Show construction going forward on northern link of famed highway utah will be linked into the all weather Illig highway hway to asia described in the lie F february e issue of the american magazine as a connecting unit between alaska canada and the united states the snow to sunshine great international ter highway will add the 0 of mexico to the long chain of highway P R helm blell executive rice president of the great international highway said today that lie he Is in communication with donald macdonald famed alaska engineer who ft ho Is pushing con at ruction of the northern link of the road between fairbanks alas find and II Il aelton azelton B 0 before lie he pushed into the northwest to build the alaska railroad macdonald Mac Alac Donold ft was as a star halfback at the university of arizona the great g t engineer has not forgotten his southwestern mouths estera home 1 I am familiar with a good deal of the wonderful intriguing coun to 1 lie wrote helm in connection with ith plans to extend the great highway chain 1 I traversed it afoot and horseback is as a yo young ung inan an the peculiar and mysterious charms charm of the ancient ruins and the lie constantly changing colors of the desert scenery are things that entrance my iny mind in retrospect 11 the american magazine lauded macdonald for ills major part in ili the development of the highway from alaska through british go CO and into bito the pacific north th WL west st its route is behind the high cotal coastal ranges and is tin an all ali wea ther route where snowfall snow fall is light due to the protection of the mountains from heny heavy precipitation the alaska washington stretch would connect with the great international ter in ill southern british columbia Coluin hia and extend through spokane wash walsh to the main a ili trunk of the canada mexico route macdonald wes fees for the great international lind and even intercontinental tin route not only tourist lourid travel through the most scenic regions of the world hut but also a medium for hetle understanding between nation ai A i a member cf c the i IlI allway commission h in u m the buarl ds development aa 13 a ril ii nral evolution of the route connecting melr artona arizona utah idaho montana and washington with the alaska rond road macdonald Mac Donnld said 1 I can say that during a rather long ions career as as tin an exploratory en cn gincer I 1 ime have either traveled traveled the route or crossed or parallel led all of it it would be a magnificent route the great international traverses oil an area of almost constant sunshine front from the fascinating old world community com munty of guaymas Gua sonora past the colorful deserts find fragrant flagrant pine forests of arizona across utah idaho washington and montana and on into 0 a it a de da almost 2000 males randles through the most beautiful coun lii irv in ili north america it passes through or in close to 10 national parks and 11 national monuments the ahli highway hn aice nice designed as n single unit loute wall bring more tourists and millions of tourist dollars into the state late each year |