The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-04-20
JUNEAU CHAMBER 50 REPORT SHOWS
 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

The Juneau Chamber of Com merce has published it's report Tor
 1850 showing impressive accomplish
 ments in many fields for the good
 of the community and ambitious
 plans for 1851.
 Current projects include: airport
 extension, Taku River highway,
 improvement of office and housing
 facilities, tax incentive legislation,
 sawmill expansion, industrial util-
 ization of hydro-electric power.
 boat harbor extension, Gastineau
 Channel dredging, expanded road
 system, aid to Capital-to-Capital
 Race, icecap summer skiing. col lege site for Juneau and tourist
 signs for the Alaska Highway.
 Membership in 1850 amounted to
 133, and a total of $38l1.65 was spent for overhead and on various projects.
 A backward look shows that pro- gress was made on some long
 range projects and several imme- diate projects were completed: Aviation-12 exceptions were ta- ken to CAB examiners findings;
 advocated Federal aid for the need
 ed 2500-foot extension for the Ju-
 neau airport; successfully protested
 removal of control tower operation by CAA; so far resisted efforts of ] CAA to force Juneau to take over and operate airport.
 Roads-continued support for
 forest road appropriations to im- prove roads around Juneau, Sitka. and Ketchikan to construct roads to attract pulp mills; presented case for keeping Haines cutoff open the year around; urged Juneau road connection to Alaska Highway, provided financial help to Suzie Vim to attend Associated Boards of Trade of Central British Colum- bia meeting where resolution was passed favoring governmental i, cooperation of this joint project. Territorial Building-continu effort to promote early construct tion of Alaska Office Building. College site = prepared brief on Juneau as site for Methodist Chris
 tian College.
 Outdoor recreation sponsored trout derby, devised plan for ice
 skating on Auke Lake, supported
 passage of Dingle bill for share of
 excise tax on fishing tackle. Business incentives devised
 Federal tax incentive legislation adopted by Pacific Northwest Trade Association.
 Reception and publicity gave
 banquet for Oregon Journal party a year ago, entertained Seattle Chamber group in June, arranged transportation for Methodist group seeking college site, sent Juneau photos for the American Embassy in Hamburg, Germany, prepared
 plans for the entertainment of the
 NEA, and Chambers of Commerce tours for the Seattle, Portland and
 Honolulu groups in 1851.
 l Tourist activities published tourist folders, set up tourist infor-
 nation centerS, placed sign at
 Haines Junction to attract tourists, good will tclr to Haines, White
 horse and Skagway, gave financial
 support to amusement guide for tourists, exhibits in the Seattle sports and vacation show, adver- tised in Travel Agent Magazine,
 made detailed cost analysis and
 distribution value of tourist pam
 phlet of Juneau in color.
 I Channel dredging and boat har-
 bor extension progress made
 on both of these projects.
 i Miscellaneous aid to Chilkoot 1 Motor Lines, protested halibut and fish liver imports from foreign
 countries, gave financial aid to
 Mayor Hendrickson to attend PN- VITA meeting in Vancouver, pre- pared P. o. box list, aided Juneau
 Memorial Library, supported AHA ] housing project for Juneau area, protested reduction in Alaska Pub- ! lie Works funds, edited revised En- cyclopedia Brittanica article on Ju-
 neau, renewed request for addition
 to Federal building in Juneau, re-
 newed protest against creation of
 Indian reservations in Alaska, con- ducted Christmas decorations con- test and awarded prizes. The Chamber answered 3,590 re- quests for information during the