Tourist Travel,
RR Future Seen
Plans for the Alaska Railroad,
freight claims, tourist travel and
post-war work opportunities in
Alaska were discussed by Col. 0.
F. Ohlson, manager of the rail
road, on his recent return to An
chorage from a month’s trip in
the States
"Governor Gruening and my
self believe that the value of the
tourist trade in Alaska as a
source of revenue can’t be over
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estimated,” he said. “When a
traveler comes to Alaska pie
pared to spend $15 or more a
day we must be prepared to ac
commodate him. These are some
of the railroad’s plans:
‘'We’re going to obtain 2 new
passenger trains, complete wi'h
coaches, as well as a Pacific type
engine in addition to the one we
already have.
“Railroad travel time must be
shortened. We shall be able to
complete a run from Whittier to
Fairbanks in one day. The
Alaska Steamship company, car
rying passengers from Seattle
to Whittier, can make its ran in
4 days. In this way, a total of 6
days will be saved on a trip
from Seattle to Fairbanks.
“It is also our intention to
construct a comfortable lodge
camp at Wonder Lake, 89 miles
from the present McKinley Park
station.”
Another construction program
includes the building of a new
hotel, depot, power plant, and
employes building at Healy on
tbe line to Fairbanks. “An in
vitation for bids on this con
struction will be made within 30
days,” he said.
His conference in Seattle with
Alaska Steamship officials and
members of the War Shipping
Administration also cover the
matter of preventing and set
tling freight claims. Col, Ohlson
declared all claims are being
processed in good understanding
and that most trouble has been
eliminated with the exception of
the problems induced by ship
ping of perishable commodities
on Alaska steamships.
Aiucii oi me luaieriai lur
which claims are filed was never
fitted for shipping,” he said.
‘‘Fitness for shipping is most
important. An ideal solution
could be reached if merchants
were to open a general clearing
house in Seattle to insure that
fitness,” he said.
Discussing mining, Col. Ohl
son said: "The day of the old
prospector who starts out with
pick, shovel and pan, and little
technical knowledge is gone.
Nowdays, everything must be
done expertly under the guid
ance of qualified technicians.
“One pian, which I heartily
endorse, would have from 1500
to 2000 soldiers, desirous of
coming to Alaska after the war,
go prospecting under the guid
ance of either the Bureau of
Mines or the Geological Survey.
Give these boys the necessary
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representing Kodiak
background, the opportunity for
good prospecting, and the incen
tive to file, and the mining in
dustry will progress rapidly in
Alaska.”
Other industries of great im
portance in the Territory, he
said, can be farming and agricul
ture. ‘ But these, too, must be
operated expertly by people who
know how. Hit-or-miss methods
have no chance in the post-war
industries.”
“Spring to autumn workers
I who return to the States with
their bonanzas every September
may find Alaska profitable. But
they contribute little to the
Territory. A steady payroll
worker is a greater asset to the
Territory and more beneficial to
himself.”
“People should go slow and
consider every aspect before
striking out for Alaska,” Col.
Ohlson maintained. “They should
have either an independent in
come or some very suitable type
of livelihood before coming here.
“Hundreds of families came to
Alaska last fall. They found no
living accomodations, and no
work. It seems that Alaska may
veer from being too-little publi
cized to being too-much publicis
ed as a land of easy riches,” he
declared.
“But the opportunities are all
here and will be here for a long
time to come. Alaska will some
day be the land of successful peo
ple, successful because of their
hard work and many skills.”
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Jordan,
formerly of Kodiak, are now in
the poultry business at San
Bernardino, Calif. Mr. Jordan
drove truck at the local base for
3 years.
Emil Christofferson this week
purchased from Cappy Campbell
the boat Iola. Cappy said a deal
he had made last week with
another party fell through with
later when certain terms were
not met and so he arranged for
the sale of the boat to Mr. Chris*
tofferson.
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