The Nome nugget., 1920-12-11

That the present congress will brins about the enactment of a ns.ructiv, Act which will result in the develop ment of .Alaska's resources along ra- tional lines. principally by enabling the creation of local industries ant encouraging settlement of the Ger .'tor, by stable population and at the same time providing every safeguard against monopoly and exploitation. is the ba- lief expressed bV that warm champio1 of Mask"'s pfogr -ss. ]. l.. Mcrher- son. manager of tho Seattle Chambei of C1mmerce's Alaska Bureau. ;n a letter to the Northwestern A,osia Chamber Of Commerce.
 Mr McPherson has himself been en- gagged in compiling ;s brief of acts for 1 .he use of the congressional commit tee which will have the task of form ulating the expected legislation and states that he has been personally ad- vised by CharmDn Curry of the House l pl1Fllllttc bn l'IIilbi leS tilit lllS tplii = mttee would be prepared to begin it's study of Alaska as soon as Congress convencs.
 i "I was much disappointed in not being able to visit with you this year. | three months in Alaska. consulting with and learning the views Of your citizens. Finding that Seattle would | be visited by a number of congress l sional delegations during July. I de- cided to stay here and participate in entertaining them, knowing that there by would be making friends for AL aska
 q especially wanted to go to Alaska this summer" the letter continues "to personally tell you of the strong sup port that Alaska now has with our | members at Congress, which I believe , assures from the next congress the | constructive Act for which Ala slkans have waited so patiently. When the | campaign for authorization of the l7 million dollars to complete the gov ernment railroad was finished. wc re- ceived the assurance of the congress sional leaders who were responsible ! count on their support for the enact f ment of a constructive act that would result in the rational development of | Alaska-an act that will state that Al- aska's resources. with every safeguard | against monopoly and exploitation shall be utilized in creating local in dus.rfes and encouraging settlement by a stable population.
 "'I was requested by the Chairman of the committees on the Territori,s ble data and facts for q thorough study of Alaskan conditions by The committee that will result in the en- actment of a law that will assure q permanent and prosperous develop ment. Chairman Charles F. Curry, of l the House Committee on the Territor- ies, early this spring called on all of the government bureaus for detailed reports covering their Alaska activi- and condensed so that when the com mitees take up their study early in the next session. they will have befo-e them complete statement of facts covering all federal activities in Alas ka. A study of this grea. array of data, reports and results of investiga tion. will conclusively prove that AL aska's non development has been due to two couses: first lack of any con st"uctive policy of aid and encoura ge- ment second. lack of any direct, re- sponsible administration. It is the in
 .enton of our friends in Congress tc cure this by first enacting nationa
 policy of aid and encoura cement that will result as I have stated previously in the utilization of Alaska's resources with every safeguard against monop- oly and exploitation. in the creation o1 local industries and the encourage ment of settlement by stable popu- lation. This law will provide for the administration of the national resourc. es by a federal board that can be heid responsible for results. board that will have it's office ir Alaska where il can be reached and be in touch with
 every Alaskan. instead of the many federal bureaus now being directed from Washington. It was not unti last year that I fully realized how helpless We have been in our effor. for the constructive measure we have