Show I t I ROAD BUlL BUILDINGS BING 1 HElPS ALASKA Great Economic Development Develop Develop- ment Looked For ANCHORAGE Alaska Alaska April ArIl 11 27 27 The Increased int interest the United States government is taking In providing providing pro pro- viding more liberal funds for road and trail construction and with the great new ew country made accessible accessible accessible sible by railroad construction a buoyant development may be looked for In Alaska according to a statement statement statement state state- ment made here by John C. C Gotwals vice chairman of the Alaska Alaska Alas Alas- ka road commission He lIe says T It It is desired to emphasize that the provision of ot means means of ot transportation transportation tation trails roads railroads or water carriers cannot of at themselves C create ea e economic development All make it possible but the rugged prospector the small developer and th tho great mining company create and carry carryover over the means providing pro the business creating tonnage It Is this condition in Alaska today that makes a real knowledge of pioneer conditions an essential to the trail and road work It It Is this condition that fo for r many years rears has placed the supervisIon supervision supervision super super- i vision of at our work largely under unde r carefully selected and trained local superintendents To such men the significance of such terms as gee pole flats fiats or tundra bring Instant t comprehension Again such men realize that here as the in case of the pioneer soldier in war the only Inexcusable error Is hot to give aid at the critical time Often Otten this aid due to small means has been the roughest blazed trail but ii it is Js es essential essential es- es that the aid be given throughout at once With Wilh this in view the mere constructing constructing constructing con con- of monumental roads followIng following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing the dictates of topography alone aon would be of ot little value for present development On the other hand the following In iri of each stage stag of Individual al operations in our chief I I Industry with mining mining with early aid and that designed t to help of development but planning this I aid ald's ald s so that major or orr trunk lines of at communication will finally result result will Pl gi the he most mos encouraging ragip de- de e- e A good example pf such a a. development at of the Willor Creek mining district This road originally started in in road days days' as a sled roar from Knik was later improved only from rom Wasilla Was- Was lila illa to the government railroad andis and andIs andis is now an excellent graveled road I and has with improvements given progressive aid to the now substantial substantial substantial quartz district of Willow Creek In In one additional respect the provision of ot roads in our present state of ot development demands economic sense That is the provision provis provis- ion of at roads contiguous to settlements settlements settle- settle ments Such construction must be planned only as called for by the growth of ot the town The mere matter matter matter mat mat- ter of ot providing means for a town to expand does not In itself cause the growth Towns grow with th the e growth of the tributary country that tha t nourishes them thern Examples of this thi s are near at hand The work donto done don e to aid the oil prospector now drIllIng drillIng drilling drill- drill Ing under such trying conditions a at t Pearl Creek domo demo is vastly more Important for the growth of th the e towns towns' of southwestern Alaska than is the construction of at roads from the towns themselves In all of this work the n neap heip lp g gT Ten given Tenby n by the low wates and excellent servIce service service ser ser- vice over the railroad make possible e an extent of work with the means provided far beYond any Y attainable The excellent equIpment equipment equIp equIp- Yo ment obtained in the last ast three o years ears also enables our oCr funds to carry carry carry car car- ry to completion much greater greate r quantities of work worle i I In In all the tho great area tributary t to o the railroad much remains to b bidone be e idone done and the careful execution o othe of oC the same In accordance with th thi the e I above principles will give encouragIng Ing results The tributary area no not only include territory lying g i along the railroad right of ot way bu but t also all of that great area reached reache d I by the interior inferIor river system from m 1 now on to be supplied by the ralli ralI rail rall- i I road The and climatic climate I conditions into all regions in whose e dev development the railroad gains traffIc J tic fie is known Great regions remain I to prospect and existing prospects prospect s as wen as future ones await development devel- devel |