The Wrangell sentinel., 1929-09-26
Commercial Club
 Hears Message of
 Help From Garfield
Congratulates Town on Se- curing Industrial School
 At Shoemaker Bay
Says Seattle Chamber Is Solidly Behind Proposed International Highway Project Connecting the United States, Canada Alaska- and Eventually Asia.

At a special meeting of the Wrangell Commercial Club last Thursday evening Charles D. Gar field, secretary of the Alaska Divi- sion of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, delivered a message of good will and assurance of assist ance.
 MT. Garfield was en route home after his annual trip through the Territory He gave a most inter- esting resume of conditions as he found them in other parts of All aska.
 The Seattle Chamber of Com merce, MT. Garfield announced, is sduarely behind the International Highway project which originated in Fairbanks, and has already lined up considerable support in the United States and Canada, and is hopeful of further accomplishment during the coming winter.
 In this connection he pointed out that a Territorial Chamber of Commerce would prove helpful to Alaska by providing one compact organization for the benefit of the whole Territory. Such an organi- zation would be invaluable in con- ducting the necessary campaign ing for any worthy project such as the proposed International Highway.
 The speaker thought that Alas ka as a whole would be greatly benefited if more people from Southeastern Alaska could visit other parts of Alaska and know from first hand knowledge rather than hearsay, what the conditions are in other parts of the Territory. He said the people of Southwestern Alaska and of the Interior had the advantage of at least having to pass through Southeastern Alaska on their trips to and from the Ter ritory.
 MT. Garfield spoke of the impor- tance of each community having sufficient confidence in itself to enable it to grow from within. He said that it had been his observa- tion that wherever the community spirit manifested itself by foster ing local enterprises outside inves- tors had been attracted to such a town without it being necessary to offer any bonuses or other spe- ciaI inducements.
 Mir. Garfield stated that the se- attle Chamber is giving encour- agement to land settlement in Al aska, but is not confining its at tention to any certain district, and is not trying 10 speed the set clement beyond the capacity of All aska to absorb new settlers.
 The fur farming industry, he said, appealed to him as having great possibilities. He told of an experiment that is being made this year by some of the canneries in utilizing the offal for fox feed. The offal is ground. canned and cooked in the retorts the same as salmon. It can be sold at a reasonable pertinent will be watched with in terest.
 The speaker congratulated the citizens of Wrangell on securing the Shoemaker Bay school. He said that from conversations he had had with prominent government off cials regarding the matter, he was sure that the concise manner in which Wrangell presented her claims had a lot to do with the final decision in favor of Shoe maker Bay.
 MT. Garfield thought that the people of Wrangell had cause to be very enthusiastic over this new in- dustrial school and the benefits to be derived therefrom. He told of having recently visited the indus trial school at Eklutna and also of seeing the exhibits at the An chorage Fair of work done by the pupils of the school. He said the exhibit included display of jellies and jams, and canned fruits and vegetables which were grown and put up by the pupils. There were also a few cans of salmon which were put up by the pupils