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VOLUME XXVII. NUMBER 209. SEWARD, ALASKA,
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1931.
PRICE TEN CENTS
Alaska Forseen as Powerful
State; Half Across Pacific,
Keystone Commerce, Trade
THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS WAS GIVEN BY ER
NEST WALKER SAWYER, MEMBER OF THE
INTERNATIONAL HIGHWAY COMMISSION, IN
A SPEECH PRESENTED AT THE PACIFIC FOR
EIGN TRADE COUNCIL AT ITS El GHTH AN
NUAL CONVENTION AT OAKLAND, CALIF.,
SEPTEMBER 17, 1931.
“I will endeavor to give you a
description of the Pacific Interna
tional Highway to Alaska and its
possibilities. Two thousand miles
northwest of the Golden Gate is a
vast expanse of unexplored and un
developed resources called Alaska.
Three hundred and 78 million acres
of possibilities, a land where dah
lias are eight inches across and
cabbages average 25 pounds, great
er in area than the 13 States in
cluding Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvan
ia, New York, Michigan, Indiana,
Massachusetts and others served
by the Pennsylvania Railroad sys
tem. Even when the area of Cali
fornia is added to the area of those
13 States you find Alaska still
larger. Those States support 60,
*. (-W)-000 people. Alaska has today a
copulation of 60,000. Six thousand
and 400 acres of land for every
man, woman and child and about
a half a mile of sea coast for each
of the inhabitants. A country of
minerals, opportunities and wilder
ness. j
ine map oi tne world drawn by
Marco Polo shows that he had a
setter idea of Alaska than most
people have today. Gulliver’s Trav
r eIs in 1700 show by the maps in the
first editions that Swift referred
10 Alaska a$ the land of the giants.
Later in 1741 the Russian officers,
Bering and others, explored parts ,
of the coast line and in 1804 the
beautiful town of Sitka was locat
ed as a center of a great trade in •
<sea otter and seal skins. Alaska
-s still a land of mystery. Only 40 ,
years ago. great Mount McKinley, ,
Denali, the Home of the Sun,’ was i
unknown to white men. In 1867,
Secretary of State Seward pur- j
chased Alaska fro mRussia for $7,- j
COO,000 in gold. Since that time (
Alaska has exported products val- t
ued at over $1,600,000,000. The ex- t
ports of Alaska are over twice her 2
imports. Seattle, that beautiful city j
of 365,000 inhabitants, was born of x
Alaska.
_i„ . ^
xiiaoiui saimon eaten ior c
*ine summer of 1931 averaged 5,100,- r
'-■OO cases. The mineral production y
cf gold, silver, copper, tin, lead, s
platinum, and other metals has p
o-een $636,000,000, and yet only a 0
*'W lumps of gold have been taken, r
The great quartz veins have been ^
vnly scratched. Two thousand and
150 miles in an airlane from San ^
Francisco, is the thriving commun- >j
ity of Fairbanks. Fairbanks is not q
only the center of the Territory 1;
) of Alaska but it is strategically c
placed as the aviation center of ^
the North Pacific. Fairbanks is j.]
3.510 miles from Tokyo, 3,260 miles
from New York, 3,820 miles from tl
* Petrograd, 4,270 miles from Berlin,
and 4,430 from London. Petrograd Q,
is due north of Fairbanks. Hono- w
^rlulu is almost straight south of
Fairbanks. Approximately 70 per
cent of the population of the world
?
lives within 5,000 miles of Fair
banks.
“Alaska is the stepping stone to
Soviet Russia through Siberia, with
only 56 miles of water between the
two mainlands. Under ordinary
circumstances the fur and gold
trade of Siberia would be coming
to us through the airports of Nome
and Fairbanks.
“Southward from Fairbanks, the
new Alaska Railroad winds its pic
turesque and substantial path 476
miles to the Port of Seward. Sew
ard on Resurrection Bay, lies di
rectly in the path between San
Francisco and the Orient. From
San Francisco to Manila via Hono
lulu it is 7.700 miles, but via Seward
it is 7,300 miles.
“Alaska is today an island. Ra
dio, airplanes and ships are the
only means of communication.
California even in 1849 could be
reached by ox team. Alaska, 82
years later, is still impossible for
the modern caravan. Civilization
follows the sword, but population
and prosperity now follow the mo
tor car. The United States has 26,- j
500,000 motor cars.
rnree million miles oi Highway
lave made these cars tributary to
the successful development of the
Pacific Coast States. Seventy mil
lion tourists are now coming to
California via motor every month.
