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WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 21.
(By w.A.S.)—There has been some
complaint, especially from the Cop
per River district, that the Alaska
Road Commission discriminates
against pioneers in favor of “white
collar boys from the Outside,” in
the selection of men to do road
work. The matter has been taken
up with Major Malcolm Elliott,
president of the commission, who
writes to Delegate Wickersham: “I
am heartily in sympathy with your
idea that the oldtime Alaskans
should be given employment where
possible. If you were to go over
our roads and personally see the
men at work, you would be entirely
Satisfied that we are observing this
policy. I also understand that your
constituents expect you to aid them
in rectifying their grievances, and
you may be assured that all such
cases brought to our attention will
receive careful consideration. As
you are aware, the working pro
gram on the lower end of the Rich
ardson Highway is decreasing in
volume from year to year as the
improvements are completed and
the road approaches a strictly
maintenance status, and this in
evitably means a reduction in our
working force.”
Major Elliott had a list of all em
ployees in the Chitina district
compiled as of July 1, 1931, giving
the name of each employee, the
number of years residence in Al
aska and the number of seasons
employed by the Alaska Road Com
mission, from which the following
summary has been prepared:
Length of residence in Alaska—
Over 40 years, 2; 30-40 years, 25;
20-30 years, 29; 10-20 years, 39;
1-10 years, 68; less than one year,
9. Total 172; average, 14.7 years
residence in Alaska.
Number of seasons worked for
A. R. C.—Over 20 seasons, 5; 15-20
seasons, 11; 10-15 seasons, 6; 5-10
seasons, 44; 1-5 seasons, 85; one
season or less 21. Total, 172; av-!
erage, 4.7 seasons employment by
the A. R, C.
The evident intention of the
National Park Service to give en
couragement to the proposition of
establishing a modern hotel in Me- j
Kinley National Park, has.given!
rise to the fair on the part of those j
people residing within a few miles j
of the park that the park may be j
enlarged and extended farther j
north, so as to include many who j
would be subject to Bureau regula- j
Lions. But the Service in Washing- j
ton knows of no such intention.!
Director Horace M. Albright has:
not yet returned from his recent j
visit to Alaska, where he had to j
be treated at the hospital for ap
pendicitis, and who may have some
important announcements to make
concerning the future glory of the
Park.
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The Postoffice Department has
ordered the establishment of an
office at St. Timothy, more particu
larly designated as Tanana Cross
ing, with E. A. McIntosh as post
master. A petition for the estab
lishing of a postoffice at Galena,
half way between Ruby and Nu
lato, is now being considered by the
Department.
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The Department of the Interior
has had printed and is now circu
lating a very attractive leaflet with
the Alaska flag printed in blue
with gold stars and a description
I of the design. It also contains an
illustration of totems, with a “Story
of the Chief’s Daughter,” and the
“Story of the Raven.”
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Charles W. Hawksworth, accom
panied by his wife, has been in
Washington the past week and will
remain until about the 20th. He is
the Acting Chief of the Alaska Di
vision. Office of Education and In
dian Affairs, with headquarters at
Juneau, and is giving his views in
connection with the necessary bud
get to be agreed on.
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Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury Ferry K. Meath has addressed
a letter to the Delegate stating
that the complaint of the painters
of Juneau that the contractors for
the interior painting of the new
Federal and Territorial capitol
building were not paying prevail
ing wages, had been investigated.
The contractors contend that they
are paying painters from $7 to $10
and that local wages are from $5
jto $8, and that they are not em
J ploying any helpers. They further
I state that they are paying laborers
| to move furniture and clean up
| the building at the rate of $3.50 a
| day w'hile the custodian at the
building pays but $3,333 for the
same type of help. The custodian
of the building confirms the state
ment of the contractors as to the \
wages paid painters but adds that
| laborers receive $4.25 and up. As;
! a consequence Mr. Heath feels that
! the painters are being fairly treated
!but has directed the construction
! engineer to take the matter up with !
the contractors and insist that la- :
borers be paid the prevailing wage.;
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On Thursday last, Delegate Wick- j
ersham was the honor guest at the
regular weekly luncheon of the j
Kiwanis Club, of Alexandria, Va., i
and he took occasion to regale his |
auditors with a very interesting
talk on the scenic grandeur and'
industrial possibilities of Alaska.
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The Department of Commerce
reports that a recent sale of 15,125
Pribilof Island fur-seal skins -was
held at St. Louis on September 14,
with a total sum of $282,642 derived
from the sale. The prices for black
skins were 18.3 per cent lower and
for “logwood brown skins” 8.4 per
cent lower than at the last pre
ceding sale in March. A further
offering of some 10,000 Alaska skins
will be held at St. touis on Oc
tober 12.
Of the total 9,125 dyed black furs
sold for $178,407.50, an average of
! $19.35 per skin; and 6,000 dyed
logwood brown sold for $104,235.25,
an average of $17.37 per skin. The
dyed black skins brought prices as
follows: Regular skins ranged from
$18 to $34.50, with an average of
i$22.05 per skin; scarred and faulty
skins ranged from $14.50 to $25,
iwith an average of $17.51 ;and No.
(Ill's brought from $9 to $11.50 each,
; or an average of $10.14 per skin.
iThe logwood brown skins brought
I prices as follows: Regular skins
(ranged from $14.75 to $32.50, with
; an average of $19.84; scarred and
! faulty skins ranged from $12.50 to
$21.50, with an average of $16.09;
’and No. Ill skins sold for $5.75 to
$8 per skin, the average being $6.90.
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