Douglas Island news., 1918-08-30
W.BRADLEY
 MAKES STATEMENT
Head of Alaska Juneau Mine in an Interview Gives Local People
 Hope for Future

Tho following from tho Daily Alas ka Dispatch Of August 29 will. we
 arc sure. prove of interest to great
 many readers of this paper:
 Every employ s as we'll as Che business community of Gasu- ncau Channel who stands loyal witch the company will receive full credit and reward when Che pyess- Ing problem or securing sufficient labor Co make tho Alaska Juneau mlnc pay is fulfilled" is the way President Bradley of Che Alaska Juneau Mining Company express ed himself to thc Dispatch today.
 "Thc present operating organiza- tion that has stood Loyalty by Che property throughout Its interrupted pilot miT and deserted new mir periods of experimental work has now Che Inherited problem Of changing and altering Che amateur lsh and experimental features of thc new mur Co make it nt Che Alaska Juneau ore. which is stn of exactly Che same grade and character as it was before the ad- vent of Che new min designers and crcctors. This work is be- coming slower and slower with the growing scarcity of labor and more and more costly with Che company growing indebtedness The prcss- Ing problem before us at Che pres ent time is Go Immediately secure enough labor to carry out thc present plans of rehabilitation WHICH ARE SURE OF ULTIMATE SUCCESS if not again interrupted"
 Thus Mr. Bradley appeals Co Che men of Che company and people of Gaslncau Channel to stand by thc mining company in a period . Of war conditions. which naturally ! attracts labor to Che mushrooms of . industries where high and allur- !. ing wages are for thc time being ].
 The Dispatch asked Mr. Bradley ! why. in view of thc proven value ! or Che Juneau gold belt by Che old ] time practical milling operations ! as carried on for 37 years in Che ! many original mills erected and . operated upon thc Ebncr. Hum . boldt. Alaska Juneau Persovcr- l yerancc. Ground Hos and Sheep . Creek properties. as we'll as In l thc "pllot min" and tho new Cas- uncau mill. why the Territorial ] minc inspector had reported In his ! annual report that tho Alaska Ju- ncau S.OOO-tou min "was a fal- ! urc." In replying, Mir. Bradley said:
 "I would like Go have your local ! readers know that neither my brother. P. R. Bradley superintcn- dent John Richards nor Nm Super lntcndcnt Victor Clauson are re- spousiblc In any way for this fail- urc. ! am originally responsible as Che president of the Alaska Ju- ucau Company in recommending . John IT, Mackenzie as lts consult ! ing engineer. and am directly ! responsible Co Che extent that ] was ] one ot thc minority members of ! thc Alaska Juneau Compony's board ]. .of directors that delegated tho ou- ] thority for and duty of designing l and erecting an S.OOO-ton daily ! capacity min Co is then salaried l consulting engineer. John IT, Mac ]. kenzle. When thc Alaska Juneau . treasury stock was sold Co tbe New !. York parties. they asked for and . secured two additional members Of the board Of directors. This board . at a meeting held during my ab- sence on June ith. 1915. trans acted Che following;
 "Dircctor M L Requa offered the following preamble and rcsolu- tlons:
 "Wbcrcas. President F. w. Brad Hey Is incapacitated by illness and Ihas been ordered by his physicians to temporarily suspend an business Iactivitics and take a sea voyage to IHonoulu. and
 "Whcroas. It is necessary that Iduring his absence the affairs of |thc Company should proceed ac- lively. be it
 Resolved. That pending the re- turn Sf F. w. Bradley from Homo lulu and thereafter until he shall have assumed the active personal direction of Che affairs of this Conn pany John IT. Mackenzie. its con |sulting engineer. Is hereby author ized and instructed Co do and per- form an acts necessary to the de- .velopmcnt and equipment of Che |Company's mine for Inc output Of 5000 tons of ore day and Co further do and perform an acts necessary in connection with the design and erection of the S.OOO- ton daily capacity mill already pro- 'ylded for"
 'Mr. Mackenzie was not only a close business associate of M. l..