The Alaska daily empire., 1919-03-05

this will be difficult eyes Will be cast commission of hard headed business attempted raid by the interruptions If small appropriation properly sguard quite possibility that when you gather here two years hence the Territory VIII nave which will afford relief from burdens resting heavily on every person Alaska.
 cooperation possible advocate cooperation Lanes splendid employment to returned soldiers.
 will be laid before the Superintendent of the Pioneers Home sa activities of the Home 19171S Estimates, call for appropriation of practically territorial income believe the estimates be reduced be prepared to old anticipate number of inmates There undoubted need of modern hospital attached to the Home number of trained attendants The buildings should be placed repair and house be provided for good character who the Territory.
 
 great applications pensions viewed with alarm whom all such appca submitted the roll shall continue to increase as mas In the past two years appropatlon VIII oe na WHICH will seriously the ability of the Territory The board confident that of the pensions paid not warranted
 nav bannen to be ove be mnmnm age of s5 wears and territorial treasury "vevet There disposition the part of ndgents advantage burden The board would be much sim the law could be written make known the will of Legislature and fix the procedure that there shall be little advantage being taken charitable intent As aon increases tand increase it ms the demands TOT pensions will become increasingly The law and regulations should be so framed that pensions may De granted ony "heh u anu 
 As authorized by law for the quarter ending has incurred deficit of s5,6O4.
 
 Transportation within the Territory of greatest prob difficult manan and yet when from water routes is on that we dependent territorial development This past through part of Alaska travelled Fairbanks thence down the Yukon waters to the mouth of I while the visits made to the Prince William Sound ports At every town the cry went up which will possible transport machinery and supplies In the Second and Fourth Divisions this most apparent Ill .ne hira ooh % roauS are - ~ 1 .S fields of with the trunk lines of In the
 te o newer m tbe hands of the Territorial Board be taken of the opportunity with federal bureaus demanding such cooperation part offices divisional road commissioners have served the terms for which they elected to abolish these offices and entire authority the Territorial Board of Road Comms that of the law which provides that the commissioner shall be compensated by percentage Of his total expenditures should be repealed ana dec yearly salary authorized compensation leads only to very ,iea in % ad nr,cton % m If tbe % nesent law is to remain perhaps would best to appointed board three commissioners in each division pay in qualified general supervision Under the present law we can never hope to receive the of benefit from the funds appropriated either by the Territory trust this honorable body mend present The advisabiy of imposing road x should also be considered
 SCHOOLS
 In just and pride num character of schools in population told that have more teachers that expend a greater the world Particularly schools exceptionally high In
 
 territorial Chapter Of 32 the Compiled Laws or Nelson Under the provisions Of the Alaska fund is set aside for maintenance schools the limits As the school proportion of the Alaska needs of schools but must think only right that of the Territory of the school fund The attention Of Congress attracted to this
 of 197 providing for the organization districts outside incorporated towns etc.
 
 be applied to the conduct of schools within uen scnoo unncoporated school districts should schools therein be fair the smaller settlements to require proportion of the larger ncor porated noted that many munties their school expenses have there seemed possibility the Territory taking the entire expense or school districts to incorporate be well looked
 recommend establishment maintenance of ci- jurisdiction of the Con- Education instead of under the U district judges or Education that the by the past Legisla should be with slightly appropriation increased appropriations