Douglas Island news., 1919-03-28
G0 YERNOR kGGS
 WANTSSOME BOATS
h Special lIosago to Legislature He Asks That Territory Pass
 Boat Legislation

Last Wednesday Governor Thom.a |Ues Jr startled both houses of .he Territorial legislature by tram- hitting mo arc5 to them urging Hpt Uc Territory Of Alaska go into ,Ha transportation business to shake oT lhc hold of Che transportation ompanc. which arc throruug ua industries ol Alaska The mraagc s a direct r.riy to thc utemcu of th. uawo .ou companies ri.t tuay had dcau.I lo again mi.e p.
 urer a.. ou Alaskan bolts
 m h. mcara ha gave tables showing m. large percentage ol raise .Aa. has taken place both ior uaaaaa, and freight rates since .Ial1.
 The wD sc received au cu,hus- a.... welcome u both houses and m .ho Senate Mr. pr..e immediately introduced hU providing for th, .as. of four vessels ay tac Tcru- .or, from tuc r. s. Shipping Board. o.o vessel to oaaatn .o Some. ono to Southwestern hm.H and two 'o Southeastern Alaska.
 Tho follows
 g5 tue saa,e and Hoae of Repre-
 rHIr.
 ! have viewed witch apprehension .ae recent increases u freight and olrr nr.U bs tuc steamship ..man. operating between Seat Washington and tae ym.au. r1r. u Che Territory or Alaska During .ao year 1918 rates wore increased over and alar. .Ho. obtaining i'm a-7. tha reason being aa. forth that .. conditions had greatly Increased operating ,u.r..s Extensive l.u- ne were u.d ou th. subject ol ro.aht a.os in both Alaska and iu .. States Tine contention of thc amIp companies was upheld na March 70 of tuis yo0r sim m- liner Increased tariffs became oIfoc- uyo
 When Will Increase Cease
 Whom win ns m.roaea oascg War conditions mo longer exist s.a.. u. abnormal prices brought i.u n. aar.m' conditions u. omur.O.e H r..I.. rama.r.. .t ..u. ...m fH. now r.. re- .. ..oHt. should D, lowered ...I O. u..o.r Small compete ms lines nH,a boom c.immuoI Ihe ..p'a o- .He Territory have uor h.m uur.yl W t0 che necessity for further increase or tara nor do H.Iog. .hat such necessity cNs' Federal agencies arc either unable lr arc Ioath to ezcr..c restraining influences.
 It is evident to an of ms that Territorial development. cannot cone muc wau operating under Ho
 handicap co. almost nroa.h.i.yo Io.eH' and raaser nt.s If pre .r... uc t1 ha heUgy.I already hc uta b.tvoar Seattle and South
 tam Alaska are greater thm rates across tu. Pa.u. Al Some ao retail price or coal !. Iu Che r.aHloraooI Of sal uor ,ou While
 ua. there last summer. it was
 mm.i Ina, hc pr.r. or thI- come modirv would advance during tho winter to s40 ucr toa Increased ..t ol coat m Some means Che death or tno community as winter camp. Only thc rich win bc able to a.ori Che common comforts or lilc
 Rates Are Burjonsomc
 m hc interior Of Alaska tbc poo- nlc are already oycrbwdcncd wth high rates. which arc largely rcspou- s.bIc for tbc gradual closing down Of Ior-rralc placer operations. The population is decreasing and further decrease in population will make it difficult .or existing river uauapor- nIou limos to fnI enough traffic tc vaum. further operation.
 m my mnua' report Co thc sccrc- turv or ,ha Interior. ] advocated.
 "Taat the United States shall
 take over for tbc period of thc
 ear md until such time as cone
 df.ous shah have roadiustcd
 themselves Go proper status,
 ou transportation by steamships
 or railroad limos. to end in 7ic
 Territory of Alaska, charging
 surh freight and passenger tar ifs and maintaining such schcd-
 uIos as win allow and oucour-
 age Che continued development of thc Territory
 On my recent visit to Washing | tcu D. C.. ] urged his action. even l .houph war was then virtually at an end. but it seems that legislation is lacking Co enable che Government Co establish lines of transportation Co Alaska Tho Secretary of the ln- terior agrees with me that the Terri . tory cannot come to full development under present conditions and Inc would havc come 10 our assistance. l particularly in connection with the . Government railroad, had Inc been