Show radio to replace cable system in alaska in 31 seattle powerful army radio sta blons are being constructed at seattle and at anchorage alaska to supplant the cable system in providing corn com muni cation between america americas s frontier territory and the rest of the world linked with alaska commerce since the territory s earlier more colorful das of gold mining railroad building and developing of fish canneries the cable system has grown steadily from 1004 until during the last fiscal year it handled 1508 messages the cables will be placed on a war reserve status by october 31 1931 while two of the radio stations will be ready january 1 according to col frank J griffin signal corps officer in charge three main radio channels III be established seattle to Net ketchikan chikan seattle to anchorage and ketchikan Ketch llian to anchorage eventually anchorage will be the radio center and control station of 0 f northern and western alaska thirty five live radio stations spread throughout the territory are already IE in ng rig contact with the cable system and will continue to be in touch with the more modern wireless layout radio stations in the small isolated villages in the sub arctic will become the centers of educational social and political life of the commil communities til leg dellwood wool the cable ship dellwood Dell which stands in a seattle waterway ready to steam up the north pacific to repair breaks in the cable will be placed on the reserve status october 1 1931 frank beckwith notary publio |