Douglas Island news., 1920-11-26
ALASKAN NAMED
 TO HIGH POSITION
George A. Parks Of Juneau Appointed Assistant Secretary of the
 Interior

Tho appointment of real Alas- kan. George A. parka. as assistant ! secretary Of Che Interior and aa ! chairman ol Che mterdeportmoutd ! Alaska committee by Secretary John Barton Payne and Che naming ot ! Che rest of Che committee was an- uounccd lost Monday
 Tho other members Of the come .mtoo are. E. A. sherman. dcpart- ment ot agriculture. Col Clarence ! O shcr.u war departments Capt. w.. C. Cole. navy departments Dr. Hugh |M Smith. department Of commerce; Harry Y saint shipping board; James n. Cou.eau post oGice de- pmment
 Mr. Parks Is now iu Washington. having lcft Juneau last month Go meet Secretary Payne at Che former city.
 Tho objects Of Che utordepor,mou- tol committee arc. br.cny Co cut much of the departmental red tape land have men at Che head of che various bureaus who are right on | tbc ground and who can take sbort- cuts to scttle matters pertaining Go Alaska. or as che recommendations formally read. "U That au inter- . departmental Alask committee be |orwrzod. Co bc composed of repre- scrauyos of au government de- partmcus concerned In Alaska ai- mu Also thc governor of Alaska . to bc made am cy-oGicio member Of Che committed. l2l That am ad- |dIuoual assistant secretary Of Che inc terIor bc appointed who shall be Icharmau of Che committee and shall devote an hts time Go Alaska affairs. ! gl That Che chairman Of Che com- m.ttce shall spend largo part ot .his time u Alaska and thus by per- souai contact become intimately ac- Quaiutcd witch Alaska conditions" George A. Parks ls at Che present time chief Of Che Field Division Of he General Land OGIcc. having been appointed to chat oG.ce In 1919 Go succeed c. R. Aruulcu Hc was born iu Colorado e5 years ago and graduated from Che Colorado School of Mines m eUS he was appo.nt- cd mineral inspector of the General aLud Or.ec Inc having come North several years prior 'o chat time
 Ho made considerable rcputa- uou as .bc governments roprcacnta- uvc at thc inspection Of tho famous Cunningham coal olaims number of years aeo. During his service as mineral inspector hs duties carried him to every section of Che Terri- tory Hc s said to know Alaska perhaps better chan any other man i'm nc North
 shortly altor Che late war started Nr Parks applied tor permission Co .atr Che officers training corps anI u was granted He was ot Camp Meade for preliminary msuuc- uon and tl.n vas assigned to Camp Sheridan near Montgomery A'a- hmr. ns instructor He remained
 herc mHi tbe am.sticc was signed and was discharged v.th Che rank of captain.
 Having bccn notified chat he had boon mtorab.y considered for ape po.utmcut Co ,he position Ius, create . cd which win perhaps develop into the most important oG.oa In Alaska
 wheu hc Icft Juneau hc said he eoccrt only with tbc understanding that hc bc allowed Co spent most ol . his umc in tbc North and chat Che committee which Inc s to head would have definite authority to act Im matters demanding attention.
 Following .hc announcement Mou- day of Che rcrsonno. Of Che Alaska .n.ordcpartmeutal committee it has been indicated chat Che army .s ready t1 expand Che work of Che Alaska road commission and carry it along on moro pretenuous lines. with Che expenditure of % million dollars @ year for ten years. to give an Of the . territory network Of roads and . uai's This proposed expansion has been talked of and has been outlined . in thc press Of Che territory for sey-
 cral months
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