Douglas Island news., 1920-04-02
ALASKA RAILROAD
 READY NEXT YEAR
With Five Million Dollars Available, Work Can Be Rushed to
 Completion Soon

Completion ol thc Alaska rail road .s assured. with rails connect nr Seward and Fairbanks. except fo' thc crossing ol Che Panama river b' Che end of l9gi OF early m Che to, lowing year,
 Five million dollars Ia now 1vail. able Cor Che railroad and asuranc. hos been given that sufficient appro. u-arons win bc made from One orig. mI appropriation ol Si1ooo.oooo to eonure. tac work for tho bale anre of thc construction period
 This s the message brought Co se- ,fl. br Ia uepheuou. manager of hr Alaska bureau ot the Seattle Chamber . oommeree. who was 9, hIs I.k today following % stay o. teo mw,h. u Washington D c.
 ra. measures advocated by Mr. N.rhcuou uore embodied n a iet- Cor written by Franklin K. Lane. chen crcary ol Che Interior. io S.ra.o- Wesley L Jones In which 1lr Lane said.
 -Nr Mrrhennu has recently sub mttoI to me a r.ror. covering the development of traffic for the soy- c-nmc1, Alaska railroad m which h. arkne.y sets forth tha need oi reees.ry a.I and encouasemeut .n ttc creation of local industries ond growing population that win ,ur- uIsh tram. tor tne railroad Hs roc port contains thc following slm- mar.ret recommendation.
 .Nau.I re.oarces opened to de- yc.opmcr. national adairs Iu Alas ka administered by a board vfth ot- G.e i'm Alaska. aIc of live stock Go rur-4 the federal farm loan act extended .o Alaska and modified to meet Alaskan conditions Co provide loans to settlers for che purchase O, arm equipment and for improve men. aud o- 'olus fo associations er a-me-. for t1. crceuon of oream- .rI.s dcbyfuuns plants. storage and other .aruIss. construction of road. and trails connecting tribu- ta-, mnme regions and settlements uith Che railroad. reindeer industry arn.I u development by white population tributary to Che railroad, publication ol Illustrated literature on Aa.sa
 One phase o MT Nepheron work uuHc m ac capital was to u-r. Icrsauon which vU develop .are for Che railroad when ir Is .rmriet.I o- Oh. government ai- road .r Alaska uHI be a sreecss only fa th. eNter. I'm which local .udus- trio. nm. created tn the re-.or trIbu- t-, to the railroad and tae coun- --y must br p.orIet ad Mr Me. rhen0.
 Or. rI ..r direct evidences o' 'he vor. h. omp.shci wIth thc aid o. .-rI m hnasa was thc u.ro- Ir.uor m Congress Of Che Alaska Development Bo1rI measure by Rop- -err....e q. r Curry of California. .rrrm.. ol m. House committee on te-ro-. ID s che measure adro- atu bg former Secretary Lane n Iatt
 This measure uu form Che has.. for am exhaustive tudv Of national .ra.r. I'm Alaska br tte committees nr ter-ror.. ol One Senate and Hause. which. It s said. win resui, na strong constructive art and pol- Icy which win result .u the ufl.za- H1n or Aaskas neh natural re. sources to Che one end ot creating local industries and building a stable rrerorors c..leury
 rhe completion of the govern mont railroad Is now assured said vr v.pho-on .and wi win b. connected between Seward and Fa.r banks except for che crossing o he Panama River. by Che end o 1927 or carly u Che following year Tho comm sion s assured of al needed funds ,o push One road to ei carly completion.
 "Con-r. s now beginning to re sire chat Che construction Of thi road win mol m itself result In th development of Alaska and that Go be success tle natural resource must be opened ,o rational develop mont local industries must bc cs nbHshci and che tributary region ssttIed wIth a permanent population This can no, be brought about unde u- present restrictive policy
 -we hay, been In possession O Alaska for fi,y-three years and th population today Is probably Ioa fhan whom uc acquired Che counr from R1ssa. Tho white populat.o ie less than 10 was twenty years ag rnf som we have taken nearly fl OaO. 100000 worth ot natural weait
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