Show government OWNED ROAD FOR ALASKA IS ASSURED passes both houses and president has indicated his intention of signing it washington tho the alaska railway bill providing tor for the construction 0 of a thousand miles of government r rail ro road ad and tho the expenditure of was ready for the presidents dept signature g tuesday when the senate adopted the conference report already alread a adopted op e by y the 0 house ouse president wilson has indicated his intention of signing the Ahe bill as soon as it reaches him as tentative plans for constructing the first government r railroad already have been considered at the interior department secretary lane long an advocate of the project to Is prepared to go ahead with it as soon as ae the president gives the word the measure authorizes tho the con at ruction of not more than 1000 miles of railroad to connect alanskas coal fields with the coast the route and other details to be selected by tha president ile he Is to decide if railroad lines already constructed in the ter tep shall be purchased as a part ot of the government system and whether the road Is to be operated by the government or leased after it Is built |