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Entered in the Anchorage Postoiiice June 5, 1915, as second class matter
under the Act of of March 3. 1873.
For President—Charles Evans Hughes.
For Delegate to Congress—Janies Wickersham
ANCHORAGE. ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. (5, 1916.
COMMISSION’S OFFICIAL REPORT.
Complete reports of the work of the Alaskan Engineering;
Commission from the time of the passing of the Alaska rail- \
way bill up to December 31, 1915, have been issued as a public |(
document by order of the congress and a few copies have reach- i
ed Anchorage. j1
The report contains comprehensive and informing data
concerning the great resources through which the government!
railway will run on the route from the coast to the interior
terminus. This data deals with mineral resources, agricultural 1
resources, timber resources, climatic conditions, and on the |
whole deals enthusiastically with the subject matter.
’ The highly favorable tests of the Matanuska coal by the:
Navy department is given complete, together with reports on
coal from other sources on the Pacific coast, and which prove
conclusively that the Matanuska coal is easily the most desira-!
ble for the uses of the navy.
Included in the Commission’s report is an official report ;
from the United States Bureau of Mines concerning the cost
of handling coal from the Matanuska fields to outside ports,;
and which forms the*basis for the selection of Anchorage as
the coal terminus, because of the reduced cost. The bureau’s
report on this matter is as follows: .
Matanuska coal via Ship creek—Mining $2.00, haulage and ,
wharfage 93 cents, ocean freight $1.25, unloading 16 1-2e, total
$4.36 1-2.
-Watanuska coal via reward -aiming *_.uu, naming to rew
ard, including wharfage $2.0(5, ocean freight $1.25, unloading
charge 1(5 l-2e, total $5.47 1-2.
In its report for 1915, the Commission says with respect to
harbor improvements at Anchorage:
“In the original estimate submitted by the Commission it
was contemplated that considerable dredging should be done
in Ship creek. Not being able to obtain a dredge at Panama,1
this work was postponed for the season. Borings have been
made to determine the character of the material and tentative
plans have been considered for the development of the harbor.
As soon as funds are available steps will be taken to secure
equipment with which to do the work. An interior basin can
lie dredged and coal-shipping facilities developed at a reason
able cost. Work on these improvements will be prosecuted vig
orously during the coming season.”
Complete details of the construction work, with headquar-1
ters at Anchorage, is given in a report by Commissioner j
Mears, who tells of the progress made.
The taking over of the Alaska Northern railway system is
covered in detail.
The report states that the average gross wages received by
4(5 station gangs on grading were 41 cents per hour per man.
The gross wages received by .‘11 station gangs was (50 cents per i
hour, this being after deducting for all expenses except suste
nance.
The estimates of cost of the Seward-Fair banks line show
that the road is being built under estimate. Solid rock excava
tion is estimated on the Turnagain arm section as costing $1.25
per cubic vard, and on other sections at from that figure up to
$1.50.
The reason why Resurrection bay was selected over Port
age hay, as the coast terminus of the railway project, is reveal
ed by the estimate of cost, as follows1
From Portage bay to Fairbanks, $27, 538, 187; from Resur
resction bay to Fairbanks, $25, 042, 718.
4 The climate of Alaska will trim the unfit, making the
greatest race on the North American continent,” declares Dr.
II. Waldo Coe, who as general superintendent of the Morning
side Sanitarium, which cares for the insane from Alaska, has
had an unusual opportunity to study the matter.
A surprising development of the fishing industry on Cook '
Inlet is revealed by carefully prepared statistics by W. <!.:
Whorf, old-timer of Seldovia. According to Mr. Whorf’s fig-j
ures, the canneries on the inlet will this season pack salmon to
the value of nearly two million dollars.
Governor J. F. A. Strong says that the “Drys” will win!
in Alaska, at the election to he held in November. Addressing
the W. C. T. U. convention recently held at Juneau, the gover
nor said: ‘‘Your work will he crowned with success because
you stand for civic righteousness.”
Chairman Wilcox, of the republican national committee,
after a careful study of the entire political situation, declares |
that the republican candidate for president will win in the No- j
vember election, his estimate revealing that Hughes will have
dOO votes in the electoral college. I
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