Arizona republican., 1913-11-09
FEDERAL AID
 FUR HIGHWAYS
The Meeting Here Last Thursday Regarded as the First Step ill Direction of Procuring National As SiStance.

Quite the most important road meeting ever held in Arizona was that l of the Arizona Good Roads associa- i tiOn, which convened at the board of trade Thursday last, for it marks what road enthusiasts regard as the l first practical step taken in the state 1 looking to federal aid for national 1 highways.
 | The meeting was short, the only business, besides the annual election of officers. have been consideration of the offer of the National High ways association, the great parent and public spirited organization of the United States, to amalgamate with the state association and bear share of it's financial burdens, in return for a simple pledge of support to the national association for congressional aid for good roads everywhere to be built with national funds.
 Short discussion of the proposal by National Organizer Alsdorf resulted in the unanimous vote of the Arizona Good Roads association for the anal gamation of the state association with the National Highways association. the local body to be known, in con- nection with national cooperation. as the Arizona division
 A contribution of $1OO a month for the next six months to the Arizona division was pledged by MT. AlsGorf, who also promised to furnish letter heads, road propaganda and other literature in necessary quantities to the association without cost. The national association is explained by Charles Henry Davis, one of the fore most engineers in the United States, and Coleman Du POnt, and many Oth- CT men of prestige and wealth are furnishing the war chest" generously and unselfishly.
 The association elected the following officers for the third year: President T. G. Norris. Prescott; vice president Dwight B. Heard, Phoenix; secretary, Malcolm A. Fraser, Prescott; treas urer. O. A HesIa, Prescott; executive committee, T. G. Norris, Dwight B. Heard, o. A Hesla, State Engineer Lamar Cobb and M. A. Fraser; irectors-Apache, Gustav Becker 1 Springerville: Navajo, w. il. Clark, ! HoIbrook: Coconino. NJ. I. Powers, Flagstaff: Cochse, John T. Bowen, l Bisbee: Graham, F.. w. Clayton, Saf- 1 ford GreenIee, Sam Abrahat. Clifton; Gila, Pat Rose, Globe; MohaVe, Carl G. Krook. Kingman; Maricopa, Lin E. | Orme, Phoenix; Santa CrIz. Phil Her 1 old. Nogales; Pima, Hiram Corbett 1 Tucson: Pinal, w. I. Price, Florence; Yuma. J. A Ketcherside, Yuma; Iava- 1 pai. William Stephens, Prescott
 The resolution binding the national l with the state assoc.a5inn is as fnl- | lows:
 '.Whereas, the study of all phases | of public road improvement has brought to prominence two principles 1 upon which all intelligent action Tor road improvement must be pfcdicate0: 1
 "First-The necessity of systematic l cooperation on the part of educa tional having for their purposes ! the improvement of the public roads; ard
 Second-A concentration upon a ! systematic plan of procedure embrac- ing all units of government;
 Therefore be it resolves. that we | do favor a union with the National Highways association an1 authorize l the executive committee of the A1i- ! zcna Good Roads association to adopt i such plan of amalgamation as they | may deem to the best interests of this 1 association. "CSigne0 T. G. NORRIS,
 President. | "(signeO MALCOLM A. FRASER.
 Secretary" 1