The Alaska daily empire., 1921-10-06
BONE DECLARES RAILROAD WORK
 OF HIGH CLASS
Praises Col. Mears Alter h. spection of Alaska Rail-
 road to Broad Pass.

q was much gratified to find that the Government Railroad between Seward and Broad Pass is in ex cellent condition" declared Governor Scott C. Bone, who returned here yesterday on the Alameda after q hurried visit to that part of the Ter ritory. q had heard adverse reports on this project. but am glad to say that they were without justification. added the Governor.
 Praises Colonel Mears
 The highest praise was given Col onel Frederick Mears, head of thf Alaskan Engineering Commission, by the Governor. ''The work that has been accomplished under him chal lenges my highest admiration,' he de clared Colonel Mears deserves great credit for what he has done. II is a big job to go off into the vii derness and construct a railroad and in this case it has been well done
 Only a 4O-Mile Gap
 At the time Governor Bone ar rived at Mile BOG, the then end of steel, there was only a 40-mile gaI between the rails on the Northern and Southern Divisions Track was being laid at the rate of one and one-third miles per day. Unless unexpected and unforeseen or weather of unusual se- verity interferes, the rails will be connected linking coastal Alaska to the Interior by the end of the year, said Governor Bone.
 Given Cordial Greeting
 Governor Bone was given an en reception wherever he went. He left here on the Alameda on September 24 He attended a of the Territorial Fish Com at Cordova while the steamer was in that port. Commissioners at tending the meeting were Secretary Charles D. Garfield, J. A. Davies of Ketchikan and A. J. Adams of Cor. dova. The commission took a stand against re-opening of Alaskan streams to canneries and endorsed the so-called White measure which gives the Bureau of Fisheries juris- diction over waters extending three miles from the mouths of streams.
 Met at Seward
 The Governor was met at Seward by Colonel Mears and a special train when the Alameda arrived there on Wednesday, September 28 After two hours spent in Seward, the special left for Anchorage. On it's arrival there at 7:3O Wednesday evening" the Governor was met by a commit tee appointed by Mayor Leopold David and escorted to the Anchorage Hotel, where he held an informal re ception for an hour, meeting many of the residents of the city The special train with the Governor s party, Including in addition to the Governor, Mayor David, Charles D. Garfield and Alaskan Engineering Commission officials, Colonel F. Mears, William Gerig and F. A. Hen sen left shortly after the reception for Broad Pass, making the run dur ing the night.
 Returns to Anchorage
 After concluding his view of the railroad and walking over a portion of the roadbed ahead of the track layer, the Governor returned to An chorage, arriving there Thursday evening, when he addressed the citi zens at mass meeting held at the Empress Theater. This was the larg est gathering addressed by Governor Bone since his arrival in Alaska After the address was concluded, { reception and dance was held at the Pioneers Hall This over Governor Bone was immediately taken to the special train and taken to the Chick aloon coal fields Here he met Com mander Bowling of the Navy Goa Commission and went over the worl being done there by that body. Int commission, he said, has some 300, 900 tons of fine steaming coal 1T sight at Chickaloon and additiona supplies at Coal Creek, where ex ploration and development is also il progress. At Eska, he said, the Al askan Engineering Commission, un der Sumner Smith, has expended $1,O00, 900 developing and mining coa for the railroad All the fuel re quired by the railroad has been pro duced there at a cost of $6 per ton he said. The same mines have pro dueed some coal for commercial uses.
 Addresses Woman's Club
 Returning to Anchorage Friday Governor Bone addressed the Anchor age WOman's Club and after a shor stay there. was taken back to Sew ard. There he met the citizens an' remained until Saturday afternoon when he took the Alameda for Ju neau.