Seward daily gateway., 1933-02-06
OMETHiNG FOR ALASKA TO RENE,,prp

o4 e. - on |0'H"lu protest against awarding co ,c1 lo' .o,Ooo closStles to Seattle firm w. B. Nett on pene1lca'y oi this discriminatory action m the no I the AlasAa Railroad says: O' '''0 p'' ne Seattle ties are being eated with creosote 2, 1aSh ES nc ccosotng facilities The ties are to hn de ~ I9S'cS n the railroad service at Seattle f( scents each. Alaska tie cutters are asno s1 1o ne Alaska Railroad has had some disastrous oxnoiooI Ill Aei1lock ueS. A creosOted tie will out1ast Q 1.reatec one ny many years. This order is one of + igsi 'SceEed Tn I!e Northwest in past years and wi IlliSn employment to many men,
 Here Is opened medley of incidents an,7 o,o men offers broad field for debate Not tfe loaet eNe IS contIct between experts in the em1ov of +b "estlT SeVce whose duty it is to disn3sp if tinha NhNo oV she Federal government and Mr.. NettIotor ?lIHe interest like that of all other commercia Dusn&Ss institutions of Seattle is profit
 A9aln It would be interestino t0 learn from, ; ltcFi'ec me information that the Alaska Rail 1G lI7o n2o some disastrous experience with hemloc
 AS 2onteG out by The Gateway when it exposed this "alI3led dlScl1nln2tlon, not only are mountain Lon n tes supel70r but 9 camOuflaped No 3 tio +,oa+ +a Ill creoSote offers nOt even good substitute for th treated Alaska hemlock 1i 'lle
 l would also he interesting to know just when tho ns''t oSo eanceled It's traffic agreements with
 lI Md ote'HlsmP Company and the former Pacific ahlsh1p Company and entered into one with "vosco the railroad selvce' 'o0'el' WIh respect to the price paid for ties not only does 'ct'H money nVoVed enter in but quality of timber
 >' tAlS 1ClS HI DOT Ud1C element of dlSh1rSn u of none" within the Railroad Zone which retnrns e r2llroad 'n fares and traffic from the benefic;a he contract lo 'f IS pointed ort by Seattle newsnaners tbo+ +ho contract. '' ''''0l0 00Ieo lIseH III Why not Alaska accept Seattles action fo, i+s foao : IL IS @ invasion Of AIaskas economic field o;JoJ city. ll-l0i O1''l interests or "on5d It net De a5 far for Alaska to place bovcott 2s4'le olSlnoss houses in retaliation? Such tIinos loh2 where private enterprises invade each orhaT;S since the element of business morality annoors +o 19llcy lacking, &nd Seattle is eager to reach ont oJ ne I1ontlersn?aH of his means of livelihood if wond ;thg sh"lt of justice for Aaskans to refuse to b1v rom people possessed of such wolfish sentiments NO one VII ever know just what is beneath the tie .ac' put we co know that 1t is establishing bae- rmclple and one which cannot be palliated by the | It reinstatement of certain cassfications of freight !e rates obtalnlng before the Senatorial committee 2Q by NebT2skao Howl endeavOred to exact pound sh While nls party footed the public treasury of bi of dollars.
 me ne Alaska Railroad is convenience, not a neces This portion of the Territory would % right aono IOsslbly better the road abandoned ance II IS announced by Purchasing Agent Jacob R. lel or the Alaska Railroad that he could not see how "rract "'th Nettleton could be cancelled this may Ken as tlle final answer of the railroad ne system still uses saunchions for holding ties on ;ars Possibly these will be shipped along with the fhe railroads private water haulage system