Seward daily gateway., 1931-07-23
WHY THESE ROAD GAPS?
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 Cook Inlet The 1929 report of the agronomist in charge of the U s. Experimental Stations in Alaska speaks very highly of the agriculture possibilities of the Kusilof district from soil standpoint and states that it compares very well with the Matanuska district Such is the fact and applies not only to the Kusof dis tc but to almost the entire east side of the Inlet and considerable portion of the west side Kenai Kusilof Ninchc and as far south as Anchor Point which have practically identical climatic condition we'll soil condition exists in the Matanuska valley. The Japan current up the Inlet far Anchor Point before going further west and result from Anchor Point south the climate is more temperate vegetation earlier and early fross less frequent than in other DOT tons of the Inlet or in the Matanuska valley.
 In the Kusilof district between the mouth of the river and Tustumena Lake, thousands of acres of rolling prairie land which at one time covered with heavy growth of timber but in years past have been swept by repeated burns until now one can travel from the mouth of the river to Tustumena Lake over rolling land and not pass thru any timber except few scattering patches. Tustumena Lake enjoys a much more temperate climate than the shores of Cook Inlet Ialthough much higher in altitude. The snow rarely falls very heavy along the north and west shore of the lake and leaves fully two weeks earlier in the spring Between Tustumena Lake and Skllak Lake Kenai River many thousands of of high table land devoid of timber except in patches and very fertile
 The main for the long neglect of the possbil- itles of this portion of Alaska has undoubtedly been due to the entire lack of transportation fa ces The coastal district of the Inlet it is rue in the past two or three years has been we'll supplied with fast and competent gas boats which make all ports on reg
  vancement of the district this service can only be given during the open gaton season. period of about six months at the extreme The remainder of the year. due to ths lack Of transportation all portions of the Inlet stagnate and wait for open navigation.
 The SeWard-to Kenai road would fill long felt want and would open up the of this vast ter 1tory AS stated before the experimental station re- ports compare this district favorably with the Mata- nuska district but in fact, it compares more than fav oraby In the Matanuska district dirt farmer has to depend entirely his farm and it's products to support hlmseif and family. He not obtain any fish and rarely any wild meat In the Inlet district farmer can have his net staked the beach along the shore of the river plenty of the finest kind of salmon to support his family and put up plenty for the rest 0f the year The law entities citizen at the end of year, to and, if married his wife is also Il 1ty of their securing the this district is we'll known as being the best moose country in Alaska, if the entire United States.
 The Kenai-to-Seward road has been talked of a great deal in the past and has generally wound up in a discussion to which route this road should follow, opinions differing according to the interests of the ious parties and in the end losing sight of the value of such road to the Inlet country and also to Seward whole The history of Alaska has always been that details We cannot expect the government engineers to hunt up the data regarding this district and do all the work i'll connection herewith without concentrated effort on the part of everybody.
 Seward Chamber of Commerce could we'll do it's part by appointing committee to boost this project and boost it hard keeping in mind that they must be able Il to furnish authorities with sufficient data to justify the construction of road of this magnitude. The data is ready and waiting for the gathering and such line. With such road constructed from Seward to Il Kenai 1t would only be question of very short time