The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-03-23
SEATTLE SET
 FOR ALASKA
 EXCURSION N
Edward w. Alien, Seattle Chamber of Commerce,
 Makes Radio Address
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The annual trade between Seat tie and Alaska averages almost sixty million dollars a year
 You may understand, therefore, that with such a customer for Seattle's business, your Chamber of Commerce considers that one of it's most important functions is to cultivate friendly and cordial relationship with this great ter ritory of the North.
 C.. of c. Helps Alaska
 "The Alaska Committee of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, consisting of over fifty active Seat tie business and professional men, has for many years held to the principal that the best way it can serve Seattle is to serve Alaska that there is no sounder way to promote our own prosperity than to promote the prosperity of Alaska.
 "The Alaska Committees en- ergetic secretary, Mir Foster Me- Govern, answers thousands of in- quiries, both oral and by mail, and responds to inumerable re- quests for circulars
 "The Committee has investi- gated and then acted upon such problems as road and trail devel- opment, including the proposed two thousand mile International Highway from Seattle to Fairbanks of which only some eight hundred miles remain to be constructed and which some day will be one of the worlds greatest wonders, such matters as freight and pas |senger rates on the government owned Alaska Railway. We have cooperated with Alaskans in secur- ing harhor improvements, light house and other aids to naviga- tions, better mail service, the right kind of -settlers,-those who are willing to buckle down to hard work. t A list of the Chambers services is too long to give in this short talk.
 Alaska Excursions
 Approaching the immediate and direct return which Seattle de- rives from cementing the friendly relationship between our business men and those of Alaska, the Se- attle Chamber is sponsoring a thirteen-day trip to Alaska this summer on the Alaska Steamship Company's big, comfortable steam Ter the Aleutian, leaving Seattle June 18th, and visiting Ketchikan, Juneau, Sitka, and other South eastern Alaska cities, crossing the Gulf of Alaska where on- may at his ease view the Fairweather and other mighty mountain ranges, touching at Cordoya, Valdez and Seward, taking the sound trip over the Alaska Railroad to Anchorage in fact enjoying one of the most outstanding scenic trips to be had in the wide, wide world, at moder- ate cost, at the most beautiful time of the year, under conditions of health and comfort and with every special effort being made to entertain all who go, cause them te forget their troubles, and to come back with renewed vim. vigor and hope.
 Bring Your Families
 Take your families, bring your friends, make this grand Seat tle-Alaska holiday from care and worry and at the same time be rendering yourself and your busi- ness an invaluable service.
 Darwin Meisnest, who is chair man of the special committee in charge of the trip, has already re- ceived assurance from many ol Seattle's leading business execu- tives that they will go. You will ! enjoy meeting, and profit by asso- ciating with these men, if you. too join the expedition.
 1 Lets visit Alaska, have a good time, and make Seattle Alaska minded