Seward Daily Gateway
OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19, 1904
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SHOULD BE RELIEVED OF BURDEN
If the former Bureau of Education and its successor,
the Bureau of Indian Affairs, are supposed to be in
charge of Alaskan natives, why is it that the Territory
of Alaska must appropriate large sums annually for the
support of native * schools and other items pertinent to
their welfare?
These thousands of dollars could be expended to
wards development of Alaska’s resources, the prospec
tor's aid act, pensioning pioneers and any number of
things.
Why does the Territory chip in if the Indians are
wards of the Federal Government?
Gateway readers know this paper is in entire sym
pathy with the native element and has defended them
time and again and by bringing up this question we do
not mean to create the impression that funds for school i
buildings, etc., should be entirely eliminated, but we do
believe that the Territory should be relieved of any pay-1
ment toward their upkeep insofar that the Federal
Government has assumed the priority right.
ALASKA HOLDING SACK
For years there has been agitation regarding splitt
ing up the annual money derived from the sale of seal
pelts from the Pribilof Islands whereby three nations
enjoy the proceeds and Alaska, where the dear little ani
mals are born, bred and killed, holds the sack.
Every civic body in the Territory should line up
on this matter in which the Territory is annually de
prived of rightful thousands of dollars and present the
case to official Washington. As long as Alaskans remain
dormant, just so long will we continue to lose thousands
of dollars annually.
With our present strong representation at Wash
ington, Delegate to Congress Wickersham, Alaska’s case
should be presented at court very effectively. We believe
this subject is one that will have the heavy and whole
hearted endorsement of Delegate Wickersham.
These thousands of dollars could be put to a mighty
fine use in a thousand ways.
Man’s sentimental attachment for inanimate ob
jects is well illustrated by the case of Old Ironsides. The
ancient frigate, garbed in new paint, in addition to, her
glories from the war of 1812, will shortly leave on a
cruise along the Atlantic Seaboard. Many, who would
question the propriety of keeping so useless a piece of
junk afloat, will sneak off quietly to have a look at her,
and such action will indicate that their finer concep
tions have come out on top.
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A city must sell itself to its citizens before it can
sell itself to the outside world.
It’s funny! A newspaper man, who does not “bull”
everybody is considered high-hat, and the editor who
taffies the crowd is called a sap.
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In spite of rumors local citizens seldom die of over
work.
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Whenever we become slightly discouraged, from a
financial standpoint, we mentally recite the following
by Forbes: “If you encountered no difficulties the office
boy could take your place”
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National Editorial Association
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PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Missions 3,.Seals 1
Oakland 3,.Portland 2
Hollywood 7.Los Angeles 5
Sacramento and Seattle, rain
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 10, 9, Chicagao 9, 2.
Washington 4.Detroit 3.
Philadelphia 5, 5 ...St. Louis 6, 8
Boston 8.Cleveland 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 1.Philadelphia 5
Cincinnati 6.New York 0
St, Louis 1.Brooklyn 0
Chicago 3.Boston 4
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Hollywood 9.Los Angeles 1
Missions 6.San Francisco 5
Others rain.
CALL FOR BIDS FOR OPERATION
OF VESSEL ALONG COAST OF
COOK INLET, SEASONS OF 1931 ]
AND 1932
Telegraphic or written bids or of- j
fers for subsidy provided by the.
Tenth Alaska Legislature will be|
be recieved at the office of the gov- j
ernor of Alaska, Juneau, up to noon,;
July 3, 1931, for the operation of a j
vessel of American registry and
shown on U. S. Customs House re
cords to be not less than 60 feet
in length, not less than 40 tons
gross capacity with a passenger
carrying capacity of not less than
twenty-five (25) persons, and berth
accomodations for at least sixteen
(16) persons, and of a maximum
speed of not less than eight (8)
miles per hour; from Anchorage to
Seward, along the coast of Cook In
let, touching on each trip at Kenai,
Kasilof, Ninilchik, Homer, Seldovia,
Port Chatham and Seward and re
turning from Seward via Port Cha
tham Iliamna, Snug Harbor, Sel
dovia, Kasilof, Kenai, and thence
to Anchorage and make regula'*
stated trips not less than once in
fifteen days when navigation is!
open in the above mentioned wa- j
ters. as a common carrier of freight j
and passengers.
The law appropriates the sum of
seven thousand five hundred dol
lars ($7,500.00) and provides that
not more than three thousand sev
en hundred and fifty doHars
| ($3,750.00) shall be expended during
any one year, and defines the open
season to be from May 1 to Nov
ember 1; the amount of the sub
sidy will be computed from the time
the successful bidder begins :».e
service and pro-rated according to
trips. Bids must state proposal
for complete round trip, nna u.
include a complete description of
boat.
Bidders will be required to accom
pany bids with a tariff of freight
and passenger rates (which shall
be reasonable and subject to ap
proval by ihe Governor) and from
which there shall be no variation
if bid is accepted.
The contractor will be required,
at the close of the season, to make
a report, under oath, to accompany
his claim for subsidy, giving the
following information: (a) Tariff
sheet of freight and passenger rates
for the route covered; (b) total
tonnage and total number of pas
sengers carried; (c) gross earnings
from passenger, freight and mail
service rendered, segregating the
same according to the three classes
here mentioned; (d) statement in
detail of all expenses incurred and
on what account; the names and
addresses of all persons employed,
and the gross earnings and gross
expenses of the route covered.
Contract will be entered into im
mediately upon the award to the
successful bidder, who must be pie
pared to furnish a bond acceptable
to the governor in an amount equ'd
to 50% of the bid.
The right is reserved to reject
any and all bids.
GEO. A. PARKS, Governor.
e 16, 1931. J-26, 27,k j
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