The Alaska daily empire., 1922-06-29
IS CHARGED WITH
 DOCK FAILURE
Johnson Says Delegate Re- sponsible for Failure of
 Congress to Act.

Responsibility for the failure to get the suggested 5000 appropria tion for the survey of a Government dock here was placed squarely on Delegate Dan Sutherland by Acting President W. c. Johnson, of the Jul neau Commercial Association, at meeting of that organization today. The Delegate said MT. Johnson, was given all the information necessary to secure favorable action when he first went to Washington and the failure results, he said, from the lack of having someone in Congress to push the matter.
 Suggests Unofficial Representative
 MT. Johnson declared that the business men of Southeastern Al aska should by this time realize what they are up against. "The only way in which we are going to accomplish anything is for the towns in South eastern Alaska to form a pool and send an unofficial representative to Washington and keep him there about three months in every year
 "A resolution submitted by Chair man H. l.. Faulkner of the Legisla- tive Committee urging Congress to appropriate the necessary funds for laying new cable between Seattle and Alaska, WAS unanimously adopt ed by the Association
 Entertain Candy Men
 Plans for entertainment of visiting members of the Candy Manufactur- ers' Association, who will arrive here about the middle of next month, submitted today by c. F. Forrest, in clude meeting the party on it's ar rival with the city band. a welcome by Gov Scott c. Bone to the visitors trips to Mendenhall Glacier a visit to the Alaska-Juneau mill and mine, where souvenir pieces of quartz bear ing free gold will be presented to each visitor, and a big Days of '98 dance to conclude the Associations entertainment Governor Bone, it was stated, will also give recep- tion at the Governors House to the visitors prior to the dance.
 NIT FUfTeSt IcpOItcu diSO that Cordova had cancelled it's proposed coordination meeting scheduled for next week, owing to a lack of sup port by the various commercial or ganizations in the Territory. The local coordination committee was continued to keep up it's campaign flor a closer utilization and unifica- tion of all Alaska business mems or ganizations.
 The special committee soliciting funds for the band said MT. Forrest, had secured sufficient money for the original purposes and music for the band has been supplied with ap- proximately $6O remaining on hand in the band fund.
 Barnes Explains Radio
 w R. Barnes was the principal speaker at today's meeting. devot- of the principles of radio broad casting and the method of opera tion He said that a broadcasting station could be erected locally without too heavy an expense and suggested the formation of radio association to support it.
 Set Is Promised
 Chairman Johnson said that there is at present a broadcaster in town which can be secured by the Associa- tion for local use. He added that final arrangements would be made snp,IyiD u tho Gpt and when that had been done, means of providing for it's operation and main tenanoe would be arranged.
 Mt Roberts Trail Work
 NJ. B. Summers reported that pre- llminary negotiations had been en- tered into between a joint Associa- tion and American Legion committed and the District Forest officials for cooperative construction of a trail to the summit of Mt. Roberts. If the community will provide $400 for this work, the Forest Service. ha said, would appropriate an equat amount and have the work done. District Forester Flory plans to have the construction work done by the crew now building the Glacier Trail at IMendenhall and woul1 hardly be able to start the work before August 1, said MT. Summers.
 No additional nominations for d. rsctors of the Association were made t1day NJ. B. Summers, who was nominated at the last meeting, with aae consent of the Association. with drew his name. Nominations were held open until the next regulec meeting.