Arizona republican., 1911-07-16
MR.. BULLARD IS AROUS|NG
Incidentally He is Inspiring
People of San Diego and
Los Angeles to Activity
in the Matter of the Ma
tional Highway.

President George Purdy Billiard Of
the Maricopa Automobile association IL
working ND a white heat of interest
along the coast in the Los Angeles TO
Phoenix race, known as the Republican
cup race Having practically completed
his work at Los Angeles. he went TO
san Diego which never before had TAX
en- any interest in the ran and last
Thursday he succeeded in getting the
board of Supervisors or that county 10
order the highways along the proposed
course closed on the night of November
4th and the morning of November 5th
and granting permission for the cars to
make the race over the roads at such
speed as the drivers wished to main
tain.
OF the further work OF MI Bullaru
in San Diego the Union says:
George Purdy Billiard district at
torney at Phoenix. Arizona. VIII prob
ably appear before the directors of the
chamber of commerce tomorrow after
noon and ask them to request the gov
ernor of California, Hiram Johnson, to
appoint from San Diego delegates TO
the meeting Of the transcOntinental
southwestern good roads association
which will be held in Arizona, prob
ably at Phoenix.
The purpose Of this meeting is 10 in
sure the building Of the proposed ma
tional highway from the Atlantic TO the
Pacific coast through New Mexico, Ari-
IONA and southern California, including
san Diego. In furtherance of the
scheme the Los Angeles to Phoenix
automobile race was routed through
San Diego and Imperial valley and the
route was all the more readily changed
by the inducement offered by the
merchants Of this city.
District Attorney Billiard will be in
san Diego until July % when he re-
turns to Phoenix and he hopes by that
time to have his plans so well laid
that the majority Of the delegates from
California to the meeting in Arizona
viii be appointed from the southern
part % the state.
The organization is opposing the 10
cation of the route through Colorado.
Utah and Nevada to San Francisco and
il urging the selection of 1 route
through the southwest because, il is
argued such a route would be open the
year round. The other route. it is
charged. will be closed during the win
ter months.
In regard to the proposed location Of
the route through the southwestern
states. and consequently through San
Diego 10 Los Angeles and San Fran
cisco. Mr. Billiard is in receipt of the
following letter from A. G. Batchelder
of New York City. one Of the leading
figures in the coast to coast highway
movement:
Arizona
Nv Dear District Attorney:-Refer-
ring particularly 10 that portion Of
your letter bearing upon the transcon-
tinental highway through California
and across Arizona and New Mexico.
we would compliment you upon your
extraordinary energy looking forward
10 the near linking up of your part of
the country with the eastern seabOard.
thus insuring a most substantial
amount of motor-driven tourists.
When il comes time to hold the fall
meeting to complete the organization
by the territorial roads association. IL
will be possible for us to send a repre-
sentative President Hooper says that
if he cannot come and Chairman Diehl.
Of the Good Roads board. is unavailable
you may again have to be inflicted with
nv presence.
If the plan you outline is followed
ha ~ Aa1auafaS h,rf ha
errors of California. Arizona and New
MexicO-the action will have received
an official endorsement which should
insure a most successful and -Csulta
tive gathering
There isn't any doubt whatever but
what there is a general demand through
out the entire country for federal aid.
and the National A. A. A. Good Roads
board IS considering the holding of a
national convention in Washington. d.
C.. in December next, at which time
there would be a most thorough and
complete discussion Of federal aid from
every standpoint. and the adoption Of
the most feasible plan to bring about
substantial AMI early appropriations.
We shall be pleased to have you keep
us thoroughly Informed in regard tOI
any progress i'm your part of the coun-
try.-and II would seem to be practically
inevitable that the Los Angeles. San
Diego and Phoenix endurance run
should call wide spread attention to
that link in the transcontinental prop
osition.
With kind personal regards. yours
very truly, A. G.. BATCFELDER.
OF the efforts Of Mr.. Billiard there In
behalf of the national highway. the
San Diego Sun SAYS:
At the booster Luncheon of the cham
Der of commerce In the Gill room in the
L. s. Grant totel. at 1890 o'clock. G. p.
Billiard prosecuting attorney OF the