The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-08-22
AIR INDUST BY. ENCOURAGEMENT IS ADVOCATED
Col. Mann Tells Chamber of Importance of Aid to
 Aerial Transport
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City Engineer of the same city, was guest and recited briefly some of the civic betterments taking place there. Five years ago the voters approved a bond issue of $87 100000 for various improvements, includ- ing light and power plant, sew CTS, parks, etc, and this program is now partly completed. Last year, St. Louis adopted a $2,000,000 municipal airport pro- gram which is near completion. It is one of the finest airports in the country.
 MT Watts and MT. Slater have been visiting the latter's cousin, Mrs. James Drake, for the past week and will return south tomor- row.
 SOmmers Explains Program
 The present need of Juneau is for landing facilities for seaplanes and amphibians, declared R. J. Sommers. Territorial Highway En- gineer. in a short talk today to the Chamber This would include platform with approaches from the water, and machinery for hoisting planes from the water to the plat | form
 Such port is to be built at Ket- chikan shortly, MT. Sommers said It will cost approximately $12,000, financed equally by the city and the Territory. The landing plat form will be 60 by 112 feet, with an incline approach 40 by 169 feet on a Is per cent grade, reaching the water at low tide. It will be equipped with an electric winch and cables for pulling planes out of the water to the platform.
 A similar plant can be construct ed here at cost not to exceed that of the Ketchikan port, he said However, the Territory will not be in position to undertake local work before next Spring.
 Sites Are Investigated
 The Executive Committee of the Chamber, President Faulkner said, has made some investigation of po- tential sites for such a port here. It found some desirable locations but the prices asked by the owners were considered to be too high The matter was turned over to the Civic Improvement Committee for further study. The same com mittee was also asked to study the possibilities of establishing a Glass A airport here such as was sug- gested recently to the Chamber by Commander Radford of the Alas ka Aerial Expedition.
 The Legislative Committee was requested to communicate witt Commissioner William John Coop CT of the Federal Department oi Education relative to the possible removal of the Bureaus Alaska headquarters from Seattle to Jul neau.
 Will Meet Visitors
 No public meeting will be under. taken for Commissioner Jefferson Myers of the United States Ship. ping Board. He will arrive hert Sunday on the steamer Doroth, Alexander. He will be met by tn, Executive Board of the Chambe, and individual members and en tertained by them during his sta, here. Other visitors arriving ol the same vessel, including Charle D. Garfield, manager of the Alas ka Department of the Seattl, Chamber of Commerce, and & members of the University Com mercial Club making the round triI on the boat.
 w. c. Vandervoort, Chief of Rail way Mail Service at Seattle, vii visit Juneau next week, Presiden Faulkner announced. He will b. here several days studying tn mail service situation and probabl, be a guest of the Chamber nex Friday.