PALMER. ALASKA
Elsie K. Jeffers, Acting Editor
Published every week at Palmer, Alaska for the Matanuslca Valley Farmer's Co on or at in'-;
Association for the purpose of giving nows of ghe Associations V’ork, problems, and
accomplishments, as well as news of general interest to the Valley.
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This week marks the"ehcL"of my -ork on the Valley Settler. I would like to express
my sincere thanks and an reciation to the patrons for their cooperation and patronage.
;‘y sincere thanks to those who helped in collecting news and articles of intcrost
to the public.- Ed.
$6,000,000.00 ir TAXES COLLECTED SINCE 194S ACCORDING TO TAX COM!'ISSTO TT.
According to the Territorial Tax Commissioner, ’7. F. Kullaney, a total of ,825,75 3.16,
has been collected by the Territorial Tax Department since Jan. 1946 m to July 23 of
this year.
During the first calendar year (Jan 1, 1946-Dcc 31, 1946), the tax department had col
lected the sum of *2,879,190.27 from all sources. The cost of collect ion ucs 2.34 er
cert, From January 1 to June 59, 1947, collections aggregated ;)2i467,766.15. lotwecn
that date end July 28, the latest for which figures are available, an additional
>487,809.03 was collected. The cost of collection had declined from 2.34 to*1.8. It
is expected that as the department gains experience and the taxpayers become more "a
miliar with the taxes that ere due, the percentage will be further reduced.
Included in the above total of collections is )l,597,426.54 derived from the gross
ccles and services tax. The remainder goes into tho general fund and for certain
"car marked” funds. Territorial taxes become due on various dates every year. How
ever, the law permits a 30-day 'race before delinquency is declared. Those failing
to "ay by that day fall into the delinquent classification and are subject to both
penalty and interest.
A complete list of firms, individuals, companies and corporations which are subject
to taxation is kept in the offices of the Department. A great majority of them nay
promptly, but some are'delin uents. Hot all of them are wilful delinqencies. Some
have failed because they do not realise that they are taxable.
The Department is advising those-who have deliberately failed or refused to pay, that
if they mill cone in voluntarily and pay up their back taxes, giving a reasonable
cause ’’or delay, the penalty will be remitted. HoweveT , in no case can the interest
remitted.
If :t becomes necessary, the department Trill bring action in the U,S. District °ourt
ni a:nct delinquents to collect unpaid taxes.
The rate o collection of back taxes is constantly growing. During the first year
of its operation, the department collected $6,342.67 in back taxes. From Jan. 1, 1047
to Juno so, 1947, similar collections topped $31,000.
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TCTG-AST TH3TS 1DV3RTIS3D
The U.S. Torest Service has rut ur for sale 1,500,000,000 cubic fret of timber in ibc
Tongass National Forest near Petersburg for sale, the first of several blocks to bo
sold ns a result of the fcecont signing of the bill making it possible.
Thin sale will include enough timber to insure operation for 50 years of a mill wit'
a capacity of 535 tons of nersorinfe a day. -uyers will be required to cut on a sue
tcir.ed yield basis, safeguard streams and preserve scenic areas.
The successful bidder must construct a pulp mill costing $20,000,000 to $30,OOO'JO'11
and a community for workers.