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Show Will Pan-American HighwayLink Up Continents? Thursday. July 30, 1981 Page38—THE HERALD. Provo. Utah By Tom Tiede na P CANGLON,\ weeks ago I drive the le (NEA ff from Alaska te the continent on the > Technically, this is only the tempo- way. I've since ugh nine nations, the Atlantic, over Now I'm for it Washin fund three-quarters of the final cc continents join. The wilder: between Panama and Colombia tion to South America’s Cape Horn, but there is a significant ption here where the erts, and from the dead Arctic v the isthmus. not make up rary end of the road The Pan-American Highway actually runs from North ) late summer on won, a generosity it has throughout the half American Highw sequent events have fouled those yet completed at the end of the road For one thing. Andit may never be completed. The Literally mer inten: American environ- have decided to opposeroad inter-American highway has been construction in the Darien Jungle: they The highway, gravel for its last hun- Hoot and-mouth ing to cattle. The Nor tinent is clear of it. but Se ot. John O Marr, who r nts the : Federal Highway Administration in years ago. and O’Marr says ee years. and cooperating nations have further abuse. Then too. the US. Con- could lay havoc all the way to Arizona, been able to finish an astonishing gress is balking: conservatives angered andcost billions in damage down The government here says it’s actu: Somehope remains. however There ally a rare opportunity for the Ameri small villages, along somecutouts for 14.000 miles of it. but this one last hem- by the 1979 Panama Canal treaty do are only 100 moremiles to go between can executive construction ispheric not want to spend more money here Panama and Colombia. andofficials on the oceans with the f ue to press for ways to Pres, Reagan might vehicles, and turns abruptly into vegetation. Dead snakes link, the “Darien Gap. remains politically and practically lie about. There is no traffic. The temperatureis 101 degrees. Marr thinks the risks might be m But the most formidable impediment ning office is very near to closing = think the ecosystemis too delicate for dred miles, stops herein the obscurity of the Darien’ Jungle It runs pasta few Panama. says a transfer of the disease SEVER under development for more than 50 uzed. Cars passing over Latin American borders arecurrently decon- both side: elusive to the completion of the road is the taminated and sprayedforfruit pests, push on. The Colombians. for instance, The troubleis, the United States will notion that it may do moreinternation- aad the same thing could help control are ening ahead on their own to com- Teddy Roosevelt joined a Canal, and join the con: tinents with the Pan-American High Way Forester Continues to Keep Hawaii Big Isle Beautiful KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (UPI) — When L.W Bill’ Bryan retired two decadesago after 40 years as chief forester everyone hailed his life-long dedication to making Hawaii's Big Island more beautiful But in the 20 years since hestill hasn't stopped involving himself in island flora. Hisstatistical profile is boggling. It included the supervision of planting more than 10 million trees islandwide, preservation of scores of endangered plants introduction of hundreds of exotic plant species and the establishmentof arboreta Bryan also had a strong hand in building the island's network of weather stations, development of parks such as the tourist attraction at Akaka Falls, erecting hundredsof miles of fences. putting in roads and trails and spearheading the Civilian Conservation Corps programs during the Depression Theonly difference now thestill-spry 86-year-old Bryansaid recently while tending his cacti and succulentcollection, is that he does not get paid for his work and advice “TL still get a lot of calls on plants and forestry matters, but I don’t charge,’’ he said hen, eyes twinkling he laughed and added hen I reached 80, I decided I wouldn't work for money. | decidedthat all I was doing was enriching Uncle Sam. If anybody wants to call me up and ask a question I'll tell them what I know, but no more money and no moretaxes.’ A native of Boston Mass., Bryan reached Hawaii's shores shortly after World War I “T arrived on May1 1921 on the SS Lurline after a sevenday voyage with a deck-load of cattle.” he said. ‘All I had was my bedroll and $90 “I was young,foot-loose and fancy-free. All I had going for me wasthat | was a forester by profession. I didn’t know anyonein Hawaii He latched on to a job with the Departmentof On July 31 and August 1 you will have a chance for unbelievable once-a-year savings during Sidewalk Bazaar days. At Wakefield’s you will find something for everyone at prices that we know are the lowest around. Forestry and immediately was given the task of surveying the then-unchartedHilo Forest Reserve. a challengeall others had shunned. The task was a surveyor’s nightmare The forest was outlined on paper only andit took Here’s an Bryan nearly a year to complete the job. 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