Show construction going forward on northern link of famed highway utah will be linked into the all weather Illig highway hway to asia aiala described in the february issue of the american magazine a as it a connecting connect unit between alaska canada and tile the united states the snow to sunshine great international ter highway will wilf add the republic of mexico to the long chain of highway P R helm executive vice pres prea ident of the ho great international highway association nm elation said today that lie he Is in communication nylah ith donald MacDon macdonald alrY famed ala alaska engineer who Is 19 pinning con construction st of the nor northern theril link of the road between 0 alaska skit and Il hazelton azelton B 0 before he pushed into the north west to build the alaska railroad was haq a star halfback tit at tile the university of arizona the great engineer has not forgotten ills har southwestern home biome 1 I am familiar with a good deal of tile the wonderful intriguing country lie he wrote helm helin in connee connection tion with plans to th alii great highway hIg hivey chain 1 I trovore nd tt it rt foot and as as a coulig ninn the peculiar and mysterious charms of the ancient ruins and tin tile constantly changing colors colora of the desert scenery are things that entrance my mind lit in retrospect the american magazine lauded macdonald for lils his major part lit in tile lie development of the highway from froin alaska through british columbia and into the pacific northwest its route la Is behind the high coastal rang ranges esi and la 19 nit an all wea ther flier route whore where snowfall snow fall la Is light dile to the lie protection of the moun tain from heavy precipitation the ala alasina aka washington stretch would connect with the ireat great international ter lonal in southern british columbia 0 0 I 1 u mb 1 n and extend through spokane wash to the main trunk of the canada mexico route macdonald sees for the great international and even intercontinental tin fin roule not only tourist travel trave through the most scenic regions of the world but also a medium for nt cr tind between nations ls As a i member of the internal ion continued on last e work going forward on famed highway coil Coi tInned tanu od from page one i commission 1 tn roc div I iKi ilis tin the roal t it evol evolution littlon of tho route connecting Mp NI Moo ii ailynn Ai kriz lonn onti mali idaho montana mid with tho the alaska rond road lInc Donala said bald 1 it I can that hint during clur liiK a rather hilther a long career ns as an exploratory oil cn gincer I 1 have either traveled the route or crossed or parallel led all r rf cf f it it would ile bo a magnificent benic venic route 11 the orent international traverses an ain area of almost constant sunshine front from tile the fascinating old world community com munty of Oua knorn past the colorful deserts mid and fragrant pine forests of onn ona nero i utah idaho washington ton and montana and on into 0 a 11 a tl a almost 2000 niiles the most beautiful country in ili north An america terica it passes through or ln in close proximity to 10 national parks tind anil 11 national monuments the highway once designed as aa a milt route will bring more tourists nud and millions of tourist lounia dollars into the state ench year |