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Show THREE ROUTES ARE BEING CONSIDERED FOR ALASKA ROADS WASHINGTON, June IT. Three route ar under consideration for the Alaskan railroad system, which would be authorised by the bill Introduced teds? te-ds? by Senator Chamberlain. Government Govern-ment construction has received th aD- provsl of President Wilson aad the measure probably will hav his active support at this session. Cordova, th present terminal of th 1 Copper River ft Northern railroad, Con 1 trailer bay aad Seward, aa Resurree tion bay, the prsssnt terminus af the Alaskan Northern railroad, have bees considered as th probable terminals for the great system the government would be authorized to construct. With Panama canal machinery at hand, members of the senate territories terri-tories committee, estimate that ia eases of emergency, such as a naval campaign cam-paign in the Pacific, a railroad could be built in the Bering coal fields near Controller bay withia three weeks. |