Fairbanks Is j
Hub Northern
Transportation
Fairbanks has the distinction of
being the hub of the North. It is
the point from which the bush pi
lots operate, the end of steel and
the center of a busy highway sys
tem.
The Alaska Railroad, government
owned and operated, is just now be
ginning to be a paying operation.
It now caters to the public and its
comfort. Passengers may step
aboard a comfortable Pullman car,
go to bed, and wake up in Anchor
age, ready for a days work or a
visit with friends. The scenery
along the route between Fairbanks
and Seward, railroad terminus, is
spectacular and summertime trips
make the most of the daylight.
Mt. McKinley Park, also owned
by the government, is midway be-,
tween Anchorage and Fairbanks
and offers excellent accommoda
tions for visitors who w’ant to tour
the Park and its surrounding area.
Much of the freight coming into the
Territory is hauled by the railroad.
Its dependable service is relied up
on by thousands of retailers in
both summer and winter.
The airplane is the most popular
means of transportation in the Ter
ritory. For this reason Alaskans
ere termed the "flyingest people”
In the world. Thousands of acres
and miles of land fall away under
the wings of accomplished airline
and bush pilots who haul passeng
ers and freight into remote areas by
the ton each year.
Many villages and communities
rely completely on air service for
everything they get. Fairbanks is
the home of the oldest established
Territorial airline, pioneered by No
el Wien. Pan American World Air
ways makes daily trips to the Gold
en Heart city from Seattle. Plans
call for Fairbanks to be the aerial
heart of the world one day, with
planes to and from the Orient and
Europe stopping here. There are
over 300 airports here in the Terri
tory and more than 50 facilities for
airplanes.
Trucking is an important link in
the transportation chain of the Ter
ritory. Through the use of the var
ious highways the truckers drive
overland from the States to the
Donald Holton
Gets 10 Days
Donald W. Holton was sentenced
to 10 days in the city jail Friday
on a contempt of court charge dur
ing his trial on disorderly conduct
and assault complaints.
Holton was put under citizens ar
rest by Sumner Weed on Wednes
day evening charging that Holton
had shoved him around and threat
ened him.
The contempt sentence came after
Holton repeatedly ignored City
Magistrate Hubert Gilbert’s warn
ing to stop his “malicious insinua
tions” and namecalling against
Weed
The disorderly conduct and as
sault charges are pending and will
be taken up again when Holton is
released on the contempt charge.
heart of Alaska with food, and
freight. Because of the facilities of
the trucking industry m^ny new
business firms have come North to
expand. An endless stream of huge
trucks and trailers may be seen
winding their way over the high- i
ways every day of the year An
estimated 12,000 tons of freight are
hauled into the Territory every
month by truck.
Dog teams were once the primary
source of transportation in Alaska.
Today, they are no longer the lead
ing transportation link in the north,
but they are still in use. In the vil
lages, dog teams still haul freight,
or carry their owners out on a
trapline. Some teams are still used
by the Natives for hunting pur
poses.
Supplying the life for Ladd and
Eielson is the Haines-Fairbanks
pipeline which carries the fuel to
the planes based at these and other
interior military installations in the
Territory. The $40,000,000 pipeline
stretches 626 miles from the port of
Haines to Fairbanks. The steel fuel
artery was built because ships car
: rying the commodity would be too
j vulnerable to attack.
Steamships to and from the States,
as well as some riverboats, are in
operation hauling freight and pas
i sengers to ports from which they
can be relayed by truck or plane
I to their destinations. Several large
steamship lines serve the Territory
daily, as do military ships. Many
communities up and down the many
rivers of Alaska are supplied by
boat service.
ADVANCE PARTY
ADVANCE PARTY ... A group of personnel from the 2nd Battalion,
4th Infantry Is shown boarding a plane for a trip to Anchorage from
Eieison AFB last week, as advance party aboard the ship. These men
worked as ship's staff for the voyage to Fort Lewis for troops gyro
scoping from Alaska.
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SOMETHING FOR THE KIDS
DOLLS AND BALLOONS, TOO ! . . . The general scene of dependents of 9th Infantry personnel arriving
at Eielson AFBIast week is shown as parents help their children down the ramp. The kids came equipped
with dolls, balloons and various other toys as can be seen above.
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