The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-31
ALkSkA'S PLACE FEDERAL BUDGET
 IS MADE PUBLIC
By J. J. ECKLES Secretary of Delegate Dimond

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-(Spec- ial Correspondence)-The following tabulation showing the Budget es- inmates for the fiscal years 1889 and 1940 indicates the Federal Gov ernments financial plans for it's functions in the Territory for the fiscal year beginning July l, 1889, as compared with the similar esti- mates that were set up for the fiscal year now current
 Estimate Estimate
 1940 1889 Alaska c an a da
 Boundary .............s 43,OOo 5 41,5Oo Care and Custody
 of Insane .....-..... 205,84O 2O2,600 Communications
 System .....,....,..- 100000 1876oo Contingent Expenses
 (Office of Cover
 ernor, etc0 ..... 224OO 25 600 Extension Service
 CThrough Univer-
 sity of Alaska) m 21,418 21,418 Fisheries, Bureau of 268,200 270,000 Fishery Laboratory
 at Little Port
 Walter ,,.......-..-... 10000 .-..,-..,..... Game Commission 130978 1907 Governor and Sec-
 retary of Alaska,
 Salaries of - 15,6Oo 15,60o Relief of Indigents (Paym ment s by
 judges) .....-..-..-.-.- 10000 10000 Medical Relief for
 Natives of Alaska 440,000 403000 Geological Survey
 Work .................. eoooo eoooo Education of Ma
 tives of Alaska m 951 ,380 825,c00 Agricultural Exper-
 iment Station Aid 25,000 23,750 Public Schools ...- 50,000 75 900 Reindeer Service 35,500 35,500 Roads, Bridges and
 Trails -...-.......- 140,000 l60000 Road Construction
 and maintenance 560,000 535,000 Road Improvement
 Funds Contribut-
 ed by Territory) 80,000 30,000 Star-route Service 150,000 206,000 Indian Hospital and
 Quarters ............ 210,0OO l6O,O0O
 The Budget for the fiscal year 1940 does not carry any appropria tion out of Federal funds for the Alaska Railroad for any purpose and the only items indicating the amount of any appropriation is an item designated Special Account: Alaska Railroad Special Fund--This fund is derived from operating reevnues of the Alaska Railroad, reimbursements for materials and supplies, and spec ial deposits for various purposes 14S U. S. c. 306 decision of Comptroller General, A-35435) Estimate l940 $2,- 625,oOo, Appropriated 1899 $2,300,000 Revised 1889 $2,350, ,O00,s
 This means that the estimate of income of the Alaska Railroad for the fiscal year 1940, to end with June 30, 1940 is $2,625,000. It is understood that this estimate is made by the Bureau of the Budget and is not the estimate made by of- ficials of the Alaska Railroad, nor of the Interior Department. However, even the estimates made by the AL saka Railroad officials indicate that the income of the railroad for this period will be sufficient to maintain the present wage scale. Accordingly, there is no occasion to ask Congress at the present time to appropriate any money whatever to maintain the scale of wages paid to employees of the railroad. Beginning on July 1, 1888, the compensation of the employees of the Alaska Railroad was increased 10 per cent. In order to make cer- tain that the increased compensa- ton could be paid, Congress made an appropriation of $160,000, included in the Interior Department appropria- , tion bill for the fiscal year 1939, and by the report of the Senate Appro- priations Committee the amount was virtually ear-marked to take care of | the increased wages. With the pres ent outlook this will not be neces- sary for the 1940 fiscal year.
 The Budget, as indicated above,