FROM WASHINGTON
ALASKA SHIPPING
The Alaska Stcanship Conpariy and North
Land Transportation Com any, rith their
affiliates, nado a not profit of
)l,850,041.12 undor tho interim shipping
arrangement rith the Maritime Comission
Dotrocn the'pBriods of May 1, 1947, and
Doccnbor 31, 1948.
Phis rus revealed folioring an audit rhich
/as nado duo, to the ir.sistanco of Congress
non Henry K.' Jackson of Washington rho has
Long been interested in Alaska shipping
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The tr/o top officials of’tho companies,
Gilbert Shin nor and R,C. Anderson,
President and. Vico Freeidont, respectively,
and'partnors in the tro cdhpanios, oarnod
$46,500 each in salary for this short per
iod. The audit discloses that each ras
said 0 hi, GOO in 1948'by the, Hash a Sfconri
ship Cor^any and $1 O', 500 for the last six
!months of 1947 and $12,000 from January
through August of 1948 by the Northland
^Transportation Company.
Under tho interim arrangement the Alaska
Steamship Conpany chartered 15 -'csscls from
the llaritimo Commission at the rate of yl
ja year and it operated four'privately ornod
vessels botrocn May 1, 1947, end Dccor.bpr
31, 1948 and had a not profit of $1,540*735.
53.
T’ o Northland Th’ansrport at ion, Company c' art
crcd five vessels from the commission at
the dollar^a-year rate ar.d operated the
GS ALASKA assigned to it by the Alaska
; Steamship Company ith a net profit of
j )312,105.59 botvoon June 1, 1947, and Aug
ust'31, 1948.
! The affiliates of the tro companies sharing
I in the net profits -.ere 1he Alaska Terminal
and Stevedoring Company and the Ketchikan
Mharf Company.
Vice Chairman Grenville I Tell on of the-Mari
time Commission stated‘that Congressman
Jackson in his letter transmitting the re
quested audit, ”...there are several matters
i pertaining to f'is operation disclosed by
: tic audit rith mhich I an not satisfied,
! including the handling by the Alaska Stcon
ship Company and Northland of the stovodor
j ing and terminal operations or.d ship repairs.
Congrcssnar. Jackson has asked and consent
has boon given'for an investigation by tho
House Merchant Marino and Fisheries Comit
tee and further hearings of Alaska trans
portation problons based upon the audit
submitted.
Follo’"ing are sorio of the total salaries
recaivod by.officials of the tr-o companies:
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i •Ste.ariahip
OCoiipsmy
-y.tr. Forthland,
i P’ansrortation
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Company
G.H. Skinner $84,000 $22,500
Pres, f; Partner Total tsqq
-R.C.A-cdorso:!: $24,000 $22,500
'2f,Pyes4 ?: Partner Total_)46,500
B.E,Skinner "
Mill ian Sc mar
Go; .oral Mgr,
Lauren co Bo-rlo
Vice Pros.
J.,_..3akcr V.P
Gon. •Mgr,
M.r.McCarthy
Assist Troas,
000
Total
$22.50$
322,500
000'
iotal
$31,249.95’.
$31,249,95
$20,000
Total
$00
$20,000
$12,000
Total
014,860
. Tot al
■$0.2,000
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Lr.v rencc Bofeio is also a r.ionber of Be 1c,
Bogle and Gates Latr’Firr. uhfh. firm received
for this period $89,142*53 in ro^ro.-anting
the Alaska Steamship-Co. and[$25,628,32 in
representing the Horthland •Transportation Co,