FAIRBANKS ffliAMBER OF COMMERCE IETTER
As Public relations counsel for the Fair
banks Chamber of Commerce, I submit offic
ially that present Canadian Customs* prd
hibitions to commercial hauling of fo’od,
merchandise and 'supplies from the United
States to Alaska are not in keeping with
the spirit arjd meaning of'the agreement
between our two countries.
Canadian authorities do not prohibit
American airplanes, flying merchandise be
tween the United States and Alaska, from
using airfields which are serviced by the
Alaska Highway. Undor the circumstances,wo
can see no justification for allowing air
planes t'o.uso the facilities that are ser
viced by.th\e Highway end denying the High
way to t'rucks carrying exactly the some
kind of shipments to Alaska.
we should like to suggest to our Cone.#'
dior friends that permanent withdrawals he
made of their prohibitions to commercial
hauling of freight in bond between the
United States and Alaska, Also ’.ip should
like to suggest that the Canadians estab
lish & Customs Port of Entry at Dawson
Crook, so.that wo will be able to route
rail shipments from the United States to
Da.wson Creok, whore they will be loadod on'
bonded trucks and hauled to Alaskan points,
Tc fool that there will be a large and
growing tonnage 6t freight moving to Ala ski
over the Highway, and that there will bo
plenty of business to keep both Canadian
and American trucking films busy—just as
noon as the nocossary arrangements can bo
made with the Canadian Customs,
Truckors who arc familiar with the High
way since construction days'arc prepared
to deliver freight to Pairbanks.and
Anchorage in'five days after leaving Dawsoi
Crock, And don't lot anyone tell you that
th~ Highway is not in condition to handle
traffic,
This past summer an enterprising farmer
in' eastern- Washington put six and one-half
tons of watermelons in his truok|"dpovc to
Fairbanks -in'ten days and gave ; this 6m
munity its first chanco to "get really! fill
ed up on watermelon—at a ronsonablo prico,
Wo gladly paid 29gf per pound for this
watermelon spreo.
You will be interested to know that out
of ah entire van load of melons 3tackod to
the roof, only six'mclons were cracked af
ter completing a 3,000 mile'trip from east
ern "'ashington to Fairbanks,Alafka. That
should dispose of the fiction that tho
Highway is in "horrible condition,"' ;
Palmer Bus
Schedules
ANCHORAGE- QULKAM.'.
Leaves Anchorage
Tuesday--Thursday—Saturday 9iO0 am
Leaves Gulkana
Wednesday—Friday—Sunday 9:^0 ;an
Busses leaving THITTHORSE Friday
make connections for ANCHORAGE at TOK.
Qulkana Busses make connections for
UKITEHORSE.
ANCHORAGE-PAIJ IBR-YIA^IILA
Leaves Anchftrage -daily (except Sunday
10:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m.
Leaves Palmer daily ' ' }
9:00 a.m. 5:00 *p.m.
Leaves for "asilla from Palmer 1 pm
Leaves Wasilla for Palmer 2:30 p.m.
SUNDAY BUS leaves Anchorage for Palmer,
9:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m.
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'O oi the Fairbanks Chamber of Comorco lalep submit that TJ,S. Mail should bo routed
over the Highway, •*-—-If H, S, Mall of all ’^classifications other thAn Air Mail were
routed over the Highway, part of Alaska’s isolation would be removed,
’*T'- in Alaska arc interested in doifig business with our Canadian neighbors,We are
interested in being friends with thorn. Wo have a joint responsibility and opportunity
in the dovelonncnt of the vholo .North country and wo believe that removing the rostrai
i-ig fetters on'the Alaska Highway is ossontirtl olid vital at this time,
letter, as an official communication, goes to you with the'unanimous approval
Til
bhe Pnirbanks Chamber of Commerfo in session on October 22,1946.
Yours very truly, Horb Hilsc'hor Public'Relations
•t: _G,A, Gustafson,President Maurice T, Johnson, Secretary