Seward daily gateway., 1925-08-26
MAJOR OLIVER TO
 MAKE SURVEY OF SHELTER HARBOR
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aska vessels, even months ahea1 Of the sailing time. Extra steamers as mentioned, operating during the tourist season, woulI flood the Terri tory with visitors.
 A National park is large asset to Alaska, referring to the tourist crop. Statistics have revealed this It is estimated that the annuad crop in the Yellowstone National Park produces more in cash than an aver age wheat crop. Last year tIis ;o- tailed $168O per acre and there are thousands of acres ill +-Ge park.
 ncourage Domestic Fur Farming
 A. A. Bass, publisher of the Fur Farmers magazine, of Seattle, stat ed domestic fur farming in Alaska should be encouraged as we'll as the conservation of wild game There are 67 silver fox fur farms now in Alaska, and about 200 blue fox farms, and new ones being started continually which, in the years to come, will also prove to be one of the greatest resources of the Ter ritory.
 There is one thing which the peo- pie of Alaska and the Chambers of Commerces should keep uppermost in their minds at all times and that is, concerted efforts to procure more roads. The sum of $10,000 is being expended this season in the Homer district by the Alaska Road Commis- sion which when completed will serve approximately 25 dirt farmers, also many other residents of that dis trict. There are at least 100 people pointed out what a wonderful thing it would be if with the road con- struction going on this end, could be connected with the Inlet district. He felt quite sure the people of that area would patronage Seward bus mess houses and in addition to this, every person in the Inlet region, would shortly be the possessor of an automobile, and would be traversing the road continually.
 Like Switzerland, though he has never been there, a perfect network of roads in the Territory would cause the tourists to flock to Alaska in hordes, bringing their cars with them and remaining for a considerable length of time.
 Cold Storage Expert Guest
 N. W. Redmon, cold storage ex- pert who is also associated with the Portlock plant, said he was depart ing for the East but that he was re- turning in the spring at which time he anticipated his company at Port lock would be good neighbor to Seward. The cold storage location is good, he said, being ideally situated and near the halibut banks. He is greatly impressed with Seward and agreed with MT. Good that in time Seward was destined to become a large and flourishing city
 Other guests at the Chamber were w. W. Hodgeman, jr., son of one of the heavy stockholders in the Port lock company, and MT F. c. Gold field, also a member of the com pany.
 Public Hearing Be Held
 In communication from Col. Jas. G. Steese, district engineer, United States Engineer Office, Alaska Road Commission, at Juneau, concerning the proposed examination of Resur- rection bay and vicinity with the view of creating a shelter harbor, Col. Steese wrote that it is the de- partment's plan to hold a public l hearing this fall in Seward, after receiving data upon the local situa- ton. He expressed the departments of Capt o. A. Johan- 1 sens offer to convey the engineering party about the bay on the steamer Starr
 Colonel Steese has been summoned | to Washington, D. C., in connection with the departments budget hear ngs, so therefore, the actual subse- 1uent examination of the Seward 1 project will be handled by Major Oliver.
 Vice President McMullen of the chamber body appointed a commit ee of three to gather the necessary information regarding the harbor project, at once for the departments The members annoinfod 1