| Show construction going forward on northern link of famed highway utah will be linked into the all weather highway to asia described in the february issue of the american Mog magazine azine as aa a connecting unit between alaska canada and the united states the snow to sunshine great international ter highway will add the republic of mexico to the long chain of highway P II 11 helm executive vice pres ident of the great international highway association said today that lie he la Is in communication with donald macdonald famed alaska engineer who Is pushing construction st of the northern link of the road between fairbanks alaska and hazelton B D 0 before lie he pushed into the northwest to build the alaska railroad was a star halfback at the university of arizona the great engineer has not forgotten ills southwestern home 1 I am familiar with a good deal of the wonderful intriguing country lie he wrote helm heim in connection with plans to extend eltena the great highway chain 1 I traversed travers edit it afoot and horse horseback baik as a young man mail the llie peculiar and mysterious charms of the ancient ruins and the constantly changing colors colora of the desert scenery are things that entrance my mind in retrospect the american magazine lauded Nl macdonald acDonald for ills his major part in the development of the highway from alaska through british oo co continued on last page pace work going forward on famed highway continued from page one lumbia and into tile the pacific north west its route la Is behind the high coastal ranges and Is an all wea ther route where snowfall snow fall Is light tile due to tile protection of the moun gnoun bithis front from heavy precipitation the alaska washington stretch would connect with the great in t highway in southern british columbia and extend through spokane kanc wash to the main trunk of the canada mexico route macdonald sees for tile the great international and even intercontinental thic tin route not only tourist travel ali through rough the most scenic regions of tte the world but also a medium for butier bugler mider standing between nation liatto As a member c ci the i highway coll commission I 1 mission it in ilac n gidej Ki ilos the development t ili u rindal ri nral evolution of the route connecting Sl kllc lc A arizona utah idaho montana and washington with tile alie alaska road macdonald said 1 I can say that during a rather long career as an exploratory engineer I 1 have either traveled the route or crossed or parallel led all of it it would be a magnificent scenic route the orent great international traverses a nil it area of almost constant sunshine from the fascinating old world community com munty of guaymas Gua sonora past the colorful deserts and fragrant pine forests of arizona across utah idaho washington all and montana and on into 0 a it a d n almost 2000 noles through the most beautiful country in north america it passes through or in close proximity halty to 10 national parks and 11 national monuments the lilg highway hway once designed as a single unit route will bring more tourists and millions of tourist dollars into the tate state each year |
