’ <f CUV. PARKS’ MESSAGE TO
TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE
* (Continued from Page 1.)
, than the. figures might indicate. This
was due to tne fact that rates on red
fish are much higher, than on the
. cheaper grades...a»d u.most of the
, super-case..taxes, .come from, the red
sa.mon fisheries
Out of a.5.000,QDQ .case pack last
year, somaofcwo -riiillion were carried
k . over by the ^packers. to this year.
Prices sagged-tothe^. lowest in a de
■ cade, or more- ,Thus.dthe ipresent situa
■„ tion in the industry, is .very similar to
that of 132.1
Available <reports indicate that
. there will be«.“a reduction of approxi
. matcly 25 per cent in the number of
canneries to. he operated. Probably
the pack of \red. salmon .will increase
over that of .last, .year; Jbut it is not
..likely that..the .total pack of all
grades- will exceed 3,900,000 cases. If
normal conditions are restored by
... 1932, the pack, should be about 5,000,
000 iases”. iiwthat <year.
But the industry faces an unusual
,. circumstance. in 1933. .In that year
occurs-the off-cycle for red fish in the
Bristol Ray district, and the governor
informed ..the Legislature it was
“practically certain’’* all fishing will
„ be suspended, there during that sea
son.
Other Industries.
Alaska’s fur..trade, . exclusive of
seals, in. 1929L aggregated $4,513,863,
a gain of abaui 5-per cent over 1928,
but the .1930 fur sales were much
smaller.. In-fact,, it was estimated
that the fwnper-s .received 50 p*r cent
les in that A12-month period than was
paid them,.in 1929.
Forest • products ^likewise showed
< the effects-of-depression. However,
new capital is expected-to exploit this
field in the near future. It has been
given licenses tfor. water-power devel
opment, and the governor predicted
“manufacturing i plants will begin
during the next biennium.”
Banking Gdnditrons Normal.
Combined resources - Territorial
and national -hanks,. June 30, 1930,
were: Capital, J$315,0Q0; -surplus and
undivided .profit-,. $335,000; -deposits,
$12,252,000; total assessed valuation
of incorporated »towns was $25,512,
663.
Depression has affected Alaska “in
some degree, hut ave are less affected
than most of.Jtlie other parts of the
United States. There are reports of
unemployed in'isome of the larger
lommunities,/but:.mast ..of them are
recent .arrivals. Steps . have been
c- taken to maetlthis situation »by pro
viding'!, work kdii . several projects,
roads,,and: rivers and harbors im
provemeirts” tefrom £ federal funds.
Fisheries are expected to absorb most
of the surplus- labor this summer.
Conclfidjng "his. general survey, the
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governor said: “I see no reason-why,
if we are prudent in our expenditures
for the next two years, we should not
emerge from this period of adverse
conditions in excelcnt shape and with
out having experienced unnecessary
suffering or placed added burdens on
ndustry or individuals.”
Public Building Program.
Although he recommended suspen
sion of all public building construc
t on temporarily, the Governor urged
the ‘‘necessity for a public building
program," saying: “The time is not
far distant when institutions will be
an absolute necessity,” to meet the
demands for taking care of the “aged
and unfortunate and incorrigibles.”
As financial resources are limited, it
will be essential for the adoption of
a continuing program, setting aside
funds each biennium in advance of
needs so that money will be available
for construction when the time is
ripe. By careful planning and a dis
tribution of costs over a period of
years, probably ten, the Territory
will be able to handle the situation,
he said.
He urged the highway engineer be
given authority “to prepare and ap
prove plans for all buildings and he
should supervise the construction.”
Territorial Taxes.
Territorial taxes, which are based
on “the uncertain and exceedingly
i variable production of our principal
industries,” instead of a “more or
less stable property valuation,” are
already sufficiently burdensome on
industry, Governor Parks told the
legislators. Since tax receipts in pe
riods of declining production are be
low nosmal expenditures, the surplues
that accrues in favorable years must
be set aside for the low-receipt years
in order to avoid deficits.
Revenues last yeaor were less than
expected, and recent indications are
that this year will ‘witness a further
decline in revenues because of mar
ket conditions.” He asked for a
change in the law to make it iompul
sory for operators of floating can
neries or leased shore property to
post bonds large enough to cover all
taxes, and that transportation com
panies be prohibited from moving1
packs from such plants until notified
that the bonds had been furnished.
Differentiating between appropria
tions for . “essential purposes” and
“desirable” activities, the Governor
urged a suspension of the latter for
the biennium. Under the essential
functions he listed education, relief
of destitution, care of dependent chil
dren, construction of roads and trails
and administrative office expenses,
and as “desirable,” bounties on pred
atory animals, stocking public lands
with game and fur-bearing animals,
publicity and similar undertakings.
| “It is not true economy to reduce
appropriations for the first to a point
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which.will.'render them inefficient,’ he
said. "In our Capacities as public of
ficers w-are trustees of public mon
eys, ar,d therefore we should exercise
the same care in authorizing their ex
penditure as we would our personal
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Reviews ‘P*sf - KW-tmium
He then launched’ into, a review of
activities carried on ty the Ter -
ritory during the past two years, The
'ortrol of predatory animals, bounty
•ys.t m, fur farming, dependent, ohil
v n, heaTth and sanitation, the' Pio
_ers’ Home, pensions, fish hatcher
ts, rescue and relief of lost persons,
care of insane, relief of destitution,
game stocking tif public lands, roads
and trails and airplane landing fields,
aviation, Teritorial participation in
the Chicago World’s Fair in 1933, and
in the George Washington Bi-Centen
nial next year, year, education, pros
pectors’ aid, destruction of predatory
enemies of the salmon, * Territorial
boxing commission, Historical Li
brary and Museum, publicity, destruc
tion of reindeer parasites, and budget
reform, were all discussed in detail,
and a number of recommendation?
made on several subjects.
