Bisbee daily review., 1912-05-04
GOOD ROADS BILLS
WILL Be DISCUSSED
Meeting Tonight at CONNER
cial Club TO Talk of the
BOrderland Route

Borderland route advocates were
wearing smiles yesterday although
aroused 10 further efforts when cop.
les OF thc Arizona Democrat We're
received containing or account Of the
visit 10 Phoenix OF the party of north
ern route boosters and the enusion
in the shape OF an interview with
John ]. Birdno. able editor of the
Graham Guardian he'd inspired for
the Phoenix afternoon paper. Local
advocates Of the southern way were
inclined TO consider that the party a.
the capitol we're leading forlorn
hope and practically recognized tina.
despite the meeting held in Phoenix
some time since the hustlers frou
The south had beaten them 10 their
own game.
Want Bond Issue.
From Globe. Clifton and Morenci
good roads boosters, good roads for
their own section OF. the state, were
gathered in Phoenix Ills week They
are advocating q botid issue to com
plete the highway work thet has been
started. There are many in this sec.
ton who also favor q bond issue bur
there is little prospect of ? bond is
sue bill passing at Ibis session. If
one be presented the various sec.
tons Of the state are apt TO be wide
apart on its terms and it would take
more time than remains TO whip q
bill into shape that would satisfy az.
State Engineer Cobb on his recent
visit stated that the Roberts bill is
the one likely to become a law and
this provides that all but % per cent
Of the money raised il! a county shall
be spent in that county. This meas
ure would complete the Arizona sec
ton OF the Borderland route long be-
fore the northern route could ne
made passable Hence come the de-.
egates from the north to advocate a
bond issue. But at-Ihat the Border.
land route requires so little done
that it would be known from coast
10 coast before the northern way
. could be completed
! Publicity Is Depiored.
4 Editor Birdno in mis- interview de
plored the activity of the south and
the publicity which. the Borderlan1
route has won. He considers that IN
| ''unwarranted amount of attention has
been given the boosting OF the border
route end opposing the one through
| PhoeniX, Roosevelt and Globe" Con
| tinuing he says that ii those people
IL the south will only keep Their
hands of wen get fedora! aid be-
fore long"
There appears TO be no inclination
on the part OF the people OF the south
/ TO keep hands of as is shown by tho
/ fact that meeting Is called for to-
night to take further action. Thus
/ lar the boosters of the south route
have asked no fedora; aid. The COOL
roads committees OF the district AMI
| of Douglas are going right ahead.
/ They are promised the ala OF Tue
son, Thus they claim that with
county appropriations they can com
plete and make nearer perfect the
route from the easterly line of the
state to the capitol State aid will
be welcomed and will be sought II
any money is appropriated. will be
| insisted on by the representatives OF
these counties in the legislature, adj
vocates OF the Roberts bill maintain,
and If federal aid is forthcoming II
will be, gladly accepted but federal
aid is not needed on the Borderland
route to the extent IL is in the north
"hich highway is almost dependent
upon appropriations from Washington
| to make 1t feasible.
Action on several matters will be
taken az the meeting called at the
Commercial club tonight bus il is no.
expected that any resolution or mo-
ton that the Borderiand route asso-
ciation keep It's hands OF will prevail
or even be introduced.