Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-05-27

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Phoenix. Ariz., siry z5.--Phoenix
branch No. / OF the ocean 10 Ocean
Highway association was organized
last night at n mass meeting Of good
roads boosters held In the board OF
trade room. The president Is Dr. III.
l ~ stone the vlcd president Is Or.
J. G. Norton. the secretary Is Harry
WEIGH and the treasurer Is w H.
Pinney About everybody present
signed the roll as members and Il IL
expected that every live citizen will
put his maine down "a the first oppor-
unity certainly every man would who
could hear the gospel Of good roads
as expounacd BY Del NJ. Potter. orr
eaniser OF the interstate association.
Hc y touring across the county IN
the Los Angeles machine pnthnndinE
car, along with Bert smith. autom0-
bile editor Of the "1lmes." en- route
20 New York, VIA Albuquerque and
Kansas city.
Membership costs fifty cents. OF
that money One-haif goes 10 the
Ocean 60 Ocean association and one
half to the local organization for In
cidcntal expenses. loss the cost Of a
beautiful association button that goes
Win every membership. This lis the
hFst EFFORT made By anybody 10 get
money out OF the people In behalf Of
the good roads movement and MIR.
Potter says that 80 far as ne knows
Il viii be tho last. II Is not money
that Is needed from the people but
vim, energy and q great big enthu-
siasm- The state governments aud
the national government will furnish
tho money when the people demand
i 40 they surely will as boon as they
properly understand the great busl-
ness importance Of the project.
The meeting was cnllde 10 order by
q. r. Billiard who introduced Bert
smith. Mr.. smith told ~ their trio
- Phoenix and talked entcrsainsngly
% the big boost the newspapers are
giving tho movement generally and
what they hope 10 do on this PATH
finding trip. Governor Hunt rs the
next speaker and spoke as usual ia
strong SUPPORT ~ the movement. a..
pecially by the state He said that
while this state had expended about
$6VnOOa the counties within have
spent 100000. There has been crit
icism 90 the effect that the state ala
not set ~ moneys worth. The gov.
ereor pointed out however, that even
y thas be true, the counties got far
less because they were working 10
cross purposes and not Ia accordance
with general plan which should be
controlled and administered by the
state He did not dwell upon what
the state may have failed to do but
spoke charitably OF any SHORTCOMINGS
that may have prevailed calling al
tention 20 the fact that much haa 40
be done in the way OF preliminary,
surveys and that what road was btsIlt
was Of the iinest.
Mr.. Billiard next introduced Mr.
Potter who made one Of his ringing
speeches ~ the rate Of Ss5 words 4
minute and every word gospel. He
sala that nothing had 50 encouraged
hlm since ne undertook the work as
telegram from Governor Hunt say.
ms hes was heartily supporting the |
movement aad he had shown tho
iaossase sieefuiiy 10 the president ana /
many senators and congressman.
Ar Potter said that beginning with
the Ocean 10 Ocean highway orEani- |
cation here last winter. eight OF tho
Twelve states that Il viii pass through /
are now organised with lively state
aesoeiatieHs and the prestige and
united support Of tT6 congressman
ana rs senators Is already assured
and that he said makes certainty.
proper action by congress in behalf /
OF the work BY nppropriating money,
IL the people la the respective states
will only get behind and push And
why nntY Congress should do II. ut
IL q national movement. movement I
OF which tho nation gets the benefit
even mOro than the states.
he said there are now 100000
mites ~ roads Ia tho country over
which $4,000 rural carriers are NOW Il
delivering mail aud the government /
does not pay a cent for construction /
or up-keep. Then he told OF tie
Increase OF land values Siasllsiclans
estimate an increase Of al least SO
per acre in the value Of all aaricul-
turnl lands whore good roads are
built. This means an inooneeivahlo
added wealth % the country.
Then he spoke Of the great num-
bers Of automobiles that Will travel
over these new highways brinelnql
much more than their frst cost bv
the dissemination OF wealth Az the
tourist travel, out better than an a
win bring the class OF people that Ari.
Nona needs 20 build up the country
and develop its resources ne said i
that q might surprise some people
20 know that already the association
has received inquiries from a5OO poo.
pie who desire 10 know n the trans.
continental road viii be finished IS
1915.
Thus Mr. Potter driftod aions. nj
would take q lot OF space 10 repeat
Hll ihe good things he said in Just
a very ieN minutes FOR he was making
one continuous center shot.
After lhr conoluElen of hls address
the Phoenix branch which Is 10 DO
number 4, With others Ia every Arr.
IONA town Il "A honod Ma ora,i,t..l II