The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-07-16
SEES SERVICE SOON BETWEEN
 NORTH, STATES
Forecasts General Air Mail Over Territory With
 Tn Five Years
GOVERNOR WELCOMES
 OFFICIAL TO ALASKA
Chief Executive Stresses Need of Expanding Serv-
 ice Westward, Interior

Addressing the people of Alaska and the nation over a national hookup as he prepared to step aboard the Aleutian in Seattle this morning for visit to the Territory, Postmaster General James A. Far ley said: q wouldn't be surprised if air mail service will be estab- lished very soon between Alaska and Seattle"
 He said that while in Alaska he intends to look over the possibilities and that T may have something definite to say about it when I re- turn to Seattle about July 28 or 29." The official declared that the service would be of advantage to the Postoffice Department a nd would meet the demands of the public. He predicted that every city of any size in Alaska would have air mail service within five years.
 Governor on Hookup Here In Juneau, hooked in on the broadcast through the facilities of KINY through which station the program was released here, Gov. John w. Troy extended greetings to MT. Farley from Alaska and welcomed the official and his party to the north.
 Expressing to the distinguished visitor that this journey to the Ter ritory is "an unprecedented honor from a Postmaster General of the United States" the Governor point ed to aviation as the most signifi- cant development MT. Farley should be witness to on his trip through the Territory.
 "The airplane business in Alaska has developed to point where it's figures have become impressive the Governor said. More air mail. in the Interior and in the Vest ward, Bristol Bay and Kuskokwim regions" are paramount needs"
 Concluding, Gov. Troy said: T have known Jim Farley for long time - before he was Postmaster General-and I have admired him. Alaska will be glad to welcome MT. Farley and his party"
 Text of the Governors remarks follow:
 People of Alaska will give you hearty welcome. You have already by your acts demonstrated greater interest in this Territory than has ever before been exhibited by Postmaster General.
 "As matter of fact the trip to Alaska on which you are leaving this morning is greater recognition than we have ever yet received from the Post Office Department.
 Tn Alaska, you will probably find that our greatest need now is avia- ton development. Nothing will de- velop aviation in Alaska quite So much as scheduled flying, the es- tablishment of regular routes over which flights will be announced in advance. The first step toward as- surfing regular flying in Alaska is the establishment of airmail routes.
 We have through your generous treatment of the Territory twice a-week flights through the heart of Alaska from Juneau to Fairbanks and from Fairbanks to Nome and once-a-week flights from Fairbanks to the Bristol Bay country. These flights are developing volume of business that is becoming so im- preSsive that they are already justi- flying themselves and pointing the need for expansion.
 "The next needed step will be the extension of our air mail service to Seattle and through Seattle to the great Outside.
 Alaska will give you a hearty welcome. Tn Ketchikan, Alaska's first port. you will be met by AL aska's Delegate to Congress, Tony Dimond. by our mutual friend, Col lector of Customs Jim Connors; AL bert Vile, Juneau's postmaster, and by the Ketchikan postmaster. U s. Marshal Bill Mahoney will be a fellow passenger from Seattle to Alaska. From Juneau to Anchor age, your party will be joined by National Committeeman Jack Hell lenthal. You are familiar with these men whose capabilities have already been drawn to your attention"
 In his broadcast from the steamer