The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-06
LOWER FREIGHT RATES TO NORTH
 SOON PROMISED
Organized Steamship Company to Make l5 Per
 Cent Reduction
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 joined withthe local organization in supporting the Alaska Road Com missions request for larger appro' priations from the Federal Govern ment in connection with, its adopted ten-year road building program and also endorsing the. appointment of George A. Parks as chairman of the Alaska Interdepartmental Board. The same clubs were favorably i'm pressed with the idea of organiZinS an Alaska Society in New York to give the Territory needed publicity but were doubtful as to the ability of Alaskan commercial bodies to supply the funds necessary to make the project a success. The Cor dova club suggested that the matter be taken up with the various steam ship companies operating in Alaskan waters asking their financial assist ance and also securing an appro- priation from the Territory to help out.
 The Association was also in re- eeipt of letter from w. G. Stoeser, formerly of Cordova, and now oil Seattle, setting forth his idea of securing motion picture publicity for Alaska. He plans to take pie lures of Alaskan resources, indus tries, towns, as well as scenery showing actual Alaskan life for tEeI purpose, he stated of showing tOi the people of the States, Alaska asI it is and not as it is advertised. It will cost $15,000, he said, toI carry out his plan. He has already taken it up with steamship cOm-I panies, who he stated, view it fav-I orably but who do not feel like financing it alone and have sug- gested that he get aid from Alaskan commercial organizations. No ac-I tiCn was taken by the club, theI matter being referred to the Pub, licity Committee for investigation.
 To Assemble Data.
 In a written report from k. E. Robertson, Chairman of the Publlc-I ity Committee, read by Secretary M $. Whittier, various resources and industries were suggested as sub jects upon which data was badly needed by the Association in an- swering inquiries received daily from all parts of the United States including the Hawaiian Islands. MT. Whittier declared that the interests of Juneau and vicinity are suffering nf loo nf nation with which to furnish those interested. Each mail from the South, he stated, brings on an aver age of a dozen such letters of in quiry, the majority of which want to know about Juneau and it's im- mediate vicinity Subjects, stated Chairman Johnson, will be assigned to members for investigation and data will be assembled as rapidly as possible.
 Road Program Supported.
 In a telegram sent to Delegate George B. Grigsby last night, which was approved today by the Associa tion, it was declared that in no way could the Government aid Alaskan development more than by allowing the full appropriation of $955, 900 asked for by the Alaska Road Com- mission. Although the Federal Gov ernment owns 98 per cent of AL askan resources, it was declared that it now provides less than one-haif of the funds used in building roads which must be had to open up the Territory's resources.
 May Open New Industry. Charles D. Garfield stated that he had written Seattle company using shark skins for manufacturing pur- poses asking the possibility of es- t2blishing a purchasing agency in Juneau opening up a market for waste products now a total loss to those engaged in the fishing indus try and the Territory. MT. Garfield is to address the local labor union Friday evening in an effort to in terest its members in the matter. Later, he said, he might be able to do the same at Petersburg, Wrangell 2nd Ketchikan.
 school Funds Explained.
 Territorial Commissioner of Edu- l cotton Lester D. Henderson ex- palined the sources and uses or the school funds of the Ter solely from within Alaska and not a dollar appropriated for them by Congress. MT. Henderson said that he could add nothing to what he had already said regarding the pol icy of the Bureau of Education in abandoning it's schools where Ter rttorlal or Nelson schools were available for Natives or mixed bioods This, he stated. is not a new policy and he did not antici- pate serious difficulties in the car rying out of the Bureaus policy.