The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-29


the vast silence OF her eternal SHOWS.
L. ready 20 give the world AZ iast
entrance 90 her great ssorchouses OF
hidden treasure locked away in the
earth.
GuGGENHEIM INTERESTS
HAVE 1T TIED UP
Lakes Of OIL veins Of purcst COP
per. and the richest coal fields In the
world. arc soon 20 be thrown open.
ostcnsibly 20 tho world. but really TO
the GugEenheim interests. Cohen
says with tho completion OF the
Seward Fairbanks railroad.
Native Alaskans are watching the
progress OF the rail enterprise with
certain misxiving2 Cohen observes.
altho seeing in Il ultimately the
dream OF the '.sourdouEh" fulfilled.
More intense than the bitterness OF
her barren cold Is the hatred OF
Alaska for the Guggenheim interests,
who control nearly every resource In
the country. Is tho assertion OF
Cohen.
With the driving Of the las, spike
on the new government railroad.
Alaska wins or loses. declares cohen-
To lose will mean that monopoly
will squeeze from the earth the life
and the wealth OF the promised land
GOVERNMENT RANKING
MILLIONS on FUTURE
Tho government is banking NIL.
Hons on the future OF .siaska with
tho railroad linking tho coast and
the interior.
The Alaskan railroad commission
represents a force OF the most ef
ficient engineers and rail specialists
the government can command he
tween 1000 and 5000 uien are EN-
pIoyed on the construction OF the
new road. They arc working under
perfect conditions
Iamentablc. says Cohen. is the
Lack Of capital needed to develop the
resources OF Alaska All fear to
strive for foothold. he bitterly as
scrts, because Of tho Cugsenheim
grip on the country.
The Behring coal fields richest on
earth. tho KafeIia oil fields. the Cop
per river mining country and the
Irpper Yukon. alt. ssates Cohen. are
IN the hands Of the Guggenheim m
terests.
There are no sneiters IN Alaska
0NE COPpEk SHELTER
WOULD ENCOURAGE CAPITAL
s1f the government" suggests
Cohen. would appropriate a fund TO
hui,d even one copper snelier ON the
~c..t. II would encourage capital 70
sc,er Alaska. and develop the eonn'
srv. without ore smsiters. the gov
exrment program 20 develop AlaakA
v4lI fail OF its purpose
Transportation thruout Aiasks ana
swav from her coasts Is conronea
~ Cuxxenheim today. he ahds. IN
having bare the problem facing
Alaska.
Ensrancs 70 the Northiand. Cohen
~. i being discouraged By the IN
s~~ests who have transportation IN
49, control. The Copper River rail-
vcad and the Alaska steamship 20.
vnaLe no attempt TO give an efficient
service. he says.
.Wlth the completion Of the rah
ure Alaska win be opened to the
-s,u ~ aeses,ed unless a
sseamship line, established and OBJ
Grated by q shipping board, 10 IN
aururated between Alaska and the
states"
MISREPRESENTATION BIZ
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Hesersa'iohs vi - 1888