THK mukluk trail
(Continued from Paige I)
of the cost of construction being paid
by, the Federal Government..
i. There are two general routes
for th enorthern end of highway, j
either of which would serve to open
new Alaskan territory of importance
end contribute to the general develop
ment. The Dawson-Fairbanks route
possesses the advantage of more
com prctensive service to Yukon Ter
ritory and the Fortymile and Chicken.
Creek mining areas in. Alaska. The
Whitehorse - Kluane Lake - Golkan.i
banks route1 involves! less- new road
construction in Alaska and saves sev
eral hundred miles of new construe-;
and also serve-simportant mining ter-:
ritory in Alaska. The two routes are
acceptable from the American view-,
point.
5. The benefits to be gamed from
the project from the American point
of view are:.
(a) Development of Alaska thruu
making the Territory accessible by
highways, resulting in an increase of
pppulation and consequent, increase in
revenue from taxes, tending to de
crease the present necessity for fed
eral appropriations for the support
of the Territory.
(b> The road vgrnld be a great con
tribution to the welfare of American
citizens now livin gin Alaska under
Adverse conditions, by providing . a
physical connection with the Vast con
tinental road system.
(c) Opening of new country that
i*\ now practically inaccessible, -giv
ing opportunity for settlement,. in
vestment of capital and employment.
(dj The new rpad would make ac
cessible to the continental highway
system, the existing road net'1 in Cen
tral Alaska., comprising about 900
...miles, providing a new and. valuable,
area for exploration, for recreatipn,
or far business purposes.
(e) The highway would foster airj
commerce with Alaska by furnishing
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a guiding landmark and' providing
service to aviators along the most
practicable flying route to th ein
terior of the Territory and to Asia.
(f) Promotion of friendly rela.
tions between, citizens of the United
States and Canada.
No attempt is made to evaluate the
! benefits Canada would derive from
I this project, but it may be mentioned
that inaddition to such direct devel
opment of new Canadian territory as
might be brought about by the road,
Canada would gain the business and
commerce incident to providing ser
VL. ' and supplies to motorists using
the road for access to Alaska.
6. Since th eannual cost of operat
ing federal agencies in Alaska is
about $7,000,000 in excess of the reve
nues, the expenditure of an additional
$3,000,000—spread over several years
—for the purpose of development of
the Territory to a more nearly self
supporting basis is not unreasonable.
7. By the coinstruction of about
.200 miles of new road—in conjunc
tion with about 1,000 miles of new
construction in Canada—the Terri
tory would gain a physical connection
would .gain a physical connection
with the vast continental system com
prising hundreds of thousands of
miles of road in United States, Can
ada, and Mexico. From the Alaskan
or American viewpoints kffi520f cfb
or American standpoint, therefore,
the advantages are obviously more
than commensurate with the cost.
The commissioners submit the fol
lowing recommendations:
1. That negotioations be conducted
with the government of Canada,
through regular channels, with a view
to ascertaining the attitude of Canada
with respect to entering into an
agreement whereby each government
within its. own borders would under
take to survey and locate the best and
most practicable route for a highway
which would connect the northwest
ern part of the United States with
feritish Columbia, Yukon Territory,
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and Alaska, prepare specifications
and reliable estimates of costs and re
sulting: benefits of said project, and
investigate plans for financing the
project. The respective organizations
should be authorized to communicate
directly with each other for the pur
pose of co-ordination.
2. That if such agreement be
reached, suitable allotments or ap
piopriations should be made avaiiable
to the Alaska Road Commission for
carrying out the purposes of the.
agreement.
3. That the respective govern
ments in formulating their road con
struction program confoorm so far as
practicable in their own interests to
the general route proposed for this
highway so that as many as pos*sible
ofthe llocal projects will be available
for and form a part of the main pro
ject.
4. That consideration, be given by
the road-building agencies of Alaska
and Yukon Territory to the construc
tion of the Fairbanks-Dawson road:
without waiting for th.eadoption of I
the entire project, in order to develop
th eimmediate territory and provide
an early connection between these,
two communities, as well as complete
a vital link in the proposed through
highway.
MRS. ANNA H. STRONG BACK
FROM TRIP TO-EUROPE
Mrs. Anna Hall Strong, wife of. the J
former Governor of Alaska, recently
returned fro ma four-months’ trip, to
various European countries. She had
a most delightful visit and was. full'
of enthusiasm over the interview, she
had with the youthful Nazis, whom,
she met in France while, awaiting the
issuance of her. visa, in Spain. She
had Witnessed several hull fights, at'
one of which nine,- bulls were killed,
during the great festival on the same
day, says the. Arctic;-Press.
A friend, one of the dominant mem-;
bers of. the great London lonference,
arranged for her to spend one day at
the great meeting, where she heard
delegates from sixty-six nations dis
cuss stabilization of currency; and elo
nomical industrial recovery all over
the w-tirld. She was much!interested!
to know that languages were now of
ficially recognized for the inter-ex
change of Sdeas—both French and
English. If the talw. kere given in
French,, it .was. immediately trans
lated into English-—or vice versa..
Mrs. Strong talked with the men of
the Associated Press concerning the
outcome of the conference; for which
they. did. not predict too bright a fu
ture. She was proud of the fact that
our delegates had shown greater
statesmaiship in the deliberations, at
London, and that we were “growing
up” when taking our place among the
nations of the earth. The seats for
jvisioh were yery limited—thirty in
;one room and fifty ni another—so
Mrs. Strong felt very grateful to her
friend for arranging to give her a,
glimpse of this great meeting.
fllrs. strong round business condi
tions in the East decidedly improved
in th efour-month period in which she
had been in Europe. The stores are l
crowded, factories everywhere had j
smoking stacks, and the faces of peo
ple looked happier in the Eastern and
Eehttral States where she visited.
While in Washington, D. C., she was
delighted to meet Bishop Rowe in the
lobby of a hotel where she had gomf
for a, conference. Mrs. Strong is now
in Seattle.
When. St. Peter asked an earthman
how he got to the Golden Gate, the
earthman replied:. “Flu.”—Jackson
ville Times-llnion.
Frank J.Guskey
Notary Public
Tafcotna, Alaska
Before the Hon. Ronald Morrison,
United States Commissioner and
ex-officio Probate Judge, Mount Mc
Kinley Precinct, Fourth Division,
Territory of Alaska.
In the matter of the Estate of A. R.
Eldridge, deceased—ss.
To All Persons toi Whom These
Presents Shall Come, Greeting:
Know ye that it appearing to Ron
ald Morrison, U. S. Commissioner for
the aforesaid precinct, that A. R. El
dr idee has died intestate, and that
.■ :/■Tir-•: White, the former admin
' .traidr of aforesaid estate, has re
S'gned, and I find it necessary to ap
point another administrator, the said
A. R. Eldridge leaving at the time of
his death property in this precinct,
and that said Commissioner has duly
appointed A. H. Twitchell adminis
trator for the Estate of A. R. El
dridge, according to law.
In testimony whereof I have here
unto set my hand and affixed my offi
cial seal this the 19th day of May,
1933.
(Seal) RONALD MORRISON,
United States Commissioner
and ex-officio Probate Judge.
1st pub July 29; last Aug. 26. (33)
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