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SOUTHERN DIVISION
VERBAL ATTACKS OF HOWELL
AND TREADWAY SUFFICIENT
TO HALT NEW WORK
Noel W. Smith, general manager of
the Alaska Railroad, was the guest
of honor of the Seward Chamber of
Commerce Saturday and the fact that
he had accepted the invitation to meet
with the local organization was the
signal for a .representative body of
Seward business,-men to attend; to
hear him and to personally welcome
him back to Alaska from Washington.
President Leon Urbach, of the Cham
her, presided over the meeting and
following a few appropriate re-marks,
called upon Mayor L. V. Ray to
address a few words. Mayor Ray res
ponded by welcoming Mr. Smith baok
from Washington' in behalf of the cit
izens of Seward, and expressing the
pleasure of those present to meet and
here Mr. Smith; also Bishop Rowe.
In his opening remarks Mr. Smith
expressed his gratefullness in being
afforded the opportunity of meeting
with the Chamber body and to per
sonally meet its members. He then
launched forth on matters which re
cently came up in the Senate and
stated that though Senator Howell
brought up the subject of striking out
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the provision maintaining the rail
road between Seward and Anchorage,
and from Nenana to Fairbanks, yet
Howell did not oppose the Alaska
Railroad appropriation. How’ell urg
ed tlifsabandonment of these two sec
| tions, suggesting that the traffic be
handled via Cook Inlet and riverboats
between Nenana and Fairbanks.
When informed that Cook Inlet is
ice-locked in the winters and the Ne
| nana-jFairbanks boats could be oper
ated only in the summer, Howell said
that Alaskans should travel by other
means in the winter, laying in sup
plies during the summer. Howell lost
his amendment bv a vote of 56 to 17.
How’ell said, upon the floor, Mr/
■ Smith stated, that he wTould intro
duce a bill calling for an investigation
of the Alaska Railroad with the view’
of curtailment of operations.
Howell believes the original pur
pose of the railroad, should be ad
hered too, that of government operl
ation between tide-water to the Ta
nana. river and that the large mining
companies, whom he claims are the
oly ones served by the railroad, should
stand the expense of operation from
Nenana to Fairbanks, and to Chata
nika. That on the Inlet an ice-break
er could be constructed to keep nav.
igation open. *
Every year Mr. Smith has visited
Washington he has talked with How
ell on railroad matters but he remains
the same. However, this year, How
ell’s views were somewhat modified
to the extent that while he would not
advocate operation of the line north
of Nenana, he believed, as has been
said, the mining companies should
bear the extent of operation of the
road. The actual amendment was
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first, agaitfst an appropriation for
north of Nenana and the second,
abandonment of operations between
Seward and Anchorage. Both amend
ments w'ere lostv
Mr. Smith stated that in his opin- ’
ion the proposed investigation sug-.
gested by Senator Howell, might be i
to good purpose in clarifying the pre
sent misunderstanding for it would
appear no country is so misunderstood
as Alaska. Even the best of Alaska’s
friends at Washington, that is to say
many of them, are poorly informed
on the Territory.
Mr. Smith pointed out if the pres
ent condition of affairs could be clear
ed up the Alaska Railroad could then {
proceed with such development as
is planned. He said that while he was
not under orders to desist in devel
opment work between Seward and
Anchorage, yet the Bureau of Bud
get intimated it may, perhaps, to go
ahead at this time owing to the oppo
sition from certain quarters at the
Capitol, such as eminated from How
ell and Treadway. Likewise, the Sec
retary of the Interior; he has some
hesitancy in- inauguarting new work
due to the criticisms and objections
of Howell.
The recent article in the Atlantic
Monthly, written by Colonel Richard
son, and which appeared at this most
inappropriate of times, is partly
blamed by Mr." Smith, for the attitude
of Howell. There was no doubt, Mr.
Smith added, but what General Rich
ardson had only the good of Alaska
at heart when he wrote the article
but it has done the Territory more
harm than good. Good, principally,
from a scenic standpoint.
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dwelled on the steep railroad grades
between Seward and Anchorage. In
reality, Mr. Smith said, these are no
greater than the ruling grades and
generally accepted maximum grades
of all trans-continental lines; and the
the latters milage is far longer. The
grades oij the Alaska Railroad bet
ween Seward and Anchorage are not
excessive, he added, and as a com
parison used the grades on the White
Pass & Yukon Ry., where is found a
four percent grade as against a 2.2
percent grade on the Alaska Rail
road. This was one of the paragraphs
in the article which stirred up Howell.
Business from the Outside shows
a falling off, he said, regarding the
past year to the present one, but his
index a3 to volume of business re
veals a better business from the 1st
of February on; even so he is under
the impression this year will prob
ably fall under that of last year.
These figures are based on the fis
cal years ending in July and though
the last six months may fall off yet
the year 192S will show some im
provement and as long as Congress
can be shown a steady improvement
Mr. Smith stated he felt there was
little to fear.
Senator "Willis and -Congressman
Vestal, both visitors in Alaska last
year, benefited Alaska much, he said.
Willis ably defended Alaska against
the attacks of Howell, as well as Ves
tal answering Treadway.
Altogether the outlook for this^
year is encouraging. The attitude of
the Alaska Steamship company in
getting behind the Richardson High
way transportation service means a
large improvement in tourist ser
vice. They, no doubt, will build large
lodges on the highway and in gener
al, make things more comfortable for
those making the journey over that
scenic road.
Again thanking the Chamber for the
opportunity of meeting with them,
he took his seat amid prolonged ap
plause.
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