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WANT RAILROAD
IN 1917
Unless Secretary Franklin K Lain
can be Induced to change his p.esen
plans, according to Fairbanks citizens
it will be absolutely impossible ti
complete the construction of the giv
eminent railroad from the coast ti
Fairbanks, the interior metropolis >
the territory, within five years.
A change of plans, it Is contended
would enable the Alaska engineerlm
commission, in charge of the construe
tion, to complete the project b\ 191"
in the summer of which the fiftietl
anniversary of the acquisition of flu
territory by the United States will In
celebrated.
The Fairbanks Commercial Clul
lias wired Secretary Lane, Presiden
Wilson and Senators Key Pittman
George Chamberlin and others re
sponsible for the passage of (tie bill
urging them to try to induce the gov
ernment to begin the constructior
from both ends of the line next year
Similar requests were sent to tin
Alaska Bureau of the Seattle Cham
[her of Commerce, the Portland Cham
I her of Commerce and other organi
zations on the Pacific coast.
The Fairbanks people contend tha
if construction is not completed froir
the Fairbanks end next summer thf
road will be delayed two years bj
reason of the fact that the Tanam
river must be spanned by a bridge
and that it will take two years t(
build it.
They contend that ft would b<
foolish to carry the construction tr
the bank of the riven and then laj
off the track crews until the bridgt
is completed, then reassemble th<
track crew >o finish the last 100 miles
of track to Fairbanks.
"The allotment of $8,000,000 for thr
coast end of the railroad," said Fal
con Joslin, "and only $285,000 for thi
interior end. as contemplated in tin
estimate made by Secretary T,ane
seems altogether out of proportion. 1
j was expected at Fairbanks that a
least $2,000,000 would be alloted fo
the work at the interior end."
Joslin. who wrote the original rail
road bill, and was largely instrumen
tal in gaining the passage of the mea
sure in its final form, says that th
building of a small piece of track fron
the Tanana river to the Nenana coa
fields, as contemplated by the gov
eminent, will seriously hurt Fair
banks instead of helping it, as it wll
drain the population of the interio
city.
"Indeed,” he said, "it will kill Fail
banks as effectively as any town eve
was killed in the past by deliberat
discrimination of private railroad es
plotters.”
He says the Fairbanks end of th
line is easier to build than the Sew
1 ard end. as the ground is level an
there is no rock work and no tunneh
He says further that a road frot
Fairbanks to the Nenana coal field
will give the Fairbanks people a sup
ply of coal, something which is vital
ly needed. The coast cities of Alask
can get their coal by water from th
United States.
Joslin figures that the difference ii
cost would be insignificant when com
pared to the saving in time. He say
the freight can be landed at Fairbank
for $30 per ton, and it will cost near
ly that much to land it by rail afte
the road is completed to the rive
bank.
"The slight decrease In cost ani
labor,” said Joslin, “would be com
pensated for many times over by th
increase of population and traffi
which ihe construction work woul
bring to the interior. The money pal
out in wages would be expended i
building new homes, clearing nei
farms and opening new mines.”
“This is the great object in build
ing the railroad. The whole expendi
ture is for that purpose. Thus th
population of Fairbanks would b
doubled in three years. This mean
double the traffic for the railroa
when It is opened.”
Joslin points out that similar res
sons influenced the builders of ever
i road that reaches the Pacific coast
Everyone of them, both American and
Canadian, was built from both ends,
the material being brought around
Cape Horn at tremendous cost.
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p TOKIO. Jan. 21. — A conference
was held today between the emperor
and the Japanese cabinet. Nothing1
. was given out as to the nature of the
meeting, but it is known to have been
of the utmost importance, and it is
! semi officially Htated that the situa
tion in China was under discussion.
. The same authorities state that a new
step is about to be undertaken by the
. allies under Japanese leadership tt>
. enforce their request that a monarchy
be not instituted in China at this time.
PEKIN, Jan. 21. — All of the for
eign ambassadors anil ministers were
today officially notified by the Chi
nese foreign office that the coronation
, of Yuan Shi Kai and the establish
ment of the monarchy had been in
definitely postponed. The reason as
signed for this action is the revolution
started in the province of Yuanan.
Readers behind the lines confidently
assert that the Chinese government Is
taking this method of acceding to the
. demands of the allies on the matter,
as it is felt that Japan had made pre
parations to actively resist the tnon
, archy if necessary.
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BENEFIT FROM
; SEOUL, Korea. Jan. 20. — The Eu
* ropean war has so far favorably af
fected the industry and commerce of
Korea, according to M. Komatbu,
. commissioner of foreign affairs for
. the government general. It is true,
> Mr. Komatzu pointed out, that the
i foreign trade in graphite, soya beans,
1 cotton and some other articles was
- disadvantageously influenced at the
- outset of the war, but this tendency
1 has changed much for the better. The
r export in cereals, ox-hides, live rat
tle and other articles has had an ac
- tive demand, especially from Kussia,
r which has also placed large orders
e for boots and ammunition pouffhes
- with Korean companies.
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5 TOKIO, Jan. 20. — Although the
’ depression caused in Japan by the
" war has not been removed as yet, the
r economic situation here has greatly
r improved according to T. Taketomi,
the minister of finance, who submit
* ted his budget for 1016 to the Diet
'! yesterday. In view of possible de
9 crease in revenue the government had
3 inaugurated a policy of retrenchment
* since the beginning of the war. No
* body knew when the war w'ould end,
1 the minister said, and when normal
1 financial conditions were restored
Japan would start new eitterprises.
? NOTICE.
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j Property owners are hereby hotl
1 fled not to throw any more ashes on
the streets of Cordova, as It Ib a vfty
- lation of Ordinance No. 7, Section 8.
f: Persons so doing will be prosecuted.
| OEO. DOOLEY, Chief of Police.
Secretary Lane, of the Interior, in
hla report says the yearly catch of
fish in Alaska Is worth $20,000,000.
Since the purchase of the territory
Alaskan waters have produced $254,
000.000 worth of fish.
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HEALTH NOTICE.
Owing to the scarcity of water all
receptacles for storing same should
be thoroughly cleaned regularly, ana
it would be advisable to boll all water
used for drinking purposes. By ad
hering to these precautions a typhoid
epidemic may be averted.
W. H. CHASE,
Acting Health Officer.
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