The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-26
SECOND REQUEST
 SENT SECRETARY ON LAND OFFICE
Frisco Supports Local Re quest-Mayor Sends An
 other Wire to Work.

OtIlCl WIlC lO WOi h.
 Late developments in. the local U s. Land Office matter today include a second telegraFhic request bl Mayor Goldstein on the Departmen of interior to suspend the transfer assurances from keschikan that like action would be taken there. anC advice from San Francisco that tht Chamber of Commerce there has al ready taken tho matter up with botf the Secretary of Interior and tht Department of Commerce.
 The second request from this city to Secretary Work was made yes terday after Mayor Goldstein had received a telegram from the Secre- tary declining to recommend sns- pension of the transfer until the ar rival of the Presidential party in Al aska 1t points out that knowledge of local conditions is necessary in determining the effect of closing the local land office on various indus tries.
 Frisco Takes Action
 In direct contrast to the decision of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce was the action taken by the San Francisco organization. The latter il telegram received by Mayor Gold stein said:
 Have wired the United State. Chamber of Commerce and Secretary of Interior regarding land office mat ter urging land office be not moyac from Juneau until situation can bt reviewed by President and Interior Secretary and that another land of flee be created for Anchorage. Ii will be a pleasure to be helpful ir this matter in any way we can
 The attitude of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce is as gratify ing as that of the Seattle Chamber was disappointing, said Mayor Gold stein The Seattle body declined tt act on the ground that it was a loea fight in which it did not care to be come involved. There is no figh between Juneau and Anchorage ove land office or anything else. w are not protesting against Anchorag having a land office,' said Mayo Goldstein "On the contrary, we hay, plainly stated, and so informed tht Seattle Chamber of Commerce, tha Anchorage should have a land officl but urged that a new one be created for that district. We merely aske Seattle to request the Secretary c Interior to hold in abeyance tn removal of the Juneau land offic until the situation could be viewe personally by President Harding an Secretary Work and regret yer much that the organization there which represents the business mer who probably do more business il Juneau than any other Alaska town did not feel like aiding us'
 Mayor Goldstein added that he had received telegraphic advices from Ketchikan saying that the City Coun ell there would send protest after last nights meeting, to the Secre- tary of Interior
 Second Request insistent
 The Mayors second telegram to Secretary Work said:
 ''We do not question your good intentions to provide for the handling of land office business arising q, Juneau, but under the law no new land office can be established al Juneau or other adequate provision made to take care of business aris. ing there until after Congress meets, while immediate provision can be made to take care of the needs of Anchorage by including Anchorage within the Fairbanks land division. which can be done by executive or der There is therefore no good req son why Juneau should be left with out a land office until Congress can act. The disastrous effect that this would have upon the industries of this section cannot be fully DOT trayed in telegram nor understood without a knowledge of local con. ditlons. We feel certain that the sit. nation will appeal to you as soon as you can come here and acquire this knowledge by personal observa tion. We, therefore, again make what seems to us to be an entirely req sonable request that the matter De held in abeyance for a few days until you can see for yourself Ac cording to press reports your arrival here to take place only nine days after the order as made takes effect We feel that you will pardon us for neng so insistent upon this matter because we are satisfied you would censurc us for adopting any other course if you know the true situation as It will be made clear to you upor your arrival in the Territory"