Evening star., 1934-02-11
HIGHER GOLD PRICE
lads WEST COAST
Immediate Reaction Ex-
pected at Seattle and
Alaskan Ports.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch 70 Tne star.
SEATTLE. Wash, February l0.-An
immediate reaction to the fixing Of
the price Of gold is being felt here.
Seattle Is the gateway to Alaska.
Virtually all sailings and the bulk of
the shipping between the States and
Alaska pass through this port.
Seattle business men as well as
Alaskans, now feel that with gold
bringing S35 an ounce, the result will
the construction of the Federal rail
road from TIdewater to Fairbanks.
Incidentally there is now under way
an active revival in the mining in
dustry, not only affecting the gold
producing camps of the Northwest
and Alaska, but silver, copper and
other metals, operators feeling con-
fdent that the prices of these soon
will be soaring along with the price Of
i gold.
Any development in Alaska reacts
upon industrial and business con-
ditions in Pacific Coast States.
| 1850 Projects Under Way.
Administrator c. F. Ernst of the
State Civil Service Administration re-
ports there are 1860 projects under
way in this State under the c. w. A.
program, calling for total expend lures
of S13,657,072 and providing employ
ment ior 52,444 men, and covering
virtually every field of service which
normally is required to serve the peo-
pie of the community. OF the Fed
eral funds allotted, rs per cent is going
for labor and 25 per cent for ma
terials.
The funds have been allocated to
schools, water works, sewers, irriga-
ton districts, State and county high
ways, drainage districts, bridges and
flood control work.
Flood control, as result Of the dis
astrious freshets Of early Winter, will
be asked direct from Congress by the
State. The funds made available by
the C. w. A. have been used in re-
pairing dikes and aiding to slight
extent, but after a conference of
county engineers with State relief
commission officers and various de-
partments of the State and State
engineers the Governor has been
asked to request Congress for an ap-
preparation of $1,000 900 for future
water control work in western Wash
ington, to aid in relief Of homeless
families and to restore homes washed
away.
Bill Being Drafted.
A bill to be presented by the Wash
ington congressional delegation is now
being drafted at Olympia.
AS a part of the c. w. A. program,
there are now 29 airports either under
the course Of construction. or old
: fields being enlarged and improved,
giving to the State network Of good
landing fields available for military
as well as commercial flying.
The program will require 1851 men,
with labor costs around S251,705. and
materials needed to cost SAT, ,696.
Surveys have been completed for
landing fields in the Cascade Noun
: tains. something the commercial fly
: ers have been asking for, but the
! State or counties have felt unable tc
! finance Under the new program
}. these emergency fields are being con.
structed
:, Admiral Luther E. Gregory, retired
. chairman of the recently named State
Liquor Control Committee, has an.
nounced the State commission expect:
to open the first of the liquor retail
|. stores in Seattle, Tacoma and Spo-
kane. the three largest centers OF
s population. by March 26.
At this time the State will have Its
> own stores, and it will be impossible
:. to purchase hard liquors at any Other
places of business. Admiral Gregory
: was selected by Gov. C. D. Martir
under the new law as chairman o.
0 the commission for term Of mint
wears