TEXT OF PRICE SHIPPING BUI
AS PRESENTED TO LEGISLATURE
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How It Is Proposed to Provide Cheaper Transporta
tion for Alaska Through Aid of a Fleet Managed
and Controlled by Officials of the Territory
Senator Price’s bill for carrying
into effect thp plan of Governor Riggs
to relieve Alaska from the burden of
excessive transportation charges, by
authorizing the territory to enter the
transportation business, was prepared
by Attorney General George B.
45rigsby, with the approval of Governor
Riggs. It is as follows:
“Bt it enacted by the legislature of
the Territory of Alaska:
•‘Section 1. That there'is hereby
established a board to be known and
designated as the Alaska Territorial
Shipping Board, which shall consist
of the governor of Alaska, the attor
ney general of Alaska and the terri
torial shipping commission, to be ap
pointed by the governor of Alaska,
who shall be a person of not less than
ten years’ experience in the steam
ship business in interstate commerce.
He shall receive a salary of ten thou
sand dollars ($10,000) per annum, to
be paid monthly by the territorial
treasurer, and necessary office and
traveling expenses, and shall hold of
fice during the pleasure of the gov
ernor of Alaska, and shall at all times
be under the direction of said Ship
ping Board, shall be subject to the
rules and regulations of the said board,
and shall make such reports as from
time to time are required of him by
said board.
“Sec. 2. That authority is hereby
vested in the ShinninET Roard estab
lished by this act, and it is hereby
made their, duty, to charter, with op
tion to purchase where possible,
freight and passenger steamers suit
able for carrying on a freight and pas
senger service between Alaska and
Seattle, Wash., or other Pacific coast
ports, and said board shall, as expe
ditiously as possible after the passage
of this act, make and conclude charter
parties 'for not less than foour (4)
vessels of suitable tonnage and ca
pacity for the Alaskan trade, at a
charter rate of not to exceed twenty
five thousand dollars ($25,000) per
month, said vessels to be chartered
preferably from the United States
Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Cor
poration, and under no circumstances
on terms less favorable to the char
terers than those offered by said Unit
ed States Shipping Board Emergency
Fleet Corporation, and provided that
at said charter rate of twenty-five thou
sand dollars ($25,000) per month, or
at any rate of more than twenty thou
sand dollars ($20,000) per month, the'
charter party shall contain the follow
ing conditions:
“1. That the owner shall provide
and pay for all provisions, wages and
consular shipping and discharging
fees of the captains, officers, engi
neers, firemen and crew, shall pay
for the insurance of the vessel, also
for all the cabin, deck, engine room
and other necessary stores, and main
tain her in a thoroughly efficient state
in hull and machinery for and during
the service.
“2. That all charter parties entered
into by said board shall be for a period
of not less than two (2) months and
not to exceed twelve (12) months, but
the charterers shall secure an option
for extension of the period whenever
able to do so.
“Sec. 3. That at least one of the
vessels chartered by the board shall'
be placed upon what is known as the
Nome run; that at least one of said
vessels shall be placed upon the run
between Seattle, Wash., and South
western Alaska ports, but may, when
ever In the judgment of the board the
interests of the territory require it,
call at Southeastern Alaska ports;
that the other two vessels shqll be
placed upon the run between Seattle,
Wash., and Southeastern Alaska ports,
but may, whenever in the judgment
of the board the interests of the terri
tory require it, call at Southwestern
Alaska ports.
“Sec. 4. That the Alaska Territorial
Shipping Board shall have full power
^to do all thingb necessary for the
proper conduct of an interstate com
merce freight and passenger service
between Alaska and the United States,
shall fix freight and passenger rates,
shall maintain an office in Seattle,
Wash., and establish an agent there
whose duty it shall be to solicit and
contract for business for the board,
and who shall have authority to con
tract in the name of the board, it be
ing the intent and purpose of this act
that the Shipping Board hereby con
stituted shall have full power to carry
on its said business the same as if it
were a private corporation. Such
rates shall be charged as will Insure
a reasonable profit, except when com
petition prevents. All profits shall
be semi-annually, on the first day of
January and the first day of July of
each year, paid into the territorial
treasury, and shall be kept in a sep
arate fund and used only for the pur
pose of carrying out the provisions of
this act. The board shall charter such
other freight and passenger vessels as
the interests of the Alaska trade re
quire, with due regard to the funds
available for such purpose under the
provisions of this act.
“Sec. 5. It being the intent and pur
pose of this act that the territory of
Alaska shall enter permanently into
the business of interstate commerce,
the board hereby created shall have
the power, whenever sufflcint funds
are available for the purpose, either
from an appropriation or profits or as
a result of co-operation with the Unit
ed States government, to purchase
such vessels as it may deem neces
sary and advantageous from a busi
ness standpoint for use in the same
business.
“Sec. 6. It shall be the duty of (lie
board, as soon as possible after the
approval of this act, to solicit and
enter into mail contracts with the gov
ernment of the United States.
“Sec. 7. It shall be the duty of the
territorial shipping commissioner to
act as general manager of the board,
performing all the duties which would
pertain to the office of general man
ager of a private steamship company.
Sec. 8. All charter parties and op
tions to purchase shall be entered into
between the owner and the members
of the board as trustees for the terri
tory of Alaska.
“Sec. 9. It shall be the duty of the
governor of Alaska and the attorney
general of Alaska to cause a bill to
be prepared for introduction in the
congress of the United States for a
law authorizing the territory of Alaska
to issue bonds in any sum not to ex
ceed five million dollars ($5,000,000),
the proceeds of the sale of such bonds
to be used for the charter and pur
chase of vessels and to carry out the
provisions of this act.
