The Nenana news., 1918-01-19
CLUB TELLS SULZER
 OF INTERIOR NEEDS

In a lengthy letter addressed to Delegate Chas. A. Sulzer, the Ne mana Commercial club has outlined the more important needs of Nenana district, and suggest reforms in- tended to benefit the entire territory. , The letter was prepared by Secre- tary H. B. Joseph and read at the meeting of the club held last Sunday. The letter combines all public mat ters discussed by the club during the past several months and will inform the delegate fully regarding local and general Interior conditions. MT. Sulzer has promised to render such assistance as may be possible and requested that he be enlightened re- garding the needs of the town and district. The letter covers the ground thoroughly. It reads as follows:
 Nenana, Alaska, Jan. II, 1918. "The Honorable Chas. A. Sulzer,
 Delegate from Alaska, House of
 Representatives, Washington, D. C..
 "Dear Sir:-The Nenana Commer- cial Club has directed me to write you in regard to several matters in which we are interested.
 Among these, the one of the most immediate importance is the proposition to have the work of the present Alaskan Road Commission taken over by the Alaskan Engineer ing Commission.
 ''As a matter of coordination and efficiency it would appear to be the logical thing to do. And the present appears to be the opportune time to advocate it, when there will probably be less personal opposition to it than ever before.
 "And it would bring the two de- partments under the one commission, which would count for economy of both men and money; at time when both are much needed by the nation.
 ''The railroad soon to be com pleted, is bound to be the Rome" to which all roads in Alaska, or rather Interior Alaska, will lead. These wagon roads will reach the Interior waterways from all direc- tlons; from the upper reaches of the Panama river and the upper Yukon; the Tolovana, Koyukuk, Idit- arod and Kuskokwim. And by means of these rivers they will all converge at Nenana, between which point and the States there will be quick and cheap transportation over govern ment owned rails, and the Inside Passage.
 'In short, all these roads will be feeders for the railroad; and from now on they should all be built with this in mind. To insure this it would seem that the consolidation of the two departments was the proper thing and duty to the future as we'll as the present.
 And closer at hand, there is an Immense territory to the south of Nenana, all of which is to be enter ed, explored and prospected, by means of wagon roads and trails which will begin at the railroad, and end at the last border.
 "In speaking of this section be- tween Nenana and the coast, so rich Tn natural resources, one might speak with great conservatism, and still be looked upon as teller of tales by those in the States who are not de, finitely informed.
 "One of the wonderful things right here at our back door is the Mckinley National park; in the Jan uary, 1917, Geographic Magazine, there is an article by MT. Stephen R. Capps, of the Geological Survey, which you have probably read, and which is good reading matter to sug- gest to the uninitiated. He suggests an automobile road from the rail- road, which is approximately fifteen miles from the eastern boundary of the park to Mt. Mckinley. And his description is enough to stir the inn aglnation of any one whose veins are not aetrophied.
 And every mile of this country to the south of Nenana along the railroad is scarcely less interesting and rich than the Mckinley National park. And all of it is to be explored in detail by means of good roads