Arizona republican., 1909-04-18
CONFERENCE 0F THE
 BRIDGE COMMITTEES
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING AT THE BOARD OF TRADE YES-
 TERDAY.
Plans Outlined For An Actual Cam paisn of Publicity.

The committees having in charge the issue of the Center street bridge held a most enthusiastic meeting at the board of trade room yesterday aft ernoon It was not a general public meeting though it was by no means a private one nor were the doors closed to any person who felt interested. Nevertheless the board room was well filled by those who came in response to the invitations sent out card to those who had been selected for com mittee work The meeting was devot- ed mainly to outlining the arguments used in favor of the Center street site, for the benefit of those who had not previously given the matter careful at tention, and to an outlining of the plans of the campaign.
 The meeting was presided over by B. A Fowler who spoke in a general way concerning the project and eX- plained many points in connection with it. reviewing somewhat the his tory of the movement. In conclud- ing talk he said that he believed the arguments in favor of the Center street site were so numerous and over whelming that all that is necessary to secure it is to talk it. Let those who favor it work for it, without crimina- tion or anger toward those who favor other sites The interests of any part of the country are the interests of all of it and there is no need for neigh bors to become angered or for friend ships to be broken merely because of a difference of opinion. He urged those favoring the Tempe site to talk their issue and leave others alone. that the people might see it was a subject of argumentative discussion and not one for personalities.
 Among the speakers were Judge Ainsworth, General Sampson, Roy s. Goodrich, Colonel McClintock and Su- pervisor L. NJ. Hoghe. At the conclu- sion of the addresses Mir. Fowler out lined the program of work, read the names of committees appointed, spoke of the publication at an early day of a folder now under preparation by Judge AinswOrth, showing the status of the case and the arguments in fla vor of the bridge, and which will be generally distributed during the cam paign, and also recited the plans of the publicity campaign, the places for holding meetings, etc. There were some names added to the already long committees and altogether a good working organization was outlined. Mir Fowler also called attention to the blank notes that had been prepared for the securing of the bonus promised for the bridge and Judge Ainsworth further explained the details of the plan and how those desiring to assist in the work could sign these notes at which ever of the Phoenix banks they elected. It is so arranged that when the bonus is secure it will be worth it's face and will not be merely a sub scription list to be signed and forgot ten but an assurance to the supervis- DTS that what is subscribed will be available when it is needed.
 Some things were brought out in the speechmaking that have not hitter to been mentioned and many that have been greatly elaborated. Judge Aims worth in speaking of the attitude of Tempe said that that city made no move for a bridge when the P. & F.. railroad was building and it was sug- gested the supervisors might attach a wagon way to the railroad bridge for a small amount of money Again | Tempe took no interest in the matter when it was suggested that the piers of the old NJ. & P. bridge could be | secured for a small price for the build ing of a wagon bridge. Again he said the Tempe argument before the legis- lature was that a bridge was wanted so the Tempe people could come to Phoenix to trade. a proposition that seems hardly warranted by the usual business customs in a community. To sum it all up he did not believe Tenn pc wanted bridge so long as Phoenix | did not have one. Another point he made was that the Tempe argument was unfair in continually calling it a bridge for the Heard lands which are less than 1000 acres of a total of B.