The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-20
ALASKA MUST FACE FACTS,'
 SAYS BRADLEY
Alaska Juneau President Does Not Show 0ptim-
 ism About Future

Speaking almost pessimistically, asking the Territory to face the facts" and saying, that Alaska can- net look forward with any enthusi- asm to any large scale development in the near future, P. R. Bradley, president of the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company, spoke before the weekly meeting of the Juneau Cham Der of Commerce today.
 "The vast, undeveloped mineral resources about which we hear so much are not to be found,' said Bradley, "and the people speaking 30 much about them should either find and point them out, or cease to speak of them He claimed that Alaska timber will not be touched or made a commercial interest until the Puget Sound and other lumber areas on the Pacific Coast are ex- hausted of their supplies. The fish ing industry has reached it's limit of expansion, and the tourist trade in Southeast Alaska cannot be called an industry. We in Alaska are not rich in natural resources" the min- ing executive said. 'tta
 Speaking of the plan to swell AL aska population with aliens, Bradley asked, What will we do with them? How will we feed them? Where will they be employed? There is more tillable land in the II Eastern states than there is in the whole Territory of Alaska. Let us stick to the facts of material things
 Riggs Does Not Concur
 With smile and an optimistic at titude, former Governor T h o m s Riggs spoke to the Climber with oc- casicnal reference to Bradley, point ed out the amazing progress made in the Territory" and it's potentiail- ties after the construction of the pro- posed International Highway.
 Riggs said the U. s. members of the International Highway Commis- sion, which met here recently, want the road to be constructed as near the Coast as possible so that spurs and branch roads can connect the main line with the Panhandle of the Territory ''In case of trouble on the Pacific.'' the ex-Governor said, the Army can protect the route from Prince Rupert to Skagway and keep the back dcor to Alaska open. It would be difficult to protect ships on the outside Coast route. Then, too, the Army wants the conStruc- tion of the highway for defense measures. The Highway trunk line is the most important. The branch lines to Southeast Alaska towns will naturally fcllow.'
 Labcr Ex Post Facto
 Mike Haas, newly appointed La Dor Commissioner who will take of = flee in the near future, spoke as Fjust Mike Haas and not the Labor Commissioner" saying that it will be his duty when he assumes official status to weld labor and capital to- Lgether and prevent misunderstand- ings between the two groups.
 He said that labor often misunder- stands the purposes and meanings of groups such as the Chamber of Commerce and vice versa.
 C communication from Terry McGov- ern and Darwin Meisnest, represen- tatives of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce who were to arrive from Fairbanks today in time to attend the local Chamber meetnig The two men notified the Juneau group that disrupted plane schedules made it impossible for them to attend.
 Guests at the Chamber were Har- ry Townsend and N. L. Davis of Se- attle. t4