The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-15
MIR. DIMOND AT NOME

Despite the mining season which finds most Of the Second Division voters out on the creeks, wide interest is being shown up in that Division in the forthcoming general election September 13. At a recent political meeting in Nome which was attended by Delegate Anthony J. Dimond and many candi- dates seeking election to the Legislature from that Division more than 500 filled the Nome school gym nasum according to a report in the Nome Nugget
 Introduced by Judge J H. s. Morrison, who was presiding as the most loved and admired of Alas kans" the remarks of Delegate Dimond at the meeting will be of interest to many Alaskans in this well as other Divisions Editor Maynard of the Nugget reported him follows:
 The Delegate discussed briefly some of the bills passed recently and their bearing on the Territory He ironed out the adverse criticism of the wages and hours bill by pointing out that certain phrase of the bill adapted it to seasonal work such the placer mining in this district by alottng a certain total number of working hours annually.
 The major portion of his speech was devoted to pointing out the which the present administra tion has accomplished in developing the Territory of Alaska The present prosperity of the mining dis trcts may be directly attributed to the in the price of gold which was one of the first steps taken by the Administration The fishing industry, which contributes greatly to the wealth of the Ter ritory has been protected from the invasion of foreign interests by diplomatic activities of the Admins stration
 He ikened tho United States b the powerful RcraTsEnlpige reaching out the boundaries of its civilization in all directions The construction of schc ard ocr4 houses roads landing fields and harbor is going on continually h the Territory Ar mai service is improving constantly, and may look forward confidently to both summer mail service to this section and an all-Alaskan air mail route to supplan the present route through Canada. Air and naval bases for complete protection of the Territory win be constructed. Already hospital construction program is under way, with hospitals under course of construction at Barrow, Kanakanak and Bethel hospital will be built each year until adequate med- cal aid centers have been established all over the Territory
 Improved and increased transportation facilities the most pressing need of Alaska at this time said Mir Dimond. "A construction program which reasonably expect from the Federal government is needed to give the Territory the roads and landing fields it needs right now" He urged the adoption of the $200O000 bond issue by the Territory so that Alaska could go to the government and say, not Please give us $5 100000 to develop our Territory but Here we have S2000,000 of our money Will you help us develop our Territory by contributing some funds"
 Mir. Dimond brought his fine speech to a con- cusion by the statement "I do tell you to vote the Democratic Ticket. As free thinking Alaskans point out the great work this Administration has done for you and suggest that you support the ticket that has helped to support the good of Alaska.