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THE FRONTIERSMAN
PI 5-35550
University Seeks Help In
Compiling Early Newspapers
COLLEGE — Compiling reli
able records of early newspap
ers in Alaska is the current en
deavor of graduate students in
the English Department, Col
lege of Arts and Letters, Uni
versity of Alaska.
In seeking the help of Alas
kans throughout the state, Mrs.
Dora McLean, graduate stud
ent and former newspaperwo
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Wasilla Roadhouse
Box 646 Wasilla
man, revealed the following in
formation.
“Present interest lies in trac
ing the history; personages con
nected with publishing, edit
ing and circulation; presses us
ed and their origin, entry into
the country; and similar data.
Much of this information has
been lost; however, a great deal
can still be compiled from the
memoirs of Alaskans. The geo
graphic area on which emphas
is is being laid now is the Up
per Yukon watershed, includ
ing Eagle. Circle, Porcupine
and Rampart.”
Any information Alaskans of
the present day or Alaskans of
previous years can offer about
newspapers of the Upper Yu
kon watershed area will be ap
preciated and incorporated in
to the study.” Mrs. McLean
stated. She also promised, “Or
iginal material will be handled
carefully and when possible,
reproduced before return to the
donor-owners. If desired by the
owners, the material will be re-1
tained by the University of Al- i
aska and added to the archives '
on this phase of the history of 1
journalism in Alaska.”
Persons wishing to contri-!
i bute material for the compiling
of reliable records of early
newspapers in Alaska, can con
tact Mrs. McLean by writing or
telephoning the College of Arts
and Letters, University of Al
aska, College, Alaska, or by
telephoning her at GLobe2-2701
after 5:30 p.m., Monday thro
ugh Friday and all day on Sat
urday and Sunday.
Mrs. McLean, a graduate
student in English literature
and journalism, has taught lit
erature at the Fairbanks Main
Junior High School for the past
four years. In addition, she has
been advertising manager and
editorial staff member for
Jessen’s Weekly, published in
Fairbanks for a statewide read
ership. She also has had arti
cles published in national me
dia.
The Farthest North Press
Club, the Alaska Press Wo
man's Club and the National
Press Women’s Club have rec
ognized her as a professional
news writer and have included
her on their rosters.
Mrs. McLean received her
Bachelor of Arts degree in
May, 1960 from the University
of Alaska
ONE MAN'S VISION
and ONE MAN'S
ACCOMPLISHMENT
No, Alaska wasn’t brought to its modern level of development -
economically, socially and governmentally - by any one individual.
Many have worked to build and develop our beautiful state. ■ But
there is one man who has led Alaskans, in vision, ideas and achieve
ment, out of the Territorial past to today’s bright threshold of a more
promising and productive future, a That man is Ernest Gruening,
who has labored unceasingly - with his rare gifts of persuasion, elo
quence, clear thinking, drive and leadership - to build a better Alaska.
■ For roads, jobs, power, industry, boat harbors, better transportation
and living conditions - for more of the same - mark your ballot
Nov. 6th for the man who has demonstrated he can and will produce.
UNITED STATES SENATOR
[7] GRUENING, ERNEST
Democrat
KEEP ALASKA GROWING
Paid political advcrtieement written by Stanley J. MeCutcheon.
Anchorage, Alatka
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1 28 YEARS OF DISTINGUISHED
1 SERVICE TO ALASKA AND ALASKANS
1 ERNEST GRUENING
X Director of Division of Territories and Island
Possessions, 1934-1939.
T^r Governor of Alaska, 1939-1953.
^ Member of Alaska International Highway
" Commission, 1938-1942 (Alaska
Highway completed 1943)
Author of “The State of Alaska” published
" in 1954.
JL Keynoter at Alaska Constitutional
w Convention, 1955.
JL. Elected Alaska-Tennessee Plan Senator
by Alaskans, 1956.
