Show butah to be link I 1 hi bained I 1 highway TI Lf cUU VV t U J construction between alaska and british columbia being pushed utah will be linked into the all weather highway g to asia d described P S in the february issue of the american magazine as a connecting unit between alaska canada and the united states the snow to sunshine great international ter national highway will add the republic of 3 mexico to the long chain of highways P R helm executive vice president of the great international highway association reports that lie he is in communication with donald macdonald famed alaskan engineer who is pushing construction of the northern link of the road between fairbanks alaska and hazelton B C before he pushed into the northwest to build the alaska railroad macdonald was a star halfback at the university of arizona the great engineer has not forgotten his southwestern home 1 I am familiar with a good deal of the wonderfully intriguing country he wrote helm in connection with plans to extend the great highway chain 1 I traversed it afoot and horseback as a young man the peculiar and mysterious charms of the ancient ruins and the constantly changing colors of the desert scenery are things that entrance my mind in i introspect etro the american magazine lauded macdonald for his major part in the development of the highway from alaska through british columbia ambia and into the pacific northwest its loute is behind the high coastal ranges and is an all weather route where snowfall is lit light g lit due to the protection of the mountains from heavy coastal precipitation the alaska washington stretch would connect with the great international ter highway in southern british columbia and e extend x t e n d through spokane wash to the main trunk of the canada mexico route macdonald sees for the great international and even inter con tin route not only tourist travel through the most scenic regions of the world but also a medium for better understanding between nations As a member of the international highway commission lie he recognizes the road development as a natural evolution of the route connecting Al mexico exico arizona utah idaho montana and washington with the alaska road macdonald said 1 I can say that dining duang a rather long career as an exploratory engineer I 1 have either travelled the route or crossed or paralleled all of it it would be a magnificent s femc anic route the great international highway traverses La verses an area of almost constant sunshine from the fascinating old world community of guay mas sonora past the colorful deserts and fragrant pine forests of arizona across utah idaho montana and washington and on into canada almost 2000 miles through the most beautiful country in north america it passes through or in close proximity to 10 national parks and 11 national monuments the highway once designated as a single unit route will bring thousands more tourists and millions of tourist dollars into the state each year |