The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-25
YAkUTAT MAKES
DEMANDS KNOWN
TO JUNEAU CHAM.
u. S. Commissioner Axelson
Principal Speaker at
Chamber Luncheon.

T.. NJ. Axelson, United States Com
missioner at Yakutat, was the prin-
cipal speaker at the Chamber of Com
merce luncheon at noon today in
the Arcade cafe at which all seats
were occupied.
MI Axelson described The sur
roundings of Yakutat, beautiful
! scenery, located on the shore of the
! Gulf Of Alaska, the high mountains
at their bacltdoor which furnish the
most beautiful scenery in Alaska.
"The fishing industry. forests, and
, furs, form the resources of our
existance," said Mr.. AXelson. Tho
cannery in Yakutat since its first
operation "a years ago. has never
had an unsuccessful year The for
ests surrounding the town of Yakutat
furnish an abundance of splendid
spruce for the pulp industry. The
furbearing animals in that vicinity
offer the best skins of any in the
Territory.
THE oil prospects in Yakutat are
looking most promising The General
Petroleum has been drilling for oil
since July, and is now down over
| 100 feet. Every indication shows
that glsher may occur in the
near future. The people of Yakutat
are looking forward to the time when
their district will be the oil center
|
carry their oil to the seven seas.
Road and Radio Wanted
I'VE need road and need it bad
| ly and | ask cooperation of the
Juneau Chamber of Commerce for
assistance in helping. Above all
Yakutat needs radio station, so We
can keep in communication with the
outer world. Yakutat is situated in
! the center of the fishing banks and
many times the halibut boats come
TO our harbor for anchorage The
people in the other towns of Al
aska, believe many of the boats may
have been lost as no word has been
received from them. If Yakutat had
a radio station all anxiety OF their
whereabouts would end.
| "Another need of the community
is a school building. AT present the
school is held in a private building
with no fund for the upkeep of il.
There is one school teacher in
Yakutat and situations are such that
at least one more teacher should
| be employed.
Such things form the surety of
our existence, and are a necessity
to our community"
Harlan Thomas, head of the School
of Architecture in the University OF
Washington, who drew the plans for
the Juneau Public School, addressed
the chamber, and thanked them for
the many courtesies extended to him
during his visit here
| Representative Ben Grier. of the
Third Division, reminded the Cham
Der of Commerce, of the interest
throughout the Chambers of Com.
merce in the states on Alaska. lie at
tended the Chamber of Commerce
| Convention in Seattle last year, and
said that great interest is being
shown in the organizations of other
cities in Alaska.
President Sumner Smith, of the
House OF Representatives, mentioned
the growth of Juneau since his last
visit here and complimented the Ju.
neau Chamber of Commerce on the
splendid work in the past years
President II. |. Lucas extended q
cordial invitation to both Mr.. Grer
and Mr. Smith, to attend the meet
ings during their stay in juneau.
H. w. Alberts, in charge of the
Agricultural Experiment Station at
Sitka. spoke on the possibilities OF
agriculture in southeastern Alaska.
Mr.. Alberts said there were over
400 dairy cows in Southeastern AL.
aska that furnish milk to the towns
in this district He also stated there
were over 100 cows in Southeastern
Alaska, killed a year for beef.
In defining the work agriculture
Mr.. Alberts said it was impossible
for a farmer to come to Alaska an,
work the soil in the summer tim
and journey south every winter tc
spend the earnings. He said tha
: Alaska furnished an ample liyin.
for those settling on homesteads an,
working their soil the entire wear
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