The Seward gateway., 1916-10-07
Statement of Col F. RICHARDSON Pos Alaska Road Commission
VALDEZ, Alaska, Sept. IS, 1916.

notably hearing before Military Committee of the House and the year. the past estimates and pendtue@ of the Road Commisson necessary and proper make the fol- lowing people Alaska know the facts m
 In August l95 written by to the Fairbanks Com, mercial Club and made public last fall in the seward CaG%ay that did not consider 1t necessary to Sehu nm NDees1S ~ t copy that his natural procedure would be ag" take T6is has happened He appeared Military Committee of the o4se aqng m s @ % % % @ S5o60oO for military and post roads, etc., Alaska when had the approval of the President mi and there occasion for his having 5acn near hearing except % % try and use it to miead somebody. he ] coua ana t sm nave gwen m ~ " As s he couldn't resist the temptation the facts and they can put the gravel & over ] e 0aa ] mn % ] % o e ] g ' among certain old timers Territory something about winter on The Delegates intention probably was intimate remain Alaska during the winter digging fuessy gravel po Oom m t% ] l up a@mo of expende by the Road Commission as given by the Delegate in his hearing before the 2 J@m me % ] @ 1900 9ol Such misrepresentation facts needs no con" Aso they the Road Commission eEged under o for the construction of the road" The Members the Board are paid out of funds for the pay of Army, salaries necessary accounts the office His statement IS false - b repeat the prediction has been uiIeo, lie o, o"! Tp fore committee but has od9gsd an & eE'enso" % % o A 5 @ d been opc and then he asked consent extend which appear throughout the Territory in the form of soca"d speech e never delivered any @ s0g@ & s2eGe @ on i % a % % l & % oo but % @ this extension Of remarks business Ho"''rf some
 On the front page sorcd speech the oerar e up .t.a@ easy Delegate with his well known pope
 
 of making objection opposition Committee against the opop on either by letter by staemn He too asIaJe .9. that M "0 less for special purpose ignored the appropriations for road oy york 9s;. front o.o. ro also -,.o. tba.
 re neither the Delegate Alaska nor other
 aree CDn9 % on t6e aorS of the RasEa Board of Road
 by any bill introduced by him., unless ] he % San ] procure ti e @ %
 formal estimate um@(T @ % I"S & a" ] from A, b if he has made so 3Rs a%se I & o @ @ % ' ot5e @ congmcn The statement further S
 "In four instances shown in the aP2ye % & taoG It ] Olng @ %
 appropriation made for the york; fiscal year 9O was the amount appropriated estimate notably for te Delegate nevertheless procured appropriation of 5000 somebody The fact IS that the Delegate endeNeIeo to tnP e of the Road Commis0n into submitting @ a @ lGoS@ @ @ c Failing that he is merely trying now as he has m cases or o tiled to- He happened and has but vague ea he aa M m In the P, ] %' } @ ys % n T the Deeaac cant get any Secretary good he and why does he claim have The greater part soard speech taken up with quotation. ol case except to show Delegates merely msead ne n ou' bas a%ays received all asked for is not unuh of this statement staten % Wa @ B BGy@ m @ & @ estimates @ have nothing to do the recommendations and estimates submitted 4 our Lo @ dent and Treasury Department The estimates of the Board
 take the following extracts pertinent from the letter Of the Secretary transmitting the supplemental estimate o T is of ourse known of Road Commissioners
 nit estimates for road work Alaska held that the on-
 of January l9O5 which brought the Board into exist
 and without
 funds carry those duties properly, indirectly conferred Suc
 authority.
 This practically accepted by Congress
 made from year Oen
 the Military and Post Roads m Al
 aska and suppemening work the Alaska Fund,
 special wass subm November 25 9l3
 panied by an additional $5000O step towards
 comprehensive system the Territory This amount be-
 ing considered of should be carried on the Army Alp
 the Board having other channel through
 whit oseekth he appropriation, result was obtained
 apparently the further stated this same letter:
 "COnidering the under dIec
 with the subsequent action or Con
 gres in appropa.ing from through
 the military committees approved by the Secretary
 of be the manifest purpose Of Congress
 that the works should follow that
 of the President of the Board recon
 nended that the submit appropriate times
 subject approval the Secretary War and chageaOe to
 such estimates neceS
 in the Board for a prosecution ana
 maintenance frtherance thereof that add
 submitted enable the work be carried
 during coming approved and supplemental estimate or S5OOOOO being approved by the President was of Treasury to congress
 interested procuring or in aiding to pro- Road Commission might be pertinent of fact argument he succeeded the Committee Territories hs bill 464o towering Legislature repeal the law establishing the Road Of