Development Board Members Hear
2nd Division Spokesmen Tell of Area’s
! Mineral Potential, Need for Roads
An open meeting was held Fri
day afternoon by the Alaska De
velopment Board with Ken Shep
pard, chairman of the board, pre
siding.
Most of the time was given over
to reports on the outstanding
fields where assistance is needed
in development and encourage
ment for venture capital.
Pete Sandvik, with the aid of
a well-prepared map and mineral
samples, gave a picture of the
mineral situation on Seward Pen
insula which, as always, amazes
new listeners. He presented facts
proving that there are more kinds
of minerals on Seward Peninsula
than on any other spot in the
world. By map he showed some of
the locations of these minerals
with specific strategic value and
deplored the lack of interest in
their development duef to inacces
sability and absence of roads.
His remarks were followed by
those of Senator Charles Jones,
who pointed out that mining was
retarded not only by lack of roads
but by laws and stability of price
due to foreign markets.
He stated: “If we can raise the
standard of living for 12,000 na
tives from $300 a year to a more
standard stabilized wage with
mining, relief will not be an out
standing need for these people.”
Division Outside Defense Area
He called to the attention of the
Board that this area has been dis
criminated against, as it has been
put outside the defense area and
as a result Alaska Road Commis
sion funds as well as military
funds for road building have been
used for bigger and better roads
in military areas while the Second
Division begs for passable roads.
High transportation is caused
by no “back haul” by the trans
portation companies, he stated,
and that could be remedied by
development of mines, as the op
portunities are here.
Board Working On Tax Incentive
Speaking for the Board, A1 An
derson, assistant manager, re
viewed what had been done to
get tin back on the critical miner
als list as well as keep the smelt
er going in Texas City. He stated
it has been difficult to get techni
cal information to assist the
miners in producing at the lowest
possible cost.
He also stated that the Board
was working now to try and get
legislative action similar to that
of Canada with a tax incentive
which will encourage outside cap
ital to come to the territory. In
the Canadian tax structure there
is a 3Vi-year exemption from tax
ation, including depreciation and
depletion, as well as an additional
six months allowed for prelimin
ary work which is not included in
the above 3 Vi years.
Ralph Lomen gave a brief but
very complete history of tin in
this area and ably pictured the
immensity of the project. He add
►-—
ed that they could most ably sup
port the program when they
themselves are convinced that the
tin actually exists, which is more
than many able senators know or
they would not make the remarks
in Congress about its non-exist
ance, thereby showing their ig
norance of the importance of tin
to the U.S.
George Goshaw stressed the im
portance of employment of 12,000
people in this area, listing many
things that the Development
Board could encourage.
He showed that St. Louis has a
corner on processing all fur seals
from the Pribiloff Islands and
even those who prepare the seals
for St. Louis are brought in from
there. He recommends that all
labor in connection with fur seal
as well as the tanning be done in
Alaska.
“Gold, tin, coal, gas, water pow
er—it’s all here on Seward Penin
sula.”
Give us roads and some finan
cial help to get going and we
won’t need welfare assistance,
which now is the mainstay of the
native people.”
Tourist Industry Growing
A1 Branson, local agent of Wien
i Airlines, reported on the bright
picture of the growing tourist in
dustry, showing that in pocket
tours alone 2,000 people visited
Nome. The biggest obstacles, he
stated, were lack of activities and
hotel space for a more expanded
program which must be met.
Ben Young, Second Division
road commissioner, emphasized
in his report the importance of
the road connecting Nome with
the Alaska highway system. His
report shows 40 miles of road in
the Bunker Hill area, 26 miles in
the Deering area, and about 138
miles in the Nome area plus 100
miles in short roads in Lost River,
Buck Creek and Kotzebue. None
of these are highway standard but
should be united, as well as a con
nection to' Lost River.
The highway n<?t only develops
the Second Division but helps in
crease the revenue and traffic of
every other part of the territory
with which it connects.
Boyd Harwood, president of the
Chamber of Commerce, voiced the
opinion of the business people of
Nome that they were pleased with
the selection of members o'f the
Board and felt assured that they
were sincere in their statements
that they would work for the good
of all of Alaska, fairly and impar
tially.
Visible light from the sun pass
es through glass, (jut when it is
reflected from objects, some of it
is turned into invisible rays of
longer wave length which cannot
penetrate glass. The result is that
the interiors of closed cars and
greenhouses often are warmer
than the outside air.
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Denali’s Farewell
Leaves Sadness on
Valdez Waterfront
VALDEZ, UP)—There was an air
of sadness and nostalgia along the
Valdez waterfront Friday. An era
of six decades had ended.
The steamer Denali came and
left, marking the last time that
an Alaska Steamship Company
passenger liner will make Valde-z
a port of call. All passenger ser
vice to the territory will be ended
by the company Oct. 6.
Townspeople for miles around
flocked to the Valdez harbor Fri
day to bid the Denali farewell.
Here and there moist eyes were
furtively wiped as the strains of
“Auld Lang Syne” sounded over
the water from the departing ship.
In a larger seacoast city the
halting of ship passenger service
might mean little. But here it
meant almost a change in a way
of life.
For years the arrival of a pas
senger liner has been a gala occa
sion giving the people of Valdez a
chance to mingle with tourists
and residents of other Alaska
communities, and to renew old
friendships with the ship’s crew.
ALASKA AIRLINES
To Anchorage: Chas. H. Jones,
Carl Ahwinona, J. A. Gatzka,
Ken Shepard, R. Groseclose, John
Heafer, Ralph Starkey, T. Bie,
Mr. Baird, Mr. Anderson, Capt.
C. A. Young, Col. Jensen, A.
Jauch.
From Anchorage: Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Kincade, Charles H. Jones,
Ralph Starkey.
To Unalakleet: Eva Johnson,
Sgt. Robt. Garnett Jr., Leanora
Sagoonik. From Unalakleet: May
nard D. Londborg.
To Moses Point: K. K. Kellner,
L. B. Harvey, Edward H. Cook.
From Moses Point: John Walters.
To McGrath: Nicholas Michal
ko. From McGrath: C. Mountjoy.
Round trip to Golovin: Mr.
Zumstien, Mr. Davenport. From
Golovin: Alice, Larry and Meg
Fagerstrom.
To Gam bell: Margaret Heller
(round trip), Daisy Keyuklook,
Roger Aningayou, David Tatoowi.
From Gambell: Gerald Kempton.
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