Arizona republican., 1913-02-17
First Annual Banquet of Arizona Automobile As sociation Brings Out Some Practical Ideas for Tour and Road Logging
ONE WAY TO CROSS
 COUNTRY IS SHOWN
Secure One Unit in Route and There Will Be No Question of Ocean-to- Ocean Road Missing Phoenix

Ocean R ca q Missing
 Phoenix
 A perfect host of new ideas on roads and road building came out of the in teresting discussion of the guests of the Arizona Automobile association banquet last night, being the end up of the successful three day automobile show A Canyon course for all Mari copa county autoists and dealers and a road logging scheme over the pos sible transcontinental highways in Arizona were the main issues upon which the speakers held forth. AS far as real action goes, there was nothing definite accomplished, but it is a bet that the numerous words that were spilled al the hOspitable board will turn into action very shortly, for the auto men and their guests showed they are strong for both the plans above mem toned Cnquestionably the most en- ioyable auto tour in the state, and per hapS in all the Rock Mountains is that from MaricOpd county to the rim Of the Grand Canyon, including the glori- Ous scenery on the way and that at the end of the trip, the chasm itself and it's companion attractions, the Petrified l Forests and Cliff Dwellings. It was the happy duty of pr. F. H. Redewill i to suggest and speak for the motorcade 1 to the canyon and it was the place Of | Governor Hunt. Attorney General Bull ! lard. Eugene Brady O'Neill, Power 1 Conway and others to join in the dis 1 cussion of the highway question. l It was the claim Of Dr. Re6ewill that ! the run to the canyon is too good to ! be allowed to waste each year and that l it should be made use of by the tour~ ] ing motorists of this county and even l others in the south part of the state. ] On the highways matter, J. c. Adams 1 probably sounded the strongest note l when he told how the route from Phoe- nix to the east boundary of the state lies easily within the possibilities of ] the near future. Tt is useless to talk and argue about securing the approval l of the rest of the units of the Ocean, i tO-Ocean highway. By securing an ! appropriation of less than fifty thous-
 
 l good road over a short distance that | interyenes between the Indian reser- vations east of here to the border, we can have within reach complete band of roadway from the capital to New l Mexico. which is ready with q bond issue of some millions to meet us wher- ever we may decide. These are the units in the road of which I speak. from Phoenix to Roosevelt there is the 1 splendid roadway the government has l built and beyond is the equally good road to Globe. From there east it is the government would ha only too glad to build roads by the pretext of giving the Indians some work for which to pay them. The Indians would also
 maintain this section of the road"
 Governor Hunt on being asked about
 the rest of the road said the state
 ought to be able to supply the money
 for this work. MT. Bullard thought it
 possible to use part of the twenty-five
 per cent of the road tax fund if it is l secured. to spend in Navajo county on
 this section of tine route.
 Another good idea that emanate1
 from the speeche" of the governor anl i others is the plan for giving to the
 state for use by the convicts @ com plete cement mill. so that much needed
 culvertS can be built of Arizona con
 crete made and mixed by state prison
 CTS. Needless to say this proposal met
 with entire approval from Governor 1 Hunt.
 Power Conway was called on as a road building expert to tell what is needed here for county and state 1 roads. His interesting remarks in I cluded every phase of road building from laying of the first stratum to the
 effect of travel on the completed sur face.
 f For the association, Eugene Brady D O'Neill made a handsome speech voic- I l ing the gratitude of the members to l the speakers He also caught the few
 CT and let slip a few ideas concerning
 the road problem and the run to the | canyon. Speaking of the latter, he and
 the other autoists are for it strong. MT Q C. H. Aker. made a brief speech Sug- s gesting a sociability run from Phoenix < to San Diego.
 V Those present were: Governor Hunt a ] Ed Rudolf. C. L. Fauber. J. D. Whit il man. Lon Hoeye. Lyle Abbott, NJ. J Anderson, NJ Carroll. J. D. Nelson, w
 w Catlin J. C. Adams. Wm. Ferguson J. H. McCondra, B. Goodrich, C. H
 Akers. A G. Dulmage. R. NJ. Whitton
 Fred Carr, Dr. Francis Redewill, Flu i. | gene Brady O'Neill. Power Conway = Attorney General George Purdy Bul.