The Chitina leader., 1915-04-20
ALASKA RAILROAD

| WASHINGTON April 2O-In an interview TODAY Thomas
Riggs Jr member of the Alaska Engineering Commission
stated that the construction of railroad Ship Greek
tap the main ne which will be extension of Alaska
Northern from its present terminus at Kern Creek Mile
IT, north toward the Nenana river He predicts
will be great development along the line that will south
from Ship Greek towards Seward
Mr. Riggs states that in order get Berng River
coal fields the Commission will make definite survey
Mile SO Copper River Northwestern Railway This
will provide of getting this valuable to the sea-
board by government line from the mines then over
the present railroad deep Cordcva whence it can
be shipped to the states.
Mr. Riggs further made statement that will relieve any
anxiety that may be felt at Fairbanks He says that people
OF that city need have fear that the will not
extend the railroad Fairbanks No definite location had been
fixed for the line from the Nenana river because there are
routes that be followed and the particular
not yet been chosen
He adds that this the commission will continue
it's surveys from Nenana to Fairbanks with view to sub
hitting additional report the President for the
road to the Yukon He says that expected that
the government road will be farther to the interior
than Fairbanks for the present
WASHINGTON, April 14-It announced today from
the office OF the Alaska Engineering Commission that surveys
will be made this to determine how get the
Boring River coal by rail- Survey parties will be put out
within the next month to do this work One party will make
survey from Mile 80 the Copper River Northwestern
Railway and another from Controller bay preliminary
survey made by the engineers last fall from Mile 80
section of the proposed to Boring River fields The
short route from Mile SO additional 80 miles via Lake
Charlotte Another route fpm SO is via Kataa with 55
miles extension road previously surveyed private parties
from Controller Bay to the Boring River fields is Is miles
length but it has been estimated that breakwaer
S2,OOOOOO would be necessary at Controller Bay.
WASHINGTON, April 14-At a meeting of the Cabinet
today the various phases Of the Alaska coal question
with reference to supplying the demands of the
1t decided to make thorough investigation of all
coal districts That of includes the Boring
which adverse reports received from certain
It has been that these ndica
ton of the coal in that field which Dr. Brooks contends
almost valuable the Matanuska coal which has
to be exceptionally fine for bateshps confidently
hv IF
test OF the Boring coal under favorable conditions will
result in entirely different verdict.
SEATTLE, April 14-Ths morning the Post -Inteigencer
has leading editorial entitled "Cordova Too in dealing
with the made by Geo. w. Perkins New York
with reference the railroad situation Alaska The article
in part says 1T that Alaska will have great
ports for the handling of their business the interior and
great forces of development will work concurrenty in the
upbulding of the rich northern territory
The tenor of the article early activity upon the
of the Morgan Guggenhem interests the
the Copper River Northwestern Railway. It nfers that
the great sections Alaska west will
be under greater development because the network rail
roads that will give localities easily available
The prediction is made that Cordova will become leading
seaport town.
WASHINGTON, April 17-William c. Edes chairman of
the Alaska Engineering Commission the CITY,
word that he would address letters
congressman advising against any for idle
stampede Alaska He will very little
work done this year the way of railroad construction and
that there will only be need for comparatively few And
these he believes largely Alaska Chairman
Edes mas Deen daily Dy congressman TO secure
places for constituents and he has been compelled practically
decline all of these requests He wishes the statesmen to
assist him in preventing useless stampede to the norhlan
as he fears result that would be embarrassing to the
government
WASHINGTON April 17-Announcement was made this
afternoon by the Secretary of Commerce that May LIST work
would the construction of lighthouse
station Cape St. Elias situated the south end Kayak
Island For years there nsistent demand for an
appropriation establish this safeguard navigation the
to norris
Now that provision has been made Congress do the
lit will be rushed with all possible speed