JL United States Senator from Alaska, 1958
to present.
(EDITOR'S NOTE: This
was originally written in
1949, and recently submitted
to the Frontiersman, as it
appears timely today.)
DEAR EDITOR:
When we tax the home, farm
and improvement, we are bid
ding for cheap shacks and tem
porary construction. We penal
ize the builders of good homes.
Permanent construction is im
possible — when a person is
penalized by a tax that only
adds greatly to the cost of liv
ing. A 20,000 dollar exemption
on real property tax, would re
sult in the building of good
farms and the encouragement
of industrious people. Ameri
can people want security in
their homes and business.
Business property above the
value of $25,000 dollars can
stand reasonable tax rate, and
based upon the earnings of
such property, no reasonable
person can ask for immunity to
all taxation. A graduate tax on
such property is fair for all—
when we need farmers to help
build our National security, it
does not seem to imoose a pro
perty tax when all informed
people know that farming in
Alaska must be subsidized if
we want to get land into pro
duction quickly. The cost of
clearing virgin timber land
and putting it into production
at the present time is between
$250 and $300 per acre. It has
taken ten years to clear and de
velop a twenty-five acre farm
for the best of the early set
tlers, and thirteen years to
clear forty acre tracts with all
modern machinery of the fifty
remaining colonists subsidized
by our government. We now
have some 74 grade A dairy
farms, a half dozen poultry
farms, and as many vegetable
gardens whose gross annual
production is between $5,000
and $12,000. Net returns from
these farms seldom reach $2,
000. Nearly all are still in the
process of development, as
much of their concentrate feed
must be shipped from the states
at very high costs, and exces
sive freight charges. The state
is not subsidizing any of these
operations, but by taxing them
you will add to the cost of de
velopment and operation. Min
ing industry faces many of the
same high cost of develop
ment and operation; therefore,
we allow them certain exemp
tion on production and a grad
uated tax is imposed.
Mining should bear its share
of the taxation as soon as it
produces basic wealth and
leave only deserted mine or
tarling piles. A production tax
on minerals is just.
The fisherman and his fam
ily is essential to our econ
omic development and should
be encouraged to build his
home here, and it should be a
good home. Essential gear
should be exempt, to such
amount as to allow a good
standard of living. The fisher
man’s contribution is based on
his catch and should be on a
graduated scale. The license
tax gives him protection and
preferential right to engage in
the greatest harvest of natur
al products of our countries.
The tax on non-resident fish
ermen should be high enough
to make it necessary for them
to establish homes in Alaska.
Year round fisheries would de
velope, thereby, greatly in
creasing our population and
keeping a greater portion of
wealth in Alaska, and contri
buting greatly in making Alas
ka self supporting. The gradu
ated tax on pack, raw fish, and
certain gear tax can easily
place the burden on those most
able to bear it.
The license on business,
trade occupations, etc., should
be on a nominal fee—plus gra
duated tax on amount of busi
ness done during tax year. A
broad tax base is necessary to
the tax collection system should
be revised and simplified so the
cost of collection would be re
duced to a minimum. The col
lection machinery should be di
vorced from political appointed
offices.
Alaska needs people to help
develop our natural resources.
Industrial development will
follow quickly to supply the
needs of those engaged or em
ployed in the building of
roads, air fields, power pro
jects, reclairnation service, and
searching out our natural weal
th in minerals and oil de
posits—and placing on opera
tional basis; either by private
or federal agencies.
Research laboratories to de
termine necesary methods for
conservation of our natural re
sources. All these agencies are
in the program for Alaska. Our
government alone is able to
carry out such a program. Fed
eral funds are now-or about to
be provided for, and our peo
ple are eagerly planning to
meet conditions such a pro
gram entails upon. Our school
system, health department, and
housing facilities; all of which
are sadly inadequate.
