The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-10-07
CHAMBER MEET HAS CAP PACITy
 CROWD TODAY
Big Turnout for Ladies Dav-Prominent Visit
 DTS Make Talks

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 With every seat in the banquet room taken, the Chamber of Com- merce meeting at noon today, the first Ladies Day, was a big sue cess. and was featured with mu- sic during the meal and talks following.
 of the Cameron interests, which are trying to work out power situation for a pulp plant, should locate in Alaska, they will Dui.d their plant at Thane." This state ment was made by Dr. w. w Council. who, in relating a talk with Mir. Cameron, declared that the letter made no secret of this intention.
 Suggests Better Lighting
 Before concluding his short talk, Dr. Council urged the Champe' of Commerce to keep up it's good work in boosting Alaska and thus helping the development of it's in. dustries, asserting that boosters made Los Angeles part of what it is today. As civic improve ment he recommended that the city streets be more adequately lighted in order that a better impression be made on tourists visiting here.
 Bishop P. T. Rowe, final speak CT on the program told of his trip into the interior, during which he visited places by ais- plane where the lighter-than-air machine had never been seen pre- viously. In telling of the condi- tions of the cities to the westward and in the interior. he declared that Fairbanks was the most pro sperous town of all that he vis- tied. This. he said, was due to the work of the Fairbanks Ex- ploration Company, which is aid ed a great deal by the govern ment railroad from Seward to Fairbanks.
 Not for Profit Alone
 "From this we see that the Alaska Railroad is highly bene- ficial, as long as it has the o5- ject of building up industries and opening resources, but 1t should never have in mind only the idea of making expenses as that would be deleterious to the de- velopment of the territory which the railroad has opened up.
 Seward, Anchorage and Cordo- va are in practically the same condition that they have been ln for the last several years, but hopefulness prevails in these towns, while the people in them seem to feel that the tide is changing and a period of better times is on it's way.
 Nome is in poor condition. Houses are empty, the hotel con dition is very bad, and the streets and sidewalks are in need of TO pairs. The one thing in. that vici. nifty that deserves favorable men, tion is the work of the Alaska Road Commission in keeping up their roads, which prove of con siderable value."
 Mrs. H. Ashley, who with MT. Ashley, mayor of Skagway. were guests at the meeting, made a short talk, in which she declared that the Chamber of Commerce at Skagway was as yet a small body, composed partly of business women, and partly of salaried men while the number of busi- ness men were few.
 Policy Is Sound
 Major Douglas H. Gillette of the Alaska Road Commission de- clared that after completing his tour of the districts in the ter ritory where work was being done by the A. R. c. he was well satisfied that the fundamental policies of the commission need no changing.
 Previous to the addresses, See retary Frank A. Boyle, reported the entrants and prizes in the Yard Improvement Contest, which had the following entries this