The Kusko times., 1937-02-05
TIMELY EDITORIALS Culled From Our Exchanges
WHY NOT 1.I-ESLASKA NETWORK OF HIGHWAYS?-
{ Fairbanks Daily NeaEs-Mner,

Fairbanks. Daily NeEs-Mner,
 Vision network of substantial endurnga and beau tH highways connecting by trunk lines every, division of Alaska and every outstanding Alaskan cis Th& imagine nrruesrs sidAnes from those trunk lines serving feAders from every suall community
 Such system of highways will spread ali O, Alaska esoze dzy eAonee E~azed wa 4be perraneut It aille Lace up every rommuny csrry stadirr hase every mining camp taru area. every locality in Sask- from center to circumference with rapid and depend able service by meter aud truck
 Why not sit down and man out such a xysten
 and then work consistently toiaecampish its Eeslzs ton as rapidly possible For a definite objective- adopt policy and bend all efforts se have such q sys- ten, something which is important to the omc and progress of the Territory 1han -aps one highway project imaginable
 If such system of highways webbed Alaska to day, he probre of supplies foS various camps under the present strike conditions wouH be negligible A first class trunk highway from Hanes on Lynn Canal sSkagway the Interior would make it possible to be bringing in supplies to Fairbanks and iI- terior Alaska from ships which are oauyng traffic in and out sf that port A winter highway Of the kind m service between Whiehorse Mayo aud Dawson and has been for many years, and modern, fast snow1nobles hapDe heavy winter traffic and nd class malls ovszhthe reuue
 An Alaskan winter highway network would work detriment to the major and railway systems serving Alaska. Interior highways indispensable feeders and anxilares railroads and ocean.spc water lines of al nl all times in every county.
 Every. section of uew highway now constructed ir Ada s4 rskopld 5chefoso laid auou and directed nd a in all-A AlasL highway network
 Wholesale appropriations may mot ecsnE f for any roadwork ia Alaska at but doubtless there will be responses to appsals for links highkay most urgently peededto develop and progressiye mining ard other sections which produce tsnnage and create traffic and the people ntenstvey gagged in adding wealth the territorial and natana wealth.
 Once the Alaska network of highways is funrrioH- ing in full and the international Highway hooks ap from the States and people rolling into the North from the far SoHth. they will have some xasce t. gc once they rsseh Alaska They can Ianetrate eyeH nook and and eveESbig Alaskan center.
 Thsdalm of such highways as military auxiliariss isssbyiOus.
 Material incidental snz3he construction ef. these highways which comAsiaorth on ocean lines. and over railways will make Saword of traffic in itssf The labor required wlsput whole armies of en.t to work The whole mpY4snent will set up beehive zof~aivty and put nts motion the perpetual industry and whirl ing wbeels of progress in EmRTre-and spell end 1ess trahc and activity te 4eveSs,section.
 Let the Northland stFveofor the AIl-AlAnka high way network And spay every mile and section of highway laid dowr be aimed to form link in the future perfected sEem that will be the pride and bull wark of the Gaaaep North.