The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-09-05

I former President of the Alaska Road Commission, If Lieut.. Moves was not available.
 For several years Alaska has had an exhibit at the Show Last Spring it was in charge of Ike P. Taylor and in 1928, M D. Williams had charge. It has always at tracted wide attention, Maj Elliott said, and undoubtedly had brought tourists to the Territory.
 l This year, the International High way project will be featured in the exhibit. Maj. Elliott told the Cham Der he planned to confer with Brit ish Columbia, Yukon Territory and Washington officials representing Canada, and also authorities at Ottawa on the project.
 Will Entertain Veterans Delegates to the American Le- Is ion's departmental convention, converting here September 26, will be guests of the Chamber at a regular luncheon meeting during their stay in the city, it was an- nounced at the meeting today. The Cham Der as well as individual members will aid the local Legion post in extending a warm welcome to the visiting delegates.
 A brief financial statement made at the Chamber today by Presi- dent Faulkner indicated it would end this years work without de- ficit, for the first time in two or three years. The treasury has cash balance of $467 with about $500 due in subscriptions and from other sources, most of which is collectible. The expenditures for the rest of the year were estimated at about $850.
 Shows Fine Progress Juneau shows signs of remark able progress during the past year, declared R. F. Lewis, owner of the Juneau Water Company, who is visiting here. "The town shows more improvement now than it has at the end of any years period in my experience" he said. T have been here two days and haven't heard a single hard luck story, an unusual experience" he remarked, semi i-humorously.
 A short time before he left San Francisco for Juneau, MT. Lewis said he had a talk with F. w. Bradley, President of the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company, in which the latter had remarked that the Taku River district had all the ear marks of real mining camp. MT. Bradley, he added, feels very good over the outlook for that district. ia.
 Ore Treatment Here That there is a chance for de- velopment of ore-treatment facili- ties here to handle the complex ores of the Taku River region now being developed, was told the Chamber by George T. Jackson, prominent mining engineer who has been actively engaged in min- ing enterprises here and in this vicinity for many years. Cheap power for the electrolytic process of treatment is the main essential, he said, and he believed that this could be developed here on scale sufficient to operate the necessary plants.
 One of the greatest benefits ac- cruing from the Taku River dis coveries, he said, will be in the resultant prospecting. This, he added, will not be confined to the Taku region, but will extend to all of Southeast Alaska. There has not been for many years any real prospecting but this will now be changed. He was confident that renewed search for mineral de- posits would bring into being many mines.
 Continue Chichagof Work
 The Chichagof Mines, Ltd, is spending a good deal of money in explorations and development at Chichagof MT. Jackson said. He was confident that this old prop erty would very soon be as heavy a producer and as profitable mine as it ever was in it's palmiest days and restore the island to the min ing map.
 Dr. D. w. Henry, visiting w. K. Keller, told the Chamber that the scenery of Southeastern Alaska was not excelled by any he had seen on a recent trip to Europe. The big difference is in the greater development in the Alps where many millions have been expended to make the scenic attractions cas- fly accessible to the tourists.
 Bill Casey is still at No. Will loughby Ave. with the best TO-