Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 198, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 September 1917 — Alaska Coal Helps in War. [ARTICLE]

Alaska Coal Helps in War.

The Alaska''railroad from Seward, on the coast, to Fairbanks, 470 miles inland and located on the Tanana river, a navigable tributary of the Yukon, which was ordered by act of congress in 1914, has been completed far enough to justify the expectation that it will be ready for use early in 1918. It taps two coal mines, the Matanuska and the Nenana, which are believed to be inexhaustible, and the product of which has been found excellent for use on locomotives and steamboats. The railroad wCI- bring this coal direct to tidewater, and when the supply is brought into usp, it will provide sufficient for all naval bases in the Pacific and release thousands of cars now used in transporting coal across the continent. This will help fight the war by providing increased transportation for men and munitions.