The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-13

WILL A1A = THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE TO THE FOURTEENTH
 ALASKA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
 Submitted January 13, 1889 To the Fourteenth Alaska
 Legislative Assembly:
 Enabling Act provides that the Governor shall make suggestions the Legislature to legislation wncn he advisable for the welfare and advancement o1 the Territory With this in mind submit the following matters for your attention and consideration,
 The Territory is in good shape financially Business generally is good The Territory has S9fillzoz m US Treasury.
 Notwithstanding this rosy condition of the things how much in the Territorial treasury the Territory must be operated on business oas ah in an se W ap p endeavorng reduce the Territorial government to the nractce of riqd to avoid burdenng the people with excessive taxation.
 ROADS AND AIRFIELDS
 The outstanding needs of Alaska are conceded to be roads and arplane landing fields and believe you should give serious consideration to the proposition of providing generous appropriations for these tems well as gen. erous provisions administration in order that the Terri ,oria Highway Commission might have some funds at It's disposal for sponsoring matching such federal funds as may become available for these from time to time The study this idea might also be extended to public works in the Territory
 Mention should be made too of the assistance pro vided by the Territorial Highway Commissioner in the nature of relief work for unemployed in connection With the Forestry Bureau.
 ANIAIUN
 The deveopment of aviation and it's attending aids is of prime importance. The last Legislature provided for aeronautcs weather and arplane communcaIon sta ons under Chaper 75 Session Laws 1887 Rapid strides have been made (withn the past few months) toward completing the stations provided for and you now nave in oneration station at Anchorage station at Fairbanks station in Juneau and within short time installation will be completed at Nome These installations have been made possble by using equipment which has been given to us bv the Federal Government and is of high quality The buildings and aerias have been constructed from Ter rtora funds With stations now in operation ana those tod rpdar The fronted with the matter of maintenance costs o tns s tenn % such time as the Federal t ar Hape consideration should be given to future plans or develop ment.
 LIQUOR PROBLEM
 One of the most vexatious problems with which we are faced the matter of sale of liquor to Indians There is demand all the Territory and from the Bureau of Indian Affairs the Department of the Interior that an by Indians Experience has taught us that too much liquor is bad thing for anyone and an especially nad influence upon Indians exces primitive natures, fills courts with natives who without liquor would not De criminals.
 It seems to me that permit system would afford the Territory the best method of handling the liquor situation With statutory requirements that liquor could not be sold to unless they have permit allowing them to purchase liquor regulations could be made to take care of the Indian situation by preventing the issuance of permits them It is not desire to foster paterna ism in attitude toward the Indians to discriminate in way against them but necessity is demanding certain paternasm insofar the liquor question is concerned
 An idea that would be workable might be the es- tabshment of liquor administration board with an administrator as it's head to control the issuance o per- mits and the of such laws as you may make
 In favor of the permit system is then this If properly worked out it should be effective with without Terri tora Iouor stores Either system of handling the retail of hard liquor could be used
 snoeest that YOU read carefully the study of liquor taxation and contained in the report o1 the Alaska Planning Council.
 a@s4s GOLD TAX
 One of the principal matters to come up before this oScn of he Legislature will be that of taxaton partcu- arlv the gold production tax. l shall communicate to vo, further on that subject quickly as possible
 COMMISSIONER OF MINES
 The Commissioner of Mines is doing excellent and ex- +ens;ve work The Legislature will study carefully any renorts from that office and suggest that members