The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-23
FREEDOM OF TRADE URGED BY CANADA,
 ALA5kA MEET HERE.
Request for Coastal High way to Alaska Included
 in Many Resolutions

CanaQldn IIleNlDtIS Ol Iiit hoou ciated Boards of Trade of Centra British Columbia and affiliate Chambers of Commerce of South east Alaska, introduced eighteel resolutions during their 1948 con vention here Alaska members in troduced two additional proposals Action and the resolutions are a follows:
 Urging Canadian Government t rectify all unnecessary inoonven fences hindering freedom of trad and travel between the United States and Canada. Adopted.
 Requesting the governments O. Canada and the United States tt construct highway from Hazel. ton to Whitehorse along the coasta range of mountains thus afford ing a short cut to Alaska iron the Western United States ane opening up valuable new territory Favorable action was expected thi' afternoon.
 Requesting Canadian coast guare service off of Western British Columbia which has been occasion. ally serviced by the U. s. Coas Guard and is without regular pro. lection. Adopted.
 Asking the Canadian governmen to construct a lumber loading ares and modern coal bunkers at tht port of Prince Rupert to more economically accommodate foreigr shipping needs. Passed
 Urging the government of Can ada to investigate the possibilities of giving wider use to the DOT facilities at Prince Rupert. Alp proved.
 i Supporting the Canadian Cham Der of Commerce in emphasizing the necessity of preserving and en couraging individual initiative ant enterprise in business. Adopted.
 Ask Fer Free Gold
 Asking the Prime Minister o Canada to create a free market il gold in order to avoid the closing of mines which are not able t. operate profitably. Passed. s
 Requesting the renewal pf tn former Canadian government pol icy ot granting aid for minin roads. Approved.
 Urging the elimination of re tpetitive collection of survey charg es by the British Columbia Provin cial Government. Adopted.
 Recommending training pro gram for inexperienced equipmen employers by the Canadian Gov ernment Passed.
 Asking the Canadian Govern ment to supervise coastal freigh rates. Passed.
 Requesting long term loans, a easy interest rates, for person who wish to construct or improv tourist accommodations. Approved Urging improvement of radi broadcasting facilities in Centra and Northern British Columbia Adopted.
 Recommending that the Can adian National Railways renew it pre-war practice of stopping pas senger trains at Kitwanga, B. c so that tourists can observe tn towns unique native handicraf and totem poles. Passed.
 Petitioning the British Colum bia Provincial Government to rela its restrictions so that dentist ser vices may be obtained by sma communities now without dentist' Approved.
 Opposing daylight saving time i British Columbia unless such ac tion is taken by the entire Do minion of Canada. Approved.
 Doing away with the necessit of introducing, each year, resolu tions which have previously bee approved but on which action ha not been completed. Passed.
 Requesting the construction of ' miles of road connecting Atlil B. C., with the Alaska Highwa. Approved.
 t Alaskan Measures 3 Urging the improvement of an : new operating agreement to per init the year round operation ( t the Haines Cutoff. Approved. l Requesting changes in U. s. an 9 Canadian Customs procedures ir t cluding the establishment of Haint as a Port of Entry and movin the U. s. Customs Station froi : Tok Junction to the Alaska-Car l ada boundary. Adopted. e A resolution, sponsored joint s by Alaskan and Canadian group : requests the U. S.-Canada Joii S Defense Board and the goverr K ments of both the United Stat'
 and Canada to keep the Hain' e Highway open all year and to lea S the Canadian portion of the higi f way to the U. s. Favorable actio ,. was predicted on this measure