The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-02

their opinion and mine. should be the Alaska Highway. It is a high way 10 Alaska and should be so called.
 Canadians are not anxious to have the name Canada in any way included in the name Of the high way. It Is true that five-sixths of the road is in Canada but there is 10 reason why t should not be cal- led the Alaska Hlgnway. There is no jealousy or il will on the part of Canadians in the matter and quite agree with you and Repre- sentative Magnuson In your quoted opinion that the name should be the Alaska Highway"
 The prevailing opinion seems to be that The Alaska Highway. is the right name, anu the second choice Is The Yukon Highway. : Il may be Of interest to know some Of the various names that have been suggested, and a partial list follows. Canaskan, Alascanda, As eanda. Candaska, Gandalska, Cam alska. Candalask. Candalaska. Snow Pass. Snowy Pass, Northwest Pas sage. Nordpass, Snow Way, North way. Canals. Canaska, A. c. High way, Alacan. Stimson Highway, AL askanadian, Canalaska, Usadian. Al asCan, etc.
 Butter at Nome
 The story first published in the Seattle Post Intelligencer and later repeated through the press ass0cia- lions in many other papers in the l United States concerning the vast age of butter and other food sup plies at Nome excited the interest of manQ mem bers Of Congress. On one day three of them placed in the Congressional Record clipp ings from newspapers from their several districts containing tne story.
 While all the facts are not to be had here at this moment, enough has been disclosed to show that the writer was either misinformed or i drawing on his own imagination. Many years ago I made a speech in the House entitled "Alaska-Fact and Fiction. Sometimes I think there is a strange perverse influence exercised upon people who write about Alaska claiming to state fact but resorting largely to fiction.
 Apparently not a single figure given by the writer of the article was within shooting distance of being accurate. For example. the statement was made that TIP tons of coffee had been shipped to Nome. but the actual amount was 62 tons A similar discrepancy occurs with regard to butter The newspaper account gave 352 tons against an actual figure of 162 tons. The writ CT also stated that 5160 gallons of vinegar, 78 tons Of salad oil. and 70 tons of pears had been landed at Nome, whereas not a single drop or ounce of any Of these articles was discharged at Nome. The same complete lack of accuracy occurs with the statement regarding the shipment of 15O cases of salmon to Nulato. No salmon whatever was sent to Nulato because the people there can catch all the salmon they need out of the Yukon River.
 Much point was made in the ar ticle of the fact that Nome was said to have only four hundred resi- dents. Everyone in that part of Alaska-and, indeed, in all Alaska knows that the food stored at Nome was designated as emergency supplies for that entire area which contains at least 4000 people. In view of the numbers to be served the actual supplies stored at Nome were not excessive in any respect.
 Unfortunately, truth seldom over takes such fiction, and so it is likely that for the next year or so