Douglas Island news., 1920-01-23
ENTHUSIASTIC
 OVER RAILROAD
IL McPbcuou Says Line When Completed Wil Be Factor iu
 Upbu.limg oi Empire

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 ms.uel t1 be iaId to Oouue.t seUora rrh Fairbanks. says J L NcPaer. son i'm roccn, snae.rI arI.e'c in Che s.uuIc rL Tho greatest prog r.s m tra.s-i.,u- during 'ho na.. year aas on thc northern division where fne HeH was connected he tveen r.raans. and Nenana This win permit One delivery ol Nonana .o,fto rarbrnss and .hc Fairbanks m.r.re I.r.ct tha winter whom One track au ho aId on the .ee a.roe Che Panama river al Nouma
 Tn. hrte, .rosus thc ranma river aHI not bc erected mti .hc ro.t completed between Seward .rI N.aara n e planned to cre.. rri. structure I'm 1922 WIh Che cN .er.or oI .ae crossing ol .hc Ian nm. river the stc.. s now ad oa m. north end for a distance 0. io. milo. .onrh m Fairbanks. or 'i m.'. .r.. ol Nsura On che ennta en. t. was ..I to.a point -af ml" north ol s.u.r. or r.n. miles nor.. rf raIt..n. Prom m. end ol s..c. grade nuH.au. complete and resdy for t-...av.nr I.r n distance of taern.n.ne mI..
 rr. u..o. work or tar .ou,h ona Ire f.fa ua. thr r..or..rH.t.or al Tn. .f t...a Northern uIroa. r.. . r.r. o. the eor.rm.a,
 tom Tho major portion o. -.'. W'-.
 ... or the ....at from lr. r...- r.re- divide and n .H. ra. .re a. grade hroush he ra." -...- t.u.r Many ol tn. hrde. .f Inc head rt r'...r river wer. -.t.I .ra number ot f'rr tr.sr.o m.f mrre'. ernr-.f. two heaFt .-.u ...I. .rrrr.frH and Nor. .smmer..I tn mne m. n'el ue.... cr Ono loop
 This work HI progressed an -..-.. to a..ar. raF. being sen .r.r h.tu..r Seward and Ar.aorae. ..-.rr m. ..mre winter. m.... aV. ..r..rH weather conditions 0ausa r.,.r raa.Hl.s at other points Hr .l. rrIa.ra-0 T .s planned la hav. .r. uor 1e.eeen Seward and An. ...-... entirely finished Th. Wor. v.. remaining to be done includes .r. construction of r.ar.E n m..a and hal. o. very h.lrr snow shot. .l.rr m. north shore or Turna-an Arm hoped fo te.a -H. ..- tor or.r fn. winter hr 'hr uso o. ratr.e.
 Tn. tr.s m tr.Houe. Nas con. r....I Ir f.fI and or September T. raIa hc steamer Aluu. Watson landed n, th. docE
 Progress during .a. year ...' was arrred through '... .. funds The railroad us practically without an, mr.. from One beginning o. Nwrh ra. r. middle ot IHE During tr r-r' an employee and H0'-.r
 . s..I only what mono, the. abe ..ml, required. an roel.l supplies bonn. drawn from Che .oum.sarE 'rnH. payments for eappUe. and ma. fr-.l In merchants and manua.t.r .- had n. h. te.erreI Al fas ..m0 he n-.. o. emrioses namh.-a. abo. -.0.
 That results W.re .aoHr.. w00" .u.. condition. speaks h.erir .or Che loyalty .. m. workers When funds vr-. mad. available. .n Iur !. was only m. small amount r.ua.rne o. trr or-r., appropriation O. - U..U0. t. H.-. WI. mo asuan.. at traf ume .na. any further sum would be a,.U.h.e during tae as.a. rr .rIr- J.n. s.. I..0 I na. necessary to .. n.an m. work as .o r-.... for man.aa.n.. and onea- rar
 r.r.rrut Ihe re.- ooH. ru.t.or r.-. necessarily had to he .u-.0.od nm. ro further appropriation haa boon ob,rn.t It would have He.e rr.t.I m. dIsharlm.rt O. Hu.. can. m construction forces hg oh. nIofoaoaer mHead ot a .o-.e o
 from t..0 To -.0o mon on the wor. during te open seas1u wh.e. sraaI h.,c boon maintained on th. work Ono working force .ons.e'o. O. only hr winter working ereW uh.h o. necessity. docs mol com tain he proportion of ahorcr to aa m.r.uls. re'r that H n..essHr. q. rr. economic results
 uas not mu October tha rr. ue-. weI for Che oompic ror of the project through the am thor auor of sf-000O00 for n completion of One roat ffooo0". of which was made immediate. available for Che raeal year to 1m g0. i9eo wrh fhH appropriation plans were immediately ner.eo.e