From Tia Juana to Vancouver
stretches today the longest paved
lighway in the world. Billions have
been spent to develop the areas
mntiguous to that highway. North
ward from Vancouver for 75 years
-he pathfinders of British Colum
bia have been extending their
lighways. In 1859 British Colum
>ia had a gold strike. Two hun
Ired million dollars was taken from
he Caribou district and her Majes
y Queen Victoria sent a detach
nent of her own Royal Engineers
o the Fraser River to build a high
way. The rock walls built by those
ngineers remain in use today, evi
lence of the intention of perma
nence and engineering skill. Last
ear the various links of that road
ystem through the scenic Fraser
^iver were completed and declared
pen to the public. Today thous
.nds of motors are rolling over
erfect paved and gravel roads that
;ad 850 miles from Vancouver
irough the Land of the Golden
wilight to the delightful village
f Hazelton. On July 4, 1931, over
>0,000 people in 33,146 motor cars
rossed and recrossed the Cana
ian boundary line on the Pacific
ighway. This gives some idea of
ie possible traffic of the near fu
ire with our northern neighbors.
has been my privilege to drive
fer the road to Hazelton and I
ish I could show you pictures of
ie great bridges across the Fraser,
te beautiful timber enroute, the
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SUGGEST I mum
MI SERVICE SEATTLE
I TO TOKYO, VIA ALASKA
TACOMA, Oct. 10. (/P)—This city
turned out to one of the largest
welcomes in its history when it
welcomed four trans-Pacific avia
tors, Clyde Pangborn and Hugh
Herndon and Don Moyle and Cecil
Allen.
The four fliers were guests of
the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce
at an honorary luncheon which
was preceeded by a five-mile pa
rade.
I When the four aviators arrived
here it was the first time that they
had a reunion since they shook
on the Japanese side and had set
out to hop the ocean; Moyle and
Allen hopping off first but being
forced down off the coast of Si
beria and then in Alaska before
they finally reached their destina
tion.
Buffelen, the owner of the plane
Clasina Madge, which Moyle and
| Allen were flying, and who is a
lumber dealer at Tacoma, is to seek
to have the government establish
a three-day mail service from Pu
get Sound to Tokyo via Alaska and
the Aleutian Islands. It is point
ed out that eight planes have now
flown the route. The planes which
have flown across this span of the
Pacific now include three Army
planes, the Soviet flyers, Post and
Gatty, Col. and Mrs. Charles A.
Lindbergh, Pangborn and Herndon,
and Moyle and Allen.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 10. (/P)—
Officials of American steamship
lines in conference here have
reached a general agreement which
they are to present to the United
States Shipping Board and with
which agreement it is hoped to
strengthen the American merchant
marine and make more invulnera
ble to foreign competition.
Among other things the officials
have agreed on a standard rate,
[t is thought that the agreement
vill be accepted by the Shipping
3oard.
THE STOCK MARKET
SEATTLE, Oct. 10. (£>)—'Yester
lay’s quotations on the stock mar
:et:
Uaska Juneau .1314
American Can ...83 y8
lorden .48
Canada Dry. 1914
General Motors . 26%
nternational Nickle Can . 8%
nternational Tel. & Tel.1714
Lennecott Copper .13
tadio .13%
Reynolds Tobacco (b) .40
'ichifeld Oil . %
•tandard Oil of Calif.32%
tandard Oil of N. J.31%
tandard Oil of N. Y.14%
taion Oil of Calif.153,4
r. S. Steel .70%
ities Service . 7%
'urant Motors . %
Horton Smith, noted golf profes
onal, once was amateur champion
l Springfield, Missouri.
LINDBERGHS SAIL TOMORROW
YOKOHAMA, Oct. 10. (/P)—Col
onel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergl
arrived from Nagaski and boardec
j the President Jefferson, prepara
i tory to sailing for the United State!
I tomorrow.
IB DEBT HOLIDAY
IT BE EXTENDED
I
! WASHINGTON, D. C„ Oct. 10
j (JP)—While the American govern
ment does not intend to burden
European nations beyond their
ability to pay, it expects and will
demand the fulfillment of war debt
i obligations to the extent possible.
With this in view, it is known
I here that President Hoover has
j advanced no suggestion abroad for
| the extending of the moratorium
! of war debts beyond next June.
Some of the administration’s ad
j visers contend that if France and
other nations can afford big sums
for armaments they can pay their
! debts to the United States.
i JERSEY LEGISUTIIIE
RSKS MQDIF1GITIQN
| TRENTON, N. J., Oct. 10. OP)—1The
! New Jersey legislature adopted a
'joint resolution, calling upon Con
gress to modify the Volstead Act
and to legalize the sale of light
wines and beer.
The passage was made possible
by coalition of the Republicans and
Democrats. This is the first move
on prohibition reform since the
18th Amendment went into opera
tion.
