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With intent to investigate the problematical routes between this city and Flat. Lieutenant Edgerton, member of the Alaska road com mission who succeeded Capt. Pope as engineer, las arrived to see what might be done in regard to settling the time-honored question of how to build a road to Flat. Lieutenant Edgerton comes with an open mind and a desire to achieve, as near as may be possible, a short and quick line of communi on between this city and the base of consumption. He would like the co-operation of the citizens of this city and of Flat, and particularly the view of the operators of the creeks in suggestions that might be offered in the building of the most vital artery of trade that can possibly exist between this city and the source of demand. R.S Giddings is also here, foreman of the devision of work that lays between Iditarod and Rainey pass on the Seward trail. He will start immediately with a crew of 12 men to begin on this end of the work that will make the Seward Iditarod trail a highway of communi cation with the Outside that will beat all the rest of them to it. He has been given the long end of it, not only because he is capable of handling it, but because he is also assisted by the fact that some patho of this trail is well-understood and traveled at this time. The road commission, with the funds now available, and with the sums that may come to them through the licensing system now prevalent in Alaska, will have about $7000 to expend on a road between Iditarod and Fiat. ‘This is exclusive of the money that may be collected as road tax from those living outside of incorporated cities. ‘The work will begin at once, just as soon as Lieutenant Edgerton can have oppor tunity to decide the proper route to be traversed by the government line between this side of the divide and the other. He especially depre cates the fact that money has been spent on two roadways, but will expend the government money in the furtherance of the most feasible route. Work will begin at once, not only on the Seward trail but on the road between the two cities, the latter being the chief concern at the present. As soon as the route to Flat is selected work will begin and will go forward in the hope (editorially speaking) that a feasible route is soon completed.
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Iditarod Pioneer
Iditarod, Alaska, US
Sat, Jul 01, 1911
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