Seward Daily Gateway
OF SEWARD. ALASKA — Established August 18. 1904
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THE GATEWAY PUBLISHING COMPANY
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WHERE THE TOLL IDEA ORIGINATES
The suggestion in the bill consolidating the activities
of the Alaska Road Commission and Interior Department
is not original with its author.
This matter is now before the people of the State of
Georgia and North Carolina in an effort to get a slice of
revenue accruing to the States through the transferrence
of maintenance of highways from the townships and the
counties to the States.
The point has been raised by a number of Georgia
towns and cities that in view of the fact that they must
maintain their own streets without a share in the state
road tax and license moneys, they are entitled to fix a toll
or tax on all trucks passing over their streets and “wear
ing them out.”
An ordinance has been drawn, in Savannah, Ga.
which is believed capable of withstanding a test in the
Supreme Court. On this ordinance will depend whether
or not such a tax or toll is constitutional.
Remarkable as it may seem, it is apparent that the
author of the Richardson Highway toll imposition, ap
pears to rely upon Georgia’s action in an effort to est
ablish the principle that where public moneys are expend
ed in road building, either the State or the Federal gov
ernment has a right to levy a tax or toll.
It will be interesting to note what action will be tak
en respecting Porto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the
Hawaiian Islands, where large sums have been expended
is providing roads for the natives, yet where at no time
has the toll provision been suggested.
But it is a long way to these outlying possessions, two
of which are under the control of the tobacco and sugar
trust and one of which is so chaotic that American mon
ey is not the standard of currency. This is the Virgin Is
lands, where the Danish banks retain the right to issue
currency. It is known as Uncle Sam’s Poor House since
rum manufacture was prohibited. Possibly it is not worth
considering.
Seward
General Hospital
Seward, Alaska
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INTEREST IT THE
After a preliminary survey had
been made of Craig harbor the
Board of Engineers for Rivers and
Harbors states that the benefits
expected to result from the propos
ed improvement are almost entirely
local in character and are not suf
ficiently general to justify the im
provement at the expense of the
United States. The report on the
survey was favorable to the extent
of recommending improvement of
Craig harbor by the construction
of a breakwater about 320 feet in
length, and a boat basin about 200
feet wide, 410 feet long and 11 feet
deep at mean lower low water, with
an entrance channel of 60 feet in
width, at a cost of $46,000 for new
work and $500 per annum for
maintenance.
The bill to suspend the annual
assessment work on mining claims
for the year ending June 30, 1932,
was particularly urged by repre
sentatives from California, Arizona
and other mining states, but in
cluded Alaska in its operation.
Since the Act was signed by the
President on June 4, various tele
grams have been received by the
Delegate from Alaska operators,
prospectors, and chambers of com
merce. Some complain that the Act
will be of little benefit because
most of the work has been done
for the year ending June 30, 1932,
and asking whether it cannot be
made to apply for the year ending
June 30,1933. Others object to the
passage of the Act because it may
keep many prospectors and miners
from securing work from large
holders who have been accustomed
to employ them in doing the an
nual assessment work. A similar
bill may come before Congress next
December and prior to that time
Alaska should be on record as to
its general desire on the subject.
TUNNEY HAS SET-BACK
NEW YORK, July 9. —Gene Tun
ney, former heavyweight champion,
had a set-back in the supreme
court when the appellate division
reversed a decision of a supreme
court jury and held that there
j must be a new trial of the suit
for $526,812 by a sports promoter,
who claims one-tenth of all Tun
ney’s earnings while champion.
Kodaks and Kodak Supplies—-de
veloping, printing, enlarging and
picture framing. Alaska Shop.
35,000 SPAWNING FISH
Thirty five thousand salmon
have passed through the Bear Lake
fish counting weir todate according
to chief weir tender Russel John
ston, whose task it is to count the
finney denizens of the deep as they
go to fresh water to spawn. The
principle run of fish so far has
consisted of reds or sockeye but
this run is now said to be practic
ally over. Silver salmon, humpies
and dogs will be the next fish to
come and they will continue run
ning until sometime in September.
An idea as to the number of fish
which daily go up spawning
streams can be gained when on one
day over 4,000 salmon were counted
as having gone through the weir
at Bear Lake.
President Frank Knight of the
First National Bank, Anchorage,
reports that many of the merch
ants of the railroad headquarters
town are enjoying a oetter volume
of trade this summer than for pre
vious seasons. Especially is this
true with respect to essentials to
mining.
Among the arrivals in Seward
Friday on the SS. Yukon was F. T.
Hope from Seattle. Mr. Hope is not
a stranger to the Territory as he
has spent many years in the North
land and visited the Hope region
about as early as 1897. Mr. Hope
has been renewing acquaintances
in Seward and plans to visit Nuka
Bay, Moose Pass and Hope.
SACRED HEART CHURCH
Fr. Sulzman is out of town for a
week or more and services will not
be held this Sunday in the Sacred
Heart Catholic Church.
Flowers made to order for all!
occasions. Sylvia’s.
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Alaskan
Airways
Serve all of Interior Alaska
Weekly schedules from Anchorage with U. S. Mail
For rates, information, etc., see
Elwyn Swetmann, Seward Representative
Clark Bassett, Manager Anchorage Base
K. K. Katz, Seattle agent, 16 Ray Street
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The Alaska Railroad
(MT McKINLEY PARK ROUTE)
TRAINS ARRIVE TRAINS DEPART
Each Thursday 6:30 p. m.. ^ Each Friday 9:00 a. m.
Each Friday 6:30 p. m. Each Saturday 7:30 a. m
Fairbanks and way points.
Mixed train from Anchorage and intermediate points ar
rives each Wednesday p. m.
Mixed train for Anchorage and intermediate points leaves
not earlier than 10:00 a. m. each Saturday.
Mixed train earriea a eoaeh and handle* paaaenger*.
MOTORSfflP DISCOVERER
Sails from Seward every two weeks for
Anchorage and Cook Inlet ports. Phone 111,
Anchorage, for schedules and rates.
Capt. Heinie Berger, Master
STEAMSHIP STARR
CAPTAIN ARTHUR RYNING
Sailing for Nushagak and way-ports July 11.
SAN JUAN FISHING & PACKING CO.
Chas. A. Jansen, Agent
Phone Madison 139 Seward, Alaska
SEATTLE
SAN FRANCISCO
LOS ANGELES
SAN DIEGO
NEW YORK
ADMIRAL LINE SAILINGS I
Leaves Seattle North
EVANS . July 13
WATSON . July 20
Leave Seward South
WATSON .July 11
EVANS .July 25
WATSON .— Aug. 1
Wayne Blue, Agent
Phones
Main 81, Madison 40
PACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO.
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S«.STEAMERS^^^k FLEET /
Steamer—
.ALEUTIAN
YUKON.
ALEUTIAN
#YUKON ...
ALEUTIAN
YUKON .
Leave Leave
Seattle Seward
.JULY 9 JULY 15 9 P. *
JULY 16 JULY 22 tF.M.
. JULY 23 JULY 29 9 P. M.
.. JULY 30 AUG. 5 9P.M.
. AUG. 6 AUG. 12 9 P.M.
AUG. 13- AUG. 19 > 9 P. M.
Denali sails for Alaska July 16
Sailings marked (*) connect with s teamens tarr
at Seward. All Sailings from Seattle art 9 a. m.
on dates shown.
J. U. CLICKING Eft. Agent
Alaska Steamship Co