Arizona republican., 1904-03-22

were voted construction of the road would be commenced immediately and that within a month three hundred men would be employed. Ninety per cent of the total amount will be spent on la5or, and fully ninety per cent Of this will be spent in Phoenix" said Mir Hill.
 Continuing his remorkr, Engineer Hill said he knew of no better route for the road to the dam than the one that had been chosen The government engineers had investigated evey route that had been suggested to them, but they had found none which offered the advantages of the one they had sel5ct- ed. The grade on tho road was mild. there being only one six per cent ad- verse grade going to the dam, and one ten per cent grade going down into Fish creek.
 The road was entirely on government ! land with one small exception and tFe government would keep it in repair and in good condition as long as it le- tained possession of the dam. If the cost of the construction of the read was over s75,O0n. tho amount that it is proposed Phoenix. Mesa sni Tempe shall raise by the issuance of bond. i the government will pay the deficiency.
 Furthermore MT. Hill said that if the road was built the government would most probably locate an employment agency here and that a great mai ri V of the men would be employed through the local agency, thus giving every r. son in Phoenix or the Salt River vallsy who desires an opportunity to secu e work. At present most of the work ingmen come from Globe and that dis 1 trict
 He said the bill passed by congress made it mandatory that all checks ! for the payment of work on the road included under the bond issue be made payable either in Mesa. Tempe or Phoe- | nix and that Phoenix would undoubt- edly secure the greater portion of the ] benefit from this clause.
 | The government MT Hill said, had already built five miles of the read on this end and ten miles leading from the dam and that it had expended a large amount in making the surveys and preliminary Investigations One other important fact malle public by MT. Hill was that the location of the disbursing agent at Livingstone was but a temporary arrangement and that the intention was to move the disburS- ing office. to this city. This would h, done if the road was completed, but without the road it would not be feas- ible.
 At present Mir. Hill said three hu-- dred men are employed at the dam They came mostly from Globe and the facilities for reaching the dam from Phoenix. at the present time, he saii are such that he could expect but few men to come from this. city. With the road the conditions would be changed and Phoenix would become the place most easy of Icces1.
 A majority of the freight is at pres ent being received by the way c1 Globe. but with a suitable road lealdine from this city. MT. Hill said, G obt would undoubtedly lose its patronace and the Salt River valley would gair the 'edYantage.
 One other very interesting ad Ere Ss was made during the evening. Ina was by Deputy District Alto nay George P. Bullard. When he took tho floor, MT Rullard admitted that he ha6 been a backslider and that he haC
 been opposed to the bonds, but since he had heard Mr. Hills statements, ht said, he had had a change of hear ana now he was for the bonds. "trs last and all the time" He said be te lieved everybody would favor the bond -