THE SENATE COMMITTEE'S REPORT
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it possesses practically unlimited potentialities of both saving and
loss. Information is that a great measure of care is not exercised in
this matter.
In addition to the regular force assigned to the industrial and
colonization activities of the railroad, there appears on the pay roll
a “Special representative of the general manager,” whose annual
.salary is $10,000 plus per diem at the rate of $6, and incidental ex
penses, which is allocated to “Establishment of industries” under
traffic expenses.
For the fiscal year ended June 30, 1930, this representative in
curred the following cost: Salary $6,249.98; expenses $944.29; cash
advance $500; total $7,694.27.
The expenditures of the Alaska Railroad allocated to the “De
velopment of tourist travel, agricultural colonization and develop
ment, reported for the purpose of this investigation were: 1926,
$26,459.80; 1927, $28,231.92; 1928. $22,201.52; 1929, $26,013.92; 1930, $53
674.30: total $155,981.46.
The government’s loss thus far sustained in the Alaska Rail
road can not be measured by the amount of deficit from operations
as shown of June 30, 1930, at $10,736,745.98. Actually, it is far in ex
cess of this amount by reason of (1) the inflation in the invest
ment account transferring thereto: United States Navy expenditures
at Chickaloon coal mine $820,163.97; Coal Creek coal mine $155,499.
88; King River coal mine $21,365.09; U. S. equipment transferred
from Panama $331,826.68; total $1,328,855.62.
All of which represents a substantial loss which should be writ- :
ten out of the accounts through depreciated equipment, obsolete
equipment, and abandoned physical property.
An engineering appraisal should be made for the purpose of
establishing a correct record of and evaluating the entire property
with the view of writing down inflated physical values and estab- j
iishing in the books of account at the present time the true values.
An inventory of the physical property owned has never been
made.
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Other than intermittent and irregular audits of the cash in
the hands of the disbursing clerk at Anchorage, the accounts of the ;
A|aska Railroad have never been audited.
Not until the accounts are stated at their true value can the |
government know the cash outlay in the Alaska Railroad.
MISCELLANEOUS PHYSICAL PROPERTY to June 30, 1930
Anchorage townsite $91,471.56; Seward townsite $13,381.41; Post i
Office. Anchorage S7,606.73; School, Anchorage $46,919.86; Employ
ees’ dwelling houses, Anchorage $97,219.83; Seward $4,000; Bunk
houses. Anchorage, .00; Nenana $50,723.46; Curry, $6,703.53; Ware
house sites, Anchorage $8,379.08; Knights Island sawmill $32,651 17.
BUILDINGS AND TERMINAL STRUCTURES OWNED
Anchorage total $1,077,922.80; Nenana $499,201.27; Seward, Depot
$16,024.45; office building $6,393.97; warehouse No. 1, (dock) $31,421,
43; Warehouse No. 2 (dock) $4,869.65; Guard house (dock* $485.00; j
Seward dock $60,612.86; Sew?ard dock extension $52,361.97; Warehouse
313,720.81; Ice house $5,381.83; Employees’ dwellings $4,000; Seward
^ark $327.17; Display booth $386.15; Total $202,122.86; Curry total
4299,665.30; Fairbanks total, $185,994.87.
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j The Geological Survey, Depart
: ment of the Interior, has com
' pi etc d compilation of names and
best known mountain peaks in j
| Alaska of 10,000 feet or ovre. The'
; list, a copy of which has been j
sent The Gateway, follows: • j
Alverstone 14,500; Anderson
110,770; Augusta 14,070; Bear 14,
850; Bi Mountain 10,182; Black
burn 16,140; Bona 16,420; Browne
Tower 11,000; Castle Peak 10,514;
Cook 13,760; Crillon 12,727; De
borah 12,540; Drum 12,002; Fair
weather 15,300; Florence 11,610;
Foraker 17,000; George 10,000; j
Gerdnie 12,600; Goode 10,600;
Haydon Peak 11,920; Hayes 13,
740.
