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Show RAILROAD INTO COPPER " DISTRICT IS PLANNED. i " t y i ' - 8EATTLE, Wash., May 24. To open up the famous Copper River valley, reduce transportation rates and develop the topper top-per and coal mines of Alaska, the Copper River & Northwestern Railroad company has been orginhted In this city. The first meeting of stockholders wss held yesterday yester-day at the office of "the Northwestern Commercial . company. ; While Eastern capital has been interested In the new i company, the business wll! be carried on in this cltv. with John; Rcsene. Morits Thomsen. D. H. Jarvis. J. D. Trenholme 1 and Henry Bratnober as the board of directors.- ' '' ' John Rosen said this morning that the read would run from vauies to tne cop- per river and would probably be extended ' to Eagle City. Henry 'Deyo, chief engl--tieer, and four assistants have been in the rorth since early in April, making surveys and mapping out a route for the ner road. . ' |