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GEO. S. MAYNARD. Editor
RUSSELL G. MAYNARD, Manager.
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DID YOU EVER STOP TO THINK?
By Edson R. \\ aite, Shawnee, Oklahoma
On account of the unstable economic state of affairs
prevailing through the country, it seems as though it has
not been possible too arrive at any scientific and equitable
way of taxing the rich and the poor. So they have just
soaked them all, making sure that nobody escapes.
A start in the right direction would be for our tax
raisers to stop and think what they are doing and then cut
all taxes fifty per cent and keep expenditures within that
income.
At present our tax-raisers seem to be very busy inventing
new taxes and spending two dollars to every one they collect
from the overburdened taxpayers.
That every citizen has a vital concern in the welfare
of the home city, in its upkeep as a municipality and its
growth in material prosperity.
You should direct your thoughts and energy toward
promoting the best plans for its advancement.
It is your future home and you should do all in your
power to help in its development and progress.
Cities reap exactly what they sow.
When they present to the world a spirit of indifference,
the world stays away.
It is the grasping of opportunities that makes things
worth while.
Some Cities sit still while opportunities walk around
them, waiting vainly to be invited in.
Some Cities expect opportunities to knock loudly and
ask to be taken in, but opportunities do not always come
that way.
The most prosperous and progressive business concerns
are heavy advertisers because it is the greatest aid in in
creasing their sales.
The days of '98 are repeating. The first contingent of
1935 Alaska stampeders arrived at Seward on a recent
steamer.—Seward Gateway.
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return to Alaska in a short time.
An appointment was made today
for hearings before the Bureau of
the Budget on the bill to extend
the benefits of the Adams Act, the
Purnell Act, and the Capper-Ket
cham Act to the University of Al
aska
At a meeting in the Department
of Commerce conference room, at
tended by Dr. Gordon of the Division
of Territories, Delegate Dimond and
Governor Troy, plans were formu
lated for a system of air routes serv
ing Alaska. ;The plan calls for the
construction of landing fields and en
largement of existing fields at ter
minal points on seven mail routes.
The field specifications call for an
area thirty-two hundred feet long
by five hundred fifty feet wide to
gether with a cross field of the
same dimensions.
The routes projected will be from
Ketchikan to Skagway, from Boun
dary which will be located near the
point where the Whije River cross
es the International Line to Nome
via Fairbanks, from Boundary to
Anchorage, from Stewart to Fair
banks, from Cordova to Valdez to
Fairbanks, from Bethel to Fair
banks. from Anchorage to Bethel
via McGrath, from Anchorage to
Muntrak via Dillingham and from
McGrath to Koyuk.
Construction is planned on these
proposed routes under the direction
of the Department of Commerce at
an estimated cost of $2,000,000.
In conjunction with this plan, the
Department of the Interior is plan
ning to provide numerous intermed
iate and feeder fields as required at
an estimated cost of $371,000. This
provides for auxiliary routes to var
ious villages and mining camps.
To help offset the lost of income
caused by the closing of the fishing
in the Bristol Bay area to the resi
dents dependent on fishing for their
livelihood, immediate commence
ment of the work is planned on the
Seward to Fairbanks, Anchorage to
Mumtrak, and Anchorage to Bound
ary routes.
The Public Works Administration ,
has approved the Nome application
for loan and grant of $100,000 for'
improving its sewers and drain, fire
fighting equipment, streets, side
walks, and the construction of a
municipal building. All that is hold
ing up the work is enactment of the
bill authorizing the issuance of
bonds. This is expected to pass soon
as it has been introduced in both
the house and the Senate, and has1
been reported favorably by the sen
ate end house committees with the
recommendation of the Secretary of
the Interior
The establishment of an army air
base in Alaska appears to bo ap
proaching reality as it is generally
believed that the bill introduced by
congressman J. Mark Wilcox of Flor
ida will be enacted. This bill pro
vides for the establishment of five
air defense bases in the States and
one in Alaska, the location of each to
be determined by the Secretary of
War. The estimated cost of the base
in Alaska as offered at the hear
ings on the bill is larger than that
of any proposed base in the states,
as it totals $9,628,950 without in
cluding the purchase of land. These
figures include the cost of quarters
for one hundred and twelve officers,
one hundred and twenty-nine non
commissioned officers, and six hun
dred men.
The need of such a defense base
in Alaska was emphasized in the
hearings by congressman Wilcox,
author of the bill; Brig. General
Mi(chel, and Delegate Dimond.
The House Committee on Public
Lands is conducting hearings on the
bill to amend the oil, gas and coal
mining Act of February 25, 1920.
The new bill would terminate the
present permit system of mining and
inaugurate a leasing plan whereby
a royalty of not less that 12 Vi % nor
more than 25% or value of produc
tion and an annual acreage rental
of not less than twenty-five cents
would be collected. If passed, the
bill will not affect oil rights in Al
aska as it contains a specific provi
sion protecting all existing rights.
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