Hess 12,030; Hubbard 14,920;
The Hump 12,900; Hunter 14,960;
Huxley 12,560; Iliarnna (volcano)
10,085; Jarvis 12,230; Karstens
Ridge 10,400; Kates Needle 10,
002; La Perouse 10,750; Lituya
11,750; Lodge 10,530; Logan (Can
ada* 19,850; McKinley 20,300;
Natazhat 13,441; Quincy Adams!
15,360; Regal 13,400; Redoubt!
(volcano* 10,200; Riggs . 11,783; |
Root 12,860.
Russel 11,600; Sanford 16,206;
Marcus Baker 13.250; St. Elias
18,008; Seattle 10,070; Spur (vol
cano) 11,050; Sulzer 10,920; Titt
mann 11,000; Torbert 10,600;
Vancouver 15,700; Watson 12,
495; Waxell Ridge 10,200; Wran
gell (volcano) 14,005.
The latitude and longitude of
the mountains is also contained
in the report.
Capt. Pete Sather, of the Nuka
Bay Transportation Line, arrived
in port yesterday from the gold j
mining district for supplies and!
mine equipment.
Phone f u r Horliir/tc's Danish
Ice Cream and we will deliver
Candy Cottage.
Practical and beautiful bridge
gifts at the Alaska Shop.
Fraternal Orders
SEWARD POST
The American
Meet
NO. 5
Leirion
At 8 p.
Post C’(
Hopkins
firv and third
Wednesdays
M.-Harriman Bid*
mmander
Adjutant
L. «J ..
< ’htlin ri
Seward Chapter No. 10. Order
Eastern Star
Meets the second j
and fourth Monday's 1
of each month in I
McMullen’s Bldg., at ;
8 p. m. Visiting mem- j
bers always welcome, t
iviui. josepmn© sneiaon, w. m.;
Mrs. Mariam Painter, Secretary. |
PIONEERS OF ALASKA—IGLOO
NO. 9.
Cal M. Brosius, Secretary and
_ Treasurer.
Seward Lodge No. 1425. L. O. O.
m. Meets every
first and third
Fridays of eacht
month at 8 p.
m. at L 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 iirst
and third Mon
days of each
month in I. O. O.
F. Hall at 8 p. m
Visiting members
are always welcome Maude E.
Larsson, N. G.; Ludvig Larsson,
Secretary.
Ressurection Lodge No. A-7, I. O.
O. F.
Meets every Thursday
8 p. m. in Odd Fellows’
Hall. Visiting brothers welcome.
Walter L. Corliss, N. G.; Ludvig
Larsson, Secretary.
Seward Lodge No. 219, F. and
A. ML
Stated communications
first and third Tuesdays
each month. Visiting
orethem welcome. Cnas. snel-1
don, W. M.; IlaroM Painter, See.
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Bubbles from the Vat
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Famous swing scene from,
“Sweet and 20,” featuring Alice j
and Dave sitting pretty. Photo by I
A. Lense.
OPENS CAFE
The many friends in Anchor
age and Seward of Charles Cam
eron, who for many years con
ducted Cameron’s Cafe in the
above named cities, will bg inter
ested in knowing that he and
Mrs. Cameron have settled in j
Merced, Calif., and have opened j
a cafe there which they have,
named Cameron’s Cafe, reports;
the Anchorage Times.
EVEN CHANCE
John Marsden, the adopted son j
of Rev. Edw. Marsden, who shot j
himself with a revolver because I
of unrequited love, lies in the
Ketchikan hospital with an even,
chance of getting well, reports
the Chronicle.
The best ice cream yet! Hor
hiek’s Danish Ice Cream. Candy!
Cottage, sole agent.
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The mixed train couldn't make
it through the heavy snow yes
terday, returning to Seward late
in the afternoon. It got away to
another good start today.
Starting tomorrow, Saturday,
weekly steamer sailings from
Seattle for Seward resume.
List your labor wants with us;
we will endeavor to secure for
you the help desired. Phone
Adams 126 or call at the M & W
Club, Seward, Alaska.
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