Mohave County miner., 1913-07-12
Santa Fe Grand Canyon
 Needles National Highway.

at the Grand Canyon on July Ith. Those who attended the meeting were: Dr.. John R. Whiteside, Pres. R. P. Wheelock. Assistant Secretary, Jud! e Carl G. Krook, Chas. Granger and w. E. Howard, Kingman, Arizona: Judge l.. V. Root, Needles, California: J. G. Verkamp. l.. F. Verkamp anu Rev C Vabre, Flagstaff: w. H. Clark, Hol. brook: Fred T. Colter, Springerville: c. N. Cotton C. c. Manning. I, M. OuebeLaux and F. E. Gallagher, Gal lup, New Mexico.
 The object of the meeting was to consider the work which has been ac- complished to date, to lay plans for its continuance and to secure better CO., ordination of effort upon the part of the various counties through which the Highway passes
 Reports were made by each Vice. President for his respective district and these reports showed that wonder ful progress had already been made through the efforts of this Assoclation toward securing passable automobile road from Albuquerque to Los Angeles.
 In San Bernardino county. over 3S,- 900. 0,S has been spent in road con struction. such places as Ash Hill hay irg been completely eliminated. The road is completely signed with the adopted emblem of the Association from San Bernardlno to Dagget and partially signed from Dagget to Nee dles. It is expected that a one and one. half million dollar bond issue for good roads will be voted by the county. In San Bernardino county, as in other counties where semi arid conditions prevail, allowance must be made for the present condition of the finished work: as soon as there is some rainfall, the road should be in excel lent condition.
 In Mohave county, actual road con struction is under way between Topoc com pleted, as well as the road from i Topoc to Needles which is also under construction, specially designed car will be provided by the Santa Fe Rail- road Company for the transportation of automobiles across the bridge and tlYe crossing of the river will cease to be the annoyance that it Is at the present time. Mohave county has voted 0,OOO.0OS in bonds for road work but the bonds have not yet been sold. The road signs are being made and will soon be placed.
 In Yavapai county, new road has been opened along the railroad from S.ligman to Ash Fork. This work has been done almost entirely through the efforts of F. s. Dickerson, of Selig man. This road is in excellent con- dition.
 In Coconino county, there is gooc | TOdu lIOh w " loNdi thence to Grand View and Flagstaff The Government Forest Service i: spending l3,O 'O.OOs on the road be tween Williams and Flagstaff and thi: work will be completed by August lst In Navajo county, practically ninety per cent of the road across the county is new work. Two bridges have beer built, one across the Little Colorado and the other across Chevelon Creek These bridges cost l2,OOO.OOs and be sides this amount l5,OO0 O0S has beer spent in road construction.
 To cross Apache county at the present time, it is necessary to go by the way of Keams Canyon from Flag staff, Winslow or Holbrook or to take the longer route by way of Springer
 vile and Magdalena. There is how ever, but about fifteen miles of roat to build to make good road acrosi the county along the railroad frou
 Holbrook, through the Petritiec Forest and St. Michaels to Gallup. In Valencia county, New Mexico there is good road from St, Michael. to Gallup and to Grant and fair roat from there to Laguna. This county i. awaiting the state engineer and hi.
 survey before doing much actual con , struction. Governor Mcdonald, how ever. has interested himself In thi