The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-02

ready made regardless of in what part of the Territory it was to be spent, but are not adverse to voters having a say in naming the capital town.
 Considerable discussion followed re fur sealing industry in Alaska and Senator Johnson's bill regulating the same. It was finally decided to com municate with the Bureau of Fisher ies in the effort to secure more infor- nation regarding the Government con- tract with the Fouke Company as to the disposal of fur seals on Pribilof Islands.
 A volume of correspondence was read in reference to the erection Of the new Federal public building at Cordova, bids for which are now being readvertised. From information at hand it was thought that the plans called for too elaborate a structure for the funds available and in case the contract is not awarded on May 10 a committee, consisting of Caleb Cor ser, Chas. J. Goodall and A. J. Adams was appointed to examine the pres ent plans and be prepared to report changes that could be made in them, so as to meet this emergency.
 Secretary Edward F. Medley sub- mitted his report for 1922, in which he reviewed the work done by the Chamber during the past year. There are at present 26 members, with over s3OO in the treasury. The following excerpts are taken from his report:
 "The constructive work of the Cham Der for the past year has been fair 1v we'll rewarded. The public build ing has been advertised, and new advertisement secured under which bids must be in the office of the Super yising Architect on or before May 10th. It is understood that the specl- fications have been modified since the original advertising.
 A
 Chamber has supported are the pro- Dosition to include Alaska in the Fed eraI Highway Act Delegate Suther- land has introduced a bill to effectuate this end); the construction of the road between Mile 39 and Katalla, which due to the efforts of the Chamber has secured more favorable consideration from the Forestry Department than ever before, with fair likelihood or being built if the Territory is included in the general road bill; the endorse ment of the fisheries reservation plans of the Bureau of Fisheries and the approval of the substitute for the White Bill, which would place all Alaska fisheries in the control of the Secretary of Commerce; the demand for an Assistant District Attorney in Cordova, which appears to have been favorably acted upon; the continual tion of the road work around Eyak Lake which will be completed to the Fish Hatchery the coming year; mail service for the fox islands in Prince William Sound; and installation of a radio broadcasting plant at Mile '.
 "The Chamber has vigorously sup ported the efforts of the Alaska Road Commission in maintaining and i'm proving the Valdez-Fairbanks Road and also in promoting the work o1 bridging the Nizina River.
 "Tn all these various activities your Secretary invariably found help full cooperation and courteous recep tion from the various Government of ficials and bureaus involved.
 "The only failure which the Cham Der has to report from it's work is the lamentable response from other Alas ka commercial bodies to the proposi tion fathered by the Cordova Cham Der to have an All-Alaska Chambe of Commerce. The fact that most o the various commercial bodies faile' | to even acknowledge communication | on the subject is a severe commentar
 on the civic spirit in the towns them
 selves.
 "The members of the Chamber il
 good standing are the following
 Messrs. Donohoe, Corser Galen, Stee
 Council, Biggs, Lathrop, Hazelet
 Adams, Waln, Foster and Medley
 Bank of Alaska; First Bank of Cor
 dova; Alaska Development & Minera Co.,; Northern Meat Market; flask
 Public Utilities; Blum, O'Neill Co.,.