The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-01-18
AIR MAIL is
DISCUSSED AT
ATCC SESSION
Board of Managers Confer
Here on Several I'M
portant Issues

AT called meeting OF Jne BOARD
of Managers of the Alaska Terri
torial Chamber of Commerce held
Saturday, air mail service, another
lighthouse tender for Alaska and
other matters were discussed. Those
present at the meeting were First
Vice President F. A. j. GallWas
and L. w. Kilburn of Douglas: M.
S. Whittier, John w. Jones and
G. E. Cleveland of juneau; H. r.
VanderLeest, Treasurer; and Cur
tbs G. Shattuck, Executive Secre-
tary. Vice-President Gallwas pre-
sided.
Airmail Situation
Considerable correspondence on
the airmail situation was read, par
ticularly from C. c. Garland Of the
Alaska Development Committee, Ia
coma Chamber of Commerce, show
ing that a great deal of work is
being done by various Pacific Coast
Chambers in an effort to secure
the establishment of a coastal air
mail route between Alaska and the
Outside. Latest reports are that
the Juneau-F Fairbanks arm a /
award is being held up pending the
making of reciprocal agreements
with Canada and the United States,
in the absence of which Canada
has refused to grant permission
for U. S. planes to fly mail over
Canadian territory on the juneau
Fairbanks route. A meeting held
this week in Washington with, Can
adam and U. S. officials present
will settle matters satisfactorily, it
is hoped While awaiting the out
come of this conference. the Ter
ritorial Chamber is keeping closely
in touch with all developments.
For Lighthouse Tenuer
In response to the request made
recently by the Ketchikan Cham
Der of Commerce for another light
house tender for Alaska, which re-
quest was supported by the Terri
torial Chamber, the Board was adj
vised by Delegate Dim ond and
Secetary of Commerce Daniel G.
Roper that an investigation is now
being made to determine the needs
of the Lighthouse Service in AL
aska, at the conclusion of which a
decision will be made.
Slogan-Seal
The Board voted to investigate,
at the suggestion OF the Cordova
Chamber of Commerce, the posi-
bilities of h having a slogan-seal
made for use in advertising Alaska
Such a seal would be of the sticker
type, to be used throughout Alaska
for distribution to tourists, to put
on hand baggage, and in general
to advertise the Territory by what
ever means possible
An investigation is also being
made to determine the possibilities
of having an exhibit at the San
Francisco Fair of 1889. Letters have
been written TO various sources in
an effort to secure data on costs
and management, as well as pos
sible sources of finances for such
an exhibit.
1t was directed that letter be
written to the u. S. Army En-
gineers, War Department, Seattle
office, expressing appreciation for
past work done on Wrangell Mar
rows, but suggesting that additional
work will eliminate delays that are
still occasioned by tidal and wealth
err conditions, which delays result
in Increased transportation costs
for Alaskans and firms shipping
from the Outside into the Terri
tory.
The Executive Secretary reported
that five beautifully colored pic
lures Of Alaska, together with two
small totem poles, have been ship
ped to the Tourist Bureau of the
National Park Service in New York
City for display. The pictures in
clude Mt Mckinley, Caribou on
the Range. Toklat Grizzly Bear,
Alaska Mosquito Fleet and Scene
on Lynn Canal.