The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-23
SHATTUCK NAMES
 CHAIRMEN FOR 7 COMMITTEES
Juneau Commercial Associa- ton Organizing Commit
 For Important Work
TO SELECT CO-WORKERS
Business Mems Organization Preparing for Active Sum-
 mer's Work in Juneau


 Chairman of the Board of Trustees Of the Juneau Commercial Asso- citation, has announced the names of the chairEen of the various com mittees which will have in charge the activities upon which the As sociation intends to conSecrate its efforts in the near future. MT can be achieved by allowing each chairman to select one co-worker, or additional member The names of his appointtees for committee chair men follow:
 Committee on Civic Improvements, H. J. Fisher; Committee on Legis- lation, John w. Troy; Committee on mail and boat service, Charles Goldstein; committee on airplane transportation, J. Latimer Gray; committee on local industries, w. C.. Johnson; committee on tourist trade, Glenn c. Bartlett; committee on im- provement and finance, J. J. Con- nors.
 In speaking of the immediate aims of the Juneau Commercial Association and taking up in order the work outlined for the various committees, MT. Shattuck said:
 Cooperate With Council
 'It is within the province of a commercial body to concern itself with matters of commercial or fi- int fn hn mn m in which it operates. It is there fore our concern, within reasonable limits and within the bounds of dis cretion, to confer with and work in conjunction with the municipal Council in anything of advantage to the general good.
 "A subject which has met with the approval of several members of the council is the advocating of the passage or an ordinance providing for a board of control to have su- pervision of municipal street work with the view of carrying forward consistent plan of street improve ment. The idea as 1t is operated in some places is to have a revolv-
 
 three of whom are appointed each year.
 Another important question is that providing for the utilization of the waste rock from the Alaska Juneau mill asserting table in the construction of streets, particularly Front Street.
 Cold Storage Facilities
 Tn the matter of new local in- dustries, one of the most vital mat ters for consideration is the secur- ing of additional cold storage facili- ties for the handling of fresh fish. l am sure the business interests of the town as we'll as the fishermen and others interested will give solid support to any efforts that promises results along this line. Some pro- gress has already been made in the matter.
 We should not neglect keeping in touch with the wood pulp indus try Every effort possible should be made to induce, interested capi- tai to see the. advantages of estab- fishing this industry in or near the centers of population where labor transportation and centers of supply are most easily available.
 Mail and Transportation
 "As regards improvements in the mail and boat service, I believe tho Association should act in conjunc tion with the Alaska delegate fl Congress on the legislation recently proposed by the Territorial Shipping Board. looking to the establishment of what might be termed trunl lines and feeders. The idea is good and if it could be carried out a, outlined. would solve the local trans portation problem of every coas community in the Territory.
 "The matter of inducing tn, Postoffice Department to change iti system of letting it's mail contractl