COL MEARS ISSUES STATEMENT
REGARDING PLANS IN INTERIOR
commercial Clubs of Nenana and
Fairbanks, and in compliance with
the similar request made by the edi
tors of the newspapers of Fairbanks
and Nenana, I am taking this oppor
tunity to make public the following
statement outlining the proposed pro
gram of operation for continuing the
construction of the railroad in the
Northern division during the present
year and succeeding calendar year.
“Based on the supposition that the
new appropriation for continuing the
construction of the Alaska railroad
will be made available by congress on
or before the first of next January, it
will be the policy of the Alaskan en
gineering commission to complete the
temporary narrow gauge track now
being laid over the standard gauge
roadbed from the north bank of the
Tanana river (Mile 415) up Gold
stream to form a connection with the
Tanana Valley railroad at Happy sta
tion (Mile 463). This junction Mill
add about fifty mres to the present
trackage north of the Tanana river
and furnish rail communication be
tween the north bank of the Tanana
river, opposite Nenana, to Fairbanks,
Chena and Chatanika. The total
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Philippines Must Wait a While for Independence
ASHINGTON.—Republican leaders In congress have reached a decision to
postpone indefinitely the question of granting independence to the
Philippines. The decision of the Republican leaders against consideration of
the Filipinos’ plea for independence
followed the recent hearing accorded
the Philippine commission at a joint
session of the house and senate com
mittees on insular affairs. It trans
pired that few, if any, of the Repub
lican or Democratic members of those
committees had been sufficiently im
pressed by the representations of the
delegates to take a stand in favor of
freeing the islands at this time.
The general conclusion was that
no step in this direction should be
taken until more convincing proof has been offered of the ability of the Fili
pinos to stand alone and to continue to maintain the institutions of government
and education established by the United States which have wrought such
beneficent changes in the islands in 20 years. Moreover, it was deemed inad
visable to take a step of such great moment to these wards of the American
republic until the equilibrium of world conditions is restored.
It is now taken for granted that the question of liberating the Philippines
will not be considered seriously until the congressional committees shall have
visited the islands and made an exhaustive investigation and report to
congress.
The Filipino delegation was advised of this status of the matter before
leaving Washington, and made no protest. In fact, it transpires that the
delegation did not expect to obtain favorable action at this time.
The dispatch of the commission by the Philippine legislature was forced
by the minority party in the island, which accused the majority party of
lack of aggressiveness in seeking independence.
trackage there will be ninety miles
(narrow gauge).
“Upon the completion of the per
manent bridge over the Tanana river
opposite Nenana, at some later date,
the narrow gauge track now being
laid in the Goldstream valley will be
widened to standard gauge to and in
cluding the terminal at Fairbanks.
“With the same reservation'regard
ing the availability of the appropria
tion as above, it will be the purpose
of the Alaskan engineering commis
sion to extend the standard gauge
track southward from the present
end of steel at Mile 366 to a point
at the north end of the Nenana can
yon (Mile 360) opposite Healy fork.
This extension of main line track
to Mile 360 will make it possible to
establish an active construction
camp at the foot of the Nenana can
yon which will be in rail communica
tion with the material and store
depots at Nenana during the winter
months.
“Supplies now due on incoming
river boats will be delivered to this
new camp and they will be available
for attacking the heavy work on the
Nenana canyon, when the new camp
is established and supplies are land
ed there available for use. Mr.
Browne, engineer in charge, has been
authorized to work as many experi
enced1 men on rock work and rock
v.ts and tunnels as are available in
bis section of the country and it will
be also the policy of the Alaskan en
ginneering commission to extend Mr.
Browne’s division as far southward
and into Broad pass as available men
and supplies seem to make such an
extension wise and ..expedient.
“With respect to the coal situation
in the Nenana coal fields and avail
able coal supplies: In order to meet
the requirements of the commission
and the townspeople of Nenana and
Fairbanks, Mr. Browne advises that
he will have the standard gauge track
re-established over the Nenana river
bridge some time in the present
month, which will permit of rail de
liveries of coal direct from Burns’
mine at Mile 366 to Nenana. It is
also Mr. Browne’s intention to re
establish the narrow gauge track on
the ice of the Tanna river this win
ter, provided that coal is mined at
the Burns mine in sufficient quantity
so that some will be available for
shipment into Fairbanks, and pro
vided further that there is enough
demand for this coal in the Fairbanks
district to warrant the expense of
the undertaking.”
SUMMONS
In the District Court for the Territory
of Alaska, Third Division. Torger
Asbjorson plaintiff vs. Caroline
Asbjornson, defendant. No. C-176.
The President of the United States of
America, Greeting to the above
named defendant:
You are hereby required to appear
in the District Court for the Terri
tory of Alaska, Third Division, within
thirty days after the completion of
the publication of this summons, to
wit, within thirty days after the 25th
day of October, 1919, and answer the
complaint of the above-named plain
tiff in the above-entitled action,
wherein said plaintiff prays that he
be given an absolute decree of di
vorce from you forever dissolving
the bonds of matrimony heretofore
existing between you and said plain
tiff.
And unless you so appear and
answer the plaintiff will take judg
ment against you for want thereof
and will apply to the court for the
relief demanded in his said complaint
as hereinabove set out.
The date of the order for service by
publication herein is September 3,
1919, and such order was duly made
and entered and filed herein o i said
date.
The date of the first publication of
this summons is September 13, 1919,
and the date of its last publication is
October 25, 1919.
WITNESS, The Honorable Charles
E. Bunnell, Judge of said court, and
the seal of said court, on this 3rd
day of September, 1919.
(Court Seal) ARTHUR DANG,
( lerk of the District Couu i'or the
Territory of Alaska, Third Division.
Bv JOHN B. MILDER,
Deputy.
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Just before his departure from Ne
nana on September 12 for the coast
Colonel Frederick Clears issued a
statement regarding the construction
policy of the Alaskan engineering
commission as it affects the Northern
division. From this it is apparent
ihat the commission not only does
not contemplate any cessation of
work on the Interior end of the Alas
kan railroad, but rather will increase
that work if the supplies available
and those which will be landed be
fore the close of navigation will per
mit such action.
It is known that it is planned to
rush several hundred tons of steel
rails to the Interior on the last boats
from Dawson. These rails, it is un
derstood, have been diverted from a
shipment originally destined to An
chorage, and it is also possible that
other supplies may be diverted. Col
onel Mears’ statement follows a two
day conference with Engineer-in
Charge Browne, and is based on the
present conditions as related to him
by Mr. Browne. It follows:
“In response to a request from the
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