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Show THREE RAILROADS FOR ALASKA COAL Seattle. Wash.. July 9. A race of three railroads for the Bering river coal fields and the development of that section of Alaska Is only awalt-lug awalt-lug word from the government that the coal may be mined. According to Stephen Birch, president presi-dent of the Morgan-Guggenheim Alaska syndicate, the Copper River & Northern railway will build an extension ex-tension to the district as coon as the government makes some arrangement arrange-ment for the mining of the coal. Harry' White of Los Angeles, and associates iy they have the money raised to build from Controller bay to tap all coal mines In that district. John Roaene. of the Controller Bay & Bering Coal Railway company, said that he ha men clearing the right-of-way for the railway his company com-pany Intends to construct to Canyon creek. |