“Sec. 10. That there is hereby ap
propriated from the moneys of the
territorial treasury not otherwise ap
propriated the sum of two hundred
and fifty thousand dollars ($250,000),
to be paid by the territorial treasurer
as required to the Shipping Board
hereby created upon requisition by the
governor of Alaska or upon warrants
signed by the territorial shipping com
missioner and countersigned by the
governor of Alaska.
“Sec. 11. That an emergency is
hereby declared to exist and this act
shall take effect upon and after its
passage and approval.”
MINERS ARE BURIED
IN BEDROOM BY SLIDE
TELLURIDE, Col., April 3—To be
buried under a snowslide in a bedroom
isn’t an experience to be desired, but
A. E. Chapman and Donald Stewart,
miners, recently experienced it with
out injury.
A snowslide engulfed their board
ing house and filled their bedroom
with eight feet of snow. Rescuers
were forced to cut a hole in the side
of the house to dig the men out.
COALING STATION FOR
KULOK TO WESTWARD
Kulok, an Alaska point far out on
the Aleutian island string, may some
day supply Alaska coal to trans-Pa
cific liners swinging north on the
“Great Circle” route between Japan
coaling station at Kulok- They point
out that much cargo space could be
saved if the ship could carry but half
its present coal tonnage, and could
replenish its bunkers at Kulok.
A. F. Haines, general manager of
the Pacific Steamship Company, has
prepared a statement in which he
aims to show that bunker space for
720 long tons or 860 long tons would r
be saved on every trip from Seattle.
By carrying cargo instead of coal in
this space the company revenues
would be increased.
Coal is not far from being half way
between Seattle and Moji, where
tra.ns-Paciflc liners usually coal, ac
cording to Mr. Haines. From Seattle
to Moji, via Kulok, it is 4,848 miles.
Kulok is 2,140 miles from Seattle and
2,708 from Moji.
A plan for the establishment of a
similar mid-Pacilic coal station at
Dutch Harbor, Alaska, was discussed
before all Alaska coal lands were
withdrawn in 1906.
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SHORT STORIES
ABOUT ALASKA
OCCURRENCES
“The Gateway,” in Skagway is to be
reopened under the management of
Max Gutfield.
Word has Jieen received in Skagway
of the death of William Taylor in
Seattle. He was the White Pass agent
at St. Michael several years.
Rev. E. L. Winterberger has had
the parsonage of the Presbyterian
church in Skagway put in good con
rition.
C. O. Walker is getting his green
house in Skagway ready for the sum
mer season.
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The residents of Carcross recently
staged a small entertainment for re
turning soldiers.
Walter Fisher is said to have
found good indications of pay on
Spinach creek on lower Goldstream,
in the Fairbanks district.
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Henry Dickson has resigned his
position as agent of Glacier Station,
of the White Passu and left for the
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Outside to educate his children.
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Mrs. M. Crainger will take over the
barbershop in the Whitehorse hotel
at Whoitehorse for the summer tour
ist season.
Miss Helen Hutmaciier and Ed. Me
attle. Miss Hutmacher was formerly
connected with the office force of the
commission. Mclnnis was one of the
gas engineers of the fleet.
The bureau of lighthouse will ask
the authority of congress to establish
aids to navigation on the Yukon river
and Its tributaries. Estimates will
be prepared by the bureau of the cost
of the work and presented to con
gress.
In the last mail word was received
of the marriage of Miss Mayme Har
ris to Mr. Warren, a business man o
Seattle, during the month of Febru
ary. Miss Harris lived in Fairbanks
for a while about three years ago anc
is a sister of Reed Harris, formerly
of the iJostofflce.—Fairbanks Citizen
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Hot cakes or mush served from (
a. m. to 11 a. m. at Lindig’s Gril
with all meat or egg orders, withou
extra charge. 29-2>
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Fresh Fleishman yeast, ip any quan
tity, at American Bakery. 25-3
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ALASKAN GRILL
FRANK A. DOUGLAS, Proprietor
“THE HOWE OF QUALITY AND ATTENTION*'
ONE VISIT TO THE ALASKA GRILL WILL MAKE YOU A
REGULAR PATRON
MRS. JOHN NELSON
JUST RETURNED FROM THE EAST WITH A COMPLETE ,
LINE OF
LADIES’ FURNISHING GOODS
AND WILL HAVE SAME OPEN FOR SALE TOMORROW.
LATEST 8TYLE8. REASONABLE PRICE8.
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CHAS. GOLDSTEIN & COMPANY
of Juneau, Alaska
Offer to the trappers and dealers of the North
the followinig prices for No. 1 Prime Furs:
Lynx, Extra Large No. 1.$30.00 to $32.50
Lynx, Large No. 1. 25.00 to 30.00
Lynx, Small . 15.00 to 20.00
Mink, dark coast skins. 5.00 to 7.00
Mink, dark coast skins, small. 3.00 to 5.00
Mink, fresh water. 5.00 to 10.00
Land Otter. 12.00 to 18.00
Red Fox, No. 1 large. 30.00 to 35.00
Cross Fox, according to beauty. 50.00 to 100.00
. Muskrats. .75 to 1.50
Silver and Black Foxes, as to color
Wolverine . 7.00 to 15.00
Wolves. 5.00 to 20.00
Ship us your Furs! As soon as recelvod we wUl grade same and
wire our best offer. If our prices are not satisfactory we will .return
the furs and pay transportation charges on same both ways.
References: Any bank In Alaska, Dexter Horton National Bank, Se
attle; National Bank of Tacoma, Tacoma, Wash.
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We operate the largest Fur Ma nrfactory north of San Francisco.
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