Show FAVORS LEASE ahill SECRETARY FISHER BELIEVES THIS WOULD FURNISH TION OF ALASKA says only Atler nate to leasing la Is absolute government ownership and operation of coal mines and transportation lines valdez aliska alaska Secie tary of tho the interior walter T fisher who has baa been investigating conditions with ie lation to the coal lands situation in alaska declared on tuesday to a committee of valdez citizens that he believed the early enactment by con gibbs of a leasing law would afford the most satisfactory solution of the problem ile he said however that lie was waa not definitely committed to the plan mr air fisher as asserting that the only alternative aldei native to the leasing system was waa absolute government ownership and 0 operation pe ration ot of the coal and transportation por tation lines declaring th that at this m as a step to which such a large pirt part of the nation was opposed that he believed it scarcely practicable the leasing plan lie ho said appeared to offer the probability of speedier relief to alaskans Ala choso whoso most pressing need was the early delivery of coal for their domestic and industrial uses |