The Nome nugget., 1933-08-12

tistance in urging our government to carry out our harbor program but the Territory owning our rail- road should immediately extend this road in our harbor to connect directly with the transportation link for the interior of Seward Pen- insula. The extension of the road in the harbor will reduce operating costs for the miners. This project will be mailed to you very soon and we hope you will give it your sup port and immediate attention.
 Reindeer has been presented to you in many different phases but I will only call to your attention that scientifical, study should be made to utilize the deer and it's by-pro- ducts to furnish labor and create industries that will add materially to Alaska's wealth. Just selling meat and selling reindeer at the prices that are offered today is far from the intention for which Rein deer was implanted in. Alaska.
 Fishing, our legislature several times memorialized Congress for A Fish Survey of Bering Sea. We have spent considerable effort in that direction without success. But today we have new conditions and new discoveries, we believe that If you will undertake this for us using your best offices with Mir. Bell our new Fish Commissioner that we will get results.
 ''The objection raised in several quarters that there is too much fish now and it. is not opportune at this time to develop more fish ing. But now with our new dis covery and facts becoming known we feel that a development of our crab fishery will not take from any other section but will keep American Do ITS home. .lamr and Russia have for severa. years come to Boring Sea for their crab and only q few miles from Nome statistics On hand show that in 1890 over S3O,OO0, 0,000.00 of crab has been canned and the major party shipped into the U. s. A Survey of Boring Sea area will abound great benefits to our grow dng population
 ''The other monentous question is Transportation which is being presented to you. Roads and Aviation have been covered but the other form of transportation, navigation has not been mention ed. Now that our harbor aspir- ations are about to be realized We believe that coastal transportation for our vast coast line should be organized.
 No great development can be made on present lines. We be- lieve that the government should foster and aid inter coastal com munications for the movement of freight on proper lines and sup port I believe that privately owned transportation can be developed to future-r saving of our people and Fthe development of the industries that are now and will be created.
 Governor we have every con fidence that you are with us and will use every effort for us and with that confidence we rest as- ; sured that this new era just dawn ing will reflect greater and more benefit to Alaska
 Governor Troy responded to the defferent subjects as presented by the speakers and stated that he was in hearty accord with every thing that had been said and would do his utmost to advance the pro jects as set forth, and thanked the Chamber for the privilege of being present and thereby gaining drst hand information as to the needs of this section of the Ter itory. J. J. Connors. Collector of Gus. toms for Alaska. who made the "trip from Juneau with the Cover.