ANCHORAGE DAILY TIMES
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Entered in the Anchorage Postotflce June 5, 1915, as second class matter
under the Act of of March 3. 1S73.
For President—Charles Evans Hughes.
For Delegate to Congress—Janies Wickersham
ASSOCIATED PRESS TELEGRAPHIC REPORTS._
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1916.
HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS ARE NEEDED
When the government railway reaches the Matanuska
coal fields, and the fine progress of construction indicates that
that date is not far in the future, it follows that the coal areas
should be developed aud put on a producing basis. But before
capitalists will consent to enter the coal fields and make ex
tensive investments, they must be assured of an economic
means of getting the product to the markets. This being self
evident, it will be necessary for the government, which has
undertaken the matter of the development of the resources
of Alaska, to provide dockage facilities at the most Conveni
ent point on tide water, so that the coal mined may be trans
ported by vessels to the various marts in the states. In the
case of the Matanuska coal fields, Anchorage is the logical and
only port from which coal may be shipped to the states, as a
profitable commercial enterprise, because of the exceedingly
slight cost of transportation from the coal mines to this port
via the government railway. A water grade maintains from
the coal fields to Anchorage, and hence there is scarcely a lim
it to the tonnage a single engine may haul.
In this situation, the thing for the government, as repre
sented by the Alaskan Engineering commission, to do, is to
make the necessary harbor improvements and to install coal
bunkers, etc., at Anchorage. It will not do to wait until the
coal mines are placed on a producing basis before inaugurat
ing this necessary work, because coal operators will naturally
require these facilities before spending any considerable sum
in development. These improvements should be installed at
Anchorage without undue delay, and the development of the
coal fields will follow as a logical result.
In opening the townsite at Anchorage and selling lots to
individual buyers, it was specifically stated that this place
would be the coal terminus for the Matanuska coal fields, mean
ing. of course, that much the greater part of the product
would be shipped to the states from this port. This specific
statement could mean nothing less than that the government
proposed to provide the proper facilities for the “economical
handling of the coal at this point. It would be absurd to sup
pose that coal can be hauled here and loaded on lighters and
taken to steamers lying in the channel. Such a proposition is
too ridiculous to discuss. The buyers of lots, for which sub
stantial prices were willingly paid, acted on the assumption
that such improvements would be made, and in harmony with
this plan the Alaskan Engineering Commission asked for and
received, in the big appropriation passed by the congress, the
sum of $250,000 with which to inaugurate the harbor improve
ments here.
.Hit? clIIiiuimc tint* ui lutu Mii.ii cumpieutrusivt; iinpiu\t
ments were to be made here lias quite naturally aroused the
opposition of other places that seek to be the coal terminus.
Now these places are not without influence, and we must not
sleep on our rights while enemies are seeking our undoing.
We might as well face the situation frankly and make a deter
mined tight for that which belongs to us. The Times does not
think for a moment that the opposition that has arisen can
eventually win over us, for in the very nature of things, An
chorage is the only outlet for the Matanuska coal mines that
shall be developed. And everybody here knows that they will
not be developed until facilities for handling coal are con
structed at this point.
Secretary of the Interior Lane is scheduled to reach An
chorage the latter part of August. Then is the time for the
citizens of Anchorage to act. We should begin now to secure
all data possible and our chief point should be that the coal
fields will never be adequately developed until dockage fa
cilities are constructed here. The strongest committee of cit
izens that can be named should be delegated to present this
important matter to the secretary and he should be urged to
direct the Alaskan Engineering Commission to begin work on
these improvements without delay.
The future of Anchorage, to a very large degree, depends
on its being the terminus of the Matanuska coal fields. That
solemn promise was given us when we bought our lots in this
government townsite. And we very frankly desire to say. in
behalf of the people of Anchorage, that we shall expect that
promise to be fulfilled by the government, not waiting until
there is a vast amount of tonnage in sight, but taking the ini
tiative and constructing the harbor improvements in the very
near future, on the theory and in the assurance that the ton
nage will speedily develop after the harborage facilities be
come available.
In support of our assertion that the government gave a
promise that Anchorage would be the coal terminus, we quote
verbatim from a portion of the speech of the superintendent
of sale, delivered just prior to the sale of lots to the public:
“Ship Creek will be the construction base for the
building of the line to the Matanuska coal fields and
also northward to Fairbanks. It will also be a ship
ping point for at least seven or eight months in the
year for the Matanuska coal. For these purposes it
will be necessary to construct yard tracks, coal bunk
ers, etc., to the extent necessary for handling large
amounts of materials, coal and supplies.”
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JUNEAU.
By an agreement reached last week
letween T. H. Beaumont and W. B.
’hillins and wife, the legal actions
mown here as the Fort Yukon cases,
nstituted by Beaumont have been set
led. It is understood that Beaumont
las been given undisputed possession
if the trading post at Fort Yukon, of
which his ownership was formerly
[disputed. Mrs. Phillips was formerly
the wife of Beaumont.
W. E. Atchison, a pioneer of Skag- ^
way, was drowned recently in the
Skagway river about four miles from,
the town.