Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-12-02
AUTO RACING
ON ROOSEVELT
ROAD STOPPED
Dangerous Pastime Along Busy
Thoroughfare Arouses Of
ficers Who Declare 1t Must
End Until Road Is Clear.
(Pnoenix Republican,

There viii be no more automobile
racing on the Roosevelt wagon road
until after the construction work on
the Roosevelt dam is finished, and
probably none thereafter, that unless
special arrangements are made for
clearing the road of teams on some
special occasion, when the road is
turned over to the motorists to go 40
fast as they like. There are two rea-
sons for this. One is the quite inn
portant one that machines are dan
gerous both to their drivers and to
other travellers. The second reason
is that because Engineer Louis c.
Hill, representing the government OF
the United States, says so and author
ICES this publication OF the fact.
The conclusion Is promised on the
facts given in announcing the first
reason, and not through any desire
to interfere with the interests of sport,
for Mr.. Hill drives a machine himself
However, he recognizes his RESPONSE
bility in the protection of the public
which uses the road, and especially
in the protection of the freighting out
fits, employed in hauling supplies and
construction materials for the dam,
and for whose special use the road was
constructed. Having both the respon-
sibility and the authority necessary,
he proposes to stop the practise The
new regulation may be violated, but
if so the offense will scarcely be re-
peated by the same chauffeur, If it is
cnce detected, and others vii naturally
take warning.
In further explanation of the new
order, Engineer Hill said it was with
him merely a matter of official duty.
The road was constructed for the haul
ing of freight, and was necessary Ior,
the building of the dam, as has been
demonstrated. There are from twees.-
! ty to sixty teams constantly travel
ing the road. \ speeding car may
at any time met such team at point
where the driver. and perhaps the vn
| tire team will be thrown over prec-
ipice, to certain death. The same 10
true of wagon or carriage travellers
VINO have as much right on the roau
as the autos, and who are perfectly
safe except interfered with by the
/ latter, which endanger both them
/ the safety of the chaffeurs, the gov
eminent has no concern, and if they
( wish to court SUDDEN and certain
death, they would be privileged to III
Z so, were it not that where one risss
| his own life, ne jeopardiZes a score
of other people who are innocent anu
careful. 1t is recalled when the road
was first opened, freighters refused
to take their teams over it unless the
autos we're barred. In this they were
| perhaps uselessly frightened, though
it took some time to acustom the big
| teams to the machines. But they are
unquestionably right in protesting
! against the racing or speeding, and
will be protected in that right.
/ Mr.. Hill says he will lay down no
hard and fast rule for he sees ut
/ reason for barring the automobiles
! from the road properly. Every sensi-
! bic chauffeur can regulate his course
with reason, and if he does so he will
have no trouble. There are places
along the road where even ten or ff-
! ten miles an hour is dangerous. At
| the head of some grades, ending in
sharp curves, a careful chauffeur should
| practically come to a dead stop until
! he discovers that the road is clear.
| There are some places down on the
desert end, where a Chauffeur might
travel forty miles an hour without