Arizona republican., 1913-11-19

Accepting the proposition that Mari copa county needs road improvements as automatic, the council of good roads delegates meeting for organization yes terday, unanimously favored bond issue as the means of paying for the roads, and then settled down to the work of unraVeling the knots in the sit nation. Organized within a few min utes, the meeting devoted almost four hours to solid profitable discussion of how to get good roads, and where to put them In this discussion. practi- cally every man present had a word or two, for Lin B. Orme al the suggestion of Dwight B. Heard instituted a sort of roll call of delegates followed by general talk. Four things were defin- iteiy brought out in this discussion: That good roads are needed, and that they are needed enough to war rant issuing bonds for them
 That some method must be devised for handling the fund and probably raising it.
 That some method must be devised for distributing the fund over the needy parts of the valley, so as to establish an equitable division of the improve ment, and finally
 That a way must be found for hand ling the actual details of building, the selection of the materials, the super vision of the ~gradings, the labor, etc. After it had been decided that it was the sense of the meeting that Maricopa county should issue bonds to build roads. the subject of the amount be- came the paramount issue From a long but snappy discussion of this topic, it became apparent that MaricOpa county not only wants good roads but wants plenty of them and roads of the best quality-and is entirely willing to pay for them. We are strong for this good road plan, but want to be sure that there is enough to go around We are willing to pay little more to have better improvements and more of them" was the gist of a dozen short responses
 Many of the delegates, called upon by Chairman Orme merely said they ac- quiesced in the actions of the council, while some took occasion to throw in few remarks for good measure.
 Tempe.
 J. F. McClain said. "The people of my district want more bonds than this, if they can get more roads. There are
  pc which must be tapped
 Mesa.
 J. G. Spangler: We favor all good roads measures. There should be roads improvements between here and Ky rene. Chandler, Lehi. We want to see all these lands get outlets to market"
 Chandler.
 C. C. Loftus: We have gone down in schools and other general improve ments, and we are willing to bear our share of the expenses of getting a com- plete road system for this county.
 Glendale.
 J. M. Hotchkiss: 'T notice you have us down for a strip of third class road from Glendale to Peoria. I think Glen dale will favor putting in second class road on this section of Grand avenue, and I am sure my people will support good roads in any way presented
 Wickenburg
 c. B. Upton and R. B Baxter, repre- senting the Wickenburg chamber of commerce said that section was very well satisfied with it's treatment at the hands of the county, and would like to be in on the good roads movement.
 Buckeye.
 T. N. CIanton: eff you build earth roads-third class ones-buid them with a hard surface, as no other sort will stand up in our section of the country. Buckeye only wants a chance to help the county pull the good roads system"
 Peoria.
 F. A. Blount: Peoria stands with Glendale on the prOpositiOn We want good roads while We are getting them"
 Scottsdae.
 " A. Vanderhoof: "We want to point out the fact that good roads will be of immense benefit to Scottsdale Scotts- dale sends it's children to Tempe to be educated, and the roads have got to he good
 The Bord Issue.
 One or two millions of dollars-or a sum between those two-are alterna- tives to be filled into the resolution