Seward daily gateway., 1925-07-22
BRITISH CAPITAL INTERESTED IN
 SEWARD REGION CHAMBER OF COMMERCE GUEST IMPARTs INFORMATION OF
 STARTLING VALUE.
HARBOR BE SURVEYED
Matter of School for Jesse Lee Home Turned Over To Special Com
 mittee Selected at Meet.

A full attendance marked yester- days business meeting and luncheon of the Seward Chamber of Commerce which was short, snappy and to the point, under the direction of Pres. C. c. Hinde, who after an absence of month, presided at the meeting. Leon Urbach, Seward business man who has just returned from lengthy visit to the States attended and, when called upon, spoke briefly of his trip. P. J. Lynch, guest of H. E. Ellsworth, gave the members certain information which may mean a tremendous thing, in a business way for Seward
 MT. Lynch, a member of the Seat tie firm of diamond drillers, Lynch Brothers, made the startling an nouncement that British capital was very much interested in mining pro- perty in this district, which is the reason he is in Seward at the pres ent time. Providing plans material ize, he said, Seward in particular, would benefit immensely from a bus mess standpoint
 Under the head of communica- tions, Secretary Hannon notified those in attendance that he had been named Regional Representative for this region of the Western Alaska Fair Association, which will be held at Anchorage. The appointment was made by the Board of Directors of the Fair Association, according to the letter received from D. H. Will jams, manager.
 From Colonel Jas. c. Steese, dis trict engineer, U. s. Engineer Office, Juneau, the following letter was read:
 Seward c. of C.,
 Dear Sir:
 The river and harbor act approv- ed March 3, 1925, authorized pre- liminary examination or survey of the following localities with view to their improvement in the inter est of navigation:
 Hyder Harbor, Alaska.
 ketchikan Creek, Alaska.
 Saxman Harbor, Tongass Narrows. Wrangell Harbor, with view to the extension of the breakwater.
 Port Alexander, Alaska.
 Resurrection Bay breakwater or harbor of refuge, Alaska.
 Yukon River at Ft. Yukon, Alaska.
 Yukon River at Holy Cross, Aaa.
 This office has been charged with the responsibility of making these examinations and submitting the re- sulting reports.
 In order that all pertinent facts may be considered and placed be- fore Congress for consideration when the question of authorizing any ot these improvements may be decided it is requested that you transmit to this office by letter any information you may have as to present and prospective business involved, dan gers, damages, or other handicaps suffered, improvements proposed, any special benefits expected to result probable cost, possibility of local O. operation, number of vessels and peo pie concerned, etc.
 No actual improvements may be initiated until specifically authorized by Congress after considering re- ports now being prepared. It is requested that separate letter be written for each project reported upon.
 Very truly yours, JAS. G. sTEEsE, Dist Engineer.
 From Camp New York, Inc., a mo- tor tourists camp, 50 minutes from Times Square, a booklet was receiv. ed which fully. describes the big New York "Touists' Paradise and which likewise is a guide of the Metropo- lis. Tn return, Henry Mondell, sec retary of the incorporation asks that