Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-01

lines which now operate from San Francisco, Portland or Puget sound, and from British COlum- bia ports, to Alaska, and steam boat lines operating on the in land rivers of Alaska, and to em- body in it's said report to congress a statement showing the names of the companies, the names, number and tonnage of such yes sels, and statement showing the amount of freight and passengers carried to and from and within Alaska for reasonable prior per iOd, and the rate charged there for.
 To Report Before December.
 Sec. :. That it shall be the duty of the said Alaska Railroad mission to make n report to Con- gross on or before the day of the meeting of Congress in December, nineteen hundred and twelve, up on all matters herein mention ed, and also to advise Congress generally of the respective mrr- it's and advantages of each route and the reasonable approximate cost of constructing a railroad on each; tO point out the advantages which will or may accrue to the development of the population and the trade of Alaska or the United States thereby; to consider and suggest in ifs said report to Congress the advantage. if any, to the people and trade in the Territory of Alaska and inc Unit cd States: First, of giving aid to Inc building and operating of any one or more of said railroads and connecting steamship lines by guaranteeing interest on inc bonds necessary to actually build and equip the same: second, of building and cquipping any one or more of said railroads and connecting steamship line by the United States, to be leased to per- sons or corporations after com- pletiOn; third, of building, equip ping, and operating any one or more of said railroads and con- meeting steamship line by the United States; fourth, of giving aid in other ways or manner to be suggested by the commission to secure the building and equip ping of any one or more of said railroads and connecting steam ship line; fifth, of purchasing any part or portion of any railroad now constructed with connecting steamship line; and. sixth, gen orally suggesting to Congress what other manner of aid OF as SIStance Congress ought tn adopt L." secure the building and Opcr- alton of railroads and steamship lines to develop in" population and trade and the mining of coal
 Tor Inc naval, military. or pub lie use in Alaska. and between Alaska and inc Unified States.
 WiIl Renort on Coal Mines.
 See. 8. That in connection with The subject of transportation to.
 from. or within Alaska the said commission shall also consider and examine into the character and location of the most available coal mines in Alaska for naval. military. and the public use, and in it's said report suggest the best method of mining and transport ing the said coal for the use of the Navy. the Army, and the pub lie, the best route and methods Iof transporting ihe said coal, and inc approximate cost from each locality. and what. if any. coal roads. hunkers. wharvcs. and oth- CT equipment would be necessary for that purpose. and what lands the United States ought to re- serve for tho coal therein for na- val. military. or public use.
 The commission is authorized in Section a-to' employ assistance and providing remuneration for such services as are rendered by others fhan federal cmplovcs. To Provide for Work.
 Soc. 10. Thai fherc is hereby aDDroDriafcd. nut of any money in the United States Treasury not otherwise aDDronriaicd. Inc sum of fifty thousand dollars. or so much thcTHof as may he necas- sary. to pay inc salaries io Inc members of Inc said commission and to it's clerk and employees.