Iditarod pioneer., 1912-09-14
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Between two and three hundred people assembled at Ha Idarod last Wednesday night to hear Mr. Falcon Josn preS the Panama Valley Railway Company and of the Alaska Wireless Telegraph Company speak the situation with regard to railroad construction in Alaska
 Mayor Barnes speaker, and in doing said that he very much interested railroad budng and back had accompanied surveying the Kuko kwm valley connection with railroad which had been projected a point Cooks inlet to the Kuskokwm.
 Mr. Josln opened his remarks by saying that he might be called ready tae because he spoke often in puOc but he hoped day be able show results He had received tel egram earlier in the week from Mr. Joynt of the anana Valley railroad Fairbanks informing him Eat the Alaska rail commission appointed under the of the Home Rule b considering the advsaby of paying visit to Fairbanks the Valdez l and asking the railroad could assist by of the of the company the disposal of the commission possible the members will follow the program ind caed returning the coast by of the Nenana Ver down the Sustna, and on to Seward -
 appointment really the visit of Secretary of the Interior Fisher Alaska last Upon his return to the states the secretary had outlined his Alaska policy which purchase the Il miles of railroad known the Alaska Norhen and continue that line point the rive touching probably Fairbanks He also ad vocaed the leasing of the coal lands Mr. Fisher appeared meeting of the American mining congress at Chicago and asked that body appoint committee work with the Interior depart nent and make suggestions etc. but the committee early dcov cred that agreement with the Interior department officials mpossoty, and they instructed by the mining congress- which still in session. disregard the department altogether and go forward proposals settlement the points issue The Smith bill providing for the construction 1000 miles of railroad in the territory the result.
 In the meantime Secretary Fisher no g silver bit
  the Alaska Norhern but soon be- lion people, is hoped that l0oo action would miles railroad Valdez the population Alaska will
 
 ~ the claims their town Cor population of over 300 o within few had their representatives did The drawback Hainos these differences accessibility 99 found the reachabe all There miles railroad provided pe There the bill forthwith that when the Sutna valley of bill before eminal that body found Codova the difficulty by Iines. that the provision for considered through Alaska 
 Josin going put building do something territory, if soil
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 placed the attracting speaker convince and worthy in
 construction of railroads The remarkable is it's wonderful and in this connection the Seattle chamber in the direction had prepared striking it. therefore Scandinavia Finland lie the latitude combined square miles, miles, The The of Finland to have 0O0 miles railroad Practically all of quanted their under heads provision agricuue and fisheries they had Continued on Page