The Cordova daily times., 1922-01-06
SURVEYS BADLY NEEDED, D,SA,XS
 DR. JONES

In the annual report of Dr. E. Les ter Jones, director of the U. s. Coast and Geodetic Survey, he devotes con- 1 siderable space to the needs of Alas ka. Regarding control surveys he says:
 "The need for control surveys, for precise triangulation, traverse, and levels has reached an acute stage For years the appropriations for such work have been far short of what they should have been, until now there i, s.n accumulation of demands which ere so pressing that they commanG consideration
 "'In Alaska our geodetic surveys are far short of the immediate needs of our charts. In southeast Alaska the triangulation has no main scheme control, nor is it as yet connected to the North American datum. West ern and central Alaska are entirely without control surveys or conDec- tion to the North American datum. For years the Coast and Geodctic Sur vey has been importuned by other Federal organizations, especially the General Land Office, the Geological Survey, and the Forest Service, to supply precise control for the interior of Alaska. The proposed internation- al cooperative arc of triangulation from Puget Sound through southeast Alaska to the Yukon, then down the Yukon and across to Cook Inlet, will do much to relieve the Alaska situa- tion, but at the best that project will require four years to complete
 "The demands of the business in ttrests of the nation for the com- pletion of the topographic map of the entire country are yearly becoming more insistent The extension of the good roads system, the water supply problems of the cities, the colonization and industrial expansion programs of the railroad, the administration prob lens of Federal agencies, each in itself would be sufficient reason to complete the topographic map at, the earliest possible moment at a saving to the country as whole. But pre- ceding the topography must come con- trol surveys, the triangulation, and levels. We are so far in arrears of current demands for such surveys that an immediate increase in the funds for such work is imperative Detailed surveys and the attendant control surveys are too intimately connected with the economy and the welfare of essential industries to permit those surveys to wait longer for a time when funds will be abundant.
 eff funds are not provided for this bureau to do this pioneer work for which it was created, then we must eventually pay dearly for the delay, mistakes. and disaster which are bound to develop complications and ultimately larger costs than if the control survey, etc, were done prior to the detailed mapping work"
 The need of modern surveying yes sels is emphasized in the following language:
 Each year for the last seven years have endeavored in my annual re- port to emphasize the urgent need for speeding up the Photographic survey of the waters contiguous to our sea coasts, both at home and in Alaska, and the insular possessions. Much has been accomplished in this line by re- organization of surveying parties, by improved methods, and by greater uni. formity and standardization of meth ods; but there is, of course, limit to the amount of work that can be ac- complished by an organization with. out expansion and without the most efficient tools, and believe that We