Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-03-13
chief EXECUTIVE PLEDGES HIS
SUPPORT TO GOOD ROADS
He Announces, Will Be Worked
On the State Highway With
out Any Guards

Travelled today was fully as good a
road and went through even more
beautiful scenery"
The governor then commented ON
the great progress OF road building
IN England. the scientific cons,ruc.
ton OF which began in 1920. after
which $4,000 miles of highway was
constructed in the United Kingdom.
and OF the great highway from Lon
don to Edinburg. which resulted in
cementing the national life of the
great empire lie also commented
on the fact that road building began
IN America Immediately following the
revolution, but with the advent of
railway construction, highway con
struction fell into disrcpu,e,
IF we are to have good roads the
state must build the roads" he con
tinued." Do you realize that since
Arizona was territory up to a few
years ago we had spent over mil.
hon dollars and did not have a good
road in Arizona, But. since the new
law passed by the Twenty leg
islaturc. we have had some good
roads IN Arizona and are going to
have more" He was interrupted by
great applause.
Provided, OF course the govern
or went on. 1--WE can raise the money
That is a matter which now con
fronts the administration When we
came into office there was a dcfci-
ency OF nine thousand dollars. but
we have made an arrangement with
the banks in Phoenix TO carry on
the work of the Tempe bridge until
the legislature meets, when ! trust
they will pass such laws as will not
only let us build bridges in Arizona
but good roads as we'll
Even twenty levy for
this year would help, and this work
that has been commenced could be
carried on until we have highway
running from Douglas to the Grand
Canyon and aitcrward one from the
New Mexico line 10 Yuma, crossing
Arizona from north to south, and
east 10 west.
DO you realize what good roads
mean to Arizona and especially 10
this section OF the state1 You have
magnificent climate here and a
population that, | believe, is the fin
est in Arizona because II is an Amer
lean population. There are some
cities that are not SO fortunate be-
cause they have large foreign pop
ulation. II we can finish the road
from here 10 Phoenix over the new
line. the people of the Salt River
valley can leave there in their autos
in the morning and take lunch IN
Prescott and instead Of going to the
Pacific coas, IN the summer car
bring their families and their none,
to Prescott, and keep thousands Of
dollars in Arizona. where II be
longs" tApplause)
The governor then spoke OF hi'
work in other lines OF cndeavor, es
pecially with regard to the prisons
| He said that he would use the con
Iyicts on the highway construction
putting certain classes OF them upoi
their honor and without guards. III
also said that he proposed to MAKE
certain improvements IN the prisoi
so that Dantcs inscription over th'
gateway 10 the Inferno, Abandon
hope. All ye who enter here, woui'
ma longer be significant OF priso'
life He said that henceforth Their
would be no more stripes IN IN
prison. that the men would wea
gray uniforms, that they would NJ
no the snake den where men ha'
been kept in solitary confinement
chained 20 cement floor IN DARK
ness and that hereafter a man goin
70 prison would no longer be mere
ly A convict but would be also
ward Of the state, be encourage
he given extra time for work on tn
highways and extra compensation
. the leg lature approves so ne WOW
. have nest-egg when he reinrne
10 the battle Of life.
81 have never before been a i'i
, tr, | become ono tomorrow sal
the governor in conclusion h
,onyiet baseball team IS comm
, from Tempe bridge 70 play wiz
Phoenix. They are coming w''ho'
; guards. and il any ono OF them run
| away. III resign fur'hef'no'
her Going TO win that game
4. w. Wells.
I,dge Ed. w. Wells, OF Preseo'
ga