The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-04-03

MT A. w. Hennlng, Clerk,
 cny of Juneau
 Dear Sir '''-'
 acknowledge yours of March sh h. addressed to our Company at Juneau wherein yoa aavsea a passed @ m s @ steamship companies serving Juneau m n1- arising cut of the Settlement ongshoren,en at M eau and a at bare ea at a unea ms be @ handling Pier Two and the contemplated increase in
 We appreciate the opportunity you given us. to a M and frank statement faeD which can be made public
 doubt much if the public in general al in Alaska ato companies shoulder the labor unrest na e rke Few pope aze that the Alaska service was after two interruptions last summer because the Territory they and that steamer service to the various industries in Alaska Mss vital a necessity aska ve se with the longshoe and other unions last summer which srsamsnp companies serving Alaska to resume last cost thousands o1 dollars onshosenen were major item of increased cost The opera tens from Vancouver, the resulting confusion thqrom plus for quite period we had to call at Vancouver e. for fuel oil all resulted in such dd o hesn to cover our operating expenses Yet we carried We epeIasa our ships under almost @ % nor oOsa ship companies Pacific tied their fleets pp and done would have made substantial rate orease last summer we & TeTaea @ rom % 1 ns M % ney % we arrived conclusion above stated that our Tst and Alaska ships and gave peem osa G @ @ ou standpoint @ bnt would o have added general confusion and turmoil the actual extent o rather sawed wood and did the best could mining Territory We want to this point perfectly you namely that operating costs began to soar in June s tariff rate increases effective March h 1885 and handling charges Pier Two and ships tackle receipt not however leap increasing studosy devise rate scale which comparable with increased ccst of opera the matter has been given long and have asked offset still increasing cost operation We will explain further
 On 18th last we advised all of our agsnts in Alaska that at an early date we expected to annonfe % that we were eos tt S3 W ,j ad ,o uarjns uarehonses This nan conceived about last October when we were trying to devise uag @ we expected to advise them all we were going practice of tackle and action actually establishing it we did hasened by the City Council of Juneau offering to freight at the Juneau City Dock paying the ongshore handling charge between ships constance After the unsau m City Council made sn ae0n aao but to follow suit Hence the rather early adoption signee
 like call attention to the fact the warehouse not in reality transportation function but e as rule completes it's Obligations and with shippers freight from locality to another This steamer one voyage to call at as Der of different systems handling freight between ships slngs and warehouses The major transpoaon companes sngs and the warehouse one specified dock in each the general and handled At all other docks in n the he reguar lar towns @ and at between ships slngs dock. For example, did not absorb trucking charges Lumber Mills the Alaska the Juneau Cold Storage We absorb the trucking charge at canneries industrial docks Therefore. be consistent the trucking charges at the general merchandise establishing the recently inaug- tackle receipt and delivery at all docks placed all all industries and all con- equal basis.
 We a definite line of distinction between actually transporting steamers ana handing These two separate believe it is right that they should
 per ton handling charge was made effective Feb assessed to measure offset handling freight in Seattle TO expian further longshore and checKng rates confronted W1tn less eicency in loading 1resht nave additional revenue accrulg of handling charge over Fer increased costs of handling eght lack of our former eiilcency number Of hours straight ana overtime being loading ships The handling charge now demte concrete aooi- handling expense Also flor some time It mas been to- send hen mall oroers expecting shipped on the same steamer re- turning practice resulted in shippers being ioea deliveries the afternoon and night before ig re- sulting steamers being loaded overtime pay
 Tn endeayored to explain the reasons handling charge Seattle and the sp acke receipt delivery Alaska. We will now proceed iuner
 long while that we had to raise our E freight