Seward daily gateway., 1930-08-30
EDITORIAL.
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acGlOn, that out or these resources has grown up the very conditions he speaks of, namely the large number of retainers set to govern not only these resources but the very dinner pail of those not con- nected with governmental bureaus or enterprises.
 It might also be pointed out that hte program of development pro- mulgated by former Secretary of the Interior John Barton Payne and former Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels, was nullified the moment the Senator's party came into power and that retrogression instead of progress has been the result. By this action the equiva- len of $1,100O00 of the $70,000,000 he mentioned was scrapped and along with it the only practical program that has emerged since the railroad was first conceived of. The ghost cities of Eska and Chick aloon, the $4OO,C0O Sutton Washery and kindred accessories to coal mining stand as monuments to governmental bungling.
 ! Tn using the plural personal pro- noun in building up his case against the railroad the Senator evidently lost sight of the fact that the formation of a majority of fortunes in Portland and Seattle was derived from the first $350 ,D00,- GOO in virgin gold taken from the soil of Alaska, and that during it's possession it has contributed ap- proximately eight and 9 quarter billion dollars to the upDuildiEg of the United States. Sui ely the Sen ator's knowledge of econOralcS Wll enable him to see that the i've meaning the people of t'ic Unite l States-were not alone in supply ing actual cash expended for the construction of the ralsr9ai The Alaska Railroad is a jOin- invest ment of citizens of Gne United states and Alaskans Wivu tie lao- ter carrying the major portion of the capital account in god and personal energy in conqucrlng the wilderness that was The fact that I4,OOO of them must look to govern ment expenditures for SuStenance shows that they do not, possess that horde of Croesus which went to en- rich the United States.
 The Senator says public utili- ties should be run for blood" They have with respect to Alaska.
 It might be pointed out that every State in the Union has ap- propriated hundreds of millions of dollars for roads, to which the federal government has contribut- i ed like amount. Each year sees hundreds of millions expended for maintenance. Yet We know of no case on record where toll is charg
 ed. They were builded for the purpose of developing the country influenced by their presence. So was The Alaska Railroad. It is merely highway utilizing trains instead of vehicles. Why not charge toll over the Richardson Highway.
 If the Senator is sincere in his position that something should be done to abolish the deficit he will insist, upon his return to Washing ton, that the system of half-meas- ure administration of The Alaska Railroad be supplanted by one
 having some of the elements of practicability such as a hard-head-
 ed business man would apply to a
 like industry "
 The Senators should be inform
 ed of the need in Resurrection Bay
 of refuge harbor for small boats
 which Seward has been endeavor-
 ing to obtain for many years. When Ia south wind sweeps up the bay
 even large steamers tied alongside
 of tn government dock sometimes
 have to pull away and anchor
 They should be told that Seward enjoys not a penny of revenue from the operation of the local dock that the only revenue derived ir Seward for civic Improvements comes direct from the tax payers.
 They should be presented witt statistics relative to port business This will amaze them, we feel sure
 Tell them of tn mail conditions to the Westward, of how today, tht l same monthly service is in force Lf-