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VALDEZ MINER TURNS ECONOMIST
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of the transportation system including the steamship companies, the
railroad and the Richardson Highway Transportation Company, which
claims assets of $200,000.
Here was business handed out on a silver platter, only requiring a
gentleman’s agreement that it not become competitive with the railroad.
But like Eve and the apple, temptation crept in. It came in the form
of contracting with a chainstore, of foreign extraction, with just suf
ficient local stockholders to give it face, to haul its perishable freight in
competition with the railroad: to carry passengers at a less rate than
the railroad. This has resulted in General Manager Otto F. Ohlson
of the Alaska Railroad, who is custodian of the people's investment of
seventy-three millions of dollars, serving notice that in view of these
acts the gentleman’s agreement is terminated, and that hereafter the
Richardson Highway will not be included in the advertising matter, nor j
will tourists be solicited to travel over it.
Thus, like a boy. his arm loaded with apples and reaching for an- j
other and dropping all, the bus line fizzled its shot.
This has evoked a tirade of abuse from the Valdez Miner against !
General Manager Ohlson and charges that the entire transaction was {
the result of Colonel Ohlson desiring to hold his job because it is lucra- j
tive. Of course, the Miner would not accept it nor anyone else whose
knowledge of locomotion is confined to handling a gee-pole.
It may be said to the credit of Mr. S. O. Breedman, president of the
Richardson Highway Transportation Company, that his protest to Col
onel Ohlson was in better grace than the Miner’s vindictive tirade, even
though it was paradoxical in this observation:
"As you know, last year we did not go into competition with the
Alaska Railroad or the Valdez freighters for the reason that we were I
in hope that the Alaska Railroad would see fit to reduce its passenger
and freight rates."
In other words, competition was launched in the hope of forcing
a reduction in rates, which if brought about, would nullify any chance
the transportation company had of getting any but railroad business!
Therefore, the Miner makes the observation that it w'ould have been
better if the railroad had not been built and the money thus expended
had been put into wagon roads.
Above has been shown what the railroad has accomplished indus
trially and financially. Of course, the Miner is prepared to submit facts
and figures to prove its position more sound than the Federal govern
ment’s
To supply a basis on which to figure, the Miner might scan the
following; showing what the railroad has disbursed between the years
from July, 1921, to June. 1931:
Fiscal Year Disbursed Fiscal Year Disbursed
1922 .$6,624,951.83
1923 5,866,143.25
1924 .,. 4,001,093.75
1925 . 3,460,101.00
1926 2,857,19966
A grand total in ten years of
1927 .82,976,744.72
1928 . 3,137,500.86
1929 .v. 2,736,913.82
1930 . 3,378,305.01
1931 . 2,378,305.23
,267,040.13!
Does the Miner believe that Western Alaska and the Territory
w'ould have been better off without the expenditure of this vast sum
each year?
Can it point any substitute calculated to have brought as great an
income to Western Alaska and to the Territory through the creating of
millions of taxable property?
Does it believe that it were better that the payroll industries like the
Fairbanks Exploration Company, the Healy River Coal Corporation, the
Evan Jones coal mines, the Anchorage Light and Power Company, the
Willow Creek mines which are giving employment to hundreds of men
and a large volume of business to mercantile establishments, the Mata
nuska farming section with its happy, prosperous rural homes, and
access, had not come into Western Alaska? And that disbursements by
bus opposition are more to be desired than this sourc eof revenue?
Assuming that orders came tomorrow to close the railroad and turn
the maintenance of the Richardson Highway over to the Territory, has
the Miner any substitute to offer in point of revenue?
When the Miner charges Colonel Ohlson with being responsible for
or acquiescing in the increased freight and passenger rates, it speaks
without the facts. He opposed it before the Senate Committee and gave
out authorized statements that he would protest it in Washington. The
records show that he did.
The only criticism the Senatorial Committee had to offer of his ad
ministration was the fact that he had been prone to overlook small acts
of competition with the railroad.
If the Miner is familiar with governmental transactions it must
surely know that a public official deviating from rules and regulations
of his office whereby moneys are expended for purposes not provided,
or allowed to be diverted through just such things as fostering compe
tition, is guilty of misfeasance, if not malfeasance, in office. There
fore, as the Miner says, his action with respect to the Richardson High
way is for the purpose of holding his job, if not his liberty.
