The Cordova daily times., 1922-07-13
.0YER MILLION DOLLARS WILL BE EXPENDED ALASKA ROAD
 BUILDING PRESENT SEASON
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 eral develpmen will follow the con- struction of railroad in Alaska as followed the construction of the rail roads through the prairie states in the West, following the great period of American railroad construction. In our Western states, farms at once became accessible to the great East ern markets, though located as far as 50 miles from the main railroad line after construction of the same. On the other hand, it is practically impossible to proceed with wheeled vehicles anywhere in Alaska without some form of prepared wagon roads. is met at a lesser cost in many parts of Alaska by the use of sled road or trails. These provide means or nenetrating inaccessible country and bringing them into stage or deVel- opment warranting the heavier cost of constructing a located and graded wagon road. It is this form Of de- vo,onment so successfully carried out Inv this board, the dog trail and sled road permitting entry into an area at 2 low cost and either being later 1m- proved into summer road as the development is deserving or if the tentative developments were unsuc- cessful, being permitted to remain as trail. It is this carefully guided expediture upon roads and trails m all the area of Alaska capabl of pro- viding traffic for the government railroad, that is necessary before generous federal endeavor can re- ceive all of the traffic with which this great territory can provide it. To enable all of the traffic to reach the railroad eventually, it will be found that an amount very nearly eoualling the cost of the railroad will have been spent upon wagon roads, trans. sled roads and other means of overland transportation within the territory.
 REGIONS OF ALASKA.
 Our problems are outlined by re- viewing the physical features of AL aska and the lines of communication already established. The portion of Alaska now under development nat urally divides itself in this way into the following districts:
 First, Southeastern Alaska, en- bracin the islands and coastal main- land west of the 131st meridian. This region is served almost entirely by water borne commerce and little new construction is necessary except ir providing short tributary roads to the coast towns.
 Second, Copper river valley, en- bracing Cordova, Valdtz and Kenne- scott and penetrated by the Copper River railrfoad with the Valdez-Fair- hanks road serving as a tributary.
 "Third, the Susitna valley, includ- ing the country traversed by the gov- ernment railroad in the Susitna-Val- z ley and on Kenai peninsula, lnclud- ing Seward, Anchorage and the Mata- nuska coal fields; the Alaska penln- sula and Kokiak Island, served by boats based on Seward are closely attached in development to this reg ion and are included therein.
 ssFourth, the Kuskokwim valley, ln- cluding the lower Yukon valley and that of the Kuskokwim. This region is very meagerly provided With transportation means and the most important project of this board aims at it's relief and attachment to the government railroad.
 Fifth, the Yukon, including Fair banks and the Yukon, Koyukuk and Panama valleys. This rich placer mining district is of high importance for development and if producing quartz mines can be added to the placer mining production, an import ant tonnage will be produced for the government railroad. &
 Sixth, Nome, including the Sew ard peninsula, and the Arctic slope of Alaska. This region is served by summer roads of minor importance and throughout by highly important winter dog trails.
 TRAFFIC MOVEMENT CENSUS.
 "A traffic census was conducted through the last calendar year. Due to the poor communications, reports of this census are not now con- plete. Such fragmentary reports as have haen racaived show vary