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ALASKA PUBLIC
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BERING COAL
TO BE TESTED
FOR THE NAVY
Various departments of the govern
ment from time to time have investi
gated the Alaskan coal fields, and on
odd occasions serious efforts have
been made to develop these resources.
The bureau of mines, the Alaskan en
gineering commission and the forestry
service have all done their little bit
•in the way of investigating, and now
the United States navy is preparing to
make an effort to bring about some
real development.
The general appropriation bill
which failed of passage at the last
congress carried an item of $1,000,000
which was to have been expended
under the direction of the navy de
partment in developing the Matanuska
and Bering river coal fields in order
to obtain coal for naval vessels oper
ating on the Pacific.
Work Deferred for Year
The bill will be brought up for pas
sage as soon as congress reconvenes
and the item doubtless will be allowed
to remain. The failure of the bill to
pass at the last congress simply de
lerreu uie wuik iui a year.
The navy, acting in conjunction
with the bureau of mines operating in
both fields several years ago, taking
out several hundred tons of coal for
testing purposes. The fuel from the
Matanuska field was tried out in the
battleship Maryland and was found
far superior to that from the Poca
hontas field of West Virginia, the
naval coal used for steaming purposes
The coal from the Bering river field
proved unsatisfactory, but many who
were in a position to know contend
that the. test was not a fair one—in
that no care was taken in mining the
coal from the Bering river field, and
rocks and gravel were shoveled into
material was allowed to lie on the
the sacks with the coal, and that the
beach for a year, where it was washed
by the tides and absorbed a large per
centage of salt.
To Make Another Test
The navy department probably will
make another test of the Bering river
coal under the appropriation which
will be passed soon after the reconven
ing of congress.
Under the leasing bill, which was
passed by congress in 1914, after a lot
of public sentiment had been worked
up for it by Gifford Pinchot and the
rabid conservationists, the fields did
not receive the development which it
was anticipated would take place.
Individuals or corporations were un
willing to expend large sums in the
development of properties which they
held under government lease, this
lease, under the regulations, being
little more than a permit. The lessee
was bound to keep his part of the con
tract, but the government reserved
the privilege of changing the regula
tions under which the lease could be
operated at any time it deemed it
wise and expedient to do so.
Development Work Under Way
About, a year ago this regulation
was changed and a more favorable
form of lease was formulated. Since
that time two leases have been taken
in the Bering river field, and develop
ment work there is now under way.
A light railroad has been built from
the coast to the field by private en
terprise, and whether or not the navy
department does any actual worlj in
the field, it doubtless will be given an
opportunity to make another teBt of
the coal. The lessees will have the
coal to sell, and the navy department
is a prospective customer.
One of the somewhat remarkable
developments in connection with the
legislation affecting these fields is
the fact that the department of the
interior has finally given a tardy but
none the less vigorous endorsement to
the attitude taken by the Times seven
years ago.
Conservation Craze Opposed
When the conservation craze was
at its height and practically every
department of the government was
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spending thousands of dollars to take
these lands out of the hands of the
men <tho had located and started de- I
velopment work on thenv the Times
was the first newspaper to oppose this
view. It held that as a matter of
justice and expediency the coal lands
should be developed under the then
existing laws—the law of private own
ership of land—the law under which
the great West had developed so
speedily and prospered so amazingly.
Other Western papers followed the
Times’ lead, but the West was defeat
ed largely owing to the fact that prac
tically every paper in the East favored
the leasing plart and because the East
ern states hold a large perponderance
of the votes in the United States
senate. Rhode Island has as many
votes in the senate as Texas, and yet
there are single counties in TexaB
that are bigger than that whole state.
Forced Passage of Leasing Bill
Walter L. Fisher, the secretary of
the interior, led the conservation
forces and forced the passage of the
leasing bill in 1913. The Times con
tending that the land would not be de
veloped under the leasing plan, and
nearly six years of stagnation has
proved the Times’ contention was
right.
The interior department has now
changed its attitude entirely. It recog
nizes that the leasing plan is not the
one which brings speedy development
of any kind. In the wild scramble of
fho 1 a{ncr Have nf fhp lnat cspauinn rtf
congress one of the bills that was
not acted upon was the oil and coal
land leasing bill.
This bill provides that oil or coal
lands may be leased or sold, but spe
cifically provided that lands of this
character in Alaska should not be
sold, but only leased.
Interior Department’s Attitude
The interior department took the
position before the comittee that
leases of coal or oil land in Alaska
also should have the right of purchase.
The department admitted that the
leasing bill had not worked satisfac
torily and when pressed for a reason
said that it was because nobody ap
peared willing to take a lease that
was subject to revocation. This was
a complete reversal of opinion on the
part of the department and a complete
indorsement of the stand taken by the
Times from six to seven years ago
when it opposed the passage of the
bill.
The bill will come up for a rehear
ing at the next session of congress,
and as the product of the Northern
fields is destined to play an important
part in the development of trade be
tween Seattle and the Orient, in that
they will furnish a half-way coaling
station, it would be well for Seattle I
business men and their representa
tives in congress to keep an eye on
the measure when it comes up for a
rehearing and see to it that American
citizens living in Alaska are given
the same privileges as those living in
other parts of the United States. In
short, see to it that the law which ap
plies to the public domain of the states
Is made to apply to the public domain
in the territories.—J. J. Underwood in
Seattle Times.
YUKONERS CAMPAIGN
FOR SHIPPING AID
The Yukon development league,
which was recently organized In Daw
son with a membership of 500 has
adopted resolutions asking the legis
latures of Alaska, the Yukon, the state
of Washington and British Columbia
to seek federal aid from the Canadian
and American governments for im
provements for the coast waterways.
The resolution points out the great
loss of money represented in the de
struction of vessels on the northern
route and the appalling loss of life
caused by the shipwrecks. It i3 esti
mated that fully two million dollars
has been been sustained through the
loss of ships and cargoes and many
hundreds of lives have been lo3t also,
all through the inadequate charting
and buoying of the reef strewn chan
nels.
Publicity by the mining and com
mercial bodies of Juneau, Fairbanks,
Vancouver, Seattle and other coast
and northern cities have been sought.
The Princess Sophia catastrophe is
cited as one instance of where, had
ample channel markings been em
ployed, the loss of life would never
have occurred.
TOKENS OF RESPECT
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token of respect to the deceased.
Our methods of conducting a
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tunity to serve you In a manner
that will command respect. We
are equipped to serve you satis
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Ketchikan, Juneau, Cordova, Valdez,
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March 27.ALASKA..April I
April 2.ALAMEDA .April 8
Note. Steamer Alaska will hereafter make trip to the westward.
1* requent sailings of freighters carrying explosives.
This schedule subject to change without notice.
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April 4.WATSON.April 14
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Northwestern Ry.
Trains leave Cordova for Chitina every other day
and return from Chitina to Cordova on the following
day. Trains between Chitina and Kennecott run every
other day, making connection with trains between Chit
ina and Cordova.
The above schedule subject to change without no
tice.
Dining Car in Connection with all Regular
Passenger Trains between Cordova and Chitina.
Freight received and delivered at Cordova
Wharf from 9 a. m. to 5 p- m., except Sundays.
Tickets on sale at Second Street Depot office
one hour before departure of trains.
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