The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-04-03
ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY :::::: ::::'' ,a,. ': :::::: ::::.'''
 March 22, 1855
TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT PIER TWO
 SEAT TILE
March 22, 1855

 balance advanced operating To give the retroactive feature of the increases has say the back the and checkers mentioned unions aggregate
 thousand dollars % Cur M ppP a in & this lengthy sa s is in effort to have balance with opportunity of obtaining revenue They had to be we % we're G to operate We are Seattle and Kechka and Cor nosa aoe ba 5a the s p rates uneau are % in effect in 1929 prior to the depression also bear in mind in studying this abuaton that operating costs today far in of operating uoe ws at regular which were effective March 5th we also want advise that all rates both freight and pas instance canned salmon empty cans and general merchandise fish oil have been increased of better than dollar ton Firstcas passenger rates and steer they against Practicay all rates all to all industries have been increased
 In your sth protest vigorously the freight and handling increases We have endeavocd justify action in explaining why these increases were explaining transportation problems transpo company serving Alaska has to meet
 district territory the record of the transportation com business to and from Alaska had declined 1929 193o 1881 and 1882 In fact the falling off in business was so great and Pacific Steamship Company that there was not business enough ship Company withdrew, and hoped in their doing there would be business for the Alaska Steamship Company
 
 thdrawa o the Pacific Steamship Company Would be to increase rates assumption that volume business would enable at lower rate business higher made rate reductions both freight and Passenger in 1883
 people offers transportation prob- tation trade route in the world We know tory that the seascnable problem that Alaska gives to the transportation companies serving the Territory In the spring of the the traffic is northbound only and souhbound At the height of the salmon producing season in Alaska if fish are plentiful and
 
 loads both north souhbund for period of about four rule light norhbound but can expect good loads south at he Se Sne fret t inc e Sn y ag March M s ,spe ps bo freight and light in both directions In other souhbound The transportation business from the very m nature of the @ so m we e serving m ssy to ten rates to and from the Territory of Alaska If we could nine months out of the year there is no question but what rates M could be lower no further amp @ th w lsS add that have eighteen ships in our fleet four of which of them tied plant in West Seattle. Our entire fleet of eighteen ships is essential in handling the bus tween three months out of ~ @sa
 d further D aa to the of sd stany affected by the activities of the privately owned the gas The privately cannery ships business which needed by the transportation compans giving the of derive particular benefit Department Department Interior other branches dprves the regular lines of considerable business int The small
 
 also make inroads on the regular lines giving service the year round 4 esssas-s. is8sG
 These are problems the transportation difficulty of seaonabness We think the people of Alaska should help us combating these evils which if unchecked will have the O. service being given regular lines regular of call If the people from ships that serving Territory regular and frequent schedules ships should be paronized the people in the Territory boat and steam schooner service provisions for handling lower scale could probably obtain If we are to run WESTERN consider exceptionally fine should adequate rates such ships a5ast6sA@ .sss5N AEs@HA ss9 @sHF5
 The transportation problem Alaska that is mutual to the people Terri enable the operators of the steamship panies give dependable scheduled the Territory, NJ s 8aG s y5
 undoubtedly understand that the problem labor working conditions and higher nationwide Labor is demanding securing many instances high peaks during the The financially in meeting answer namely, in both freight passenger revenue to the increased operations plies equipment maintenance and oodsuffs operations have advanced materially. The merchants have doubt found this their of merchandise
 In conclusion desire to emphasize tthat handling charge Seattle the ships tackle program the tariff increases freight passengers were all forced of the operating expenses hope the people in par all to know and realize that Nitho and