Douglas Island news., 1920-05-28

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 that they win 0nd Che oil.
 "Tho reindeer industry also offers a future for Nome. The government must wake up to a realization that it must adopt a policy Chat win ai- low for thc development of Alaska and also give us cheaper iransporta- uou"
 Capt. J. F. Kraft who is n charge Of Che United States Coast and Goodcuc Survey Of Washington and Alaska. and who was Q pioneer investigator and surveyor Of Alas
 kan waterways. said chat it would take 300 years at tho present rate of.
 surveying. to survey Che coast hno' and waters of Alaska.
 "Today. because ot Che Increased expense Of operation due to tho cycr-chauring crews on tho ships for Che survey work we are only able to get ono-fourth as much done ns WIG used Go. Thcro arc many bad spots In tho road between Seat Gle and Alaska and they should be surveyed Go make transportation safc and Che government has not shown disposition to appropriate sufficient money to make this pos ablc This yoar we have two sur- yoy.ng ships already In Alaskan waters and Che government has sent over two converted ships but these are not dtted for surveying purposes Due Co Che failure of tho government Co get wages advanced witch Che ad- vance iu the cost of living. about 70 per cent of Che junior officers Of Che survey work are rosIgnIng Each spring we have Co get a new crew and it takes two and one-half months of thc s.x months we work Co get thcm efficient Go any degree One of Che worst sections Of Alaska wators s from Prince Edward Sound to Seward. and that has not been sur- yoyed."
 Tho government mail system n Alaska is such that the people cane not reiy on any definite time for getting hc.r mail and it Is one Of .hc most diacouraging features of government administration. said George Sexton Of Seward. who told Of am Alaskan mailing him check August 23 and he received .t Jan- uary 29 of Che following year.
 m the Bristol Bay country only one batch of lmtclaes mail has como through since navigation closed and somc places have not received any. and second class mail is delayed months longer
 "By Juno ! there win be 200.0o0 reindeer ln Alaska." said Judge J. c. Lomeu. pioneer of Nome and organ zer and oGicial of thc company that Is now developing Che reindeer com- mcrcaI league. and w. IT. Lopp. de rector of Che Alaska reindeer Indus ry Mr. Lonn wos a sourlough Alas kan whose heart was iu Che success ol Che work and he Is known thru- out Alaska as Che man who drove a bcrd of reindeer to thc relief Of suf- rorue whalcrs icebound at Point Barrow
 Last night these speakers said that If Che railroad was not coming to tbc reindeer tbo reindeer was going .o One railroad. and it was stated that Go make tryout of thIs scheme approximately 2.OO0 reindeer win bc driven to Che uilroad lt is also planned to have 25.000 reindeer used for experimental purposes this ycar and Che work Of training tho natives to raise Che animals in sci- enifc fashion win bc continued. The speakers said that 9O.OOO tons of reindeer meat can be shipped out of tbc territory when the reindeer industry ia developed
 Judge Lomon said there is room for lO.000.00O reindeer n Alaska and wi,b Che present rate Of repro ducuou ths figure can be reached witch in a few decades. He has just returned from New York. and he said New York spor,smen wore pay- Inr Sl per pound for reindeer meat there. and big New York dealer wanted him Go sign a contract to turn over Che entire output Of ro.u- deer carcasses to him with Che un- douandIng chat he should be given exclusive market for reindeer in Ncw York and London, despite Che fact that Northern Europe is supp DoscdIy Che home or Che reindeer.