SEWARD DAILY GATEWAY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA
Established, August 19, 1904
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DECREASE A. R. R. DEFICIT
No better argument could be made
in answering Congressman Free, rel
ative to the Alaska Railroad situa
tion. than the facts and figures com
p.Rd by Noel W. Sra ti, general
manager of the railroad in question.
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as Mr. Smith will present at Wash
ington, is the only kind of informa
tion the Washington committees will
want to hear. The only difference
between Cong. Free and Mr. Smith,
in speaking of facts relating to the
Alaska Railroad, is that Cong. Free
spent not more than a week travel
ing over the road, including stopovers.
He returned to the coast via the
Richardson Highway. On the other
hand, Mr. Smith is a practical rail
road man and has been “thru the
mill,” who talks little but accomplish
es much. The following figures are
but few which he will present at
Washington next month. It is the
most heartening message, Alaskans
residing along the railroad belt, have
had for some time.
For the fiscal year ending June,
1925, a reduction has been made of
approximately one-half million dol
lars in the deficit for the mainten
ance and operation, in comparison
with the 1924 deficit; for the past
fiscal year the deficit was $1,291,566
and in the fiscal year of 1924, it was
$1,736,566. The first three months
of this fiscal year earnings have in
creased $48,114 and expenses decreas
ed $156,937, making a decreased def
icit of $205,151.
NEW RADIO SYSTEM
What promises to mark an epochal
advance in the development of radio
is the newly perfected “Multiplex
system” of transmission, -whereby
several messages may be sent sim
ultaneously upon a single wave
length.
Successful demonstrations of the
system by the inventor, John Hays
Hammond, jr., -were recently re
ported from Gloucester, Mass., where
they were witnessed by officers of
the United States Navy.
It is well known that several tele
phone or telegraph messages may be
sent simultaneously over the same
wire, but heretofore radio broadcast
ing stations have been forced to use
different wave lengths, spaced at
considerable intervals, to avoid in
terference.
The new system will greatly in
crease the number of stations that
may work at the same tie, a result
greatly to be desired, as there are
already more stations in operation
than may be accommodated were
all to send simultaneously.
In view of the success which has
attended experiments in other phases
of radio development, it seems not
improbable that someone wull one
day find a means of conquering
static, which has so far baffled all ef
forts for its complete eradication.
CONG. FREE AND ALASKA
No doubt Congressman Free gave
President Coolidge some very inter
esting information and good advice
in connection with conditions in Al
aska. Particularly interesting and
sound is his advocacy of revising the
timber contracts that are offered
to those who might engage in the
utilization of timber suitable for
pulp-wood.
On two propositions, we disagree
‘with Mr. Free. It would be not only
unwise but amount to failure to keep
the faith if the Government should
abandon the Alaska Railroad at this
time and use the roadbed as a basis
for a cross Territory highway. The
Alaska Railroad was built as a devel
opment measure and not for the
purpose of making a profit for the
Federal Treasury. It was built be
cause the Government policy of re
striction, the extremely rigid con
servation laws and regulations ap
plied to the Territory, stopped rail
road construction by private enter
prise. It was up to the Government
which owned nearly all the natural
resources of the Territory, to do that
which it had prevented citizens from
doing. It is years too soon to say
that the Alaska Railroad will not
perform the mission for which it
was built—the development of Inte
rior Alaska.
Further, we do not agree with the
suggestion that either the Bureau of
Public Roads or the Alaska Road
Commission should be eliminated
from the situation here. Each is per
forming with excellent efficiency
greatly needed work, and we cannot
see any conflict in their operations.
The Bureau of Public Roads is an
organization which builds standard
roads, using money that comes, di
rectly or indirectly, thru the Nation
al Forests. The Alaska Road Com
mission is an organization which
practically makes its own rules and
regulations regarding the character of
the roads, trails, etc., that it con
structs. It is peculiarly well organ
ized to act in an emergency without
first reporting to Washington and
there is no restraint from there. The
Territorial Highway Commission co
operates readily and efficiently with
each organization. We do not agree
that the time has arrived for the
elimination of either organization
from acitvities in Alaska. All we need
is more money for road construction
in all parts of the Territory—more
money for each of the road building
organizations.—Juneau Empire.
ALASKA RATE
IS PROPOSED BY
JOHN BALLAINE
PROPOSAL TO TEAR UP GOVERN
MENT RAILS 1 BITTERLY AT
TACKED—WEALTH AND POPU
LATION FORECAST.
JOHN E. BALLAINE TO THE FORE
Founder of Seward Addresses State
Press Association; Points
Out Few Facts.
Recently there appeared in the
news colmuns of the Gateway a brief
text of John E. Ballaine’s address be
fore the recent State Press Associa
tion at the Seattle Chamber of Com
merce. Mr. Ballaine’s speech in its
entirety as published in a recent is
sue of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer
follows:
Alaska development is being throt
tled by inordinately high freight rates,
John E. Ballaine declared last night
addressing the King and Kitsap sec
tion of the State Press Association at
the Chamber of Commerce.
He bitterly attacked the proposal
of Congressman Arthur M. Free of
California, that the government should
tear up the rails of the Alaska Rail
way and abandon the road, asserting
that it would have been just the
same if such a policy had (been adopt
ed toward the Northern Pacific and
Union Pacific when those railroads
first opened up the wilderness of
the West.
“Those who see Alaska today as
nothing more than an undeveloped
country and cannot vision its fu
ture,” he declared, “are in the same
class as the opponents of transcon
tinental railroad construction sixty
years ago.
Great State.
“Alaska will be built into a great
and popular state, throbbing with
life and populous cities, when its
mean^ and costs of transportation
give it the same opportunities of
development as the territories of
the West and Northwest enjoyed
TO SELL FAMOUS ART
COLLECTION.
