The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-05-23
SEATTLE ( OF { HEAD pR0MI5ES
 AID TO BUSINESS

There is no future in Seattle, !" President Thomas Pelly of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce told Juneau RotarianS today, unless we see Alaska developed.
 Lots of Alaskans think Seattle has a monopoly and a strangle- hold on Alaska business" he con- tinued Tt is not that. Of course, we want all the business we can get, but it must be competitive. and we must give better service"
 Heading the Seattle delegation now making a tour of Alaska, Pelly promised to make practical sugges- tions for developing business, when his group returns June to meet with the Juneau Chamber of Com merce.
 He characterized the Alaska De- partment as the most active divi- sion of the Seattle Chamber, and called attention to the fact that Alaska and the Columbia River Ba
 
 sin are considered by that civic or ganization as "the two greatest de- velopments of our time.'
 Earlier, speaking as one business man to another" Pelly had urged business ito do as good job of selling itself as it does of selling it's products.
 Business men have such a big stake in this country" Pelly said, that we should tell the whole, complete story to our employees and the public, put profits into research and, above all, quit throwing stones at government.
 Down in the United States, more people should vote" he pointed out, citing the large percentages in busi- ness, club and professional cate gories that failed to vote in the l940 national election.
 The Seattle delegation arrived this morning on the first 1850 trip of the Aleutian, attended the lunch con of the Juneau Rotary Club in the Baranof Gold Room, then boarded the Pan American flight for Fairbanks.
 After several days there, the group will go to Anchorage and Seward, taking the Alaska back to Juneau next week, thence to Seattle. The joint c. of c. meeting here will be during the boat stop.
 Other members of the Seattle Chamber party at the Rotary lunch con were H. L. VanNess, Pacific Northwest manager of the Dicta- phone Corporation and the Cham bers membership chairman; Harold Schafer, president of the Schater Distributing Company; Chester Gibbon, feature editor of The Seat tie Times; Arthur L. Ganson, sec- retary of the Seattle Chambers Alaska Committee; and Roy w. Johnson, who joined the group here.
 Robert H. Romig of Anchorage, who made the trip with the Seattle ties, also was a luncheon guest. Others were Dick Valentine Of Og- den, Utah; Fred Eastaugh, John Argetsinger, head of the General Services Administration in Alaska; Ted Lupro and Bjarne Olsen. Ro- mig. self-styled probably the oldest Alaska-born Rotarian," also spoke briefly, telling of his recent l5-week trip.
 Bob Akervick. president, intro duced the visitors.
 In matters of Rotary Club busi- ness, the club scheduled large work party for ' pm. Thursday at the Mendenhall picnic grounds, site of the large picnic June 6 when Juneau Rotarians will entertain New York State Rotarians arriving that day on the Princess Kathleen.
 After their preliminary work, the US. Forest Service will complete preparations of the new recreation ground and ball park.
 The June picnic at 6 pm. will take the place of the noon meeting originally scheduled that day.
 There will be no meeting of the Rotary Club next Tuesday, Me morial Day.