The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-11-21
SOFT COAL MINING SHUT DOWN IN US
PLANS FOR GLACIER BAY AREADISCUSSED kT CHAMBER MEET

A. c. Kuehl, landscape architect for the National Park Service, to- day told members of the Juneau Chamber of Commerce NPS plans for development of Glacier Bay area.
 The project will take a sizeable sum of money" the architect said, "hut it will be worthwhile to busi- ness men throughout Southeast Alaska"
 Plans include development of both the upper and lower areas of the bay At the mouth of the bay it is hoped that @ hotel or lodge building may be built. Since the construction of this and other necessary buildings for administra- tion activities, etc, would take probably more capital than private business would care to invest, the building may be undertaken by the government, he said.
 So far none of the plans are au- thorized, but it is believed they will be in the near future, MT Kuehl said
 At the lower end of the< bay de- velopment would include docking facilities, roads, etc. The area is only four miles from the main steamer lines and only four and two-tenths of a mile from the Gus tavus Airfield.
 With dog teams, parka hoods and ether "typically Alaskan" motif, the ice caps and other natural phenom- ena of the locality should be a great tourist attraction, the speaker said. He pointed out that Alaska Coastal and other Southeast Alaska air lines would undoubtedly elect to run shuttle service between Ju- neau and the bay
 The areas is magnificent site for a national sightseeing nu- clenTsn he- sa.iSas There are ap- prcximately IS active glaciers in the lay proper and probably several hundred in the vicinity Not all the glaciers are exceptionally large, but the remarkably high number concentrated in one general local ity makes the spot probably the worlds unique glacier sight"
 Preceding MT Kuehl's talk, live ly business session centered around the subject opened last meeting by Allen Shattuck-that of Alaska's being the possible home site of thousands of war refugees.
 Concerning the Slattery Report made by Undersecretary of State in 1899 pointing to Alaska as the logi- cal place for relocation of large numbers of immigrants, the Juneau Chamber of Commerce vetoed this idea and published report show ing why such a scheme was not feasible.
 It was MT Shattuck's contention that this report be adopted by the 1946 Chamber
 Discussion centered around divid- ed opinion on whether or not the Juneau should now endorse report made seven years ago.
 It was argued by several members that the salient features of the report are still true and applicable at this time when it is known that national economists are once again locking toward the Territory of Alaska as practical solution for finding homes for thousands of war refugees.
 A motion to endorse the 1889 re- port protesting the authorization of opening Alaska to unlimited num- bers of refugees was tied by op- posing sides at today's meeting. It was finally voted to postpone ac- ton on the subject until the next Chamber meeting Dec. 5. Miss Gene Carr new Empire re- porter, was introduced at today's meeting. The Right Rev. John B. Bentley, Bishop of Alaska, of Nenana also attended the meeting toc o oIlact