YOU KNOW,
I'VE BEEN THINKING...
About this time of the
year if one comments on the
neather people are not in
clined to be alarmed, as the
weather is quite likely to be
changeable# Though, if one
speaks of "INCCMS TAfc" that
brings some Noticeable con
cern.
The story is told of the
aged minister of the Gospel,
who had undeservedly got
famed for being rich, as he
often spoke of his riches.
One day the minister net the
assessor who at once began to
examine him, and asked: "Is
it true that you have consid
erable capital?"
"Yes," said the minister,
"In a way I am a very rich
man •"
The assessor was very in
terested and with his book in
his hand put the carbon in
proper place, then he asked,
"Now just what are your pos
sessions."
"I’m enjoying good health"
said the preacher, "that is
much better than riches,"
"Well," said the oiher,
"#»t more have you?"
"I have a good wife and
that is* worth more than all
the jewels in the world,"
"That is very well," said
the assessor, "but don’t you
ovm s cane thing more,"
"Yes, I have healthy, in
telligent, well-behav.ed chil
dren, and that is a gift from
God that add^ to my wealth,"
"You bwa anything el so?"
asked; the assessor,
"Yee, most of all I own
citizenship... In Heaven, whi'ch
would not be bought with all
the money on earth #"-•;
With this the assessor be
came a little impatient- and
asked, "But, don’t you own
anything else?"
"No, if you refer to
worldly goods,I own nothing*"
admitted the. preacher*
The assessor carefully put
away his book and pencil,then
turned to *the minister and
said, "I can see .that yod are
beyond doubt a rich man, but
your fortune cannot be taxed?
A thought for' the week:
Some minds are like concrete;
thoroughly mixed ami perma
nently settled*
Ray Green,Church of Christ,
Homer, Alaska
MARITIME BOARD WRITES,
ON FREIGHT RATES
During one of the March
meetings of the board of di
rectors of the PUD, the ques
tion of freight rates came up
in coniBction with a discus
sion on the Homer dock# The
PUD manager was authorized to
write to the Federal Maritime
Board and inquire whether or
not residents along the Ster
ling highway might not be
able to get special rates
over the Homer dock similar
to those received by people
living along the Seward and
Richardson highways# The
letter was;- writtenn to the
Seattle office of the board.
It was sent on to the San
Francisco office and ttien on
to Washington, D. C* *
The following is a copy of
the letter recently received
from Washington for the bene
fit of those readers who are
vitally affected by its con
tent Si
Mr. Homer S. Thompson _
Manager, Kenai Peninsula Pub
lic Utility District No, 1
Homer, Alaska
Dear Mr. Thompson:
1 Reference is made to your
letter of March 16, 1955 ad
dressed to our.Seattle Office
which has been referred to
this office by our Pacific
Coast Director at San Fran
cisco as stated in his letter
to you dated March 23, 1955.
You request information as
to how your Directors can ap
proach the problem of obtain
ing joint tariffs via your
dock facility at Homer to
points along the Sterling
Highway and refer to the com
bined rail-water rates avail
able to residents along the
railroad belt from Seward to
Fairbanks on cargo via Alaska
Steamship Company vessels and
similar rates of ,’t rue king
firms handling cargo over the
Anchorage-Se ward Highway and
be yond and Ove r the St e rl ing
Highway to* communities, on the
tfefotemr side of the Kenai
Peninsula# You state that if
similar rates could be placed
ifr ■ effect from Homer to
poipts along 'the. Sterling
Highway the tonnage over the
Territorial Dock at Homer
would be materially increased
due to a reduction of the
distance for truck hauling.
The existing rates to
which you refer are not joint
rates. They are proportional
water-rail and wato r—truck
rates applying to through
traffic between Seattle and
-£acoma and Seward via Alaska
' Steamship Company which is
Ldestiped to or originates at
^Moose Pass on Alaska Railroad
^and Seward-Anchorage Highway
.and all other stations, or
points beyond Moose Pass on
the Ala ska Railroad or Alaska
highways served by motorfcar
riers-. The proportional wat
er rates of-Alaska Steamship
Company applying to this
through traffic are published
in its Tariff No. 737, F.M.B.
F. No* .-56, and filed with
this board "hose jurisdiction
is limited to its water rates
on these through movements.
The rail rates on these move
ments are published by Alaska
Railroad, jurisdiction over
which is vested in the Secret
ary of the Interior. The
truck rates of the water
true k movement s pre sujnably
are published by the individ
ual trucking firms over which
the Board has ng jurisdiction*
Although the tariffs of .Alas
ka Railroad are not filed
with this office, we under
stand that it publishes as
information for shippers the
total of the proportional
i^tes on rail-water traffic
via Reward.
In addition to its propor
tional rates via Seward, Al
aska Steamship Company pub
lishes single factor through
rates on a weight basis be
tween Seattle, Tiashington and
Fair banks, Ladd Fie Id ,Eie Is On,.
(Cont. on Page 4)
YOU CAN HELP BUILD A
STRONGER. BETTER HOMER
BY TRADING AT HOME
i ■
That’s ~ood advice, folks* You can help
make Homer a stronger and better community
for your youngsters to inherit and enjoy*
Money spent at home stays at home,
money sent outside stays outside*
h- ' , ’ *
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