Weekly journal-miner., 1911-08-02
CFrom Sundays Daily.)

Thomas c. Norris, president, and Reese M. Ling. secretary of the Territorial Good Roads association, arrived home yesterday morning from an eight hundred mile automobile tour of the southern counties advo- eating the advantages of good roads and arousing interest in the construc- tion of the territorial highways. They were accompanied by J. B. Girand, territorial engineer and Robert A. Craig, citizen member of the board of control. When seen yesterday by a Journal-Miner representative, NIT. Norris said:
 ''Yes. am willing to be interview ed. Reese NJ Ling and I left here the evening of the 18th by train for Phoenix-there being no wagon road from the north to the south. From Phoenix, we took an automobile with Mir. R. A. Craig, citizen member Of the board of control with J. B. Grand. territorial engineer and trav- eled about 500 miles through Mari copa, Gila, Graham, Coehise, Pima and Pinal counties over surprisingly good roads. returning to Phoenix Thursday evening
 Our first day we made Globe, over the famous Roosevelt road and about forty miles of territorial highway, the latter forty miles being far superior ip comfort but much cheaper Tn cost, being over a less difficult country. Had a meeting with citizens at Globe. The main proposition under consideration was discussed, to-wlt; the resumption of work on the north and south road and its continuation until the two sections of the country are connected up. At the close or the discussion the following resolutloh was offered and unanimously adopt ed: Al.
 URESOLVED: That it is the sense of this meeting for the board of control to proceed in such manner as their judgment shall dictate Ill the matter of the completion or tne north and south territorial highway
 'From Globe we went to Sa11oru' in Graham county by train on ac- count of high water and the absence of A bridge over the Gila river. rms is on the San Carlos Indian reserva- tion and the government Will undouDt' edly build a bridge across the TlNer if the proper application IS made
 'sWe held no formal meeting ID Graham county, but met two members of the board of supervisors, who were very cordial indeed, and drove me over their road through the valley to Solomonville and back to Plma which is well constructed and durable hne haTpfOT0Tp refused to extend the tax levy doubt there being any more eoruia disposition on the part of any board of sunervisors in the territory, at this - time 10 support the board of contro in their road work.
 .'From Pima we travelled VIZ 4ravina and the remarkable Sulphur Spring. valley by Wilcox and Peare' in Bisbee. and thence down the same valley to Douglas. a distance Of oNel one hundred miles.
 e'At Douglas we met several o' the ueople who are enthusiastic fo highways and at Bisbee we had formal meeting attended by a com mittee appointed from Douglas, a which. after full discussion, the fol lowing resolution was adopted:
 RESOLVED: That this meeting recommends to the board of equaliza tion that the counties through whici the territorial highways are pro ieeted be assessed .25 on the hundre' dollars for the purpose of eompletlni the north and south road through tn mountains in conjunction with tn connecting up of other places on tn line running from Douglas to tn Grand Canyon"
 "From Bisbee we came by Ben son, to Tucson. They went back [ inspect the road projecting froI Tucson to Bisbee about 30 or miles. which is a splendid highway is as interesting and attractive an an piece of road in all that country. At Tucson we had a very cordis meeting with some of the citizen and after full explanation of the ol feet of the visit, the following rest lution was offered and unanimousl adopted, to-wit:
 RESOLVED: That it Is th sense of this meeting that we approv of the work for the coming year 2 outlined by the citizen member ( the board of control calling for tf construction of the road from Tucso toward Phoenix, and the taking U of the north and south road throug the mountains and carrying 1t fO ward to successful completion"
 "At the Florence meeting the fo lowing resolution was unanimous adopted after full discussions:
 'FBE IT RESOLVED: That it
 the sense of this meeting that u proposed line of the territorial hig way from Florence to Tucson, a proximately by the telephone lin would be satisfactory; and furtht that the board of equalization be T quested to make the maximum lev of tax upon the property in the SC eral counties through which the ter torial highway is projected of t north and south highway through t mountains north of Phoenix and t connecting up of other broken plac along the line from Douglas to t