Seward daily gateway., 1927-08-08
CHAs. ,. GARFIELD GIVEN. LUNCHEON BY
 LOCAL CHAMBER
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE SEATTLE CHAMBER OF CON-
 MERGE TALKS PROGRESS

The special Chamber of Commerce luncheon held last Saturday at noon for the purpose of hearing Charles D. Garfield, assistant secretary of the
 Seattle Chamber of Commerce, who is making his annual trip to the Ter ritory visiting the various towns and communities with the one idea n mind, that of cooperation and to get in closer touch with the general needs of the localities visited, was we'll at tended by representative group of Seward business men. Mr. Garfield expressed himself as being apprecia- tive and was very glad to have had the opportunity of once more meeting with them and to obtain their and the Chambers viewpoint on local matters, in particular those things which
 his department may be of some as- sistance.
 He first of all, extended to the Sew
 ard Chamber of Commerce,to the res idents of the city and to the entire district as a whole, the best wishes from the Seattle Chamber of Com
 merce and immediately Launched forth in an outline of conditions in those places already visited by him and of general conditions and pro- gress in other districts Alaska,he said, has been cut in on the extensive ad- vertising and publicity program of the Seattle organization in which the Pacific Northwest and Alaska are featured in every way scenic and com mercial, and which should be very advantageous. At times, he added, it might appear that little is being accomplished but it must be remem- bered that in season and out of sea- son the Seattle Chamber is continu- ally at work. And they are constant ly pursuing the policy of going after those things Alaska wants.
 Among the things the Seattle body has been working on,in and at the present time, is the matter of aides to navigation to the Westward and in connection with the much discussed route of Oriental liners, via the Alas ka route. Another thing they are en- crossed in is the extension of the cable from Seward to the Philippines and branch from there to Japan and China. It is hoped,he said, that this survey will be made next year. The es- tablishment of a fueling station on Kis ka Island is also under consideration by the department. They hope to es- tablish relations with the Orient where the largest population, taking into consideration the area of the country, exists in the world, and which would place Alaska direct in touch with the traffic There already is such a traffic, he pointed out, from Southeastern Alaska, from where large cargoes of lumber are being shipped.
 One of the biggest problems before them at the present time is the mat ter of how to induce people to remain. Each year there are from 10000 to 30,00O people coming to the Terrl- tory to find seasonable employment In line with the growth and develop ment of the country it needs perma- nent residents and if some means could be ascertained in this regard it would mark big step forward. The chances for this growth and de- velopment is great in the Interior, MT. Garfield stated, but along the coast it is even greater.
 The recent homesite, act passed by, Congress should work towards the development of the country for it ena- bles an individual or a group, to To- cate at desirable locations forming the nucleus of small settlements. This would add generally to the pro- ducing element. Then in turn would follow possibly store, a schoolhouse, later church and so on. MT. Garfield