The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-05
CHAMBER URGES Il |LIBERALITY IN
 APPROPRIATIONS
Passes Referendum Asking Congress to Except AL
 aska from Program

At its first meeting of the new year, held at Bailey's Cafe today, the Chamber of Commerce adopted Referendum No. 4, of the Territor- ial Chamber, passed a resolution urging Congress to restore the necessary items to keep the Fed eral Agricultural Experiment sta- tions in Alaska in operation and started plans for recruiting it's membership this year to its great est strength.
 Assuming the presidency of the organization for the fifth time in the past decade, Allen Shattuck as- sured the Chamber he would use his best efforts ito carry on the traditions of the Chamber and pur- sue an aggressive campaign in (order to enable the organization to do the work it is charged with" Has Strong Board
 Commenting on the 1882 organi- zation, MT. Shattuck said the Chamber had a directorate that "has the best interests of the com munity thoroughly at heart" and could be depended on to give eff cient and loyal service to the com- munity and the Chamber.
 The local organization has func- toned continuously for the past 30 years, and has been particularly effective during the past 10 or |12 years, President Shattuck point ed out. Its period of greatest use fulness started some six or seven years ago when it was democra- tized and it's membership rolls thrown open to every resident of the town, and each member made to feel he had an equal voice in it's deliberations with every other member.
 Stresses Value Of Work sssa
 In it's resolution seeking funds for the Agricultural Experiment stations in the Territory, the Chamber, pointing out that they were created for the purpose of promoting local agricultural de- velopment, asserted that the farm ing industry contributes more to the permanent stability than any other; that it was mainly through the research and leadership of the local stations that such industry has progressed to be of material importance to the Territory and contributes in large part to the success of other industries in the Territory; that the Federal gov enrnment has and is expending large sums to bring settlers into the country: and that the experi- ment stations are an indispensable part of the program of develop ment; and urges Congress to re- store the items omitted by the Bureau of the Budget.
 Referendum No. 4, passed by the Chamber, urged Congress to ex- clude Alaska from the national economy program, declaring that local sources of revenue are limited and that decreased appropriations will work hardships on the people of the north. It protested against the sale of the cable system, the abandonment of the experiment stations, reduction of road con- struction funds, and asked for a share in the seal revenues.
 Delegate In Sympathy
 M. s. Whittier, Secretary of the Territorial Chamber, said a copy of the referendum had been tele- graphed to Delegate Wickersham this week. The latter replied he was "in entire sympathy with the matters mentioned and as soon as committees organize and meet this week he will urge the policy out lined by your telegram, though it may be difficult to prevent a cut of some of our appropriations on account of general economic pres- sure in Congress"
 He added he had been assured the cable system would not be of-
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