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Show SEEK IH1IH CUGGENHEIMS CALL AT WHITE HOUSE SEEKING INFORMATION REGARDING ALASKA. President Unable to Venture Prediction Predic-tion of Action by Congress on Pending Measures That Would Permit Opening of Coal Fields. Washington. President Tart pave a hearing late Friday on Alaska and the prospects for Its development to Senator Sen-ator Guggenheim of Colorado, his brother Daniel Guggenheim, and several sev-eral experts of tbe Guggenheim company. com-pany. Secretary Fisher was present, and Vice-President Sherman, at the Invitation Invita-tion of the president, was a listener. The Guggenheims were anxious to know, It was said, what might be ex pected In the way of legislation that would allow the development of Alaska's niilural resources and In particular par-ticular the coal. Tbey control the Copper Wver railroad rail-road planned to tap the llering con I fields. For this road there Is now practically no traffic, and tho opening of the coal lands would ensure a big tonnn'ge. They were reported interested inter-ested also In Secretary Flsher'a plan to bulid a government railroad in Alaska. This road, If built, would not compete with the Copper River rfd. Neither the president nor Secretary Fisher would predict action by con prcn on pending measures that would eiit-iiie the opening of the coal field, although the president has made many addresses and frequently has ueg sled sl-ed I" congress the necessity of pro vlding a leasing plun that will alio the fields to be opi ned. |
