The Seward gateway., 1922-04-15

through as many bills as he did.
 Among the measures which Delegate Sutherland has proposed or endorsed there are two matters of vital impor- tance to the fishing interests in Alaska. In the first place Delegate Sutherland has proposed that duty be placed on foreign herring shipped into the Uni ted States so that the Alaska Scotch cure can compete in the markets of the United States with that shipped from Scotland This will be of great benefit up in Alaska Another infant industry which the Delegate has asked to be protected.i is the crab canning business which is making start near Peters, burg, Wrangell, Cordova and Seldovia. At the present time the only competi- tiOn comes from Japan and Sutherland has asked that duty be placed on this foreign crab meat He has also asked for duties on quicksilver, chrome ore and platinum ore which if secured will make it possible to mine these ores in Alaska at profit.
 Delegate Sutherland then told of his efforts which succeeded in raising the appropriation for the Alaska railroad from $3,120,000 to $4,O00,0O0. Colonel Mears submitted an estimate that it would require $3,1200OO to complete Alaska railroad. Delegate Sutherland understood tha t was only enough to complete the road as at present in op- eration and that more money would be needed to build necessary spurs to mines and the construction of coal bunkers at the ocean terminus of the road. With the consent of the Depart ment of the Interior and of Colonel Mears MT. Sutherland succeeded in having the amount of the bill raised in the Committee to $4,000,00O.
 Sutherland also explained the action taken on the Bill introduced by him for the curbing of the waters of Lowell Creek The Delegate prepared this bill upon the unofficial estimate of Colonel Steese and succeeded in having the bill referred to the Committee on Ter ritories where he was sure fo most favorable action, being a member of the committee himself and the con- mittee being headed by Representative Curry who has a vital interest in ev- erything pertaining to Alaska. The hearing had on the bill before the hearing had on the bill before the con- mittee created favorable impression on the members of the cimmittee and Mr. Sutherland said he felt assured that the Bill would pass but may await the receipt of estimates prepared by Col Mears
 One of the principal matters toward which MT Sutherland directed a great deal of his attention was in regard to the mail service to Alaska. The pres ent administration has been very lib eral in this matter and every request of the Delegate has been granted The main accomplishments were the grant ing of mail contracts to the steamship companies assuring them of $120,000 a year for the mail service to Alaska Service by trails and inland waters has been improved and made more ire quent and the subsidy of the steam. ship Starr is the best thing that has been done. This was brought about under provision of the Merchant Ma. rine Act in conjunction with the Post Office Department. Delegate Suther- land worked hard for these improve ments and hi sefforts were crowned with success.
 In the matter or reorganization anC centralization of the bureaus govern ing Alaska is one matter that the Del egae is using his best efforts to brine about without taking sides with any department. He demands that Alasks have relief from the misgovernment o conflicting bureaus. The Delegate gave one or two examples fo the result of the present system Tn the matter of the fox islands at present three bu reaus have jurisdiction and another one claiming jurisdiction. Sutherland introduced bill to bring all the fe, islands not within the forest reserve. under the Department of the Interior but the matter is deadlocked by oppo