Douglas Island news., 1921-04-08
AND HIS
 ADVISERS COMING Newspaper Correspondent Says Seo- retary of Interiors Alaska
 Trip Almost Certain

me Che plans of administration of lals as Co how thcy win spend % part Of he.r summer vacation.
 Among others Invited to visit thc paeGc Coast are tbo President Che s,rcary ol Che Navy tbo secretary of thc interior tho postmas,cr.sen- cml and Che members of Che Senate and House territorial committees.
 Tho President win visit Che Nortb- west and Alaska. Both bc and Mrs. Harding arc very kocn Go make Che uln and if ueg are to have amy ya- cation at aI thoy win SO westward. tor that region holds many charms for hom Tho President positively assured Delegate Sutherland that he win eo and has since made many informal inquiries as lo tho sizo and lighting ability or Che rou, and almun u chat section It E sus. noe,ed Chat whenever he gets spWe moment which im't very often. he oils up hts reels and takes look at his fly book and other gear.
 By midsummer Che President win need vacation. for hc is hard and duemt worker Ue gets down to his deE carly m the morning stays thcrc most of tho day. and Chen doe. a long sh.ft Of overtime often remaining at work uu md- u.rht Ionaly ho finds tme to slip out m Che afternoon for a ntle outdoor exercise. but tbce Ccca- ions arc almost as rare a snow hau m June. Unlcs he Ia endowed with a ca.t-ron physical conslu- uon. bc win uevcr loo able Co sustain ba rraent paa. through hot sum m0r
 That Secretary of the Interior Fal win mako trip to Alaska s puc ideally oaru.n He wants to eo to Alaska to look over Che m.iroads
 rI realizing chat tho present ad- uuaraUou win be concerned with rueaton in a largo vau Inc would usc to tHt Che Northwest and Che valley oI tho Columbia Secretary Fu mow che Mexican situation HooaeHy and he realizes that should Che present Mexican govern mont be formally recognized by thc United suto. thcro win ba a hee.n ol American capitalists into thc country lying to hc soulhwarI of One Rio Gmudc. Ho would Ikc Jo divert American capital now caat- mr auuru.ur eyes at Mexico. to- wards Alaska and Che Northwest and to Jo thIs Inc realizes lhcro must bo evolved some change of plan w- dor which Che resources ot thc Northwest territory can be made uor. readily available. This may reau.r. aa amendment Go thc ol and oon Icaane laws which arc more or loss restrictive m character .ud am abolition Of Che plan under which uuc to government land iu Nassa cu be obtained only after consultation with and arproya. Of SCOT. ol departments and bureaus
 Secretary FaI had long discus. sion with N J. Fuamhwe ol soat- .Ie i'm relation to Alaskan affairs and has hold many consultations witch Dan Sutherland. delegate Go Gone .rca and J. C. Mcbride national committeeman from Che tcutorly It Is not likely chat he win make any changes in Che personnel ol Che Alaskan Engineering Comm Hon u charge of Che construction of thc uHr0d. but It ia quite probable hat ha win evolve some plan to al-
 tract people t0 thc territory and de. ye.on tonnage for Che road As Che proposition now stands. Che road Is aoary completed and it is without re.rht to hauI Tho coai lands offer ho best solution ol thc problem but as yo. mot sufficient work has been done .o determine Che productive moss ol Che coal measures
 Secretary of Che Navy pnby who is now iu the south Atlantic. has oV- pressed a desire to visit Che Pacific cossl Ho regards it as a part of his duty. On his present Journey ho IS moccompmici by a large gang of newspaper men. who. before Che final arrangements were made. were looking forward Go Che voyage with muc.pouons ol unalloyoi pleasure
 When Secretary Dcuby visits Che Pacific coast he win make Alaska a part of his itinerary Tho Navy has some coal lands In tha, re- zion and Is considering tho cs,ab- ushmcut dl coaling stations in Che Aicuuau islands for tho use Of Am- cuwn ba.ucshIps These and other ...t..... ...r h. r.rIn r mart nf fnD