Seward daily gateway., 1925-09-24
VISITOR
 TELLS OF VALUES ROADS ARTERIES
MEMBER CALIFORNIA SENATE INTRODUCED FIRST BILL
 FOR ROAD SYSTEM
STATE GAINING IN POPULATION
Prospectors and Miners of Alaska Handicapped By Lack
 of Roads.

When the time comes that the All askan with limited means can get into the outlying regions of the Ter ritory with his outfit, with the least possible expense, which can be done when an artery of roadways radiate out from all points, then, I believe, Alaska will forge ahead with great rapidity," stated Benjamin w. Hahn, attorney and publisher of Pasadena, Cal, who was a visitor in Seward the first of the week. MT. Hahn, accompanied by his wife, arrived in Seward last week from the Interior, having come down the Yukon river from Dawson, and departed for Seat tie on the steamer Yukon.
 MT. Hahn described the trip in de- tail and stated both he and Mrs. Hahn appreciated the journey i'm mensely and had already made plans to return to this district next sea son, with his son, for a big game hunt. On the recent trip they hunt ed in the vicinity of Donnely for whole month and secured, what they considered, some wonderful speci- mems, but he is intensely interested in procuring an exceptional fine moose head which he proposes to add to his collection of wild game tro- phies in his beautiful Pasadena res idence. His home, according to photograph, with the surrounding gardens and over 20 acres of field, resembles more closely a city park. It is a beautiful thing, the house be- ing constructed of redwood logs.
 Interior Regions Handicapped Continuing, with reference to roads in Alaska, MT. Hahn, who has made a special study of roads and high ways in his county and state, where he served in the Senate from 1903 to 1907, land during which time he introduced the first bill for a pre- liminary survey for new road con- struction, and to which a bond is- sue of $18,000,0OO was successfully floated in 1910, said: Our thought, regarding this large expenditure for highways and roads, was twofold. First, we thought with the compile 1 tion of the series of connecting roads we would bring visitors to Cahfor- mia from all States in the Union and secondly, we believed when once 1 they came great many would want to stay in California With the completion of the roads our idea proved true.
 q can see in your Interior dis trict, that the prospector and miner of average means, is badly handi- capped in the matter of getting into the outlying regions. It is hard for him to move about at a small ex- pense.
 CaIifornia's Biggest Move.
 "The road system in California has proven to be the largest thing ever accomplished, with respect to pop ulating the country. It gave the tourist and visitor the opportunity to visit, at the minimum of expense, regions which otherwise would have been missed. The residents of the State little realized what effect a system of roads, like we now have, once they were completed. Where formerly the railroads charged high freight and passenger rates, this cost has been reduced materially. However, the auto stage companies, truck lines, took advantage of the splendid roadways and installed ser vice to all points in the States with the result that today, stage lines are operating all over the entire state An auto truck service has been oper- ating for some years now between Los Angeles and San Francisco, an approximate distance of 450 miles, Providing system of roads are fin ally established in Alaska, connect ing all points, I know of nothing in the way of freight which cannot be handled over them. The State of California recently put over anoth- CT bond issue for the construction of more highways and roads, to the amount of $4S,OO0,00O. Hundreds of road arteries are being built to con- meet with the main trunk highways" :"