One of the most enthusiastic
members of the party about Al
aska is C. C. Garland, who formed
the Alaska Committee of the Ta
coma Chamber, and today is one
of the best informed men in the
West on Alaskan affairs. Long re
tired from active business, Mr.
Garland gives of his time without
any renumeration in promoting the
north country for herein, he is
convinced, lies a great future em
pire. When he and S. M. Collins,
Secretary-Treasurer of the Tacoma
Ice and Cold Storage Company,
get together in the Alaska corner
of the Tacoma Chamber, it can
always be predicted that somethin;,
is afoot which is aimed to benefit
the Territory.
iraisea ny Delegate
Mr. Garland is in receipt of a
recent letter from Alaska Delegate
Anthony J. Dimond in which the
Delegate pays high compliment to
"C. C." for his efforts in behalf
of the Territory and concluded with
the statement, ‘your State Con
gressional members could scarcely
do more for Alaska.”
In the Tacoma party are Dr.
Whitacre, well known Tacoma
physician, who heads the group;
Mayor Smitley; Mr. Collins of the
Tacoma Cold Storage; Mr. Gar
land; Mrs. J. P. Cowan; Miss Cloyde
Duval, Auditor of the Northern
Pacific Railway; C. R. Dunbar,
City Public Safety; Col. Gordon L.
Finley, U. S. Army, Fort Lewis;
Mrs. Finley; William A. Farr, Pres
ident, Tacoma Feed Company; Ed
win L. Griffin, President-Manager,
Griffin Fuel Company and connect
ed with the Alaska Transportation
Company; Robert H. Hyde, Presi
dent, West Coast Grocery Com
pany; Mrs. Hyde; Lawrence A.
Johnson, President, Johnson - Cox
Company; H. C. Klug, retired; Har
ry R. Lawton, Vice-President, Co
lumbia Breweries; Mrs. Lawton;
Edward B. Lung, Secretary-Man
ager, Tacoma Wholesalers' Associa
tion; William P. Matthaei, Presi
dent, Roman Meal Company; B. C.
