The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-02-20

city could have been built. the Samc as was done at Anchorage; and dock, could have been constructed at this new city, half mile north of Seward, affording bcrthS for ocean steamers. But iS it not true that these govern ment officials, because of pjQueneSs. then and there clamped the lid on Seward; clampcd the screws tight on estimated appropriations for the Sew ard Division, prUned, shaved, ant stabbed the app opriations until the best and highest paid engineer in tn world could not have made showing, on the Seward division.
 Also J.r. Ryan, the primary reason for tne government railroad Was ro orlug coal to tide water, as well a, open mining anJ aEricu,tutai districts. Certain few mining districts were opened, a small percentage of the vast agricultural resources have been touched, but has the coal been deliver ed to tide wa,cr, at Seward, when the entire coast has been begging fo' coal? No, eleven hundred tons ot Can adian coal for use on the Seward div iSion was delivered at Seward couple . 4 ,,.o,I.. rrr,,- L., O .tnaunaY
 Why? Because the railroad was not completed and again why
 Is not the government larger than party of men who become piQued' or should it not be? Did the govern ment make a mistake in sending such men to Alaska to have charge of such T large, in fact gigantic project?
 The White Pass X Yukon and the Copper River & NorthweStern rail roads were constructed and in face or great obstacles. far greater than exist on the government project, even in imagination.
 slr. Ryan, in a special interrie" in anothcr part O. touays i,aGe, you SC, lolln why the railroad mus. 'ht ,omp.o,uu. lou are Jrgnt. Tn your m yes 4gatlon' and notice how lne wo,a ! IS useo. toucn upon what has been m competentiy done. but recommend tha, the railroad between Seward and the coal fields be completed this SeasoN before other work Is attempted. The appropriation of $4,O0O,OOO will os made this session of Congress, be cause it Is a part of the $50 100000
 appropriated by previous congress and is a law. Another approprauon has been asked for, one of Slj,COO,- 900. But this Four million dollar ap- propriation is ours to have. NlIl you recommend that this amount be spent on the Seward division? The estimatc for this season on the Seward division ! is. if the Editor remembers correct " about $7SO,OOO, quite insufficien. , 60 construct the snowShedS and , strengthen the trestles. Recommend hat the entire S4 100000 be given t1 the Seward division to connect the
 ocean terminus with the Anclorag'
 division which within itself, for a
 great part of the year, fulfills little mission or purpose, as far a. th1
 great Alaska is concerned Isn't this
 latter point correct? Mir. Ryan.
 Recommend, if in your judgement you believe it, that the present Zen. gineers in charge" of the various div ? isions, he given a practical railroad , constructor to deal with, man whc will build and not daily, who will a. complish something in short time, q
 man who will assist the present Gen
 ginecrs. This man, the practical raj, ? road constructor, is surely needed il , the S1S,SOO,OOO appropriation is madc ! the Editor believes, in view of the
 present railroad situation. That is q e personal opinion, purely so, however. Complete the railroad" is practic , ally the slogan in your interview else r where. Then, Mir. Ryan, assist, proper