The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-19
ALASKA CHIEFS
|. HONOR GUESTS
At DIG. BANQUET
Gov. Scott Bone and Colonel
Msars Dinsd by Notablss
at Racquet Club.


at Racquet Club.
''Alasl<a's greatest handicap to-
day II the lack Of q coherent sys.
tenn of government. The present
bureaucratic administration 70 I'M
workable. Inefficient, and impossi'
ble." declared Scott G.. Done. gov-
ernor Of Alaska, who. with Col.
Frederick Mears, chairman, Alaskan
Engineering Commission. were
honor guests ut dinner given by
the Alaska Boundary Commission
at the Racquet Club last might.
The governor emphasized that ne
was making no crite;isIn OF the
many bureaus operating In A1skn
or their personnel. but simply co2.
demned q system which had been
tried ana found wanting and has
been completely discredited Ivy
years OF costly experience.
Favors Alaskan Trip.
The visiting Alaskan official ex-
pressed confidence in the adoption
Of more fayorable and keener In
terest on the part of Congress to be
developed through a proposed trip
to the northland this coming sum
mer. Gov. Bone said every effort
was being made to have President
Harding, Secretary Fall. Senators
and Congressman. to personally In
spect the recently completed Gov
eminent railroad, which he described
as a monument to the credit OF
army engineers and Col. Mears In
particular.
sour new railroad" said Gov.
nd ad
worldwide attention had its compile
ton come at any less restless era
in international affairs. Its only
rival as an engineering feat u tho
Panama Canal. It cost the Govern
ment $50. 900. 900. but 1t IL worth 1t.
The dividends will not be immedi-
ate. not in dollars and cents. but
will be the lasting benefit brought
to the country and the world.
Despite the fact that Alaska has
been In the hands Of the United
States for the past fifty years. 1t
remains unknown today. Alaska In
not in the grip of biting elements
II IL lveable the year round. have
seen more snow in the United States
during my visit here than / had
seen in Juneau up to the time I
left. In summer we have flowers
and berries. Fairbanks 10 q floral
bower in summer. This new rail-
road penetrates three fertile valleys
producing wheat as good a. that Of
Minnesota.
THE outstanding development, In
addition to the railroad project. 10
the increasing production OF coal
There are millions Of tons of coal
n Alaska, but up to the present
late only one shipmant Of coai haa
been made from Alaska. Most Of
the coal, up to this time. has been
imported from Seattle"
Tribute to Bone.
Colonel Mears also spoke, payinG
high tribute to the administrative
energy and .sightedness of Gov
ernor Bone. Col. E Lester jones
presided and acted as toastnlaster.
Moving pictures showing the rein
deer herds In Alaska were shown.
The elaborate menu OF the din
ner preceding the addresses con-
tained many names Of interest to the
distinguished guests. Included
were Sta fruits, Chinook salmon.
Fairbanks potatoes, Seward Pernin-
sula reindeer, For :y.n.nth stare
dressing. Ala:ka glacier. and Arcti..
cakes.
The guests included: Senators
Reed Smoot. Wesley L. Jones, Atlee
Pomerene, Key Pittman. Bert M.
Fernald, William II. King. Harry 8.
New, Howard Sutherland, Hiram w.
johnson, Selden p. Spencer, Henry
w. Keyes, T. Coleman du Pont. Con-
gressmen William 8. Greene, Frank
w. Mondell, Julius Kahn. Rufus
Hardy. Joseph w. Byrns, Alben W..
Barkley, Louis c. Cramton, Charles
F.. Curry, Albert johnson. Patrick
H. Kelley. George H. Tinkham, Nil.
ton w. Shreve. r. Walton Moore,
Zebulon Weaver, Dan A. Suther-
land. Chief Justice Mccoy. Gilbert
Grosvenor. Col. Clarence o. Sheriff..
William E. Lamb. DR.. o. H. Tit
mann, J. Harry Covington, Court
land Smith, G. Logan Payne, Cliff
fopd X. Bergman, DIR. Hugh 8.
Cumming, Col. Robert N. Harper.
John Bell Smallwood, John oliver
La Gorce, Stephen T. Mather. Col.
c. r. Forbes, Roswell r. Easton, J.
M. Vandergrift, Col. James A. Drain.
, s. w. Stratton. DIR. z. w. Nelson.
Capt. Robert Lee Faris, Maj. WILL
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