Show 4 4 r i. i S GRABBED ALASKA 1 COPPER DEPOSITS 1 Powerful Interests Engaged in Effort Effort to Prevent Railroad Rail Rail- S road Building S 5 Washington ashington April 10 That That powerful pow pow- J. J erful Interests in the United States S supplemented by English capital are arc engaged In an effort efort to prevent extensive extensive exten exten- sive sire railroad building In Alaska Is Isa a n. charge made here Incident to a hearing hear henr- ing bet before r the house committee on territories The name of or the S of Colorado ono one of whom Is a n. S United States Slates s n senator was mentioned 1 5 5 i f 9 I s V I It Is charged r that a group s-roup of ot capS capitalists cap capi S J embracing Englishmen as ns well S as Americans have grabbed SL large largo i share of or the rich copper deposits in Iii int inthe t j the Tanana country of the territory and have on a number of occasions ii J blocked efforts that have been made madeI I to build additional railroads in Alaska I S There is only one road in Alaska I on which construction has gone forS forward forward for for- S ward unhampered It i is the Alaska I L Central projected 1 from Cordova ba bay bayto to Fairbanks It is too far removed remove 1 4 from the copper country countr however to tobe he be dangerous The he building of oC railS railroads rail rail- S roads Into the Tanana district has lias S been obstructed by starting work on parallel lines resulting in defeating I the plans It Is alleged o of tho those who ho hoare S 1 f are en endeavoring ng by railroad to tap the opper copper reg region on Tho The Interests in f 1 Alaska called so-called control almost the entire wat water r transportation of the territory ter ter- t. t rHon reaching from rom Dyea Dyen to Nome and St. St Michaels an and 1 in part from rom t J Nome Nom to Puget Sound S 5 5 According to o statements made here S nil all that Alaska needs to make it probably S S ably abbe th the 1 PO possession e lon of the 5 5 United States Is extensive railroad fa far fa- fa r duties Alaska Al is rich In gold old copIer copf cop- cop 5 5 f P per Ier and co coal l The government Is now 5 ii paying from U 12 to 14 1 a ton for tor Welsh coal burned In American battleS battle- battle t S tt f ships A product C equally lually as good can if iP t be bc be obtained in Alaska f said andt andI and I orf t If rail transportation is provided c can cani n t i ho bo put down in this country countr at 5 5 d dl dp p l j ton The absence of oC railroads it Is IsS S ST T. T l. l also algo charged Is responsible for the alLt alj al- al j Lt j I I most prohibitive prices for foodstuffs S j h. h I In Alaska which average about 7 75 yi t t- t S centa centy a pound for wilt alt sugar and flour tf |