The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1910-11-28
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~ Alfred ii. proofs. Of the
/ Geolokfca1 Survey, shows that st
tie present rate OF consumption the
mark etable Alaska Goals would last
ave or SIX thousand years. "At the
1 end OF that period : he continues.
.3osterity maybe using solar energy
or some other means Cf other than
! coal for light. heat and power"
1 Little progress has been made In
railroad building IN the Southwest
territory during the last year, It Is
asserted. The ofneeFs Of the Alaska
Northern railway, which viii tap the
l9Gantanuska coal delds, declare that
the principal factor IN preventing a
icontinuatIon OF CONSTRUCTION Is the
unsettled state Of the coal land title
or lease to these lands.
Governor Clark recommends gov.
eminent aid for the railroads in the.
form a guarantee of interest on their
bonds. He declares that the open
| ing of new wagon roads and trails.
with the accompanying lower freight
rates on supplies. has enabled
mining to be carried on In districts
which either could have not opened
| at all, or would have offered a pre-
carlous opportunity to the miner.
| the governor recommends that un-
der the present conditions Of fuel
supply in Alaska and until the
territory reaches a more advanced
stage OF Odevelopment the govern
ment should make no charge on the
cutting of frewood-
! large
portions, If not all. of the Chugach
Nationa1 Forest be restored to the
public domain, as many thousand
acres of this reservation are almost
treeless, and the conditions are
such as to render and measure for.
the conservation OF water absurdly
unnecessary. Agricultural posi-
Utilities in the territory, declares the
governor are no longer in doubt
Certain changes in the mining law
are recommended. These are char
acterized to discourage speculation
mons nonresident claimants who
| give powers of attorney to some per-
son in the territory.
! signal corps men who have charge
OF the telegraph system in Alaska
are commended by the governor
They endure great hardships in the
maintenance OF some OF the lines
and are ITO be commended for their
i;brave efforts which result in keep
ing the lines open with remarkably
few interruptions He declares,
the ocean cable VIII have to be re-
placed In a few years unless large
| Improvement In wireless communica-
ton takes place"
The visit OF Attorney General
Wick ersham and Secretary Of Com
merce and Labor Nagel to Alaska in
July and August, he says. was e%-
tremely gratifying 10 the people.
Discus sing the serious defect" in
the code laws caused by the absence
Of legal requirements for the regula-
ton OF births, marriages and deaths
in the territory, the governor says
that instances have multiplied IN
the last few years illustrating In
striking. way the evils which must
surely result from the absence OF
vital records.
Domestic coal to the value or
$2OS,s,59 was shipped to Alaska
from the United states during the
fiscal year ended June so, according
to the report. In addition to this.
foreign coal valued at 1856 ,4S5 was
i'm ported during the year, bringing
the total of all coal importations for
the year up to &564,T94. The in
crease in the total vale OF the do
mestlc coal imported during the
year over 1908 was $36,121.
The importation of domestic mer-
chandtse from the United States in
Guiding coal, lumber, hardware ana
machinery. provisions. liquors, etc.
showed an increase in 1910 over
1909 OF $7S6.2O2.
! Merchandise and precious metals
shipped from Alaska to the United
states during 1910, amounted toI
$34628. 535, an increase over 1909
of $293.I0o, according to the report
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