Bisbee daily review., 1913-05-18
B|SBEE IDEA
 IS WINNER
Cities Addressed with View of Getting Together for Southern Transcontinental Route, Making Response

That Bisbee has sounded the key note of the transcontinental highway problem in suggesting an association
 to pomote the soatherly route is the burden of the letters thus far received
 in answer to those sent out by the Warren District Commercial Club. About half of the cities and towns along the line have lined up in favor
 of the Bisbee proposition and as yet
 none have declared against it. No answer from either of the organiza- tions in San Diego is expected for sev- eral days as a letter from George F.. Buxton states that the president and | secretary of the Chamber Of Com merce and a number of other live wires of the southern exposition city
 are with the Shriners at Dallas but on their return he promises to take the 1 matter up with them and get as speedy as possible
 Thus far letters fayoring the lorna. tion of a highway association have
 been received from Deming. Douglas, Tombstone, Tempe and Tucson. In ad. dition to this article on the subject have appeared in the Fl Paso. Tucson and Phoenix papers. Action was to have been taken in Fl Paso last Wed nesday but no adyices as to what that
 action was or whether a delay has
 arisen has been received.
 The secretary of the Deming Cham
 Der Of Commerce gets down to real facts in his letter when he states that
 his experiences with ocean to Ocean
 highway associations is that
 they have been SS per cent hot air and 2 per cent Of solid matter. He again hits the nail on the head when
 he says that the route that has the road is going to get the travel and ad- yocates the new association at the same time declaring it should get busy in the matter Of furnishing the best roads. In this letter Mir. Bedichek says he thinks Fl Camino Req will be built by ',New Mexico from Santa Fe to Fl Paso with the first money available from the state bond issue which eiil divert much of the travel 10 the west toward the south and send it throuel southwestern New Mexico and South eTn Arizona, which means Bisbee. He states that in his own country they are now agitating bonds for roads and he thinks that the two counties can coordinate so that 100 miles oi Borderland Route will be built this year.
 Douglas believes in perfecting all organization between Fl Paso and Phoenix without bothering about what routes lead to and beyond these points but generally favors the Bis bee idea. A. H. Gardner and Bill Hat itch are organizing in Tom mbstone and working for the project.
 John F. Myers, Secretary of the vention and will help financially Tem- We are with you as far as you care to go. You cannot go too far for Us. Go to it and call on me for any assist. ance"
 Tempe says they are small but win do all that they can.
 Already suggestions for a conven ton are teiDg made, Tucson states that it would like 10 entertain the con venion and will help financially Tem- De suggests Phoenix or Tucson. ana Tombstone suggests the Old Pueblo as a convenient point but is for any place that can be reached without 100 great loss of time or expense
 Further suggestions have been sent out by the Commercial Club as 70 delegates and method for selecting place for convention. As to the latter the suggestion is an advocacy tallot by mail with a first second and third choice named and majority to make the selection.
 This week should bring in answers from most of the remaining points that have not been heard from and will mark the first steps of the fol low up campaign that has been plan ned.