Arizona republican., 1911-06-29
NORTHERN
 HIGHWAYS Territorial Road Work in YaVapai and Coconino SUPERVISORS COOPERATE
Work Will be Resumed Be tween Prescott and Phoe nix-Flagstaff Prescott Road Will be Opened in Three Months.

"ii 'e@'e TOT IreScott tonight and
 acting under instructions of the board of control. will at once place
 an engineering party in the field to
 drive the grading stakes on the
 Prescott-PhoeniX territorial road
 toward Phoenix. from the end of the
 completed section of F miles. rIn-
 ming south from Prescott. When that
 work has been sufficiently advanced
 similar party, or perhaps the same
 one, will be started from Flagstaff north. toward the Grand Canyon.
 This extension of the territorial
 road work has been made possible
 by the hearty cooperation Of the
 boards of supervisors of Yavapai and COconinO counties, with the board of control and the territorial engineer
 The favapai county board indicated to the board of control that it de- sired to spend certain amount of money in road building toward the south end of the county, and said
 that if the territorial engineer would run the lines in continuation of the fine Emile road now built south. from Prescott. the supervisors would spend their available funds in build -''S -'tAN elApilS AA4t ltIIllbTldl llkn- way, which all are concerned in com pleting as quickly as possible.
 In like manner the supervisors of CoconinO county anxious to encourage the extension of the territorial high way now under construction between Prescott and Flagstaff, to the Grand Canyon. proposed to the board of control that if it would run the lines from Flagstaff to the canyon. the county would eYpend its available funds in doing the construction work The board of control quickly accapted these liberal offers. It is not under stood that the respective counties are under obligation to complete the highways referred to. but they will do all the work they can and do it Tn the right place, so there will be just that much less work for the board of control to do a little later. when it has the resources for taking up the two projected roads and com pleting them. That time. it is be- lieved, will not be far distant. though it cannot be done this summer. as the board already has enough work laid out to keep it busy and to util- ize the funds on hand. The work of Yavapai county. however. will 1 make a practical road some distance toward Phoenix and be of vast bene- | fit to Yavapai interests The Pres cOtt Phoenix road is destined to be- | come one of the most important sec tions of the territorial system. but for through travel there is now a l very respectable substitute in the old | .r-. rr-r-s has been put in good condition and ! Yavapai has recently spent consid- | erable money in repairs on the part | that runs through that county. Tray | elers to Prescott can get through | with their automobiles very nicely | now. even though the road is not what they would like, nor what the | territorial highway will be when | finished.
 The board of control is at present | engaged in building the sections of | the highway that are impassG blc. bat | which will connect the sections that | are now in practical use. Most effec- | tive wor!: is being done just now he tween Prescott and Flagstaff There | is a very practicable road to Camp | Verde, where the board recently com | pleted fine new bridge across the | Verde river From the Verde river to | Flagstaff the road will run up Wet | Beaver creek, via Montezumas Gas | tie, Montezuma's Well and Soda | Springs There is an existing road | most or all the way, but it is imprac- | ticable for automobiles or heavy wag- i ons on account of the terrific grade | on Mogollon hill, and on account of | the high centers each side of there | A force of men is doing splendid | work in cutting the grade of Mogol- | lon hill down to per cent, and a | force will be started at once in cut | ting down the high centers. so that | within three months the road between | Prescott and Flagstaff will be open | to traffic of all kinds It will not all be boulevard. but it will be a | good mountain road, and as time goes | by it will be bettered where there is | need of it.
 Engineer Girand said yesterday | that the territorial highway system | is growing into gigantic undertak- ing. but one that will be a monument | to this day and generation, a devel- | oping influence throughout the terri | tory. the value of which cannot be | overestimated The board of control | feels that ii has accomplished much |