Weekly journal-miner., 1912-08-28
HIGHWAY WILL BE
 OF VAST BENEFIT
CFfcm Thorsday's Daiiy.)


 State Engineer Lamar Cobb will probably arrive in Prescott today to confer with various public bodies on the road question at a meeting to be held in the Chamber of Con- merec rooms this evening. The sentiment in Yavapai is strong for North and South highway. Of the great good to be accomplished by the completion of the road, At- torney T. C. Norris in discussing the subject yesterday said:
 When discussing and considering the importance of the early com pletion of the public highway be- tween Prescott and Phoenix. the direct and indirect benefits sure to result therefrom. not only to Phoe- nix and Prescott but to the entire state as we'll, the subject should be gone into carefully. bringing to the attention of the merchants. mine owners, prospcctors and all the vast undevelopcd mineral resources or the country 10 be served, TOW with out transportation facilities of any kind.
 Merchants of Phoenix and Pres colt are deeply concerned. The completion of this highway as con templated will prove one of the most important factors, if not the most important factor. Contributing to the prosperity of both Phoenix and Prescott. While much of good in a business and social way would accrue to the state as a whole. made possible by the automobile. the greatest benefit to Phoenix and Prescott would come from making accessible one of the richest mining districts in the state, to be followed by extensive mining development and consequent business for the merchant and market for the farmer.
 Branch roads would be built, by private capital. from isolated dis triets. increasing the business of the merchants and benefitting all; later to be followed by the building of railroads. only possible when ton. mage sufficient to justify can be shown. Along the highway and tributary thereto there should and doubtless will be many big mine, opeped and operated. increasing i'm merfsely the taxable property of thi, and Maricopa county. IL is not too much to expect that several mines equal in importance to the United Verde. will be brought into prom thence through the completion O this most important public highway Every citizen in Arizona is interest cd. Maricopa and Yavapai counties Prescott and Phoenix in particular Too much enthusiasm cannot b. put into and behind this most i'm portant means of adding to th wealth of our state and the con 
 sequent immediate benefit to Pres colt and Phoenix merchants, in cluding the farmer. mine owner an . lprospector
 Think of the taxes the Unite Verde Copper company pays | D Yavapai county! The number C , men the company employs, and tn 2 population it provides for! IL woul 1 be hard to estimate the far-reachin , and helpful influences resulting fror the operation of another large an |, profitable mine tributary to Pre-, . colt At least one other such cit r as Jerome may be expected betwee s Prescott and Phoenix as a result ( $ the completion of this highway. an
 possibly more.
 "Wakc up. Prescott and Phoeni, c and furnish the force and energ ' necessary in order to prevent thi y great work tagging. and thereb v hasten the day when both com , munitics will enjoy degree (
 prosperity that cannot otherwise b , hoped for or ever attained"