Douglas Island news., 1920-09-17
WOULD DIVIDE
 THE TERRITORY
Magazine Writer m Article in New York Times Advances New
 Scheme for Alaska

wards went to tFc Arctic w.th s.c nueor. s now D prominent maea-
 re ur.tc- i'm New York In Che Neu York Times Book E.v.cn and Magazine. O. ia.us. ea MT Mccon- non contribute. nm Illustrated article or t...s. ad,o.a-ue some new ideas for b. Territory. such as making that portion o. Alaska south ot Che Yukon into tr. state of Alaska and ta.t portion north into Che territory O. N.-H tHsa
 A..oumrr.rr a copy of thc mara- .ne MT Mcdonnell s.uls TWO 'ettcu ta r. Neas one addressed to Che editor and Che other To Delegate Gr-.h. N- N.corr.u sau chat he vm- nr. criticism o. hIs ideas and t... In. Inn. .ae nter0s, ot A,as- t. n. n..-. and .zre... at some u- m.. rmr to .-..n mako his home n.r. n. ..r ..a..at. editor ot Che r.-. u...t aud .t vas through him .l.t t... ma-atIrc printed an ar.... ano. N..a som. tme ago.
 Tho story m Che Ncv York r.me toIoas
 us....l .. ..m1lUnrc. Che re..nt t.t fn tu..a oI Secretary ot thc Interior r..rc and s..r.,a.y of the Navy u.r... e ...n .r have been io- tI. nu.r.. .I s.,..,.rr a naval .o..n. .. 0. ... 0. h. Nel,au .nI. I. a.. between Seattle and I.n.n ... Che .rroat e.re.c" rou. Iee.t .ear.h ot al d.s- r..... e.t .. Sow York papers by t.. ...r.... enorIant aboard m. r.t.. r... which too. .h. Sec r..r Admiral Eolmar ,o l.... WI. na. r.se.I taH rforma- U.r H ..r in ther Iast Interview b.u. leaving Seattle t was said fh.t .. ....e ... .ar m..naat vos- s. r. Ir.e.u s.a.U. .ri the U..n. u.... h. .....t.I On thor return however, ue unI hidden a.ay .nr sea.H. Time. Interview by ...r.H.n|... m whom Secretary r.rr. H much nn Che nIorma. rrr H.. f s hn.H desirable and r.... tn.. a u..nr station h. .I.r midway between tar rrn. s and he Orion. ror nova. ... ..Hr ...nr Admiral H.Iu... ". h. uo.cI II rn. ru-r .. t.- s..-.Hr.. N h. ar. actually .U select t.e ..
 For n. .a .me n history .ne r... . mrn. -. own coal In Aha. t. u. .... H.-.... It has n mU. Im |..r . . I.uosaI Fo- t..r ... boon known tlat certain A..... .... ...... rrerter num- h.- o. ...t m. and s moro atIs- a. ..t.. n.. har any eon mn.. United s.ates Yet r u. ". ..rH. .... che navy got nm arm.. ...r which enabled It Go .enf o...s IT. u.t country Jo sa- r.n..aI .He mining .. .o.i To. .ae r..T. "... U....H.. II. has boon t.. custom o. t.. navy .1 have coal shipped from either r0. rnnI- r.r. o- W. Virginia f.ls be-
 u ru .mI found In n. pa.f. Coast ..... .l..sIa..ar, .or naval 
 Secretary Pawn. s .a am admirable r.r.. n. .a-or.nre vItt tae se.- -.H-. ..r.. Nlr n obtaining .o.L l.- n. r..-r 0f .re Interior h. n|nn.. N..l. and as head o' oh. Shipping Board m. Us as anxious to h.s. \ a... ...I mined and a .o.Un- station established as s Che sre..r. Il. m. Nr.r tor .t means t1 .t.-. Shipping Board vessel nry- In- u..u..r Seattle and Che Orient a swing o. . thousand tons or cargo rru- capacity on each sorae. This rrr translated into mel. earning. m.ar. Hat eaeh ceht rrn.... .H. ship u|u earn approx .nr.rr ..o hundred thousand 1ol- lars rr m.- under Che new re- em. .r tn o.H.r no-I. earh ship vu pay for herself in period of ton years m.r..y through these u- ...rI earnings which Che midway
 .Ure station makes possible This He Hr JrIr. Payne rrar. r stI. being n tforaui mile. ..o..- Tn tHr Orient chan San Fran .H.o naturally uU become th, home DOT. 70. shipping Board ge
 f un- One midway eoaiu.
 station.
 Another major object O. Che se.re ur .a. .o look into Che poabm uc ot Alaska .. an oil source fo. both uas.I and merchant vessels Neither ol tHose gentlemen socks u hid. m. fact ur he is worr.e, aboat che sho-uee of oil u tb.
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