The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-06-29
ALASKA TO GET
 MORE TOURISTS,
 STATES HOOPER
Predicts New Era of Tour ist Travel Northward
 Based on Low Rates

-<@e~~%>H tourist business through a combi- nation of agencies, including tour ists themselves, transportation in- terests and Governmental agencies was predicted to the Chamber oi Commerce today by John A. Hoop CT, ST, President and Director General of American and Canadian Tourist Societies, guest of the local organization at today's meeting and here for a weeks stay with Mrs Hooper.
 He predicted that $40 round trip rates between Seattle and South east Alaska for early and late sea- son travel, and $50 maximum rates for the seasonal peak months, July and August, would be put into op- eration by the Alaska Steamship Company under it's new Vice-Presi- dent and General Manager pos sibly next year
 Others Address Chamber
 N. Lester Troast, architect of the Alaska division of the Office of Indian Affairs, and Leroy F. Jack son, of Wrangell Institute, newest and latest of the institutions ot that bureau, told the Chamber something of the activities of that organization.
 These talks were preceded by the usual business meeting in which the Chamber adopted report from the Executive Board endorsing the public works program worked out by Gov. John w. Troy, particularly the Gastineau Channel bridge prof. ect connecting Juneau and Doug las. which is on the program. The Governor has forwarded the lis1 to Delegate Dimond, thee Chamber was advised.
 The Chamber also called on its merchant members and others to cooperate with the American Le- zion in decorating for the Fourth of July celebration. It followed suggestion from the Delegate tc wire United States Forester, Maj R. Y. Stuart and the Secretary of Agriculture urging the importance of alloting emergency forest high way funds to Alaska to give work to unemployed.
 Seek Mining Co-Operation
 Advised that present plans call for discontinuation of cooperative mining investigations in Alaska by the United States Geological Sur vey, the Chamber today approved the action of the Territorial Cham Der in wiring the United States Bureau of Mines to take over that work in conjunction with it's other Alaska activities. Territorial funds for the work are contingent upon Federal participation and if that IS not forthcoming, they cannot De expended, it is understood.
 The Territorial Chamber wired as follows: s'Information received here that, Geological Survey has withdrawn from cooperation 'wltn Territory of. Alaska in conducting mining investigations and mine in- spection which leaves Territory without those services as use of Territorial cooperative funds con- tingent upoa. cooperation of a fed eral department. We consid closing Alaska miying office a ser- ions retrogressive step and hin- drance to recovery and progress Of our mining industry. On behalf of member chambers throughout AL aska we urge upon your bureau to arrange to cooperate with Territory in work of mining investigations at least until Legislature convenes again in March, 1885 Your coop eration is only means of prevent inc discontinuance of this work during that period, and we. there fore. urge you give matter very serious consideration.
 The Chamber today wired the Secretary of Commerce along sim liar lines.
 Delegate Dimopd '=...e also ad- yised of the action and asked to do everything possible to assist
 sub-Post Office Threatened
 Informed today that the local s,,h-post office service was slated to be expended on July l, under the stress of economy measures the Chamber today authorized the regislative Committee to wire Post al authorities and urge the exclu- sion of Alaskan sub-stations rom the general order It was pointed out that the expense so far as Ju- neau is concerned is merely nomi- nal.
 Coincident with the pubilcation n license fees for automobile tra1- fife over Richardson Highway, Sec retary Walmsley was directed 'o notify the Chambers of Valdez ana