Our financial establishments
are ready to support only those
lines of business that can col
The Big Difference may not
show when you sign up
for car or home insurance
But you’ll see it plain
when you have a loss
The Big Difference in insurance
is the continuing, personal atten
tion of an independent insur
ance agent. He’s free to be on
your side when you have a claim
because he represents not one
but several insurance compa
nies. He'll help you get prompt,
fair payment.
Who will make sure you get
paid promptly ana jainy tj you
fign up with some companies
that sell insurance through their
own salesmenT
As local independent insur
ance agents, we’d like to give
you all the benefits of the Big
Difference. Let us prove how
much this can mean to you. Just
give us a call.
Alaska Association
of Insurance Agents, Inc.
PALMER
Matanuaka V allay Bank
Pippal Inauranca Agency
v«owwk insurance Agancy
lect the most of this wealth at
the largest profit, no matter the
final result, unlimited support
if it can get the most money in
the shortest time. Basic indus
tries that tend to build per
manently are left to struggle
along without local support or
aid in any manner, while the
lush harvest of government
funds are here.
The farmers, the fishermen,
and the prospector and small
miner must go it alone. The one
Federal Agency, that the farm
er can get any aid in develop
ment of a farm, has so revised
or set up rules and require
ments for funds, that only a
mere handful of ‘‘would be
farmers” can expect aid for
developing a farm.
The revision of the land
laws, to make it possible for
acquiring land has been so
slow that the thousand pros
pective farmers who have come
to Alaska have been sadly dis
allusioned the past three years
and most of them must turn to
employment on some govern
ment project and await the op
ening of land suitable for farms.
Meanwhile the thirty or forty
thousand newcomers to Alaska
must be fed on imported food
stuff at higher and higher cost
than ever before; and the few
agencies really interested in
farming development in Alas
ka must renew their faith in
American people and pray for
a revision of the land laws and
aid from our Alaska financers.
Sincerely yours,
M. D. Snodgrass,
Palmer, Alaska
Anchorage, Alaska
October 25, 1962
SUBJECT: ‘‘REPORT UPON
A PROPOSITION TO RE
LOCATE THE STATE CAPI
TAL”
(Prepared by Juneau
Engineers and Architects)
DEAR EDITOR:
THE UNDERSIGNED PRO
FESSIONAL ENGINEERS,
AND ARCHITECTS, BELIEVE
THAT THE SUBJECT RE
PORT DOES NOT:
1. Represent all facets of a
bona-fide Engineering Analy
sis.
i. Represent the majority
views of Alaskan Engineers and
Architects.
3. Represent any official
view of the AMERICAN SO
CIETY OF CIVIL ENGINE
ERS. AMERICAN INSTITU
TE OF ARCHITECTS, OR
ALASKA SOCIETY OF PRO
FESSIONAL ENGINEERS.
IT IS REGRETTABLE AND
CANNOT BE CONDONED,
THAT THE NEWS MEDIA,
PAID ADVERTISEMENTS
AND VARIOUS ORGANIZA
TIONS IMPLY OR STATE
THAT THE “REPORT” WAS
PREPARED UNDER THE
AUSPICES OF OTHER THAN
JUNEAU MEMBERS OF THE
VARIOUS PROFESSIONAL.
SOCIETIES.
ss/Arthur R. Jacobs, P.E.
M. R. McEntire, A.I.A.
Allen N. Corthell, P.E.
Robert N. Hoffman, P.E.
John L. Cerutti, P.E.
Don Coolidge, A.I.A.
Arthur M. Bunnell, Reg.
Arch.
Lucian A. Cassetta, A.I.A.
M. J. Pendergrast, A.I.A.
Charles W. Tyrck, P.E.
Paul B. Crews, P.E.
Joe L. Hayes, P.E.
John L. Bennett, P.E.
The above signatures are on
file at the office of Robert. N.
Hoffman and may be verified
at any convenient time if so de
sired.
Very truly yours,
Robert N. Hoffman, P. E."
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