Evening Star Newspaper, October 3, 1928, Page 11

‘THE EVENING- STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C; WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3. 1928.¢ = PLANTO COLONIE ‘ALASKA TERRITORY Rapid Develgpment of Amer- ica’s “L.ast Frontier” Depicted. _Government employes and others will be able to take a 30-day trip from ‘Washington ' to ‘Fairbanks, Alaska, and return; ‘with all expenses, for about $425, next September. This was mads known today at the Interior Depart- ment by G. C. Dic'tens, general agent of the Govetnment owited and cperated Alasia Railrodd. who has just returned to the capital from a two-month tour of, the terpitory. A rosy picture ,of Alaska’s ; tievelopment was painted ‘by Mr. :Dickens and he revealed that O. F. Ohlson, the new general mamager of the Alaska Railroad, has a coloniza- ‘tion plan in mind to boost'the popula- tion of the territory. “Conditions are now more favorable in Alaska than they have been for eral years,” Mr. Dickens declared. “Therg is a steady, healthy develop- meént all * the * time* and a notable absence of boom conditions. The pulation is gradually increasing. The sher:es this year have had a very good season. Fur producing is ‘very much on the upgrade and experts regard Alaska .as the greatest fur-producing erea in the world. “There is a good line of road con- striction work going on and quite a | numbef of automobile highways are being built by the Alaska Road Com- mission and these will act as -feeders | 10’ the Alatka' Railroad.” “¢{" T Other Developments Noted. Cohstruction is going on in Mount McKinley Park, the object being to construet & highway from McKinley Park Station on the Alaska Railroad to Copper Mountain, 60 miles within the park, Mr. Dickens explained, add- ing that 23 miles,of this have now been’ completed. hen this project is completed. he said, Mount - McKinley Park will have a greater appeal to tour- ists.. Copper Mountain is at.the base of Mount McKinley and rises from its jmmediate surroundings to a greater . heighth than any other mountain in the world, Mr. Dickens asserted, adding that the mountain rears its head 18,000 feet abave. its immediate fellows. Tourist travel to Alaska is increasing very rapidly, the general agent of the Alaska Railroad pointed out, especially 10 the interior of Alaska. This is due ~to’the fact that people have heard so much abotit Alaska and regard Alaska as America's last frontier, “which it certainly is,” Mr. Dickens said, empha- sizing that it is very_seldom that one +is disappeinted with a trip to Alaska. Y r, Dickens was five years in Alaska % before.toming o the ‘Interior Depart- * ametit, Ae: declared that the Swiss Alps ‘could be ‘Bt off”in one’corner’ of Alaska, almost-ous of the.:}ght The yarious steamship ' companies, - auto- mobile transportationi companies in Alaska and the Alaska ‘Railroad: are making_every effort to increase travel in the Territory, Mr. Dickens. asserted, citing the fact that many of the tour- ists go. to Nome. While he was unable to place a definite estirhate on the num- ber of tourists-annually to Alaska, Mr. Dickens said it was “well up into the thousands.” Offer Reduced Travel Rates. With & view to further stimulating | tmvel to Alaska, Mr. Dickens said, plans are now under way to offer re- duced fares next Summer to the Terri- tary from Washington and other points it the United States. Tourists will travel from Seward to Fairbanks on Uncle Sam’s own Alaska Railroad. “When will it be possible to get into T way to Alaska by rail>” The Evening kens. Star man asked Mr. Dicl The general agent of the Alaska Railroad said that such construction is so far in the future that plans have not been mapped for it. Steamship accommodation is so good now that there 45 no need for rail expansion to Alaska, especfally in view.of the comparatively sparse population, he answered. Prince upert in British Columbia is now the nearest railroad point to Alaska’s south- ernmost rail point at Skagway. To link up Prince Rupert and Skagway by rail would entail engineering difficuities over a prominently mountainous coun- try that would be practically prohib- itive, Mr. Dickens pointed out, and it would be necessary to start rail con- struction to Alaska from some point in the interior of Canada, across the low- lands, and connect with the Alaska Railroad at some point in the region of Dawson. Plans for Additional Steamers. The steamship companles are arrang- ing to put on additional steamers, Mr. Dickens said. Commercial aviation is extensive in Aleska at this time, Mr. Dickens de- clared, out of Anchorage and Fairbanks, and prospecting by airplane is going forward, a new concern being formed for: this. purpose. Tourists use the planes to get a new thrill by flying in the Territory Gold dredging 1s much on the up- grade at the present time, Mr. Dickens declared, and a lot of smaller gold quartz and placer properties are being worked up by smaller companies. Gold dredging activities are greatest at Fair- banks, three big gold dredges being now at work in the vicinity of that com- munity, and it is planned to have seven operating. Agricultural develorment is awaiting an increase in population, as markets are limited, Mr. Dickens asserted. Fair- banks is the market for the Tanana Valley and Anchorage is the market for. products raised in the Matanuska Valley. The farmers in these great agricultural districts of Alaska raise grain, vegetables and small fruits, such as are raised in the Middle West. Mr. Dickens attended some of the Alaskan agricultural fairs during his absence from Washington and said he was sur- prised to see the products on display. “There is enough good farming land in Alaska to feed a population of 10,- 000,000, Mr. Dickens said, explaining that the population of the Territory is now about 60,000, 20,000 of them being natives. The Territory covers 580,000 square miles. Colonization Project Discussed. The new general manager, Mr. Ohl- son, has a colonization project for Alaska, in mind, Mr. Dickens said, but is permitting himself to become further familiarized with the Territory before putting it into effect. Mr. Dickens said he is sure that the project will m&ermm in a reasonable length of e. A group of Mormons was in Alaska this Summer surveying the Territery with a view to forming settlements, Mr. Dickens, said, and left there well pleased. " The general agent briefly® surveyed the ramifications of Uncle Sam’s own railroad in the Far Northwest, explain- ing that the Alaska Railroad has 470 miles of main line, running from Seward on the coast to Fairbanks in the - interior, with 80 miles of branch line track. During the season of navi- %I'JOH on the Tanana and Yukon Rivers he Government operates a freight and steamer sérvice from Nenana on the Alaska Railroad to Marshall, there con- necting with another to St. Michael. "Transportation System Outlined. In this way, Mr. Dickens explained. the Alaska Railroad, with railroad and river steamer, serves that part of Alaska which, has the gréatest population and’ opportunity for development along agricultural, mining and fur-producing lines, At Fairbanks connection is made with the Richardson auto trail, a 320- mile highway from Fairbanks to Chi- tina on the Copper River & North- western Railway, which is privately owned and operated. Rail service at & train at Washington and go all the Nenana connects with passenger and freight service operated by the White Pass and Yukon route between White , Dawson and Nenana. “With these connections, =2 are serving practically every part of Alaska where most of the population is situ- ated,” said this Government official, who is taking an active hand in the running of Uncle Sam'’s own railroad in the Northland, adding that the Alaska Railroad is “justifying itself right along.” with expenses decreasing and freight and passenger revenues in- creasing. 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