■eopymoHT mVlTONI VIIW.CO, NEW_YORK
Viscount Leverhulme, son of the
late Lord Leverhulme, has arrived in
New York on the S.S. Berengaria. He
is here to arrange for the sale of the
famed art treasure of his father. This
has created quite a stir in England,
where public voice claims the paint
ings should be kept there. Queen
Mary even offered to buy several in
order to keep them at home.
in their marvelous growth.”
He pointed out that potatoes are
rotting in the ground in the Tanana
Valley of Alaska because they can
not sfand the prohibitive rates to
outside markets—while the whole
country is in the grip of a short
potato crop, with prices soaring to
unprecedented levels.
To illustrate, he cited actual
comparative rates, obtained from
the Alaska Railroad, the Alaska
Steamship company, the Admiral
Line and the Northern Pacific rail
road. These showed that the
Alaska railroad rate on car load
lots of potatoes from Tanana valley
to Seward, a distance of 400 miles,
is $24.50 a .ton—as compared with
the Northern Pacific rate from Se
attle to Spokane, also 400 miles, of
$13 a ton.
The steamer rate from Seward
to Seattle, 1,350 miles, he said, is
$30,60 a ton—while the rate from
Seattle to New York, via the Pan
ama Canal, a distance of 7,000 miles,
is $13 a ton.
Ballaine explained that Scotland,
Sweden, Norway, Finland and the
Baltic provinces of old Russia are
in practically the same latitudes as
Alaska and are under identical cli
matic conditions.
Data Given.
‘‘These countries,” he said, “sup
port a population of 27,500,000 on
the basic industries of 27,500,000 on
fish and lumber. Alaska contains
four times as much tillable land,
three times as much forest area,
fisheries equally prolific and in
comparably greater mineral re
sources of coal, gold, copper, tin,
and oil. Alaska can support 50,000,
000 people as comfortably as these
nations support 27,500,000.
He denied Congressman Free’s as
sertion that al Alaska coal is of the
lignite variety, saying much of it
is high-grade bituminous, equal to
the best of Pennsylvania and West
Virginia.
This, he added, was proved by
tests of a naval coal commission in
1921. Since then, he concluded, new
discoveries in the Nenana coal fields
have disclosed a high-grade coal
twelve miles east of the government
railroad, pronounced to be many times
the quality of the best of Vancouver
Island coal.
BASKETBALL TEAM
PRACTICE EVERY
NITE TO THURSDAY
LOCALS READY FOR ANCHORAGE
—TICKET SALE FOR SERIES
FAIR TO DATE.
Every night at the S. AA. C. gym,
McEwen, coach, of the local bas
ketball squads, from which a team
will be selected to play against the
invading Anchorage team, coming
Thursday, has two teams playing fu
riously. One, the first team, against
Ihe Liberty
ONE SHOW TONIGHT AT 8:00 SHARP
THE FAMOUS STAGE SUCCESS
made into a wonderful movie by
FRANCIS MARION
and directed by George Fitzmaurice.
THE GREAT AMERICAN DRAMA
Who’s reputation is free of tarnish?
What is real Tarnish in a Woman?
How far should it guide a man in his choice?
The plan is superbly acted by
MAY M’AVOY NORMAN KERRY
MARIE PREVOST RON. COLMAN
And a fine 1-reel comedy:
“FOLD UP”
Your last chance to see “Tarnish,” the fin
est play seen here for many months. A master
piece fro mevery standpoint. Direction, Story,
Acting, Settings. The Liberty recommends this
movie as being an unusually fine production.
a so-called second team. A player
on t'he second line-up is giving a
chance on the first team, and if he
makes good, he is presented with
one of the new Jerseys which are
adorning the boys who will endeavor
to trim the sails of the highly-tout
ed Anchorage quintet.
Teamwork is being snapped over
with dexterity and is the outstanding
development of the past week. Bas
ketshooting from every angle and
arising circumstance brings out the
fact the majority of the members
first team are exceptionally good
shots. The guards are holding up
well; altogether McEwen is well
pleased with the progress made and
by Thursday night, the first of the
three-game series, expeots to have
the team up to a razor edge point
v The ticket sale for the series
have not been as good as -was ex
pected and consistent efforts will
be made for the next three days to
dispose of a sufficient number to
safely see the venture out of the
“red.”
Wm, Anvig, Seward resident, who
recently purchased the home of F.
Skeen, departed for the States on
the Yukon.
The special reduced fares for
Thanksgiving on the Alaska Railroad
are now in effect.
Fred Stalder of Mile 16, was a Sun
day visitor in Seward.
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I SEE THE INTERIOR
I THE GOLDEN BELT
To the end that the countless places of scenic and other inter
= ests in the Territory may be thoroughly enjoyed and understood, and
= to enable them to acquire first hand and accurate information con
E cerning all Alaskan activities and development; travelers to the
E Northland are urged to visit
| ALASKA’S “GOLDEN HEART”
= Interior Alaska and places en route—including Kenai Lake, the
E “Loop District," Spencer and Bartlett Glaciers, Turnagain Arm’ An
E chorage, the Matanuska Valley, Curry, Nenana River Canyon, Mt. Mc
5 kinley National Park, Nenana, the Tanana Valley and Fairbanks, hold
5 much of interest to everyone, whether on business or pleasure bent;
= and a tour through these regions creates a true conception of the
E good things that Alaska has to offer.
S For train and automobile schedules, passenger rates and other in
55 formation, confer with any steamship agent, or
| DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
I The Alaska Railroad
E (McKinley Park Route)
E Seward Anchorage Curry Nenana Fairbanks
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