Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-04-07
TO CATCH TOURISTS
GO|NG NORTH AND
COMING SOUTH
Bill Alvord, Baseball Magnate
and Flagstaff Club secre.
tary, Suggests Novel Plan
for Arizona.

y
object OF divertiug Sunmo tourist
travel from the southern lo 'hc north.
crn par of the territol auI winter
tourist trade from the northern 10 the
southern counties, William e. Nyord.
secretary of the Flagstan chamber of
commerce. arrived IN Phoenix ycstcr.
day. Ne will today outline bis plan
to Secretary Harry Nclch and other
officers of the PhoeniN board of trade
and leave az noon tur Tucson. where
be- will enter into negotiations with
tn, chamber OF commerce ui thar city.
William &. Aivord it should h. ~.
planned. is plain MI Ako:d IN rhoc.
nix lie rs the man who organized
The towels Since Leaving Phoenix.
early in the winter, hc has become
sccroJar, OF the Flagstan chamber OF
commerce. president of the Northern
Arizona baseball league and one OF
the leading citizens OF Cocurino
COUNT
Not only will Aivord attempt to
bring about an agreement between
northern and southern Arizona re.
garding HE diversion Of tourist trade.
but hc viii do a little quiet boosting
for some baseball excursions BE- has
arranged Tor the summer Games
VIII Boz paved Saturday and sun.
days los the four teams comprising
the league. and tho president has
arranged Tor unusually low rates over
the ; + = A. y, and the Santa Fc.
There rates apply from all points be.
tween Gallup. New Mexico, and Phoo.
min
We admit M in Flagstaff that
Phoenix has the ONLY winter climate
IN he world said Alyord last night.
"NUu down here admit that lagstaH
has summer climate unsurpassed
an, where W. also have some Of the
grandcst scenic wonders ~ The world
and every hing else that HE tourist,
especially The tourist travelling by an.
tomubile could desire
"Our idea Is simply thai In winter
We Ito all IN our power 10 send tour.
lists who come through on. section
10 southern Arizona, and that YOU do
what YOU can IN summer 20 send
tourists 10 as. Everybody. including
the tourists Will benefit from such
an arrangement and every one Ia
whom have preached the matter
here IL enthusiastic
Alyord outlined plan for a mag
uiticent scenic highway extending
westward from Albuquerque ana con
Meeting with the territorial road al
Flagstaff According 20 him there !.
little work 10 he done 10 put such
a road In shap. The necessary mon
ey viii be advanced 10y towns aions
the route
The proposed road viii pass
through Gallup IN New Mexico. 81
Michao.s. Canada. kcan's Canyon
Moh Villages painted desert and lava
beds In Arizona The scenery along
this route is magnificent Most OF tn,
route lies over level ground and there
is only one bridge that viii COS, any
considerable amount This l. owe
the Little Colorado There Is alread,
a $40 600 nationa bridge al Tanner
crossing. over which the road vii
pass.
As this road viii connect with Tia,
territorial highway AZ Flagstaff. ther
viii bc one grand scenic road From
Albuquerque 10 the southern Arizona
border said Alyurd plans for th,
Nlbuqucrquc-FlagSia road ave al
ready vel under way and bclicy,
It vii, he completed before the ten
riiorial road from Flagstaff TO Pres
colt
Alvord will probably return iron
Tucson Thursdat afternoon for
further confcrcnCg with the board q
trade officials aud To work M som
enthusiasm In hi, baseball excursion.
He expects the hrs, excursion tn h
"a Prescoii fur Iune 18th and ISL
when the knights Of Commlas hOi
their annuai tcritorial convention
Several big ball -8mes viii he pullc
ON about that time. Nothing woul
suit Alyord hcttpr than TO have
Phoenix team pa .cipatc.
Flagstaff Winslow, Williams an
Prescott have teams in the Northcr
Arizona League The season viii b,
Sin April 80