Teddy Roosevelt: “This would be most beneficial to the development of the resources of…”

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This would be most beneficial to the development of the resources of the Territory, and to the comfort and welfare of its people.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt argues that infrastructure improvements would greatly benefit Alaska's resource development and the well-being of its residents.

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