It would be unfortunate indeed if Valdez had nothing more to sup
port it than the normal traffic passing over the highway. But such is
not the case. It is known to have rich minerals and fisheries.
It was not the railroad management that killed the goose which
laid the golden egg, but what appears to the neutral mind as an error in
business judgment.
Every item of business lost by the railroad means a curtailment of
operating forces. This has been recognized by the constructive minds
of all business men and laborers who profit by railroad disbursements.
They would be shortsighted, indeed to follow the lead of the Miner and
boycott the very agency which maintains prosperity in a zone of 460
miles long and many miles on each side of it.
IS IT ECONOMY?
The robbery of the Brosius cash drawer, injury of several citizens
by stumbling in the dark and general inconveniences is the harvest to
date traceable to the extinction of the electric lights.
With our own parasites, coupled with the possibility that others of
their ilk are mingling with newcomers, vigilance should be doubled to
rid Seward of every man who cannot give a good account of himself.
When noxious weeds begin to appear is the time to begin uprooting them
before they overrun the place. Alaska has been signally free of crime,
and it should be kept so.
The constituted authorities are sometimes handicapped in dealing
with such crimes as theft. What is needed is a vagrancy law carrying
with it a penalty on the chain gang or rock pile. There are men who do
not feel the disgrace of incarceration or fines for misdeeds. Nothing
short of vigorous measures will reach the conscienceless wolves of so
ciety.
GIVE MORE FIGURES
Primary totals as broadcast from
KFQD, Anchorage, last evening,
were as follows:
Dimond 1,016, Ziegler 753, Grigs
by 544.
John W. Frame 845, Hardcastle1
i 594, Connors 590.
Shonbeck 916, Morton 784, Deal
723, Heath 428, Hoskins 416, Kirk
568, Moran 437, Rice 345, Troy 532,
Wacker 352, Wakefield 372, Wal
mer 517.
Hofman 676, Taylor 673, Patter
son 646, McCutclieon 566, Smith
550.
Rustgard 1,338, Foster 326.
Lucas 285, Charles 5.
Rasmusson- 969, John White 335.
McDonald 723, Nafsted 687, Phinn
599, Larson 511, McCain 452, Mc
Mahan 399.
It will be noted that the list is
incomplete and it is presumed the
count covers the available returns
from the Third Division only. It
will be one or two days yet before
official announcement of success
ful candidates can be made, and
probably longer owing to the dis
tant Westward precincts.
Many names are omitted from
the above list but it is verbatim as
broadcast.
The total Anchorage vote was i
858.
Seventeen of the 54 precincts in
Southeastern Alaska have so far
instructed convention delegates for
Franklin Roosevelt.
The Indian vote in the First Di- ,
vision, heretofore strong Republi
can, went Democratic.
It was said that the nomination
of Cash Cole was virtually assured,
as well as Rustgard.
Seward’s legislative candidate, J. i
S. Hofman, was high man at An- j
chorage being given 390 votes. Di-1
mond was given 550 and Wicker
sham 240.
SS STARR SAILS MAY 16
The SS Starr, San Juan Fishing
& Packing Company, Arthur Ryn
ing, master, which sailed Wednes
day for Seattle on its semi-annual
inspection of boilers and hull, is
due to return to the Port of Seward
May 16 when it departs on its first
voyage of the season to Bristol Bay
and Nushagak.
It’s Haas Candy time for Mother’s
Day, May 8. She never forgets
you. ALASKA SHOP.
WILL LAND AT SEWARD
Many letters have been received
in Seward from Seiji Noma, presi
dent of the Hochi Shimbun, the
largest publishing house in Japan, j
announcing a staff aviator, Seiji!
Yoshihara, will fly to Seward from i
the South enroute to Japan, prob- I
ably in May.
