The Nome nugget., 1939-04-26
Returning Miners Attend Chamber Luncheon

The regular WuiltilSOll iiiSStiAS of the Northwestern Alaska Chamber of Commerce yesterday at the Nevada Grill, was called to order by chairman Gerry Har- ney. All officers and members were present with the exception of directors Seidenverg and Mil Ter. The minutes of the last meet ing were read and approved.
 The following returning Al askans were present and well comed by Chairman Harney-J, J. Keenan, Joe Sullivan, A. l.. Watkins, Stanley Whistler, J. A Folger and Aben Shallit.
 Secretary Polet read a com munication from the Alaska Min CTS Association at Fairbanks, in which the activities of the As sociation were summed up, show ing that the following were e.- ected to the Board of Directors, representing the Nome section; Frank Whaley, Joseph Sullivan, w. A. Castleton, and George Hellerich.
 Vice president Ralph Lomen was asked by the chairman to explain the publicity campaign under taken by the Chamber to combat the article published in the last November issue of the Cosmopolitan. MT. Lomen pre- scented the last letter printed by the Nome Nugget and which is now being used to answer the letters that do not require per sonal dictated letters.
 Chairman Harney in a dignifi- ed manner called on the invited guests for a few remarks, point ing out that we are closed in during the winter and are anx- ious to hear outside doings and what good news that is in store the coming summer.
 He first called on J. J. Keenan, who responded at length, express ing his pleasure on again being among his friends in Nome and home. He pointed out big devel- opments in store for the next summer and expects the gold production to exceed last years production. He forcibly called at tention of the Chamber to the necessity of the Chamber to ex- ert it's utmost to help reod con- struction and landing fields and stressed immediate necessity of enlarging the Taylor landing field to permit large planes with heavy loads to land safely.
 MT. Keenan urged the assist ance of maintenance of the Dav- idson Landing road for the im- mediate benefit derived and hop ed that the intention and present plans of the Alaska Road Com mission to push to immediate com pletion of the Bunker Hill-Taylor Road be earnestly carried out to assist the miners of his section in the development of the many mines now in the process of de- velopment.
 He also suggested that the AL aSka Road Commission could very well double their efforts and accelerate the completion by working from the Taylor end to ward Bunker Hill, therefore, talk ing advantage of ten or more miles of tailings available for sur faceing and building roads. MT. Keenan was emphatic in his statement that in his opinion the success and failures of the Kou- garok are due largely to the de- gree of help instituted by road building and strongly urged the Chamber to use every means to work diligently toward that end.
 Messrs. Watkins and Whistler both miners in the same section, in their remarks endorsed heart fly the expressions of Mir. Kee- nan, and both voiced the senti- ments that this coming season will prove successful and added their voices in urging that the merchants of Nome and miners