The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-11

CHAMBERLAIN
 TALKS ABOUT TRIP OUTSIDE

q have been giving the people in the Pacific northwest something new to think about, something diff ferent from that of the average Alas kan who goes south after many years spent in the territory. I told them to forget the alleged land of ice and told them of the great country, talked along line of constructive problems and l received much atten- tion. This was the kind of mission ary work and the kind of publicity l gave Alaska on my two weeks visit in Seattle, Portland and Tacoma"
 The above is the way E. E. Cham berlain, better known among his legion of Alaska and states friends as "Al' and Senator-elect from the Third division, started on his little talk to an Empire representative at the Gastineau hotel where he is making his headquarters while in Jul neau to attend the territorial legisla- ture. He arrived on the steamer Alameda, having spent two weeks visiting in the principal cities of the Pacific northwest, his first visit out side for long number of years. q talked of Alaska generally" {" continued MT. Chamberlain, "and of our grand and glorious Third div sion in particular. You know that I am a booster for all of Alaska, and as l have made my home for years in the Third division, at Seward, have seen that district develop as much as it could with limited capital and government aid, I naturally could not help boosting strong for the home section.
 q was given the floor of both the house and the senate of the Wash ington state legislature at Olympia was accorded hOnors that 1 am nightly proud of l attended d mOy- ing picture exhibition of an Alas kan production, at Q school in Ia coma, where there were over 1000 in the audience, and then somebody said a real Alaskan was present, and I was called upon for a talk on cur i territory. I gave them facts about 1 this big territory of ours of which | they had never before known.
 "I met hundreds of my old time 1 friends and told them to forget the dog mushing days and that I have driven my own dogs over many trails in Alaska, for although those days are not over in many parts of Alas 1 lla, we are now on a new era of de. Velopment and prosperity, pros, perity backed by many kinds of solid industries which only need capital less of red tape, and a hardy class of people to promulgate. The old l Alaskans like to live over the old | days, but l believe I fully awakened 1 the old Alaskans and hundreds of men and also women who will come north to the new Alaska with great opportunities awaiting them in this northland.
 The pulp industry, now in it's 1 infancy in Alaska, I told business men, capitalists, homeseekers and others, was one of the great new fields just opening in Alaska I dis cussed the agricultural possibilities and the realities already attained l throughout Alaska. I discussed the oil situation which we fully expected to result when wells were opened. talked of fishing and numbering and oi our vast, untouched ore deposits both placer and quartz. I talked Alaska, the new Alaska very nearly 20 hours out of every 24 hours spent on my vacation. I know I surprised the people with the newer facts and I trust that much will come of such publicity"
 MT. Chamberlain was mayor of Ia coma not so very many years ago and has not forgotten his early politi cal training Seward citizens, the old timers of the interior, and others have always looked up to him as 8 leader. For two years he served as mayor of Seward and was also on the city council for. term. MT. Cham berlain resigned as mayor of Seward just previous to taking his present trip
 The Portland Oregonian of recent date gave MT. Chamberlain much space to Alaska and he received fav orable comment upon his new ideals a spreading of a new doctrine ot what Alaskans know is the coming country
 One of MT. Chamberlain's first memorials to be introduced in the CaOatp will 1NrOha hlU ha fb at Cf o Slyino O