The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-14
OFFICIALS ARE RENOMINATED BY
 BUSINESS ASSN.
Many Attend Today's Meet inq - Directors Renomin-
 ated - Visitors Talk.

executive committee of the Juneau Commercial Association were opened today at the noon luncheon meeting of that organization. Those placed in nomination were Allen Shattuck, Charles Goldstein, w. G. Johnson John Reck. J J Connors, Charles D. | Garfield. all of whom are on the present board, and E. J. White.
 The nomination list was held open until the next regular meeting, at which time additional nominations may be made and the annual cleo tion held No election, said Presi- dent Shattuck. is held by the asso- citation at large for president. The executive committee elects a chair man who also acts as president of the association.
 Lecturer Addresses Club
 F. M. Newman, noted lecturer of nationwide reputation, who in cludes in his tour each year the larg- CT cities of the country, declared that Alaska has more things to in- terest the tourist than Italy, Switz erland, Norway and other European countries where the tourist trade is a leading factor in business. MT Newman has been in the Territory since early in June, visiting coastal sections, Fairbanks and other parts of the Interior q have never seen anything like it in all my 19 years of travel which has included every country in the world" he declared.
 Suggests Ideal Tour tt
 Interior Alaska he said is " not quite prepared to take care of wholesale tourist business. He sug gested an ideal tour of Southeastern Alaska, including points of local in terest, Sitka and other places in this vicinity; Atlin and it's surroundings, and as far as Dawson. He commend ed the activity of the local associa tion in going after the tourist trade and for it's efforts to serve tourists by giving information as to points of interest to be seen.
 Publicity to ec Given
 MT. Newman said he first had his attention directed to Alaska over a year ago by former Governor Thomas Riggs and the late Franklin K. Lane, at that time Secretary of the Interior. Both insisted that he come to Alaska and get material for a lecture, which he promised to do at some future time. He said that he had a talk several months ago with Senator Harry s. New and Sec retary Fall, who told him that they hoped to give Alaska publicity such as it had not had since 1898. q do not know how this will be done. I cannot speak for the administration, but 1 believe that the administration wants to give Alaska publicity" he declared.
 Delighted With Trip
 He said that he was delighted with his trip. There is not a country in the world as much misunderstood and misrepresented as is Alaska" he continued. 'I do not believe that, 10 per cent of the members of Congress have the slightest conception of the Territory" Many of the alleged facts he got in Washington, he said, proved to be mere transformation when he got on the ground.
 Time for Change
 "The time is at hand when Alaska is entitled to more than a mere pass ing interest" he asserted. You are entitled to as much consideration as any state" He praised the. Terri tory's resources and particularly her scenery. ''Only publicity is needed 90 bring the tourist business to you It is a simple business proposition, Moderate comforts must be provided for them. There is plenty for them to see," he said. tf Merritt Speaks
 O. w. Merritt, assistant U. S. Dis trict Forester for Alaska, spoke briefly. declaring that the forest service was anxious to do everything possible for the development of the timber resources of the national for ests in Alaska. He asked for co opeict tion wherever possible from the association The establishment of a separate forest service district :n Aiasha. he said, was an indication of the determination of the service