MUNICIPALITY OWNED
POWER PROJESTS
BRING BIG PROFITS
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 3. (£») I
—The municipally owned and operat
ed electric power plant of Jackson
ville, Florida, earned a net profit
of $466,380 during the first six
months of the present year, accord
ing to a statement just issued by the
Jacksonville City Commission. This
represented an increase of $64,000
for the corresponding period of last
year.
Almost since its establishment
more than thirty years ago, the
Jacksonville power plant has been
a striking exception to the general
rule that municipal ownership of pub
lic utilities is not profit-paying ven
ture. Since it began operation in
1895, theplant has earned, over and
above operating costs, sinking fund
and interest charges, a total of $4,
000,000, up to June 30 of this year,
according to the city commission’s
report. This sum has been turned
over to the city treasurer, during
the years since the plant has been
in operation, and has been applied
against the general expenses of the
city government, resulting in a re
duction of nearly 20 per cent in the
city tax rate.
In commenting on the report of
the city commission, .Mayor Alsop
has called attention to the fact that
the average cost of producing power
which has been less than seven mills
per kilowatt at the plant and less
than twelve mills delivered at the
consumer’s meter, is “far lower than
the production costs of the majority
of plants and makes it possible for
us to sell our power at rates con
siderably lower than those of many
plants operating under private own
ership.”
GOLD SHIPMENT TO NOME
Andy Nylen, one of the owners of
the Shovel Creek dredge, recently
made a cleanup of gold bullion, the
first of the season from the Solomon
river district. The season was delay
ed by frost and ice conditions.
AT THE HOTELS
Hotel Seward—J. Tolland, R. Knut
son, Mrs. H. E. McDaniel, F. Hildonen,
Irene Peterson, Frank Sekinff, E. Sand
berg, C. M. Rolle, Karl Wagner,
j Hotel Overland—Arthur Fenwick,
Seattle; James B. Ellsworth, Charles
Anderson, Seward; James Saban, Cor
dova; J. A. O’Brien, John Elder, An
chorage; C. M. Overly, Latouclie; Ann
Nelson, E. Wilen, H. Godfrey, Kenne
cott; Miles Schroeder, Seldovia; M.
Andresen, Isaac Love, Tom Babcock,
Nuka Bay; Mr. and Mrs. E. Ohmstad,
Nuka Bay; Jack Tansy, Jack Lien,
Seldovia.
Hotel Sexton—Ole Bowen, Eli Rado
vich. Geo. F. Hughes, E. E. Ritchie,
Valdez; C. Larsen, Latouche; Wm.
Spangler, Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Salis
bury, H. J. Emard, O. E. Harrington,
A. Robinson, Chris Eunson, Mrs. L.
Sagen, Seldovia; Andy Pederson, H.
M. Conrad, Latouche.
Van Gilder—D. B. Chace, Valdez;
H. G. McCain, Cordova; Mrs. C. H.
[Phillips, Cordova; Francis Le Marr,
Zella M. Crawford, Kanatak; J. B.
Relier, Cordova; E. J. Fribrok, Seat
tle; A. J. Dimoud, Valdez; Mrs. Evan
Jones, Healy; Mrs. Jack O’Gara; Wm.
Lavery, Mrs. Robert Lavery, Fair
banks; D. B. Sangeour, H. Howard,
Anchorage; Mr. and Mrs. Hess, Seat
tle; S. O. easier, Valdez; T. A. Hor
ton, Ft. Yukon; Peter Vachon, Fair
banks; Ralph V. Anderson, Ed Jensen,
Seldovia.
COL. STEESE IN EUROPE
Col. J. G. Steese, chairman of the
Alaska Road Commission, is making
a trip to Europe on a three months
vacation, returning to Juneau the first
of the year.
CATHERINE D IS CRIPPLED
Crippled when the port propeller
was lost about 200 miles off Cape Om
aney, the P. A. F. boat, Catherine D.,
was towed into Ketchikan by the cut
ter Unalga, later being towed to Bel
lingham by the Hummacona.
NEW POWER SITE BE CHOSEN
Preliminary investigations for a pro
posed power site for the Alaska Utili
ties Company on Power creek are un
der way at Cordova.
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