Douglas Island news., 1920-10-01
COLONEL BROOKS
 TALKS ON ALASKA
On Eve Of Departure for South He Tells Kc.chikan People About
 Commission

tI..su. who has been spending th. umme- u Che North. on thc owe o. hs departure for hs hadqur..r rsyc public talk at Ke.chiNu a f.u days ago ou Che work ot Che Iu. f.rI.n.rtmmul Commission cha. met early u tae nr.ue at Seattle Co .uty Alaskan conditions Hc waa followed nm n. uk by oliver C. Raaur 70. Che Bureau Of Mines
 The K...En Chronicle gives the nIoure mut oi tbe meeting
 Standing room only was available .t Che city hau whom Col Naei H ruo.. etIet ot he rc''os.ea. sur- v.. i'm Na... look tae floor last r.ett ta speak oa Che work o, the .r..rI.r.-mraI committee which was appointed u boost Alaskan de- ,..arm.r. .a.t spring.
 .- Brook. spoke at iorg,h. hut n nm informal uara.r ou Che needs of r. trra-. a. ac saw them Hc t.I a. One purposes ot che utcr- I.r.rm.raf committee. Che trip o, tr. cure to thc North and plan. for .H. future
 o.sr Ha.ton. or che .yper. mnaI department of Che bureau of mind. station .t Seattle. tol a mum. Dor r. .lrum s.or..s' o. ta. future ot l...a n. told what a chem. might to NH n. ores o. sou.h-
 eastern t.sa Twenty years from nov. n. l ue ol his "lream would he lruc
 Co. uuoss a.d chat che socrc- u-r o. One Interior John Barton Pawn. was interested In Che deve.- oru.rt .. nc .rc.s .onuueuoas to tr. t..s. railway Tho road was t.r- r.-.I and tbere was a t.r Hrrton taat .t should be mad. arrorare 10 was with tnug n. thr speaker pointed on. In Tn. ...r..arr cha. any dcye.- .rn.rr which helped one section ol lm.a helped every other s..tou
 Late m Che rrre thc secretary decided tr.t n. should navo a.-s. and con rumy organized .a. m- ..-I.r.rr.ruI committee. repre-
 ruur Oh. Interior ro.tor and Horticultural Departments and hc srrrre Board wf Col Brooks
 .h.nar n. wanted Che u.H no o... u.. permitting tmc for rr .. N...a. .When Secretary Pawn. .u. tau to ln s.m..h.a- .o. trr n. want. r.u.t. yesterday" rae speaker aI
 Man. U.....s had criticised the a...rr n. ... ..mu.... r going n s.u. and mot coming to Alaska. .I. . I O.. Brook. thon n..r... ..t ..atH H would hay. taken nr.. .. four month. to vst aI
 urr. and H aI aets which r.r. .mr.. u.r. available m che .u.. .r.... .. many r.nr.seu'a- nt. lIr...r. .nH.are. af0 acts
 nn.m.. mad. by tae ..mu. .n run 10 Washing .0r. n U HnI.I
 r. ..un.... reasoned thar
 r. approximately aa per cent of Che ID. Alaska orc controlled by th. fedora. er..rmert and -m. In. control exercised by rules mad. h. u.n uot familiar with tae r..I. .. m. territory . board ahouId b. formed NH.. eor.t coordinate t.. ...t.... u.H carried ou by che various hrr.u. m Aa.sa Special Ic-s.uon would be required to give ne board power fo act independently ar It would simply be a new cog iu m. wheels
 n.rHn- tr. organization of such
 board m. formation of a pe-man- eot ntul.rar.mcrn. committee. uIth n chairman vih Che rank of assistant sr.ary ot che interior was recommended sreb Q commit t.. would sr.r. ra eot One various bureau. to work m harmony lt Is hoped thrt such a committee win h. orrar...I fhs winter
 reduction Ir transportation rates hold to be necessary. Tho come mrn. ronso-cl a proposal for Che or-.r.rator of single trarsporta- ror company. which witch Che same number O. vessels as at present op. e-a.of hs tao companies might E.y, ber.- and cheaper service. az vsach could D. routed s1 u D barl'. mI ereoes Tho plan o. One territorial shipping board for subsidy to be derived from a tax o. carriers .n private trade was held (, be impractical Th. work ot the lat Ger bo.rI m collecting data wa. praised
 O.n.r recommendation Included