. Review of reviews and world's work. ingof William C. Edes, chairman; FrederickMears, and Thomas Riggs, Jr., and onApril 10, 1915, President Wilson issuedan executive order designating the route se-lected by the Commission, which began atSeward, on the westerly shore of Resurrec-tion Hay, and proceeded in a general north-erly direction by way of Kenai Lake, KernCreek, the Snsitna and CiiiiHtna rivers toJiroad Pass, and thence through the NcnanaRiver basin to the Tanana River, with thenorthern terminal at Fairbanks. Two milesabr)ve tlie crossing of the Matanuska River abranch line thirty-eight
. Review of reviews and world's work. ingof William C. Edes, chairman; FrederickMears, and Thomas Riggs, Jr., and onApril 10, 1915, President Wilson issuedan executive order designating the route se-lected by the Commission, which began atSeward, on the westerly shore of Resurrec-tion Hay, and proceeded in a general north-erly direction by way of Kenai Lake, KernCreek, the Snsitna and CiiiiHtna rivers toJiroad Pass, and thence through the NcnanaRiver basin to the Tanana River, with thenorthern terminal at Fairbanks. Two milesabr)ve tlie crossing of the Matanuska River abranch line thirty-eight nnles in lengtli wasto be built to the Matanuska coal fields,whose oiitput was particularly needed forthe ecf)nomic and mining development ofAlaska. Iurtherniore, as an essential the new system the Alaskan N«)rthernRailway, extending from Seward to KernRiver on Turnagain Arm of Cook Inlet,wa% purchased at a cost r)f $1,1 S(),()()().In 1915 the Comnussion began actual 544 THE JMERICJX REJIEJr OF REVIEWS Circlf, 5 \^ THE GOVERNMENT RAILWAY SYSTEM IN ALASKA(Track-laying completed on the heavily shaded portion) new construction and commenced the re-Iiabilitation of the Alaskan Northern Rail-way. The point known as Anchorage on tlieKnik Arm of Cook Inlet, 120 miles northfrom Seward and live miles west of the maintrunk route as located, was selected as theconstruction base for new operations as itwas the head of navigation for ocean-goingsteamers. Here a complete equipment forboth harbor and terminal development, aswell as for railway construction, was as-sembled, and active work was put underway in April. Wherever it was possibleto classify the work of construction asfor clearing or grading the right of wayit was contracted for at unit prices, andto so-called station men or workmenassociating themselves in groups as partnersvarious pieces were allotted. In this organ-ization each man signed the contract, thusbecoming interested in it as a co-partner orsmall contr
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