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Show THE ALASKAN RAILROADS. H I It is hollered that Secretary Fish- ' or will, as a result of his nor thorn j visit, recommend that the government jjjj own and operato railroads to the coal WWW fields of Alaskn. Theodore Roosevelt H has practically declared for such a. WWW plan La Follette vigorously urges it. H Plnchot is supposed to favor it. WjWfl It is likely that the whole subject H of Alaska will be a sharp Issue la the coming scsnion of congress la H support of n government railroad in jjH 'Alaska, government ownership and WWfl operation of the line at Pnnama will WWH undoubtedly he cited. The United States operates both tho Panama com- H morclal line and the road used In the jjWjWfl construction of the canal. The first jjjH Is n model of efficiency and economy "jjH in every department. No system at H home is so thoroughly equipped with H safety appliances, according to Sue- jjH cess mnga.Ine. Tho accident rate. H both for employes and passengors. "H sets a standard which none, of our "jWjWfl privately owned lines has cvor ap- H proached. fH Tho two syptomn comprise about W"""""WJ lino miles of track. They carry mor IjjWjWfl traffic per mile than any railroad in lWWfl the states except a few terminal s.v s- H toms. The gro3S earnings of" the lWWfl commercial liife for the year ending lWWfl June HO, 1910. wore SG.IOO.TS. In H spite of the fact that extensive and IjjWjWfl expensive relocation work was in WWj progress, the operating expenses wero "jWjWfl only ,'J58,'I26. Tho company also WWI operates a direct lino of steamers bo- jWH tween C'olou and New York, and the WWWJ vessels make the run in a day Ies jWjWH than tho competing lines. In' tho jWWWJ year ending Juno 30, 1910, tho steam- "WWH or line earned a profit of ?lu0,00Q nru "jjjjH Oregon Journal- H |