The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-11-03

which was due to increased pas seBger mileage. The actual mum Der of passengers handled was smaller owing to a decrease in the number handled between liFairhanks and the College.
 Erstght revenue increased 4O.a kper cent Total commercial ton Insse hauledi WAS ,82,416 tons, an of 26,T per cent over the fpretious year. Of this conner kcialp tonnage, 41,OSs tons was coal, Ean increase of .as1s over the pre-. [cedtnE yNarspu s.A. s.lA 0a s9ss Coed Revenue Gain 1 aThe revenue from all rail op- 6rstioAs was Sl.26O.O .O29, an in fcreAse of 26.6s per cent over tho [ previous year. For all operations, including operations of river lbosts. tue revenue was $1,33s. 1902
 or. an Increase. of 2b.1 over last ya1rs i., .s.ses 4gsf.e5 e.s as sIn shound :. tonnage over the Seward dock aggregated 44,506 tons. an increase of, .10.6S9 tons
 oyer the previous year.
 sfn this seasons. operations de. lays and interruptions to traffic from slides, washonts; and sim liar causes were very much less than in the previous year. show ing the results obtained by the expenditures made for improving
 conditions on the line. W .
 ;anea Changes In Service g sThesronly changes of impor- tanee in. the service made. during
 the year were; the substitution of gas,electric car for steam ser tice, the greater use of small gaa.T cars for special parties, or eD1ergencies: the. extension of river. boat service from Holy Cross to Marshall. .. lis ses sA.Ths most notable achievements ins. construction during this, sea 1 son ! Awefe,sAsThe completion. of sttal bridges at Kashwitnas Sheep Crock. sNillow Greek. Little Will low Creek <. at Huston. ;Eklutna niver, Peters Creek. at Birchwood and Resurrection Creek at Sew. ard, e;ss.,s ss
 Work is,s now in progress on tOnstfuction of bridge at Glacier
 Creek, Glrdwood, At all of these
 locations except Eklutna River
 the trestle approaches to the
 bridges were filled or new em.
 bankments provided, greatly less
 ening the. amount of track carried on wooden piling. The largest jobs of filling. however. was that
 of the approach to Eagle River bridge where the steel bridge was
 completed in. 1924, A number of
 small bridges in the vicinities of
 the larger structures were also
 filled Work Is now in progress, filling three comparatively short
 bridges between Chester Creek
 and Campbell. A large number
 of minor improvements were also made. i4 Standard Gauge Spur ~ "The standard gauging of the Moose Creek spur was completed from Moose Creek junction to Baxter's. From the latter point Ito Coal Center the present mar 1 row gauge track is laid on stand Fard gauge ties and heavy rails 60 that whenever 1t is necessary this section can be made standard
 gauge at slight expense.
 | "The track layout at the Healy
 River Coal Corporation mine at
 Suntrana was rearranged and
 greatly improved"
 Experiments at Curry
 MT. Smith pointed to certain experiments to encourage home production that had been tried out at Curry. He said: "At the Cur. Iry. hotel experiments were again conducted in the importation of steers in the spring, to De fat. tened and killed for beef in the ] Hall. and these experiments have shown that 1t is quite possible for an industry of that kind to be carried on. The raising of pigs at Curry hotel also has proved | profitable and successful.
 F. For the purpose of encourag' | ing dairylug. . small creamery was installed at the Curry hotel | and cream Is purchased from any pSrson who desires to ship itI theres the price based on the bntter fat aconfent: and all the butter now being used at the hd' teE M produced from cream so puekAastd. It h hoped that this ih1astry, naay iporease to auch ap &x)o9t that N may prove attrac. tive to local capital and encourage 1t iu thes0peration of q creamery.' esss Continue lmprevemsnts
 Hhg program for next year'e imoGotepents to the railroad will
 fdlAoW Inc sane general lines ~ preoedinss years,s, MT. Smith said.
 I6e extent. he added, "will de'
 o1D1 uBon the appropriations re.
 celgod from Congress, hut wt
 hqve no reason to believe hlll
 what there will be funds ava}J'
 able for the same amount ol
 work during the present fiscal ! ySaF ads tas done last year." <.E| |,''ss \ s--- :s.s.s s'