Evening star., 1923-07-16
PRESIDENT MOTORS
IN "MIDNIGHT SUN"
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nearly one-ffth theclut's membership
The weather was fdea1 yesterday
on the last day of the 49, nile RAN
trip, the warm July sun bringing the
still shining brightly when tho party
arrived here at 9 o'clock last night
and the members came to a full real
ization that they were IN the laha
of the midnight sun, as daylight Is
continuous at this time of the year.
+ Pass Mount Mckinley.
The days ride started. at Broad
pass. on the summit of the Alaska
range, where the train had been
parked overnight. After leaving
Broad. pass Mount Mckinley came
into view it's lofty white crest rising
in majestic grandeur above the other
peaks and dominating the landscape,
although sixty miles distant from
the railroad. The peak, which is
higher than any other on the con-
tinent. was seen to. the best ad-
vantage, with a cieudless sky and
bright morning sunshine
Arriving at Cantweil, the party
left the train and soon over g. nearby
hfll appeared a head of 1000 REIN
deer, a. portion of the 100000 which
haves been developed in twenty-five
years by the Interior Department
from the original 1000 imported from
Siberia and Lapland. President and
Mrs Har ding, viewing the sight, said
that herd would gladden. the hearts
of the American children and pull
all Santa Claus sleighs to their
homes on Christmas"
Passing along the edge Of McKin-
ley Park, the train arrived late in
the day at the Tanana bridge; where
President Harding drove a spike
nection OF steel Joining the Pacific
.and Arctic oceans through nasiga-
4 ion OF the Yukon river
Drives Golden Spike.
Secretary Work. presiding, intro
a, iced the President, saying: Rep
re. Mnting the government department
MI fch Is charged with supervising
the teonstruotion and financing or the
Ala; Ma railroad, it is a pleasure to
repo,A it's completion. No one would
haye ,conjectured when the project
was eu tered upon that the nations
chief IA ;ecutive himself would drive
the Ia "a spike. This simple cere-
nnony a d this spike will become his
torical They complete and dedicate
to publi,. service 47s miles OF COM
ing OF tn y last frontier. :
snfY Pr Y sider1t. these steel bands
YOU tofn " y II almost connect the Pa
cfffo ocean with the Arctic ocean,
through then Yukon. From this great
waterway 4 Ill come travellers and
traffc, and d will receive the prod
ucts Of ti1isg new principaiity with
those of oIde.s countries.
r,-ss,a fc IN Mears
Speaking fcu the hardy workmen
who suffered c.l d and defied death. I
present the WOW rk their hands have
wrought. It me u is more than wood,
stone and steel. 4 Though Fabricated
with consumnaatee skill into bridges
and tunnels and 4 overs 1t means
domination Of, the \, natural elements
and is a monument5 to the pioneers
and a tablet to uncoin lucred American
courage. 1t has bee.t said that every
great aeflievemeflt is y, but the shadow
of man.. This gr q 1t builder has
woven himself into the fabric OF this
railroad and ensrrfnetE In the hearts
Of Alaslsa's people the = iame Of Fred
erick Mears.
"FTfty-six million do Vars was ex-
nended by him in wild country With
little supervision. but WA hout avoid
able error. In tribute a your ex-
ecutive- cooperation and your SYM
patfly with the hopes Off Alaskans.
Col. Mears. wishes you toss drive the
srplden spike presented to i'm by the
oenpie or Anchorage ana Nfrive the
tte ttist- will bind Aiaska'sk Z CONNER
ciai relations to the Unit,Sl. States
and signify an empires pledt a of 10y
atty to your administration