The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-02
EARLY SEASON ROAD PROGRAM
 IS UNDER WAY
Pres. Elliott of Road Com mission Returns from
 Extended Inspection

Early season road work in in- terlor Alaska is getting well under way and while the highways are rough in sections, due to being cut up badly by traffic during the Spring breakup, within a few days maintenance crews should have them in good condition, said Maj Malcolm Elliott, President of the Alaska Road Commission, who re- turned Tuesday from an extended trip.
 He visited Seward, Kodiak, Dill lingham. Illiamna, Kasiloff, An chorage, Fairbanks, Chitina and Cordova, using a plane from Sew ard for his Southwest Alaska jour hey.
 Livestock Market Needed
 The Commissions program on Kodiak Island this season will be confined to maintenance on and slight improvements to Abberts Highway which are now in prog ress.
 The great need for Kodiak is a market for meat products of it's livestock industry, in Maj. Elliott's opinion. Settlers on the island, he said, report considerable success in raising cattle and sheep, but they are experiencing much difficulty in finding a market for their prod ucts. ITO a visitor. it seemed like a business that could be de- veloped with a profit both to the Territory and to those engaged in it. as there should be market in Seward, Anchorage and Fairbanks for the meat Maj. Elliott said.
 At Kodiak he met a hunting party consisting of Senator Fred erick Hale, Asst. Attorney Gen. eral Seth Richardson and Sam Stern who had just returned from successful expedition to Karluk Lake. They had carcasses of six brown bear and three cubs, and were delighted with the hunt.
 Build DIll1ngnam hOad
 From Kodiak, Maj. Elliott flew over the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes on a six-mile road to Snag Point, where most of the industry of the district is centered. Most of the residents are at Dillingham;. The road will make the Govern ment hospital at Kanakanak &C., cessible to the people living at Snag Point.
 The Commission has allo d S12.000 for this seasons work on the project, to be expended under the direction of Supt. M. C., Ed munds of the Southwest Alaska district. MT. Edmunds accompan- jed Maj. Elliott on the trip to Ko- diak and Dillingham;.
 Fishermen in the Bristol Bay section are expecting a good run of red salmon and a busy summer.
 Visits at Iliamna
 From Dillingham;, he went across Iliamna Lake and landed at Ili- anna Bay. A Emile road Is now in process of construction con- meeting the bay with Iliamna Vil- lage on the lake. This probably will be completed in one or two more seasons. It is designed to provide a short cut for traffic be- tween Cook Inlet and Kenai Pen insula points to upper Bristol Bay.
 A stop was m d e at Kasiloff where the Commission sometime ago built a seven-mile road which opened up a fine region. The road is in good shape and has promoted the development of the fur farming industry there. Be- tween 12 and 15 homesteads have been taken up along the route, fur farms have been established on them, and they seemed to be doing well. From Kasilof Maj. Elliott flew to Anchorage and con- ferred with Col Ohlson, general manager of The Alaska Railroad, and proceeded to Fairbanks.
 Attends College Commencement
 He attended the commencement exercises of the Alaska College, where his daughter, Miss Ann, is attending school On his return south via Richardson Highway, she accompanied him part of the way returning to Fairbanks with Asst Engineer Ike Taylor. She will be joined by her mother and two sis ters, Stewart and Jane, about the middle of June, to spend the sum- mer in Mt Mckinley Ma i ona Park.
 Richardson Highway is oper