The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-09
JAMES CALEN
 IS OPTIMISTIC
 ABOUT FUTURE

James l., Galen, proprietor of the Alaska Transfer Company, returned on the Alameda from an extended trip to the states, having spent con. 1 siderable time in the new Montana oil fields and visited as far east as New York and Washington. When | seen yesterday by a Times represen- tative MT Galen said:
 Yes, 1 had fine trip; glad I made l 1t, but at the same time4like all Alaskans-am just as glad to get back. Seattle and the coast general ly are very quiet but it is my opinion that the worst is passed and that the return to normal and better times will be rapid The numbering busi. ness on the coast has already begun to pick up again all over In the East 1 found a much peter feeling relative to business and the future enerally-faCtories are getting back to full time everywhere, but this is attributable to he fact that the East NHS nlt earllcr.
 As to Alaska, while do not look for remarkable year, owing to the curtailment in the fishing in dustry, yet there will be considerable tourist travel, with many old-timers returning.
 While oil exploitation will not ap, proach the peak until next year, there will be considerable activity seen this year, all of which should result in good time for Alaska gen. erally and this section in particular. 1 confidently look for Alaska to come into her own in the very near future, owing principally to the liberal policy promised by the new administration and the great activity in oil and coal due to the worldwide scarcity of the first mentioned commodity.
 Politics? Oh, yes, know all about those little things. particularly as concerns Alaska! Seriously, cannot see anything but Gearge C. Hazelet for governor. That this ap pointment will be made very early l haven't the least doubt. Both sen, ators from the state of Washington Senator Nelson from Minnesota and others who have heretofore taken q great interest in Alaskan affairs generally and political appointments in particular, are unanimous in ex pressing themselves as we'll pleased that we have finally gotten together delegate by handsome majority and that we have elected national com. mitteeman by popular vote also, thus authOritatively designating a spokas man for the Republican party in Alas ka. Under these circumstances it is the sincere disposition of these sen. ators to interefere ill Alaska patron. age no farther than to whOle-hearted. ly stand by the recommendation of our national committeeman with reference to appointments and those of our delegate in regard to nece5- sary beneficial legislation for the territory. This being true, I cannot conceive how the appointment ot MT. Hazelet can possibly fail After this is brought about-and 1 consider it the paramount issue that all good Alaskans who have the best inter- ests of the territory at heart should be enthusiastically in accord with MT HaZelet as governor and as such the personal representative of the ad- ministration in Alaska, Dan Suther- land as representative and one who knows the needs of each section in the entire territory, and Jack Me Bride. our national committeeman. a successful business man and old timer, can all get together and see to it that we have good Alaskans appointed to all the available posi- tions and that we get recognition from congress in the matter of liberal and constructive legislation which will counteract the conservation crime of 1908, thus giving the pioneer his just proportion of the fruits of his pioneering and labor and Alaska her