The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-09-01

works section of the Industrial Re covery Act? Many Alaskans are doubtless asking themselves that question after the confusion of re- cent weeks when one set of fig ures after another has appeared before them. For their benefit a resume of the entire situation is given here:
 1. There has been allotted to All aska Road Commission $1,000, ,000 for roads and s96,OOO for airfields.
 2. There has been allotted to the Office of Indian Affairs $60.000 for construction of school buildings.
 3. An allotment of $35O,0O0 has been made for forest roads and trails in Alaska.
 4. Under the Public Works Ad- ministration the sum of $150, 1000 will be expended upon the road sys- tenn in Mt Mckinley Park. This is $100,000 less than the sum proposed by the National Park Service, the decrease representing general pruning down of park expenditures throughout the country.
 5. The Alaska Railroad is re- ceiving $210.O08 for a new round- house at Curry and for right-of-way maintenance and improvement.
 6. Nine thousand dollars Is set aside for use by the Bureau of Fish cries in repairing buildings on the Pribilof Islands and reconditioning a number of weirs.
 2. For the Lighthouse Service there is provided the sum of $86,- 900.
 The above represent the projects already approved. There are in ad- dition many others being urged be- fore the Public Works Administra- tion by Delegate Dimond.
 Among them may be mentioned the Geological Surveys proposed allotment of $15O,OOO, various rivers and harbors projects and public buildings, particularly in Ketchikan and Anchorage.
 The Delegate is also holding many conferences with various officials with respect to a $315,O0O program advanced by Dr. Paul w. Gordon, director in Alaska for the Office of Indian Affairs.
 This program is designed to pro- vide roads, water systems, sanitary and other works in or near Indian villages.
 MT. Dimond has had several talks about this with John Collier, Com missioner of Indian Affairs, the re- suit being that the latter has ap- proved the program in toto and sent it to Harold L. Ickes, the Public Works Administrator with a strong recommendation that it be carried out.
 If this is done, the plan is to em- ploy Indians whenever possible so that they may receive as large a portion of the expended funds as possible. MT. Collier, Dr. Gordon and Delegate Dimond find themselves in complete agreement on that point.
 Work would be carried out in Indian villages all over the Terri tory. It may be mentioned in passing that $35, 1000 has already been made available for road at Hoonah, the survey for which has already been mad by the Bureau of Public Roads.
 There are 87 separate projects in the program, ranging from Barrow in the north to Alaska's southern boundary. An Indian population of 14,653 persons would derive direct and immediate benefit.
 Many queries have come to the Delegate about public buildings and rivers and harbors projects.
 Army engineers have approved a siZeable list of rivers and harbors projects in Alaska, but no funds have been allotted by the Public Works Administration for any such projects anywhere within the Unit ed States.
 Almost the same holds true with reference to buildings. Approval has been given for construction of very few public buildings.
 An invitation to visit Alaska was