SEWARD DAILY GATEWAY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA
Established, August 19, 1904
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GEN. RICHARDSON
BOOSTS RAILWAY
AT WASHINGTON:
URGES AIR SERVICE FOR ALASKA
EFFECTIVE MILITARY DE
FENSE SYSTEM.
IN SEWARD LAST SUMMER
Oil Outlook Hopeful—Development
of the Territory Is Not
Encouraging.
Gen. Wilds P. Richardson, who was
the first president of the Alaska Road
Commission, and former resident
of the Territory for twenty years
while engaged on various War de
partment assignments, but now' on
the retired list, re-visited Alaska last
summer, the first trip he had made
for a number of years. While in
Seward, Gen. Richardson gave out a
splendid interview w'hich was repub
lished in many of the Alaskan pa
pers. At Washington, D. C., some
weeks ago, he commented upon the j
entire Alaskan situation.
" p article was published in the
Washington Post., then in the Ju
neau Empire and for the benefit
of the Gateway subscribers the Wash
ington Post article, containing the
interview, follows: -
Air defense of Alaska coasts, as
urged by Col. William Mitchell at
the j tarings before the President’s
air board, was advocated yesterday
by Col. W. P. Richardson, retired
army officer, who recently returned
from a trip to the Territory.
“Without regard to the merits of
the controversy otherwise,” Col. Rich
ardson declared, “the suggestion
concerning some preparations for air
defense of the Territory and coast
of Alaska appears a very sensible
one. The extended coast line of Al
aska with its numerous islands and
inlets makes any other character
of defense extremely difficult and ex
pensive.
“The people of Alaska are. now
endeavoring, with some small sup
port from the War Department, to
get an air service extended thru the
Territory to meet the demands of
quick communication between differ
ent places in Alaska, and this serv
ice ,if developed and given support
by the Government, court form a
nucleus or adjunct to the future de
fense of the Territory.
“1 recently returned from a trip
through Alaska and made a short
flight over the city of Fairbanks and
vicinity. This v*as made during the
hours between 12 and 1 o’clock a. m.
and in a plane which had just com
pleted a trip from Fairbanks to Ft.
Yukon and back in a space of about
3 1-2 hours, a journey which would
require twelve or fourteen days by
river steamer at this season of the
year. I can think of no better aid
that the Government could give Al
aska at this time than assisting in
the development of this service.”
Commenting further upon the pres
ent conditions in Alaska and the
Government Railroad, Col. Richard
son remarked that “the railroad has
failed to meet the predictions made
concerning it by its promoters dur
ing the hearings upon the bill for
the construction of the road and the
expectations of Congress based upon
these predictions. It is to be ob
served that wThile the original act au
thorizing the building of the Alaska
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Railroad defined among the purposes
to be attained in its construction,
that of providing a supply of coal
for use of * the navy and for the
transportation of materials and muni
tions of war, in case of emergency
should arise; but the value of the
coal for' navy use was not determin
ed in advance of construction of the
railroad nor, so far as I know, was
the navy consulted as to a suitable
place for delivering the 'coal; nor
was the army consulted in respect
to the selection of a port or coast
terminus of military or strategic val
ue.
“The road has cost the Govern
ment a vast deal more than was ori
ginally expected it would cost and
by no means can all of this be
charged to increased costs generally
during the war. However, the road
is built and built under a mandate
and law of Congress and it now be
comes, or should become, the duty
of all who are concerned in Alaska’s
progress, either thru material inter
est, or professional or personal senti
ment as in my own case, to try and
aid in every way possible to make
the road an ultimate success.
“To do this will take many years
of work in the way of development
and of encouragement to settlement,
with large expenditures upon spurs
and upon roads and trails for feed
ers to the railroad. At present there
is comparatively little business going
over the road, although during the
past summer the tourist travel was
quite considerable over the railroad
and the Government -wagon and auto
mobile road between Fairbanks and
the coast.
“The hopeful outlook of two years
ago for the discovery of oil in pay
ing quantities has not yet been real
ized, although both the Standard
and Associated oil companies have
sunk wells in the Alaska Peninsula
and it is understood that the Stand
ard is about to undertake, or has al
ready undertaken, to drive a second
wrell, the first one having been sunk
4,000 feet without result.
“Altogether the prospects for any
rapid advancement or development
in Alaska are not very encouraging
at this time; with a diminishing pop
ulation since before our entry into
the war owing to the exhaustion of
the very rich placer diggings which
attracted a rush. of people a few
years ago and to the abandonment
of some low-grade lode properties on
account of increased cost of opera
tion, and to the absence of stable
industries, outside of fishing to give
employment to labor.
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The Alaska Railroad
TRAINS LEAVE SEWARD
7:30 A. M.
MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS
TRAINS ARRIVE SEWARD
7:30 P. M.
WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS
A SLICE OF LIFE, AS IT IS PLAYED BY
TEN STARS
A many-sided drama that is bound to please all.
And there is also a great 2-reel Christie Comedy
GRANDPA'S GIRL
AND A REEL OF TOPICS
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“However, it is a fine thing to note
the spirit of the people wrho are
making their homes in Alaska and the
optimistic view they take of its fu
ture; and, aside from the railroad,
which constitutes a real problem on
account of the investment made by
the Government, Alaska presents no
particular questions difficult of solu
tion, and should be permitted to de
velop naturally, with reasonable en
couragement to people -who wish, or
are willing, to undertake this work.
“The slogan, ‘Develop Alaska,’ so
frequently heard a few years ago,
had its birth and most of its nour
ishment in Seattle and is responsi
ble in large measure for creating the
one difficult problem in the Terri
tory—the present Government Rail
road. The avowed policy, kept, how
ever, in the background, of some of
the 'propagandists was to get the )
Government involved in the initial
expenditure for the construction, wi
the confident expectation that
•would have to continue the expendt- 0
tures thereafter to protect the origi
nal outlay.”
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Fresh candies, at Alaska Shop. tf.
Eaton, Crane and Pike stationery, at
the Alaska Shop. tf.
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Oct. 28. (IP)—
Sixteen persons were killed and 25
injured when the Sunnyland, a fast /
St. Louis-San Francisco train, bound
from Birmingham to Kansas City was
derailed, near Victoria, Miss.
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1 SEE THE INTERIOR!
THE GOLDEN BELT
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To the end that the countless places of scenic and other inter- E
ests in the Territory may be thoroughly enjoyed and understood, and E
to enable them to acquire first hand and accurate information con- 5
cerning all Alaskan activities and development; travelers to the 2
Northland are urged .to visit *
ALASKA’S “GOLDEN HEART’
Interior Alaska and places en route—including Kenai Lake, the
“Loop District,” Spencer and Bartlett Qlaciers, Turnagain Arm, An
chorage, the Matanuska Valley, Curry, Nenana River Canyon, Mt. Mc
kinley National Park, Nenana, the Tanana Valley and Fairbanks, hold
much of interest to everyone, whether on business or pleasure bent;
and a tour through these regions creates a true conception of the
good things that Alaska has to offer.
For train and automobile schedules, passenger rates and other in- E
2 formation, confer with any steamship agent, or ~
DEPARTMENT OF THE*1 INTERIOR
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The Alaska Railroad
(McKinley Park Route)
Seward Anchorage Curry Nenana
Fairbanks 2
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