Seward daily gateway., 1925-07-20
STICK WITH THE
 GAME SAYS COL.
 DICK IN SEWARD
ORIGINAL TRAIL BLAZER OF AL ASKA PLEASED TO MEET
 OLD FRIENDS.
TRIP UNOFFICIAL ONE
General Richardson, Retired, Accom- panied by Major General Taylor
 and Colonel Steese.

'T am making the present trip, not only to accompany Major General Harry Taylor, chief of engineers, United States Army, but to visit my numerous old friends along the way ito meet them and greet them. To assure them that my interest in All aska is just as keen as ever and to tell them to stick with the game, for Alaska is going forward" The speaker was General Wilds P. Rich ardson, better known to his Alaskan intimates, and that includes literally thousands of residents, young and old, in the territory, as "Col. Dick" reached Seward yesterday morning from Seattle on the steamer Yukon, marking his first trip to Alaska in three years. Gen. Richardson is the pioneer road and trail builder of AL aska. He was the first president of the Alaska Road Commission and served in that capacity 20 years. During the World War he served with distinction. He is now on the retired list.
 Ut is sad to see the old times change in the Territory" Gen. Rich ardson continued. "A number of the towns appear to be diminishing in size and I miss many of the old fam iliar faces. My faith in the future of Alaska is unchanged. The Ter ritory will gradually come into it's own, slowly but surely and not with great rush. I think the road work of the Territory is in very good hands, under the general direction of Colonel Jas. G. Steese. About a, week ago, had the honor and plea sure of speaking at a broadcasting station in Seattle. My topic natur- ally, was on Alaska.
 Owing to Major Taylor's time be- ing limited on this Alaska tour, due to the fact he must be back in Wash ington for the coming fiscal year work, in August, next month, not more than 30 days will be spent in the Territory. We will return to the coast from Fairbanks, over the wag on road to Valdez, embarking at that port for Seattle. I expect to see great improvements on the main high way during our trip over it.
 My last trip to the Territory was three years ago when I was made a member of the Inter-departmental Alaska Committee and sent to Alas ka to make a report of general con- ditions for the Secretary of the Inte- rior. The Commission has since been dissolved. I am accompanying Ma ior General Harry Taylor, former classmate of mine at West Point, on the present trip to Alaska, purely in an unofficial capacity. Major Tay- Tor is in charge of the general di- rection of roads and trails in the Territory, also of river and har- bor projects in Alaska. A number of these projects will be considered and acted upon
 On their way to Seward the army officers stopped off at Cordova where Major General Taylor and Col. Jas. G. Steese made a trip of inspection up the Copper River Railroad, as far as Childs glacier. It is not plan ned to stop over at the Copper Gate way again, only for such period as when the steamer lies in port.
 During their brief visit in Seward yesterday, Major General Taylor and Col. Steese were motored out to Mile 20, by Councilman Harry Ellsworth. A trip of inspection was made to the glacier streem where the officers stopped for a considerable period.