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Show IN ALASKA Opening the Copper and Goal Properties of the Territory Seattle. Wash., May 26 S. W. Ec-cles Ec-cles of New York, directing head of the various Alaska corporations controlled con-trolled by 'the Morgan-Guggenheim pyndlcate, discussed the syndicate's plain for the development of Alas- I of the subsidiary companies here yesterday. "We expect to complete the Copp'-r River & Northwestern to the Bonanza Copper mountain by November 15," I said he. By Jauuary . wo will bo operating clear through from Cordova to Bonanza. "We have the jnoner appropriated and are ready to commence the construction con-struction of a railroad from KHtalla. to the Bering river coal fields as soon as coal can be secured to ship. . "We will build tracks to the mines owned by ony one with coal for shipment ship-ment and will carry coal at equal rates. "The opening of these coal mines are of the greatest. Importance to tho development of Alaska and especially for the operation of railroads. Wo I aro now paying $12 a ton for British i Columbia coal to operate an Amerl- can railroad and I cannot see the object ob-ject of conserving this coal for posterity, pos-terity, especially as posterity baa not done much for this generation." |