Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-03-13


eliminated successfully, and that
was 90 issue warrants in payment
for the work done, these warrants
to he presented to the state treas
urcr for payment. As there will be
no money till January LIST next, they
would bear per cent. Then as the
contractor must have money to pay
his men and meet expense. his idea
was To have the banks in the vari-
Gus counties where the work was
being prosecuted take up the war
rants holding them for payment,
they being numbered, and as they
were paid by the state treasurer,
they would receive per cent
During his address Mr.. Osburn
said that there was in construction
work that would necessitate the
digging up Of over S6s,000 and the
question that was worrying the
board OF control was TO get the
money so the work would not be
stopped
To get the money TO pay the war
rants he said that the legislature
should provide tax levy for this
purpose.
His figures showed that every
county in the state had collected its
taxes as assessed IS cents on the
hundred dollars with the exception
OF two, one OF these through mis-
understanding only collecting s cents.
His table Of figures revealed the
fact that s242,50l7s, worth of work
had been done on the system Of
state highways and that Sl8S,658.l3
had been paid out on this contract.
He closed by saying that in the
same time consumed in the east.
with that same amount of money
more actual construction work would
be completed here and with the CON
vict labor the cost per mile. greatly
reduced.
He carried message from Auditor
Callaghan who sent word that he
was heart and soul in the good roads
movement
Senator-elect Henry + Ashurst, in
brilliant word picture, responded
to the subject Arizona" after being
introduced. Mr.. Ashurst dwelt upon
the good roads question and the
convic, problem. lie said that he
had a bill prepared to present TO
Congress asking that an auto and
wagon bridge be placed at some
point over the Colorado. that for
1000 miles this river runs its course
without any such accommodations
and that he felt this should not be
lie was also going to have the gov
eminent construct roads through the
forest reserves
When he got down to the subject
he was assigned for the evening he
surprised those present by quoting
history, showing that people lived
in Arizona. in high type of civil
zation before history was written.
He described in an able manner the
immense wealth of this state, of its
splendid citizenship, cts products OF
orators, artists and warriors, lie
closed by proclaiming that in war
or in peace Arizona leads the world
d. l.. Johnson, state treasurer
followed Malcolm A. Fraser. secre
tary OF the Chamber Of Commerce
who rendered two solos OF pleasing
kind. Mr.. Johnson made but few
remarks, conhning himself to ex
pressing his gratitude at the hos
pitali,y displayed by our people dur
ing the visit OF the state officials
and declaring that from hcneefortI
he was Prescott booster
The pioneer OF the good road
movement" was the way Toast
master Finn introduced T. 6. Nor
ris. Mr.. Norris warmed up to tn
! subject which ~ so near to III
! heart in manner that only on
familiar with the subject in all IL
detail could. lie is president Of III
Arizona Good Roads Association
and has devoted deep study TO III
, subject as well as made exhaustive
. inquiry as TO what adjacent eountie
and counties of the state were con
. ,emplaiing doing along the line a
= road building. Que OF ten oountic
r heard from he said that some $500
would be expended by the super
: yisors in construction, maintainin
! and repairing roads the present yea
$ As 10 gettin gmoney to ,eoniinu
the work Mr.. Norris quoted iudicis
opinions regarding the puefti"n Z
{ issuing bonds. and said from all h