The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-01
ISSUES
 DISCUSSED .Bf
 ALASKA 6. OF 6.
Good Publicity, Sticker Ad- vertising, Fair Exhib-
 m its Given Whirl

Many important questions were taken up and discussed at the called meeting of the Alaska Territorial Chamber of Commerce last Satur- day afternoon. The following mem- bers were present: First Vice-Presi- dent F. A. J. Gallwas and L. w. Kill burn of Douglas; w. J. McDonald of Cordova; M. s. Whittier John w. Jones and G. E. Cleveland of Ju- neau: H. R. VanderLeest. Treasur- CT; and Curtis G. Shattuck, Execu- tive Secretary.
 Good Publicity s.
 The report of the members was called to recent publicity for Alaska in nationally circulated periodicals. Alaska From the Skies" by Caro- line D. Todd, appeared in the maga- zine section of the Christian Science Monitor of January l2, 1888. In the January 1888, issued of the Express Messenger, house organ of the Rail- way Express Agency, the first ar ticle is entitled "On Alaskan Serv- ice.' The article tells of the Ameri- can Express Agency in Alaska, of the service given throughout the year and is unusually well illus trated. Circulating as it does among all of the agents of this company, this issue of the magazine will un- doubtedly result, in less misunder- standing in the States as to winter express and mail service to Alaska.
 No Sticker. Advertising
 Considerable time was given to the possibility. of issuing sticker or series of stickers advertising AL aska. Letters from two prominent Autograph firms explained the var ious types of this form of publicity. Due to the fact that single seal would undoubtedly be inadequate, while series of seals could not be purchased that would be satisfactory to any material members Cham bers, the Board voted not to issue stickers. It was pointed out that a reprint of "Glimpses of Alaska. ;, As It Was and As It Is' will have to be made shortly, and that the pre- parations are already under way for the publication of. pictorial folder. Board members feel that be- cause of the limited funds available the Territorial Chamber is. already doing all it can in the matter of printed publicity. .te
 In connection with the above, the Executive. Secretary reported pro- gress in the preparations for. the pictorial folder. He was directed to proceed with arrangements for a reprint of 10000 copies of "Glimpses of Alaska"
 .s. No Fair. Exhibit ;. Because response from firms in the Outside indicate there is not sufficient financial support to make possible an Alaskan Exhibit at the Golden Gate Exposition. in, 1939, the Board voted to drop further inves- tigations at this time. No financial support has yet been offered for an Alaskan Exhibit.
 F AirmaiI
 Alaskan airInail was again up for discussion. Due to the failure, ,oi the United States and Canada tc come to satisfactory agreements the Juneau -Whitehorse- Fairbanks air mail contract has not been awarded Recently the Pacific Alaska Air ways announced tentative plans foI the pioneering of regular service be- tween Seattle and Juneaua Delegate Dimond has advised the Territorial Chamber that efforts are now being made to secure authorization foi airmail service from Puget Sound tc Alaska following the, coast route the entire way to- Seward and from there to the Interior. After consid- ering all of the information at hand the Board voted. to wire several pt the sources of assistance available and, urge them tolget sbehind, this movement, and, to support the item in the speficiency, ,Rill poW before Congress which would, make avail able funds fpf. coastal airFnail- s,is Coast, ,Geedetic sSuryeycee,s
 Delegate pinonds also advised, the Territorialai Chamber. that in his opinions the increase in .appropria- tions. as-rseommended by the Appro- priatiQns 4Comlntttee .ip Congress. fps the Coast tsapd Geodftic sSWyey would be granted: {. in thAs, event. ac- cordingaltowthes Delegate ,e the Cpast end lGeedetic, Survey ship EsplnFel will ,remaip inseomnissiop. This ip- fermations was sent as ,the result ,ot activities by the. Territorial Cham Der and the several Chambers along the Alaska Coast, following; a re. bort that the Explorer would be laic !!----------------- ,;.-. s..a As,fsAE-AFk k-l I E0MklHree.