THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
GEO. S. MAYNARD, Editor.
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CANADIAN INTEREST IN HIGHWAY
Increased interest in the proposed International High
way which would join Alaska, via Yukon Territory and
British Columbia, with the highways of the Pacific Coast
which reach from the Canadian border into Mexico, is ob
served throughout the country. The highway will be one
of the major development projects to be considered by the
next Congress and an attempt will be made to assure the
construction of, at least, the Alaska portion of the highway.
An apparent lack of interest on the part of Canadians
in the proposed highway has had a discouraging effect upon
all except the more enthusiastic supporters of the project.
Though the asumption in the following editorial from
the Stewart, B. C., Argonaut that Alaska would receive 80
percent of the benefit of the highway is questionable, the
editorial indicates a serious interest on the part of British
Columbians in the highway that is encouraging:
“The British Columbia-Alaska highway will be built
“and it is important that construction should commence at
an early date.
“Government officials of both Capada and the United
States are agreed that the road from Hazelton to Fairbanks
Alaska, is a necessary link for transportation and would
be of untold benefit to both nations.
“During the past five years enough engineering data
has been obtained to show that this highway construction
does not present any more difficulties than that which has
been encountered elsewhere in Canada and the United
States.
“Engineering estimates place the cost of this road at
$14,000,000.
“Volumes have been written about the importance of
the undertaking and it is generally conceded that the road
will be built, also, that the chief obstacle in the way is the
one of finance.
“Different methods of providing construction funds
have been suggested but to date no definite action appears
to have been taken by the governments of either Canada or
the United States.
“In view of the fact that the United States and Alaska
will benefit most by the highway, then would it not be fair
for them to bear the greater share of the cost of building?
“Some definite plan for financing the road construction
should be submitted by either one or the other federal gov
ernments.
“A basis for negotiation could be arrived at by assuming
that the highway would be four-fifths beneficial to Alaska
and the United States. It would then be reasonable for
them to pay four-fifths of the interest on any bond issue
sufficient to cover the cost of construction. Further, that
the Canadian bond issue for $14,000,000 be subscribed by
the United States Federal government. With a financing
set-up such as that, Canada’s carrying charges for interest
on the bond issue would be $140,000 per year.
„ “It is estimated that 100,000 tourist cars per year would
pass through Canada to Alaska.
“In order that the bond issue could be discharged, nec
essarily, provision would have to be made and the following
method could be employed: Charge a toll fee of $10 per car
for through tourist traffic—all local and freight traffic free—
the annual revenue from this source would be $1,000,000.
Add to this, the estimated revenue of $175,000 from gasoline
tax, the total revenue would be $1,175,000 or $1,035,000 in
excess of the carrying chargest for interest which Canada
would have to provide. Ample funds for a sinking fund to
retire the bond issue and\for maintenance would come from
the same source.” —Juneau Empire.
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next fiscal year, which was one hundred and eighty million
over the current year.
The estimate for Alaska for 1936 was tjvo million four
hundred and sixty-four thousand one hundred and eighty
five dollars as against the 1935 appropriation of two million
one hundred and forty-three thousand. The estimate for
McKinley National Park was twenty-five thousand for 1936;
as compared with the appropriation of twenty-two thousand
two hundred and seventy dollars for the current year.
The President forecast an increased government rev
enue to three billion nine hundred and ninety-one million
for the next ye&r, an increase of two hundred and eighty
million over the estimated income for the current fiscal
year. Provided in the existing tax schedule was the in
clusion of three cent postage which will be maintained.
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