The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-12
GUGGENHEIMS WILL BUILD
ANOTHER ROAD IN ALASKA

rying structural steel ana supplies
thousands et mllrs. and ans error
Ia Dimensions requires q long time
10 rocufy.
a. t. the coat OF the construction
.ot the road. the guEsonhcIm- Nor.
san syndicate win Say little. beyond
the Incidental that tho atecl bridges
.on The little railroad win alone cx-
Good So. 100000,
Work for Thousands o. Men.
Tho syndicate has been ntvlue
work to thousands " mon. and It
viii continue 60 DO 3D. From $500
60 te0o incl are employed on The
line during the WORKING season, SOC
being required hy the bridge corps
alone and whom the "Bouanxa" ~
worked nearly the Same pumocr
viii hr needed therc and la the
maintenance 81 tho road
The bridgrs are being constructed
under tho direction OF A. g. oNeeL
the veteran bridge expert Of the
Hartman lines Before the TaHs
nuna river is reached. where cone
struction VIII llkoly cease this year,
"A bridge $500 feet long viii be
hutit az fiag Point. Of which i.so0
feet f. ~ steel. another Is az Hot
Cako Channel which has 500 feet
~ steel tn its length and lastly the
immense structure which ia 70 bridge
the Copper river at Miles Glacier
iako This bridke il 1900 feet long
and contains the famous t0o-ft.
span Another f.2o0-ft steel struc-
iare win bridge the Chitna river.
Injured 10 Vigorous Work.
An experienced bridge crew hRs
lust gone north Tor the work on
the latter bridge. The crew was
recruited from the men who have
been engogod In the work IA New
York on the Harlem river. and g.
Injured 90 lahoring In tha bis Gals
sons under tb-lo pressure.
last year Captain George fiili op-
Grated the steamer Cbitna on the
copper river Tor this syndicate and
this year he win flad himself tho
commodore ~ a fleet ~ four steam
.era. three OF which are now being
constructed al Moran'a yards here
The new boats are u the usual
Alaskan river type. heavily enKlned
Tor the swift flowing Copper river.
and are from % q f2o feet in
length No expense IL being spared
IN their construction as thcy viii
form an important part o. The rail
roads equipment
Net Qosra te E~alrbanL.
The railroad win not DO extended
20 Fairbanks. At least nat for a long
time The railroad h being built
primarily for the service Of the DO
nanaa mime and not a. a trade ven.
ture u may however. later fur
nlah a connection FOR q railroad from
the Tanana. although the railroad
builders consider they have sufgi-
cient on their hands IN developing
the bonanza and tho territory lying
between CoFdova and tho city that
VIII spring w a. soon as the mine
la reached
Tbc town % cordova. the seaport
and terminal ~ the railroad. L. nuM
q well built little city ~ 1890 or
zoe. and at the end az this year
viii have Increased In population
e from 1900 70 -.ooa Il has a
seQ.5e hotel well equipped and fur
nished. and stores ~ an hinan with
tbe businesses Incident to a thriving
seaport town.
cordovs a City With a Future.
Fine wharfage facilities are now
provided on the deep sound iylng he.
fore the town. and the place -
certain 10 have a prosperous future
az if must always remain she outlet
faf the BIG county back Of the
glaciers.
An arrangement that insurta the
q rmaueucy % Cord0va as thu prin-
cipai city ~ ths railroad il that
Just completed Tor the erection ~
"A ft-stai roundheure large machine
ard ear shops and a se.ft steel.
usFutahle there u viii require 4
large force ~ men % handle the
terminal facilities. ard these will
havs their homes in CordaVa.