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April 24, 1915 – A member of the legislature has secured the opinion of the Seattle attorney to the effect that the territorial lawmakers have “practically unlimited power to levy and collect direct, product or special taxes on trade, industry and property in Alaska.” While the finding of the legal light may be very correct, we would mildly suggest that the “trade, industry, and property in Alaska” has hardly as yet reached that stage of development which justifies “unlimited” taxing. If the legislators will devote some substantial e...
Chelsea Tremblay and Mary Koppes will have work featured in this year's edition of Tidal Echoes, a literary journal that showcases writers and artists in Southeast. Chelsea Tremblay's piece is titled “Home,” and Mary Koppes' piece is titled “The Shrinking Girl.” The journal is published by the University of Alaska Southeast....
April 17, 1915 – Governor Strong on Tuesday signed four bills. The new laws are: By Senator Millard: Prohibiting boys under the age of sixteen loitering around pool halls and cigar stores. H.B. No. 52, by Snow: Providing for secret ballot on prohibiting sale of alcoholic liquors in November, 1916. H.B. No. 16, by Noon: Allowing merchants, contractors and laborers ninety days in which to record leins. H.B. No. 50, by Snow: Providing an eight-hour day for employees in underground workings of all placer, gypsum and other mining properties. S...
April 10, 1915 – A total of $2,831,517 has been expended within the past ten years by the Alaska road commissioners in the building and upkeep of roads in the territory. Of this amount, $1,500,000 was appropriated direct from the public treasury by congress, and the balance of $1,331,517 was from the Alaska fund, which is derived from business and trade licenses outside of incorporated towns. April 12, 1940 – At Wednesday's Chamber of Commerce meeting a letter from Forester J. M. Wyckoff, in regard to the construction of a peat plant here, said...
Oregon State University Bret A. Martinsen was named to the Scholastic Honor Roll Winter term at Oregon State University....
April 3, 1915 – Seventy-five members of congress are to come to the Pacific coast during the spring and summer, according to a Washington press dispatch. They will, so it is stated, all visit San Francisco, and the majority of them intend to come north to the Sound. Now if a big party of these Statesmen could be persuaded to devote a few weeks to an Alaska trip, they would hereafter be in position to legislate more intelligently for the Northland than has been customary in the past, with their information as to conditions and needs of the t...
