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and passed came? only 9350,000
an amount $20,000 less than
the amount estimated under It
em No. 1 above (omitted) as
necessary merely to keep the
existing system alive. Only
about TO miles of construction
per year are involved. It will
require ten years at the pro
posed rate to complete the 700
miles considered immediately
necessary. The first three sub
projects will provide feeder; to
the Government Railroad from
actually producing districts. The
amounts estimated are not for
the completion of these projects
out merely for a rersonable
amount of pi ogress next year.
The completed portions -f the
Government Railroad are „ow
operated at an annual deficit
of over a million dollars, ex
elusive of interest and amortiz
ation charges. In the Sundry
Civil Bill is an item of four mil
lion dollars for the completion
of this railroad after which the
operating deficit will jump to
nearly two million dollars an
nually. It seems fruitless to
spend large sums to hasten the
completion of the railroad if no
money is to be spent to provide
highway feeders necessary to
produce traffic.
This is a matter our Commis
sion has anticipated for years,
but due to the curtailed appro
priations during the War years
but little could be done. We
must now face the situation
squarely. In comparison with
over fifty million dollars for a
500-mile railroad to serve a
very limited area, we have in
operation nearly 5,000 miles of
roads and trails at a total cost
of less than six million dollars.
Unless we can go ahead and
complete the system in a rea
sonable time, the eventual cost
will be greatly increased with
out mentioning the delayed de
velopment of the Territory.”
In the detailed list of new work
I placed the Kantishna District first.
While the Senate committee in-j
creased our appropriation to $500,-'
000 they eliminated all new work1
and the conference finally agreed
upon $425,000. This bill was vetoed j
by President Wilson. It has now re
passed both houses and arill pro- j
bably come out of conference about
the time you receive this letter,
carrying $425,000. Both the Senate
and the House have, therefore, dis
approved in general, any new work
on roads in Alaska and have spe
cifically disapproved of the con
struction of any system of highway
feeders to the Government Railroad
for this year. As stated before, the
only way in which we can spend
any money whatever on these pro
jects is to neglect necessary work
in other parts of the Territory.
Another point that does not seem
to be generally known is that a year
ago the War Department was ready
to withdraw from any further ex
penditure for roa 1 work in Alaska
and would have welcomed a iecorn
mendation to that effect from Col
Gotwals and myself. After investi
gating the situation, however, we
became convinced that the best in
terests of the Federal Government
lay in, not only continuing the
maintenance of the existing system,
but in pushing work towards the
completion of a greatly increased
project in order to hasten the future
all-round development of the Terri
tory. This is no pet scheme of ours
There are good jobs under much
more comfortable circumstances
awaiting both of u? on the Outside,
but we are interested in the Terri
tory of Alaska. liKe the people, en
joy attempting to solve its problems
and above all, are desirous of doing
our little part in directing the act
ivities of the Federal Government
into desirable channels.
With kindest personal regards to
yourself and my other friends in
that district. I am
Very sincerely yours
JAS. G. STEESE
P. S.—As the Secretary of War
ordered me last fall to “reopen the
Valdez end of the Military road, to
keep it open and to bring the en
tire overland route up to truck
standard", any further discussion or
criticism of that project is rather
out of place.
The above letter was received by
The News some time ago, but came
in the parcel containg the maps re
ferred to, and was unfortunately
overlooked. The Kantishna road is
sue is still a very live one, however,
and the letter covers many points,
in addition, which are of general
interest.
Coal from the new mine of the
Healy River Company is being sup
plied to the Nenana power plant
and it is said the saving in fuel, in
consequence, amounts to a carload
a week.
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