The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-04-02
AIR s E R VI 6 E. M ARKS EPOCH
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Chamber Commerce Presi. dent Gives fiigh Praise
 to Peck ana Officials

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 Continued tom Page cne) project, and the people of Juneau are under great obligation to him fer his efforts. Delegate Dimond, too, took an active part in stimu- lating interest in it's establishment. To him also is due the thanks of the people of Juneau. It would te amiss on this occasion not to. mention that MT. and Mrs. Joseph Kendler, the former owners of the land upon which this airport nov stands, also aided in it's establish ment by the readiness and fair ness with which they performed their part of the negotiations nee essarily conducted in purchasing the land from them
 Greatest Tribute
 But the greatest tribute is due to still another-to man whose vision is not confined within the bounds of the horizon. but who sees across sornbre hued forests and snow capped mountain ranges, over placid lakes and tempestuous oceans, from one continent to an other = to a man who visualizes transportation of people and good5 from one side of the globe to another not in a matter of mon. .hs as our forefathers did, not in matter of days as we do, but in matter of hours. speak of Ly- man s. Peck, Vice President and General Manager of the Pacific Alaska Airways. He had the vis- ion to see, and the ability to make that vision clear to his associates so that they too might be con- vinced of, the practicability of es- tablishing this great air trans portation service, extending iron Juneau southward to Ketchikan. from Juneau ilorthwestward to Fairbanks, Whitehorse, and Nome To Lyman Pecks '-ision ana energy the people of Juneau owe n.,.ch.
 Impo. slni Terminal
 Friends and citizens of Fair- banks, Whitehorse, Nome, Anchor age, Cordova and other commun- ;. ities: We inform you Juneau is now an important terminal on through air service. We greet you and extend our best wishes for your welfare and happiness. We are glad that we are now readily accessible to each other. We look forward through this new service to forming better and closer ties of business and friendship with you. We are sending personal greetings of good will to you through our representative, MT. Allen Shattuck, an active member and former President of our Cham Der, and a prominent citizen and business man of Juneau. who has taken an active interest in both civic and Territorial affairs.
 Great Trade Route
 The Pacific ocean is fast bA-9 coming the leading center of world events. This route is destined in the not far distant future to be- come the worlds great, air trade route. Here lies the air path for the quick transportation Of pso- pie, goods, and mail from one con tinent to another. History shows the commercial advantages tc. those communities that have been 50 fortunate as to be situated upon the trade routes of the world. Those advantages in the past have flowed regardless of whether that route was by land or by sea, whether covered by camel, dog
 team, horse, sailing vessel, rail- road, or automobile, and unques- tionably the same advantages will flow from a favorable situation upon the great air trade route Of the world. Juneau's location on that route inevitably will bring to her, likewise to our sister com munities to the northward, growth and development of which we now have little conception. Unquestion- ably Juneau should celebrate the opening of this new airport. s
 
 Will Help Alaska
 But the inauguration Of this far flung air transportation service
 is of great importance also to our Territory The closer contacts, quicker communication, easier &C.,
 feasibility of one section of the
 Territory to another win make oiir
 Alaskan products more readily irI- , terchangeable, will cement more closely the relations of one Alaska
 community with another, will bring us into better understahding of each others problems. These more intimate, friendly associations will : solidify all true Alaskans' devo- tion to true American doctrines and principles, strengthen opposi-