Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1913-06-07
THIS WAS AN
AWFUL SWAMP
Trade Board Roads Commit
tee Hears About All the
Bad Pieces OF Road III
Nal'iropa County. IN d
Elsewhere in State

THAT mud is 50 sticky it would
bog down snipe with shingles on
his feet"
rs the above was said about
stretch of road west OF town where a
waste ditch has the habit of overflow
ing into the highway, it meant lot
TO the hearers. The speaker was
/ CLAW Parker Of the board Of trade
roads committee. and the statement
was made at the meeting last evening
ut the board office Such comments
were loosed freely about various
stretches of the roads of Maricopa
county. Waylaud Wood took a hot
shot at the Aqua Fria crossing near
thc Santa re tracks, saving that
very little work by few shovelers
would put the road in perfectly pass
able shape He suggested dumping
a few lads of brush into the sand
to give traction surface for automo-
bile wheels other members com
planned Of other roads SO that when
the meeting was ready to act after
its discussion. practically every bit of
bad rad in the valley had come in
I for its share of abuse committee
CONFUSED of Parker. Wood and Nor
rison will visit the board of super
visorS this morning to ask few
tie hints The sentiment of the meet
ing favored putting the gangs on the
roads and darn the expenses as it had
to be borne sometime anyhow.
1t was understood that arrange
ments are being made for surfacing
the Central avenue road from the
Maricopa canal to the oiled road with
macadam of some sort. and that this
y ork viii be done almost Immediately
This is news that viii be met with
extreme JOY by every motorist and
r9otorcycIist Of the city and valley.
for there is no more disagreeable
stretch f road in the entire country
than that And then in comparison
with the excellent road on each side
this bit strikes a traveller as a piece
OF road absurdity.
Signs for the Roosevelt road were
strongly advocated. Maryland Wood
said be had a bunch of signs he was
net using. that he would give to the
/ road men for the scenic highway.
/ These SIGNS carry warnings for up
lend down grades, turns to left and
riS5t, Danger, and all sorts of spaces
for special notices Advertising will
mot he permitted by the government
20 be LACED on the signs on the
Roosevelt ~cad. so some ads that are
inOW on tGeSe signs will have to be
, painted out.
At such points as Fish Creek hill.
the highest point and other places
Iof scenic interest there ought to be
something to indicate what is in sight
For instance there might be q sign
just this side of Fish Creek annOunc-
ing the highest point on the road,
something over 1000 FEET above the
sea. The various peaks in sight from
the shoulder just above Fish Creek
ought to be indicated by arrow signs
| pointing them out.
! The committee instructed the sec
rotary to write to Yuma and other
places asking cooperation in road
| building No special state highway
! or national highway was selected for
support by the committee, as it was
thought better to leave this topic for
the other parts of the board Of trade.
Those present We're Chairman Lopez,
Hal Bennett, ] S Morrison, Wayland
Wood, Clay Parker and Harry WEIGH
Hire a little Salesman AT The Re
publican office. A Want AID Will see
more customers than you can.