The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-04-03
MANY CoNGRESsMEN TO VISIT ALASKA THIS SUMMER ON
 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

eial Committee on Wild Life Re- sources, will sail from Seattle the latter part of June They are Hon Frederic C. Wolcott, of Connecticut; Hon. Peter Norbeck, of South Da- kota; Hon. Key Pitman, of Nevada. Carl D. Shoemaker, special investiga- tor of the committee, will accom- pany them. The senators are mem- bers of committees as follows: Vol cott-Agriculture and Forestry, Banking. Education, Indian affairs Norbeck-Banking Agriculture, Li- brary, Pensions, Public Land. Pitt man-Foreign Relations, Interstate Commerce, Reclamation, Mines, Pulp lie Lands, Territories.
 Important Delegation
 Another important delegation will be composed of representatives, who will sail from Seattle on July II. They are Hon. Don. B. Colton, of Utah; Hon. Addison T. Smith, of Idaho; Hon. Scott Leavitt, of Mon tana; Hon. William R. Wood, of h. diana: Hon. Frank Murphy, of Ohio; Hon. William H. Hastings, of Okla homa. Three of these representatives are members of the important ap- propriations committee which re- quires all their available time, so that they cannot serve on any other committees. William R. Wood is the chairman of the committee with Representatives Murphy and Hast ings as members The other mem bers serve on committees as follows: Colton-Public Lands, Roads, Irriga- tion and Reclamation, Expenditures in Executive Department. Smith Public Lands, Civil Service, Chair man Irrigation and Reclamation. Leavitt-Indian Affairs, b l Lands. Immigration and Naturaliza- tion, Irrigation and Reclamation.
 Mir. Henry Scattergood, Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs, may leave Seattle about June 12. Horace N. Albright, Director of National Parks, expects to leave on the same date for Mount Mckinley. Rather inc NJ. Cook, of the Bureau of Edu- cation, studying special problems, will leave for Nome and intermed- fate points the latter part of April Barnson DeCue, of East Orange, N. J., is a lecturer and writer of im- portanee. who will sail from Van- couYer May 26 and arrive at Fair banks June 12. Arthur H. Merritt, of Boston. Mass, will leave Seattle about June 20 for Fairbanks and the interior. He is a noted lecturer on National parks, etc.
 Large Excursion
 The largest excursion of the year will be the Los Angeles party of 206 which sails from Seattle on June 12i going as far as Anchorage, and some of them to Mckinley Park and Fair banks. A goodly number of mem bers of the California Sierra Club will form a party to leave Seattle July 6, via the Canadian National, for Skagway and Atlin.
 Wickersham Will Serve
 The Cordovn Chamber of Commerce
 
 requesting that he serve that organ fzation during the ensuing year be- fore the Chamber of Commerce oi the United States, at Washington They also sent him certificate a: national councillor and delegate tC attend the annual meeting of the U s. Chamber at Atlantic City, Apri 2S-May l. A similar request hal been made by Geo. D. Scofield, tC act as his proxy in representing thu Northwestern Alaska Chamber O Commerce, of Nome. Other cham bers affiliated with the National or ganization are Hyder, Ketchikan Petersburg, Juneau. Seward, Anchor age and Fairbanks. It is expected that many of these organization will want Judge Wickersham to rep resent them mt Washington befor' the National Chamber of Commerce and at the Atlantic City meeting which he will be very much pleased 10 do.
 Seek Highway Endorsement
 Various chambers in Alaska ant in the Pacific coast cities have takel the matter up with the Nationa Chamber to secure an endorsement at the Atlantic City meeting of tn Pacific Yukon Highway. Jack Un derwood, of the Seattle Chamber and Ernest Walker Sawyer, hay been on the ground here and quit persuasive in interesting officials o the chamber in the project. In visit to the National Chamber Judg Wickersham had a very satisfactor interview with A. B. Barber, Chic of Transportation, who urged hir to attend the annual meeting an assist in the work for the desire