Seward daily gateway., 1931-04-06
ALASKA INTERESTS
 AT THE NATIONAL
 CAPITAL, WASH. D.C,


 The official duties of Delegate Su- therland and all members of Con- greSS terminated at noon on March 4th. Within couple of days after that date Dan left Washington on a business mission to the New Eng land states, and has not yet re- turned. He expected to sail from New York, accompanied by his sis ter, on Thursday, March 19, on a months trip to Europe. In the meantime and until after school terminates Mrs. Sutherland will re- main in the city with their son, lDonald. During the summer months the family will enjoy much need led vacation at various resorts.
 From many letters that have been received from Alaska, in addition to various newspaper criticisms, the impression prevails that the appro- prlation passed by Congress for the Alaska Railroad was cut from l$1 100000 to $500,O0O As matter of fact the act making appropria- tions for the Department of the h. terior for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1882, and which was ap- proved February IA, 1881, carries an item of $1,O00,OOO for the rail- road, the same aggregate sum that was contained in the act passed a year ago. But there is the differ ence that in the recent act there is the provision that not to exceed $250,000 of this fund shall be avail able for continuation of the inves- tigation of mineral and other re- sources of Alaska to ascertain the potential resources available which will affect railroad tonnage" There is the further difference that year ago $200,000 of the fund was made 'avaliable for "capital expenditures" while this year the amount named for that purpose is $25O,OOO.
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 7, Chas. H. Flory, district forester in Alaska and eX-Officio commiS- sioner of agriculture, and Hugh w. Terhune, executive officer of the Alaska Game Commission and chief representative Of biological survey, have been in Washington for several weeks past looking af- ter affairs of their departments. MT. Terhune departed for Juneau on Friday night last but Mr. Flory may be detained here until the lat ter part of April.
 AllotmentS to works of river and harbor improvements, upon the recommendation of the chief of en- gineers, in the total sum of nearly 5 million dollars, have just been announced by the secretary of war Included are the following projects for Alaska: Nome harbor, $19,40O; Wrangell Narrows, $36,OOO; Ketchi- kan harbor, $7O,OOO; Port Alexan- der, $3,500; Harbor of Refuge, Sew ard, S40,000; Examinations, surveys and contingencies, Juneau district, S12,5OO.
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 A prominent army official ex- presses the opinion that there is very little prospect, at least for sev- eral years to come, of the sale of private interests of the Washing ton Alaska military cable and tele- graph system. An act to permit this sale was introduced in the last session of Congress, but the bill was j. not reported out of committee in either the senate or house, and of course died with the adjournment of Congress on March 4 While it may be reintroduced in the session to convene next December, it is ex- pected that the protests and objec- tions from Alaska and Seattle will be sufficiently strong to prevent favorable action upon the part of Congress.
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