The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-22
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Frank Heintzleman, Regional For ester, gave a factual review of dis cussions pertaining to Alaska in which he participated during his re- cent trip to Washington, D. C., at the regular noon luncheon meeting of the Juneau Chamber Of 1 Commerce yesterday.
 MT. Heintzleman said that land reservations in the Territory was a subject of much debate and interest in the national capital. Officials agree that if Alaska is. to develop land withdrawals must be eliminated in many specific cases, he said. Also discussed with keen interest was Alaska's 80-rod shore restric- tion law In the last five or six years this restriction has been es- pecially bothersome to homestead CTS wishing to take out land quarter of a mile from shorelines.
 Highway Improvements
 Prospects for an arterial highway system for the Territory was receiv- ing much attention in Washington, said the speaker. A covering of asphalt for the road from Haines to Anchorage and Fairbanks would be one of the most important improve ments that could be made in the immediate future, MT. Heintzleman added. He pointed out that such treatment of the road will enable it's use throughout the year and would allow it to undoubtedly carry the greatest amount of land trans portation from Seattle to the in- terior that would exist in all Alaska
 MT. Heintzleman also mentioned many possible new industries for the Territory. He told of numerous in- dustry-ideas now being discussed in Washington and directed to future establishment in Alaska.
 If Alaska is to develop, it must be projected by Alaskans," he said. Official Washington can do little for the real development of the Ter ritory."
 Advisor to Delegate
 The speaker suggested that Alaska send an assistant delegate to Wash ington to serve as technical advisor to Bartlett. He pointed out that all large thriving cities such as New York, San Francisco, etc, all have a man in Washington the year round, while Alaska has only it's official government delegate. The assistant would not be an official member of the government and as such would be free to act as private citizen of Alaska plugging it's interests as such.
 Tn informal talks with Congress sional members who were in Alaska last sumfner, Heintzleman said he learned that the subcommittee con- sidered the reports and surveys drawn up by Alaskan Chambers of Commerce as being the best and most thorough of any of the mater ial presented them during their trip here. The Juneau Chamber of Con- merce was particularly mention, he said.
 Moine Miller, who last year oper- ated the cannery at Douglas and this year will head the Douglas Cannery, new corporation, spoke briefly on his ideas for the cannery.
 He said that 25 per cent of the necessary capital for financing, starting and operating the business has already been raised and that minimum of $25,000 is expected to be obtained in the very near future, at which time the corporation will be opened and operated as a com- munity enterprise.
 Two new members of the Chamber introduced at the meeting were James DeMeir of the Baranof Hotel and Charles E. Porter who is in the garage business in Juneau.
 Guests besides Miller and Heintz- leman were Elliott Robertson and J. Gerald Williams, attorney in Anchorage.