DEFENSE MONEY
CHICAGO, Oct. 10. {/?)—'The Chi
cago Herald Examiner said that
the price of five-gallon cans of al
cohol at speakeasies has been
raised from $30 to $32 in order to
get money for the defense of “Scar
face” A1 Capone, on trial in a Fed
eral court here as an income tax
law violator. %
(MI'S OIL WELLS
REOPENED OV GOVERNOR
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 10. </P)—
Oklahoma's flush oil producing!
areas which have been dormant
under martial law since August 9,
have been reopened with the per
mission of Governor Murray.
The order provided for the release
5f valves at major oil wells. M]ur-!
'ay said that he expected oil, which j
s now getting a price of 70 cents a
barrel, will strengthen gradually.!
[f the price fails “I can always!
shut the wells down again,” Mur- j
■ay said.
ADJUST RELATIONS
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Oct. 10.! <
fP)—Commercial relations of the j
Jnited States and Canada are to
►e readjusted over the week end. 1
Conferences have been arranged <
between Canadian and American 1
epresentatives and they will at- '*
empt to bring about a better re- 1
ition between the two nations to <
leet the change in economics of <
tie two countries. 1
! CARDS IN DECIDING
'' 7TI GAME TD TARE
1931 MED SERIES
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ST. LOUIS, Oct. 10. (TP)—Burleigh
. Grimes, with the ninth inning aid
; of Bill Hallahan, beat the Athletics
j to win his second victory for the
| Cards in the final game of the
j series which gives the National
i League the first world’s champion
ship in five years.
The Athletics, of the American
League were defeated in the final
game today with a score of 4 to 2,
; which gives the Cardinals four
games to the Athletics three.
! In the lineup of each team, after
| the player’s name and his position
,in the field, there will appear the
Tetter r or 1, indicating a right- or
| left-handed batter. Frisch and
! Collins, of the St. Louis Nationals,
: bat either way, depending on whe
| ther facing a right- or left-handed
1 pitcher.
The Official National League ball
will be used in today’s game.
OFFICIAL LINEUP
PHILADELPHIA — Bishop 2b, 1;
iHaas cf, 1; Cochrane c, 1; Simmons
I If, r; Foxx lb, r; Miller rf, r; Dykes
! 3b, r; Williams ss, r; Earns haw
p, r.
1 ST. LOUIS—High 3b, 1; Watkins
;Tf, 1; Frisch 2b, 1; Martin cf, r;
Orsatti If, 1; Bottomley lb, 1; Wil
lson c, r; Gelbert ss, r; Grimes p, r.
UMPIRES
j Stark (National) at the plate;
McGowan (American) at first base;
i Kleim (National) at second base;
Nallin (American) at third base.
BATTERIES
PHILADELPHIA—Earnshaw and
| Cochrane; Earnshaw is a right
handed pitcher.
ST. LOUIS—Grimes and Wilson;
Grimes is a right-handed pitcher.
FIRST INNING
PHILADELPHIA — Bishop up.
Strike 1, called; strike 2, called;
ball l, low and inside; out, foul
fly to third. Haas up. Out, sec
ond to first. Cochrane up. Ball
1, low and inside; ball 2, low and
wide;, ball 3, low and inside; strike
1, called; out, second to first.
No runs, no hits, no errors and
none left on base.
ST. LOUIS—High up. Ball 1,
high and inside; strike 1, called;
singles to short left center. Wat
kins up. Singles to short left; High
on second. Frisch up. Out, sacri
fice bunt, third to first; High on
third; Watkins on second. Martin
up. Strike 1, foul to right; ball 1,
low and wide; strike 2, fanned;
ball 2, high and wide; foul to back;
foul along third base line; ball 3,
which was a wild pitch, High scor
ing; Watkins on third; ball 4, high
and wide; walks. Orsatti up. Strike
1; Martin steals second; strike 2,
called; strike 3, called; catcher
drops the ball on third strike but
batter is out, catcher to first. Wat
kins scoring when Foxx threw to
the plate; Martin taking third.
Bottomley up. Ball 1, high and
wide; strike 1, fanned; ball 2, high
and inside; strike 2, foul to back;
aut, strike 3, fanned.
Two runs, two hits, one error and
me left on base.
SECOND INNING
PHILADELPHIA — Simmons up.
3all 1, high and inside; ball 2, high;
jingles to right center. Foxx up.
3all 1, high; strike 1, fanned; ball
!, low and inside; out, fly to right,
filler up. Singles to left; Simmons,
>n second. Dykes up. Strike 1,
:alled; grounds to third, forcing
filler at second, third to second;
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