The Nome nugget., 1928-04-14
FIRST ANNIVERSARY | SUBSIDY AIR NAH.
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Ndo hOb hC uc"SA AAA> A~O' 1t was getting on. l said: Cover nor I am afraid 1t won't pass; on" Legislator objects on the ground that to establish subsidies is bad precedent; another that there are only few hundred people up there to be served; another says, why don't they use the wireless; that is sufficient means of communicates etc Looking at me with that earnest countenance of his. he saia' Tom, do not become discouraged. Your air mail bill has too much merit to be killed; your Division is in dire need of mail communication at this time of the year: keep up your fight; you will win Those words gave me inspired confidence and calling on the chairman of the Senate committee, after much par leying, in which the blarney was the most effective weapon. he agreed to take it out; although he spcke and voted against 1t.
 Gafney's Assurance
 If elected member of the r"x; Legislature. it is ny firm purpose to extend the benefit of this act ;o every community on Seward Penin- sula, so that letters and telegrams can be sent from those places that have no telephone or wireless com nanication. and expect the plane will make more trips than it has this year. would gladly have 'h- l corporated this in my bill, but 'A ] doing so would court inevitable dis aster. Half a loaf was better than no bread for a starter. But the next Legislature will, with any Tar minded body of men. extend tne treasure another two years: proha5' ilv in that time the Postoffice De- partment will. as they should do 1h la ploneer country like Alaska, take up the burden.
 Economic Value of Service
 The reciprocal value to the Sec ond and Fourth Divisions, the great placer countries, can hardly be es- timated am sure all of fifty peo- pie will have flown this winter to and from Fairbanks. In addition to an almost fortnightly mail ser vice with only few interruptions, valuable packages and other mer- chandise were carried. This is the direct result of the subsidized air plane mail. This is worthy of thought. And another powerful factor is the close friendship ger
 minated between these two Divis- ions. whose interests are so identi- cal in many respects. We are now in close contact with one another, and the business man, investor and general public, are bound to share in the benefits of this new method of airplane mail subsidy, which is here to stay. By this do not mean that the days of the dog team are past: not by long way; as in the States. dog team routes, like rural delivery routes will continue for Iyears; but it is my conviction that the main points will be covered by airplane service.
 Tramro..l Extension
 Just one more word. MT. May nard, if you can crowd it in; I wish to state to the people of Nome and the Seward Peninsula, that the one thought uppermost in my mind on leaving Nome for Juneau last winter. was the ex- tension of the tram road to Can dle did everything possible to achieve that object, as the record, and other members from this Div ision who stood loyalty with me. will attest. My determination to put this worthy project through the next Legislature is stronger than ever. I consider it crime Ito penalize the long-suffering sour dcughs of the Arctic slope with the inadequate transportation fla cilities which has retarded the de velopment of one of the greatest mineral belts in Alaska"