CITIES GIRD THEMSELVES
FOR A P P R OACHING
BATTLE
The railroad belt is up in arms
against the proposed elevation
of rates on the Alaska Railroad;
a matter that will doubtless be
considered by the Senatorial In
vestigation Committee when they
make their forth-coming report
to Congress. According to Col.
Otto F. Ohlson. in a statement
to The Gateway just before his
departure for Washington to dis
cuss railroad affairs with the
Secretary of the Interior, he said
he was quite convinced that a
raise in rates would be proposed.,
altho he did not signify that he
favored the move.
However, the proposal is meet
ing with strong opposition from
the towns affected by such a
change, particularly Fairbanks
where the Chamber of Commerce
is girding its loins for the bat
tle and from whence comes a
request to the Seward Chamber
of Commerce for aid. The Sew
ard Chamber expressed itself at
Tuesday’s luncheon unanimous
ly backing Fairbanks stand and
willing to adopt any measures
the Fairbanks chamber sug
gests. It is very likely that the
Seward chamber will adopt a
resolution of its own at its next
meeting. The Fairbanks cham
ber writes as follows:
Seward Chamber of Commerce.
“We believe that you have j
heard rumblings of a transporta- i
tion earthquake, which, no doubt, j
will take place within a short
time, when Colonel Otto F. Ohl- j
son decides to increase the j
freight and passenger rates on j
the Alaska Railroad. In a re
cent issue of a Juneau paper. j
Colonel Ohlson compared the ;
rates on the Alaska Railroad, or
at- least made some allusion to
them in connection with the i
Fraternal Orders
THE AMERICAN LEGION
SEWARD POST No. 5.
Meeting on the first and
third Wednesdays of each I
Month. Leonard Hopkins, !
Post Commander.
1*. J. Chilberg, Adjutant.
Seward Chapter No. 10. Order of
Eastern Star
Meete the second
and fourth Monday’s
of each month in
Odd Fellows’ Hall, at
8 p. m. Visiting mem
bers always welcome.
Mrs. Emma Banbury, W. M., Mrs.
Mftrtlne Johansen, Secretary.
PIONEERS OF ALASKA—IGLOO
NO. 9.
Gal M. Brosius, Secretary and
Treasurer.
Seward Lodge No. 1425. L. O. O
M. Meets every
first and third
Fridays of each
month at 8 p.
m. at I. O. O.
F. Hall. All wel
come. Peter N.
Anderson, Di
rector. M. A. Horner, Secretary.
SEWARD REBEKAH LODGE NO.
6-A L O. O. F.
Meets the first
and third Mon
el a y s of each
month in I. O. O.
F. Hall at 8 p. m.
Visiting members
are always welcome. Margarete
Lechner, N. G., Ludvig Larsson,
Secretary.
Ressurection Lodge No. A-7, I. O.
O. F.
Meets every Thursday at
8 p. m. in Odd Fellows’
Hall. Visiting brothers welcome.
Gerhard Johnsen, N. G., Ludvig
Larsson, Secretary.
Seward Lodge No. 219, F. and
A. M.
Stated communications
first and third Tuesdays
each month. V is i 11 n g
brethern welcome. Elwyn Swet
mann, W. M., Harold Painter, Sec.
j rates now being charged by the
I Copper River and Northern Rail
road.
“We have always been led to
believe that the Alaska Railroad
was constructed primarily to de
velop Alaska and was not sup
i posed to make a profit for Un
j cle Sam until such time after the
country had developed far toe
1 yond its present status. On the
I other hand, the Copper River
j and Northern Railroad was built
j to develop a certain copper
; mine and to create tonnage for
the allied steamship company,
{with which it was affiliated;
; and we believe that the rates
i
! being charged by the Copper
River and Northern Railroad
have continued to retard the de
velopment of a highly mineraliz
ed section of Alaska, which
would have been developed had
rates been in conformity with
those now being charged by the
government over the Alaska
Railroad.
“Of course, we realize that
Fairbanks will be more heavily
penalized by an increase in
rates th entahea -oETAONNNN 1
rates than the coast cities, but.
nevertheless, we behove that a
raise in rates would be adverse
to 1 he best interests of * both
Anchorage and Seward, as the j
prosperity of one section is more
or less reflected in other places. !
"We are going to do everything j
possible to prevent a raise in i
the present rates and we would
like to have your support to that!
end. We will appreciate any
comments or suggestions from
you, at the earliest possible i
moment.”
J. G. Rivers, Secy
Commercial Club, Fairbanks!
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