
something 10 90 WIZ 'ne , ,,,,
Alaska ana that thsre ,s,, W.; ~ ~" y
Vi reu .ap. ~ $50 = 49, ,,nd.r sh' -,
ministraton OF pubic '""'' ""'e' '"
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