The Nome nugget., 1927-04-16

 with aviation. but I also have charge of the Terri oral work, and are expecting the next Legs ature will give us little money finish some of these fields have started, and to build some ad- ditional
 On this trip in from Nome, we got into trouble and nearly had to make forced land ing in very bad place about here tindicating). We finally able limp along to our nearest emergency landing field where We came down and fixed the engine We here (ndicating) and could get through the mountains on ac- count of a bad storm, had to make detour. There we ran of gas and made another landing On an emergency field that has just been finished. That made late that had to go to a hotel spend the night and continue the trip the next morning that 914 hours in the air out of total of 24 hours and had very uncomfort- able and disagreeable trip. But had taken long to go over this work up here thoroughly that by coming Fairbanks in day saved a.mosz three weeks, which that late in the fall important consideration.
 SEN. JONES. Colonel. do not H' you of but le, get down to the road business.
 COL. sTEEsE. We getting the suits of what I have been promising for the last five years. The total production of Alaska last year increased 30 per cent. It increased v s20.ooO.oo0: s62.oo0,0o0 against s7s,ooo.Ooo. The Alaska Railroad increased it's s9oo,Ooo. The Alaska Railroad deficiency appropriation s30O,0oo less than last year.
 SEN HARRIS. What per is s2oo,ooo increase?
 COL. sTEEsE. Alittle less than 25 per from trife over $500 900 to trife over s1 00O.- GOO.
 SEN HARRIS What is the appropriation this year for the Alaska Railroad deficit?
 COL. sTEEsE. s1.4oo,ooo, as against s1.7oo,o"o last year, that getting results.
 Coming back the roads, six years commended s10,o0o for 10 years, a carefully thought out program. and after survey of the ex- istins situation. In the first five years got just one-half of what recommended. then revised the program. and, in order to speed it and keep pace with this competition of the railroad and the evident invasion of capital into the field, recom- mended ss,oooooo for the five years.
 Last year given s9oo.ooo apply that program, and under the instructions of the eommit ices, evidenced in their reports definitely put our two most important jobs. the Richardson High Way and the Chatanika Circle Road three year program. This last year, with the s9oo.ooo and very good season, We were able to do one-third of the work necessary to complete that work
 Over 30o.0oo miles of existing roads and tfails last received work all. This summer l shall have to pick that slack. At the time, hope to continue the Swear program, That is, complete one-half of the balance that during the season.
 SEN. HARRIS. Can you do that with this s70o,0O0?
 COL sTEEsE. Mo- sir. With s7oo,ooo merely do the required maintenance and pick up the slack maintenance on abandoned work of last year
 SEN. FLETCHER Did you spend all that ssoo,oo0 last year?
 COL sTEESE Ii is all obligated There is right about s1OOO0O left, but. there bills coming in to that. My appropriation runs out the 1st of March. Then, I am authorized Independently of the appropriation. to oblga ing the next years appropriation.
 SEN. FLETCHER Can you get plenty of labor. and can you economically spend much as s1,oo0.000 that work there?
 COL. sTEEsE. Yes. sir. We have built up our organization. built up plant built up our district through these last six years. Each year Congress has given us little and it has been progressive, economical development, that right now We have an organization and plant SEN. BAYARD Is that your organiza- ton. or do you let that out by contract?
 COL. STEESE. Mo- sir We let contracts these localities is done force account day labor
 SEN BAYARD. What is the mileage upon the project you have got under construction?