Douglas Island news., 1920-10-29
ROAD A SUCCESS
 SAYS VISITOR
Government Railroad ls Fine Piece Of Work. According Co First
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 ho government railway from Sew arito Ta'kccna and oyor Che branch from Maanusko to Cbicka- loon in speaking Co am Anchorage ,Tima representative. had th.s to ny
 "I vas really astonahol at the |clos Of work chat has been done on | tbo nearly three hundred miles Of railway hat ] have been over In |tho pas. two weeks One would nate uily expect to dud road in a construction condition. bu, on the other hand cycry bIt or Che line from Mile 7l to Tukoa,ua. from seward to Che summit and Che coal branch. Is iu better condition much better condition. os to Che track and raadh.I chm tho average railway m hc etotcs tha. has been iu opor- HHon of yoars was also aston- Hhed at Che seemingly large bushes being done ou Che railway outside af mat necessarily due to eons.ruc uon THero .com. to be awho'e lot . .r people travelling other thu mu .vay employees. and noticed at every stop .1.l h.re v. considerable reett and express Ioafei and un- a.I0I"
 When a.t.I what he thought oi business possibilities ior Che now
 rc whom completed Che same party bad hs to ay .Whv believe
 hat Che completed government mI- way win get on a paving quick.
 r .am has any other western rail- Hav In saving lh.s one has Go take into com lcI.Uou chat need Of transportation Of he country hat H being tapped AS we an know. most of Ue western railways arc parallel ma. I'm many instances .ue may s.. another railway from m. uau. ol ia competitor And
 nen again do mot believe .hcre Is T bIr stretch o. country n che west .r.l has as much potential tonnage l ms thc uuc from hueHarae. 'to Fairbanks w.h he coa' hraGoh. The big solid foundation ot eyory coun- Try Is rrr.ortwe and any one who has visited thc Tmam and Naa-
 uEa valleys. evcu In lh.s au of
 mue year, mus. bc firmly cone
 r..I ol t'asEas great farming r.aHMU. Then again. .hmk Of Inc ueat good .Hat Che road win
 ..omrU.h a. a distributor ol mau Commencing ths wuter Che whole Interior as well as Che Nome d.s- r.t win got mail over Che railway 1uI .fa vn..r mU should he cope ..-u..I along tn. west side of che uio. to couu.., vfh umua an of western Alaska should and would .o. Il. winter mail over Che eoyeru- mont railway
 .ono must remember Cha, NasH s truly oh. ar rouHor' and t win be. only year or so mU ths country win bc eeuue Che home s.ete- sampeIe chat uled up che western eete. so quickly Reend- i Of Che much-moo.ol question
 eogeumen. or private railway building amy honest person must ai- mf chat thIs government project .s .1 .ar and in an probabilities win continue to bc Che bIerc.. kind Of 9
 1o.oa and stops should bc taken hr an N.s.us with Che roal n,or- .s ol Che territory ot heart to soc .lat the splendid organization that has baeu buIt up ho by Che A'as- kan Engineering Commission should continue I'm the railway construction husues mu AasEa has small portion at least Of Che railways t moods Io- I.. development
 Tlar. should bc north and south me built to thc westward. and 1T au oI fold Us found In Che Cold Boy eef.ou as it now looks more .Han possible a demaud may ho mafe tor such road .u Che im- m.da.e future Anchorage Tim.