The Nome nugget., 1927-04-16

does that depend upon the locality
 COL sTEEsE l. varies widely th' Territory but the average figure is about $50 $500 per mile.
 SEN. BAYARD That keeps it in fairly good condition?
 COL. SrEESE. That keeps il in fairly good condition may say right here that We built no expensive roads. Our need is for great mile- age and We build therefore, the minimum struc- ture that will reasonably the traffic. and not be expensive maintain.
 The most important project to Circle is 1G0 miles, have got that closed 10 a 2S-mile gap. Last did one third of the remaining finish it. We have 2s-mile gap and the rehabilitation of the far end of it. That was to be half finished in 1928. but the s7o0.o0o will not do it.
 At every of these places that visited the roads need to be improved, The road at Solomon River needs to be improved. There two dred ges operating up there and they their materials their perishables and heavy freight all up that road That road crosses the river by ford in sev- eral places and is impossible half dozen times. owing high water. We have to get that road all along bank of the river before it be depended upon that these miners who have only three or four months to do their work do their work and get in and out We have projects there.
 Cache Greek. company has taken over a lot of placer ground and have drilling out fl, there Some progress was started up there three years ago: over two years and again last year But We are away behind in 1920 pro gram We are behind in 1924 program. It would take s2. 900, year the four years finish all the program that has been ap- proved by the Governor and Territorial Board our organization. and has been accepted by the War Department printed in the annual report. With that organization could handle it without any ma increase in the organization and plant. We do s2,0oo ooo worth of work for example. for the overhead Sl ooo.ooo. We have district superntendents in different dis ricts Any of these superntendents could take on 5a so per cent work and all ii would mean would be a few extra men who are available in the country.
 SEN. REED. What is the population of Fairbanks or the Fairbanks distrcto
 col. sTEEsE- The population of the town Fairbanks itself is around 1.5oo. bnt th4r. have heen almost that many working in there thfs last the various mining developments. So that I do have even an approximate esti- mate of what the actual population is in there, but it has been greatly increased
 During the active there three times the population around through the valley.
 SEN. REED I curious know our per capita contribution to those roads up there?
 COL sTEEsE. If you take per capita pro- ducon of the Territory per capita acreage o the Territory capita mileage of the necessary loads in the Territory, you can get quantity you of plans. The of money the Federal Gov ernment is contributing Alaska per man. woman and child is possibly than the Federal Govern ment is contributing he State Pennsylvania tor instance but, conditions on a parallel at all. This country is in the condition of Penn sylvania 50 to 200 years ago.
 SEN. BAYARD Does the local government contribute anything towards the original installa- ti"n of the roads, or just the upkeep
 COL. sTEEsE The Legislature contribute. about one third of it's total resources to roads and schools, and the two together. frac- tically all of that road money turned over to s and spent projects which the Territorial Board and our board get together and agree afont The general division is that the Federal money goes into the main trunk projects, through roads and winter mail trails. The Territorial money is a-. piled to certain local projects that are important enough to the Government, but the Government has Territory. The main roads we support entirely "i,h Federal money. Certain cooperative projects m second class We support with bo'h Federal and