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THE SENATORIAL COMMITTEE
This paper believes that as time goes by the peo
ple of Alaska will find more and more reason to be
thankful for the visit of the Senatorial Committee.
It is well known that in each branch of Congress
there is a majority opposed to any Government own
ership or management of railroads. This opposition
would like to see the Alaska Railroad fail. The annual
deficit is gleefully pointed out as a sample of Govern
ment ownership.
There are those in Congress who take a differ
view, and out of this came this last investigation. How
ever, the opposition had carefully spread the story
that the Committee was coming to finish the destruct
ion of the road.
It was a fortunate circumstance that Senator How
ell fostered the resolution to appoint the C ommittee,
and that he was selected as Chairman. The other mem
bers were suggested by Howell because they were in
accord with his views—that Government ownership
or management is necessary as a means to an end, but
that to be permanently successful it must be put on a
self-sustaining basis. .
The Gateway believes that this Committee, by its
careful inquiry and constructive criticism, has ail bed
at a plan that will soon put the railroad on a success
ful and self-respecting basis, and that their p*an \\u
'neet with the approval of all those who look forward
to the success of the road instead of toward an oppor
tunity for patronage and plunder.
It is believed that the General Manager of the
Alaska Railroad is in full accord with the plans cu the
Committee, and that in putting into practice the sug
gestions that have already been made, he will have
strong backing at Washington. It remains foi the peo
ple of Alaska to meet these changes in proper spn■ •
Alaskans are not ambitious to become chaite
members of aplunderbund. Neither are(they likely ^
ill-timed criticism and ill-.iudgec 8'1®® civiliza
Tprrifm-v back to the condition of dog-team civiliza
-ion in what is now and should evermore be a modern
and fruitful region.
A POOR CONTRAST
Just the other day we boasted of our school sys
tem, the opening of the local fount of education, etc.
So it was with surprise we read elsewhere that in
spite of America’s boasted school system the United
States has more illiteracy than several other leading
nations. Examinations during the World War disclos
ed that one American out of four was unable to read
with any degree of accuracy. Contrast this with the
report that in France only three, out of 100 weie illit
erate, in England one out of 100 and in Germany, one
out of 500.
West Point’s outstanding graduate of all its his
tory, Brig.-Gen. Irving Hale, died recently in Denver
at the age of 68. He was graduated from tne Military
Academy in 1884, having made 2070.4 points out of a
possible 2075, a record never equalled before or since.
One of the strangest alibis offered by an Alaskan
culprit lately was that of Flooy Metcalf. He confessed
to bootlegging, but pleaded that he did it to obtairr
funds to continue his studies for the ministry, being
ambitious to become a missionary.
Put a little sugar into what you say about Alaska,
the Senatorial party and your neighbor, and take a
little salt with what you hear.
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Ing from public land states and
fully realizing the difference in i
Alaska as compared with the j
States.” Senator Kendrick then!
emphatically said; “We didn’t want
in the west such legislation, how
ever, I know that Congress will not
consent to a repeal of those mea- i
sures and we have :<[cep'td sue! j
legislation as a part of the pro- 1
gress of our nation, and you must j
do so here in Alaska.” Senator <
Howell said that he would favor j
and that in his opinion Congres I
would favor an amendment of the j
law applying to Alaska in any •
specific instance wherein it con
be shown that such action was j
was necessary in order to afford j
large production of commercially i
merchantable coal in Alaska; the i
Senator further said; “Bring your |
plan, worked out as to details to
us in Washington this winter, we
give it careful study and attention
We are really interested in the
matter of coal production.”
Senator Kendrick stated that an
operator in the Matanuska Fields, j
he thought a Mr- Loussac, told him ■
he was perfectly satisfied with the I
leasing system. Ray then called the
attention to the fact that som,e j
$20,000.00 in round numbers was j
due to laborers and miners in j
Matanuska area for labor per- j
formed, that they could not file a :
lieln against the property of the i
government: that this deplorable
condition could not have resulted J
had there been title in the coal
operator, he would have to pay his
labor or lose his property.
Mining conditions in the Moose
Pass, Sunrise, Hope and along the
railway line were then presented
to the Committee. Ray made the
recommendation that as in Canada,
a prospector might apply to the
United States Comissioner for
some form of certificate whereby
it would be certified that the ap
plying prospector was in fact such;
that upon presentation of such a
permit at any ofice of the Railroad
such certificate would entitle the
prospector to a reduced rate of
transportation for himself and his
outfit over the Alaska Railroad.
Senator Kendrick spoke up vigor
ously, “I hearitly approve of that.’'
After a most interesting dis
cussion, Mr. Ray closed his re
marks by re-affirming his be- :
lief in Alaska and its people, its i
future and development. He j
paid compliment to the employes ;
of the Alaska Railroad for uni- ;
form courtesy and attention to j
duties and of evident pride such
employes take in their connect- j
ion with a government enter- j
prise.
Mr. Ray then spoke of Sew
ard. its possibilities, the great
circle route to the Orient being
but a short distance from the
entrance to Resurrection Bay.
At the conclusion of his re- j
marks Senator Howell extended j
the thanks of the Committee.
A. H. L. Meyers, of Brown &
Hawkins Corporation, was then
called and he presented facts
and figures as to rates which
did not permit products from
Matanuska to come into compe
tition with Seattle products and
suggested a change whereby
merchants in Seward would not
be required to sell Matanuska
products for a price in excess
of that received for Seattle pro
ducts. The Committee listened
attentively.
J. S. Hofmaji then testified j
relative to the use of hemlock
timber in Alaska for railroad J
ties and succinctly gave hi§ de
ductions from intensive study of
the problem. Hofman forcibly
pointed out to the Committee
that a lumber industry in Alas
ka would be a year-round propo
sition, not of four or five months
employment of labor; that the
Bureau of Education and other i
departments, excepting the Bu
reau of Public Roads, was using
outside lumber when there was j
much available here. As to ser- j
viceability of native lumber Hof- j
man called the attention of the j
Committee to the Arcade Build- j
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LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE PROLATE COURT FOR
SEWARD PRECINCT, TERR
ITORY OF ALASKA. THIRD
DIVISION, AT SEWARD.
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES
TATE OF JOHN GILLESPIE, De
ceased.
No. 163
NOTICE OF HEARING UPON AND
SETTLEMENT OF FINAL REPORT
AND ACCOUNT.
...Public Notice is hereby given
that on July 29th, 1930, Frank
Gillespie, Administrator of the Es
tate of John Gillespie, deceased,
filed in and submitted to the above
entitled Probate Court his final
report and account as such Ad
ministrator of his Administration
of said Estate and that the said
Court has, by order, appointed a
time and place for the hearing of
objections to and settlement of
final report and account; to-wifc:
at the Court Room of said Court
at Seward, in the Seward Pre
cinct, Territory of Alaska, Third
Division, on the 1st day of Oct.
1930, at the hour of ten o'clock
in the forenoon of said day, and
Notice to all is hereby given that
the said Court at such hearing:
will settle said Estate and will
adjudicate and decree who the
heirs and distributees of said de
eased person, are.
FRANK GILLESPIE
Administrator of the Estate
of John Gillespie, deceased
First publication July 31, 193«