Bisbee daily review., 1909-06-18
TRAMsCONT|nENTAl
 ROAD PROJECTED
tGiobe Silver Belt,)

A letter requesting the co-opera- tion of the people of Globe in the building of a tra3scontinental wagon and automobile road from Clifton to California by way of this city, has re gently been placed In the hands oi Secretary Towle of the local cham Der of commerce. The letter is from Dell M. Potter. president of the Cliff ton Northern Railroad company, and one of the best known men in terri torial business circles. MT. Potter is chairman of the good roads commit tee in his county and has taken up the new project with the territorial superintendent of roads, and, also, the good roads committee or New Mexico. This committee reports that the people of that territory are en. thusiast:c over the plan and will help in it's execution at any time when the people of the Arizona cities on the line of the proposed road are ready to enter into the work.
 The new road will be extended eastward from Clifton. to connect with what is known as the scenic route In New Mex.co, and from Cliff ton westward. 1t will pass down the Gila valley, through Globe to Roose' welt, thence to Phoenix. and from there to California by way of the Sat River valley and Yuma.
 This road would lead through onc of the most beautiful rfoun'ains dis. tricts in tie world to the great na' tional forest reserve, M.iich conta 'ns the largest v..gin eimper belt in the 1 United states, is famous as an excel. 'ent game country and has nancy streams where the trout fishing IS uDsurr assed
 The completion of such road would be the means of bringing many wealthy investors into the ter ritory. for automobile travel has now become the favcrite sport among that class of people. and such transcon tinental road would soon become popular as route. being. as il would. the best way to reach the Pacific coast in a machine.
 The tourists would be impressed not only with the beauty of the seen cry. but also by the abounding nat ural resources of Arizona, resources which have thus far been brough, very little under the pubic eye Every city along the way would rear benefit. and the intervening stretches of country would be in a fair post tion to acquire teeming population Globe would be one of the cities tc derive most advantage from it, and that the citizens of this city will dc all in their power to promote and hasten the project goes without say ing.
 To this end, meetings should De called to lay definite plans for the immediate cooperation in this grand work. Inc dreams of io.lav are t" ac.rAiities of tomorrow, and in th,s rev country of ours, this is especial ly true. The local chamber of com merce is giving splendid service, but matters of this nature do not. as many people think. devolve wholly on that group of boosters. The work of developing the city and the terri tory fs the work of every man wnc wants to see them grow. The re sources are here. When we, as citi zens. get more public attention dl fected toward these resources. th< future of Arizona, and Globe. too. fol that matter. will take care os itself Money, like water. nows into thu
 places best designed by nature tt
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 So then. in the future. all our loca
 road building should be planned ss as to conform to the idea of havin,
 this great continental highway. An,
 the accomplishment Of this should b. our own especial work. The tow
 that grows is the town that know
 an opportunity when fl sees 1t. Le
 us then not fail to grasp this one.