LOCAL UNEMPLOYED
GIN CONSIDERATION
“It is the policy of the Alaska
Railroad when employing men for’
the season’s work to hire men for
the various localities from the j
towns adjacent thereto, and I can
assure you that the men on list
submitted by you will be given.
consideration when forces are in- !
creased this year, former employ- |
ees being re-employed first. I am ;
instructing our employment agent!
to give consideration to these men
and am referring your list to him.” '
This is the text of a letter re
ceived in the last mail by' Mayor
Don Carlos Brownell from Colonel j
Otto F. Ohlson, general manager
of the Alaska Railroad. Continu
ing. Colonel Ohlson says:
“We are net hiring any new
men at present, and do not expect;
to send out extra gangs or in-;
crease section gangs until about
May 15.”
Mayor Brownell addressed a let
ter some days ago to Colonel Ohl
son inquiring as to the possibility
of employment on the railroad
for a number of local men.
A BUSY SEAPORT
Three steamers were in port
Wednesday; the SS Starr, SS Otsego
and the Standard Oil Company
tanker Standard Service. Two trains
also arrived yesterday from An
chorage. Today the SS Yukon is
due from the South; the Otsego is
taking on a big coal tonnage. A
passenger train is due from the i
Interior tomorrow evening. On Sat- j
urday, the USS Gannet and two
seaplanes will arrive and on the
following day, Sunday, the SS Ad
miral Evans arrives from the West
ward enroute South.
Porter Berryhill, chief engineer
of The Alaska Railroad, accom-.
panied by Walter S. Jones, bridge
engineer, were among the arrivals
Wednesday from Anchorage.
Postoffice Inspector Marchand
returned to Seward Wednesday
from Interior points.
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LIBERTY THEATRE
Show tonight—8:00 o’clock
An exciting drama of the early ’70’s at the time of the land
rush into the Dakotas, with—
VICTOR McLAGLEN — LEW CODY
EDDIE GRIBBON
As the three who are
"NOT EXACTLY GENTLEMEN"
And with charming FAY WRAY as the lass who has a map
to a rich gold mine located in the Black Hills of the Dakotas.
Thrills, Laughs and Intrigue result before and during the
rush of hundreds of covered wagons on their way to the
new rich lands. A play everyone will enjoy.
A Two Reel comedy with
LLOYD HAMILTON
as the
“EX-PLUMBER”
One Reel of Singingetaoin
ONE REEL OF SINGING
And a Very Interesting
PICTORIAL
The Alaska Railroad
(Mt. McKinley Park Route)
TRAINS ARRIVE TRAINS DEPART
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 carrie* a coach and handies passengers.
STEAMSHIP STARR
CAPTAIN ARTHUR RYNING
Sailing to Nushagak Wayports leaving Seward May 16
SAN JUAN FISHING & PACKING CO.
Chas. A. Jansen, Agent
Phone Madison 139
Seward, Alaska
SEWARD WATER SUPPLY
Seward, Alaska
“Good Water a Necessity in Every Home”
Wayne Blue, Agent
Office in Arcade Building. Phone, Main 81
Travel by the
Dollar Steam
ship Line from
Pacific Coast
ports to New
York via Pana
ma Canal.
Leaves
Vessel Seattle
Evans .Apr. 20
Watson ..Apr. 27
Evans .May 11
Watson ..May 18
Evans .June 1
Watson ..June 8
Arrives Leaves
Seward Seward
Apr. 27 May 2
May 4 May 9
May 18 May 23
May 25 May 30
June 8 June 13
June 15 June 20
WAYNE BLUE, Agent
Passenger accommodations on all
Admiral Line vessels have been
completely and materially improved.
You will find them very attractive
and comfortable.
ADMIRAL
FINEST
^STEAMERS
LARGEST
. FLEET
Steamer—
YUKON_
ALASKA___
* YUKON_
ALASKA.....
YUKON_
Leave Leave
Seattle Seward
Apr. 23 Apr. 29 9 p.m.
Apr. 30 May 6 9 p.m.
May 7 May 13 9 p.m.
May 14 May 20 9 p.m.
May 21 May 27 9 p.m.
Freighter Lakina is scheduled to sail
from Seattle May 5; calling False Pass
first. Cannot handle explosives.
Sailings marked (*) connect with steamer Starr
at Seward. All Sailings from Seattle at 9 a. m.
on dates shown.
J. H. FLICKINGER. Agent
Alaska Steamship Co.