Expenses Increasing.
Briefly, the Governor depicted tht
expenditures for schools and social
welfare, which together absorb 65 pei
cent of all Territorial disbursements,
as showing a high rate of increase in
the past several years. In 1917 tht
Territory expended out of its treas
ury for educational purposes onls
$75,521.49, and in the school year of
1929-30 disbursements for the samt
purpose, without including the Alas
ka College, amounted to $544,731.37,
or a sevenfold increase. In the samt
period schools increased 100 per cent
and enrolment less than that.
For dependent children the Terri
tory is expending currently about
$2,300 per month on 143 children.
Fifty-seven thousand dollars were ap
propriated in 1929 and $70,00 will be
needed for the next biennium.
Total expenses for the Pioneers'
Home were 5$105,150.53, and $100,000
is asked for the next two years.
The construction of a modern insti
tution which will care for both men
and women is indicated. The Gov
ernor said there is now 817,000 in the
building fund and, finances permit
ting, will reach $211,000 by 1933. He
asked for the appointmenet of a corn
mitee to prepare plans for the struc
ture.
Pension Roll.
There are 381 individuals on the
pension rol. Although the 1929 Leg
islature increased the maximum
monthly allowance from $25 to $35,
the board of trustees was not able to
raise the scale, as the funds made
available were insufficient. In fact,
although the rate was held to the
then existing basis, due to the in
creased number of pensioners, a small
devcit was incurred that the present
session will have to take care of.
Under the existing system of
awarding allotments, the Governor
TABLE OF DISTANCES BE
TWEEN NENANA AND FLAT
Nenana .
Tavern Roadhouse ..
Knight’s Roadhouse
Miles
... 90
... 17%
Nineteen-Mile Roadhouse. 58
Diamond Roadhouse... 76
Roosevelt .”_ ^ gg
Lake Minchumina.. 11B
Trappers’ Cabin . .T..7...I... 132
Lone Star Roadhouse . 156
Telida Roadhouse . ~ 169%
Slow Fork Roadhouse . 187
East Fork Roadhouse .....) 806
Berry’s Landing Roadhouse. 227%
Big River Roadhouse..241
McGrath . 263
Takotna . 280
Bill Goss’ Roadhouse ._ _ 291
a»tesr==±= ISS i
Brown Creek shelter cabin.. 818 j
Frits shelter cabia . 336
First Chance shelter cabin_346
Schermeyer R. H. .. 360
Iditarod... 376
Flat . 384
Bonanzza sheler cabin, 12 miles
from Flat.
Crooked Creek shelter cabin, 19
miles frem .Bonanza.
said it was not possible to prevent
i payment of pensions to persons not
( entitled to them, and he asked the
^Legislature to authorize tzhe use of
tax collectors, now employed, to in
vestigate questionable cases,
i la the past two years 17 per cent
■ of- alb'disbursements by the Territory
were made for the relief of destitu
tion and care of indigents, including
pensions, Pioneers ’Home, dependent
• children. The appropriations for
these purposes totaeld $400,000 in the
r past two years. With the exception
of the ^Pioneers’ Home, the system
■was described as unsatisfactory and
remedies were suggested.
Federal Highway Act.
“At future time it is certain
'we shall be expected to come under
the Federal highway act, and we may
as well begin to consider this mat
ter,” the Governor said. “One of the
requirements that must be met i3 the
existence of an administrative organ
j izatiom acceptable to the Federal gov
! emment. vln. my opinion this will be
impossible under, the present system
of selecting a hignway engineer. The
proper discharge of the duties of'that
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FOR SALE
Ophir
Roadhouse
.Completely furnished. A
good place for man and
wife. Reasonable terms to
rigqht party.
Write or wire to
P. W. CARLSON,
Ophir, Alaska.
office demands, insofar as pofesiolV
that it should be removed-from poli
tics.”
A similar suggestion 'was made re
garding the commissioner of educa
tion. The dual system of schools ex
isting in the Territory is not now sat
isfactory, he contende. Eventually, he
added, the administration of the In
dian schools will be turned over to
the Territory under an arrangement
whereby the Federal government will
defray the expenses of operating
them and of erecting new buildings,
and the Territory will asume the cost
of administrative overhead, which is
; small.
1 Continuing, he said: “However, be
fore such a plan can be considered it
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Pioneer
Shop —
Blacksmith
Machine and
all kinds of
Sheet Metal
Work
ij
Safetys
Stoves i
V
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ROBERT LOWKI?
Proprietor
t
Babeesch Moesehide Mitts and .Boote l
t *
Furs Bought and Sold Clothing
All Kinds of Nice Fresh Groceries and Fruit*. .
Canned Goods of All Kinds Beds and. Bedding I;
A R. fldridge
McGrath
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Times
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