Magazine Article
On Alaska Draws
Fire From Egan
Gov. William A. Egan has re
leased the following copy of a tele
gram sent to the Saturday Evening
Post in comment on an article ap
pearing in its Oct. 12,1963, issue:
“Since the achievement of state
hood, the gross volume of business
in Alaska has increased by 65 per
cent, employment has risen con
siderably, exports have grown from
$5,000,000 to $25,000,000 annually
and the population growth contin
ues to be one of the nation’s high
est.
In addition, for the first time
Alaska’s road, airport, school, boat
harbor and other needs are being
met. Teachers’ salaries have been
increased twice; the University of
Alaska has been given a tremen
dous face-lifting. We have a men
tem, a massive program to reha
bilitate and expand our fisheries.
That certain important growth
features relative to our expanding
oil and gas production and explor
ation activities result from state
hood will be attested by industry
tal health program, a court sys
spokesmen.
These advances have occurred
despite a sharply reduced military
construction program now only
one-third its pre-statehood level.
Imparital federal studies show a
steadily shrinking margin of dif
ference in the cost-of-living be
tween Alaska and its sister states.
And during this entire period of
transition, consolidation and un
precedented expansion — during
the past five years — there has
been but one round of tax increas
es. Revenue from those increases
reflect an amount equal to ap
proximately 4 per cent of the state
budget. The combined rate of state
and local taxation for each $1,000
of individual income is lower in
Alaska thian in any other state.
Increased sitate government em
ployment reflects the takeover by
the state of many responsibilities
which were previously functions
of the federal government.
Mr. Schulman is not the first
visiting reporter to spend his few
days in Alaska interviewing and
reporting views of irreconciliable
anti-statehooders. A continually
increasing number of new and old
Alaskans could have provided Mr.
Schulman with a ready answer to
his question: Yes, Alaska not only
will survive but will thrive as a
state.”
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