Seward daily gateway., 1932-05-17
COMMUNICATION
Editor, Seward Gateway:

 road and the Richardson highway that doesn't get us anywehere? It brings me in mind of the two lit- tie boys: one would not let the other play in his back yard and the other would not let him play in the front yard, so one complained to his mother. Mr. Ohlson com plains to the ticket office in Chica- go. Nice work. How is this Alas ka going to be developed and pop lated if we are always pulling against each other and trying to down the other fellow?
 As far as Oscar Freedman is concerned, I will say that I have known him for 25 years. He has earned his money in Alaska and has invested his money in anything good for the Territory. If he was not real Alaskan and good man, he would not be where he is today. He is a 100 per cent Alas kan. If he feels that he can serve the people in fair and square way in transportation down the highway, he is spending his own money. So let us back him up.
 If MT. Freedman can take a lot of tourists to Fairbanks, Mr. Ohl- son will have a chance to take them over the railroad back to Seward. That will make a round trip, sightseeing.
 Good highways and good roads and trails are benefit for all towns, and without them we may just as we'll forget all about Alas ka All this talk and wrangling only gets us into trouble. think we have had the experience about this talking and jealousy when the soldiers were abandoned from all over Alaska. What happened to Valdez that time? Fort Liscum abandoned, also the Signal Corps cable office, the Road Commission headquarters, and all on account of the same peSsimistic talk. After that, someone wanted the court house removed and now they are going to do away with two Judicial Divisions. If we don't stop this fighting and be little more friendly towards each other, we will have neither railroad or high way
 There is someone blowing a lot of smoke to those Senators and Congressmen in Washington and they seem to like it and are list ening to it all
 The Richardson highway is a military highway in the first place and should never be transferred to the Department of the Interior; it should be kept open if possible all the time. What we want in Alaska is some protection. I don't think Uncle Sam has lost any money since the day he bought Alaska from Russia, and is he do- ing anything to protect it? No! I believe it is up to the people here to demand that soldiers be put back where they belong, and that we have a naval base and an air. ship base. What is here to pre- vent an enemy to come here ano destroy every town in Alaska Nothing, but as long as their fool ish talk about railroads and high ways is going on, nothing can come but ruination.
 I myself don't know MT. Ohlson never saw him in Valdez and
 don't suppose he has ever beer
 over the highway, but I believe that if MT. Ohlson knew MT. Breed man as we'll as I do and as a goot many other people in Alaska knov
 him, he would be only too glad u know that he has no intention o , interfering with the railroad. H is for keeping traffic going, bette service, and for the betterment O his own town. What is the roa' 7 for? Was it built just for pleaSur 1 or wis it built to open up the coun , try? What was your railroad bull for? Was it not for the sam |. thing? So why not forget a Il about it?
 E If you are a good Alaskan, yo1 will work hand in hand with MI Freedman; by doing what every body is trying to do. Build u