The Cordova daily times., 1915-06-09
COPPER RIVER VALLEY ROUTE
 RECOGNIZED AS TONNAGE PRODUCER

T HE question tonnage for the government railroad isl
 that is receiving considerable attention from
 the press of the states and Alaska All realize that if the experiment of government ownership being tried in this territory, is to be that will be necessary build the road in that mineral section that will develop tonnage Thus far CordOva the only terminal point north that boast of railroad that taps mnerazed belt producing tonnage At present $ 100000 worth of copper per month is being shipped the Copper River Northwestern rail road from the Mines Kenneco as transporta ton facilities afforded many other interior properties will be tonnage basis Even the people where Uncle Sam has started his first railroad construction realize that other routes will have to be built Alaska to opened up and sufficient tonnage offered omake the investment of that $35OOOOOO worth while It IS interesting in this ton read what the Cook Inlet Pioneer first newspaper published at Anchorage has to say the subject:
 Perhaps of the debated subjects that has come m since the government decided to build Alaskan railway the matter of tonnage Very frequently Aasans and nearAlaskans say, It is all right government o build railway but where will the tonnage come from?"
 When stops consider Alaska has an area of over 55OOOO square miles, with white population of less than 30O0O people, it becomes very easily apparent one of the things that we most need IS populations and population is than sufficient until such time transportation prob lens worked out to an extent that they will permit dormant industries to get in state that will help support population many times greater than have
 We believe that when the government starts railway construction in Alaska, that it should keep constantly at for least 20 years and the tonnage question will more than take of tse and will not only sufficient for development purposes but w under wise management show profit for the whole period.
 trouble with Alaska is that it large and the popu ation is scattered that locality does the advan tages possibilities of other localities instance who has heard any in Knik Seward Valdez Corova Juneau Fairbanks Nome speak of the richness of the nnoko Kus kokwm Koyukuk Kobuk valleys2 And still all of these valleys capable of supporting large populations if they had the great Alaska transportation.
 All of somewhat selfish and it is perhaps good little inclined that way. But should let local needs blind the just claims of other localities are sorey in need of the help that very evidently going to receive
 railway constructed from Seward to Fairbanks with a tO ties that will be tributary to the ne but fortunate should feel satisfied until such time all parts of huge territory get the transportation that is needed for their development.
 We canddly believe that the government should com mence possible branch railway to open up the Kskokwm valley and thence north to the nnokO and Yukon These sections in potential possibilities the greatest the continent And at the time the Cordova railway should be purchased developed that the great wealth of that section should have adequate transportation facilities and the people in the Copper River delta the