Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 April 1917 — WANT TO WORK IN ALASKA [ARTICLE]

WANT TO WORK IN ALASKA

Sixty Thousand Persons Have'Applications on File for Jobs on the Railroad. Portland, Ore. —Almost 60,000 persons have applications on file for positions with the Alaska Engineering commission, which has charge of the construction of the government’s railroad’in'Alashu. The commission will employ 6,500 men in construction work this summer, which is an increase of 1,000 ovpr last summer’s maximum. The Seward division will have 1,000 men, the AndHdraire division 8,500 -men, While; the Nenana division will have 2,000 on the pay roll. . From present Indications the line to Cliiekaloon, in the.. Matanuska coal fields, will be completed by August 1. Stat Ton work on the 14 miles from King’s river to Ghickaioon was let this winter and construction is being rushed. ‘ ” Plans for the coming season include tlie construction of all bridges in the Seward division, so that by next fall the old railroad between Seward and Mile "1 will lie ready for heavy traffic. Preliminary work is now under way for the construction of tlie $300,000 railroad bridge across the Susitna river nt the month of Indian creek. Requisitions for supplies to tlie estimated value of $1,055,000 have been received at tlie Portland headquarters of the commission.