The Alaska daily empire., 1921-03-03
S0L0NS ARRIVE FROM WESTWARD;
 READY TO WORK
Vanguard of Legislators Reach Town-Five Mem
 bers Prepare for Work.

i Two Territorial Senators, Luther C. Hess of Fairbanks, and Thomas Price of Anchorage, and three Repre-. sentatives, R. E. Elsner, Capt. A. E, Lathrop and J H. Murray arrived in Juneau last night on the steamer Northwestern for the Fifth Biennial session of the Territorial Legisla- ture which opens in this city Mon day morning. senator Hess is ac companied by his wife and Senator Price by his wife and daughter, Miss Lois.
 Regarding legislative matters Sen ator Hess had little to say beyond eration to the organization of the Senate. This is his second session as Senator. he being elected in 1918 and sitting in the upper House in the 1919 session. Prior to that time he was a member from the Fourth Division in the lower House.
 Senator Hess, who is President of the First National Bank of Fair banks, stated that the Interior is still suffering from the effects of the high cost of gold mining operations and business, while in healthy state, is quiet With fewer large mercan- tile firms doing business in Fair banks last year than the year pre- vious, those there enjoyed a better year in 1920 than for some time previous, he said. The output of the Fairbanks gold mines last year was in excess of $5OO,O00. Those in the Tolovana district produced about $200,0O0 which was probably about one half of what had been taken out, operators being unable to clean up their dumps on account of lack of water. It is estimated, said Sen ator Hess, that about the same num- Der of mines will operate this year as last year and the production will at least be on a par with that of last year.
 Anchorage Reviving
 Anchorage is reviving from the evil effects of the war and the town is now beginning to fill up," stated Senator Price, today. We lost lots of men who went out to enter the service during the war and many of them have not yet returned However, we expect that when the season of navigation opens and rail- road building activities get in full swing the old days will be excelled by the rush of the new ones
 Practically every house in An chorage is now occupied. Business is fairly good and improving all the time. There will be consider able building done there this year.
 Senator Price, who. entered the Senate in 1919, is serving his sec ond session as Senator He was in the Lower House in 1917. 'II am one of the few Democrats in the present Legislature and I am taking it easy" he said. 'I am going to let the other follow do the worrying"
 Murray Boosts Roads
 Representative Murray who re sides in the Mccarthy district is interested in placer mining ground in the Nizina River country He is greatly encouraged over the outlook there for more rapid development. This will come as the result of the road that is being constructed by the Alaska Road Commission" said MT. Murray. That portion of it which is already built is as fine piece of work as will be en- colntered anywhere. It will be but a short time until automobiles can be driven from Mccarthy to the Nizina River country where year ago only pack horses could travel" he by profession,s has been interested in the Nizina River field for IS years. He was a member of the lower House in the 1917 session of the Territorial Legislature.
 All Boost for Hazelet
 Representatives Murray. Lathrop and Elsner are all enthusiastic sup norters of the candidacy of George C. Hazelet for Governor of Alaska. "I have known MT. Hazelet for many years and I know him as one of the finest of gentlemen and a man in every sense of the word" declared Mr. Murray. MT. Elsner is a drafts man connected with the Copper River and Northwestern Railway. Capt. Lathrop who resides in Cordova. has a moving picture business in that city and in Anchorage. He also has the unique distinction of being 1 the proprietor of the only cabaret in Alaska which he opened in Cor dova.
 Capt. Lathrop and MT Murray are stopping at the Gastineau, Senator Price and family and Mir. Elsner are registered at the Zynda. Sen ator and Mrs Hess are staying with Mir. and Mrs. Isaac Sowerby while here.