The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-06-13
POTTER RETURNS
FROM TRIP TO
SOUTHERN STATES
President of Southern National High
way Association Returns Jubiiant
Over Organization Which
Now includes Members
From Seventeen
States.

Hon. Dell NJ. Potter, PRESIDENT OF
the Southern National Highway Asso-
citation, returned home this week after
swing around the Southern States
perfecting the organization and ar
ranging for a 'write-up' trip which
will be taken in the near future by
magazine writer's, photographers, en-
gineerS, and members Of the ASSOcia-
ton.
When seen by an Era representative
upon his return President Potter said !:
''Yes. this trip is the third in the
| last 80 days, on which have covered
the principal cities in the South in
the interests of the Southern National
Highway Association, completing the
organization, and arranging for auxil-
iary organizations, in all of the cities
and towns in the south, which we will
complete when we make our write UP
trip.
''This write up trip is for the pur-
pose of writing up Their esources of
the South and West which will be ac-
cessible to the Southern National
Highway. the scenic attractions, eli
matte conditions, and everything
which will tend to attract the entire
country to the superiority Of this
route as an all year around National
Highway. We will also make a
complete log of the entire route, show
ing grades, elevations, ETC., etc.
I'VE will have with this party one
of the best descriptive writers in the
United States, representative of the
press, an engineer of National reputa-
tion, photographer, and members of
the Southern National Highway Asso-
citation.
On completing the trip we will
publish, in magazine form, a complete
history of the trip, and the entire
country tributary to the highway, in
which we will show the immense pos
sibilities of the South and West, the
wonderful scenic attractions, and the
incompatible climatic conditions, by
which we will be able to convince the
most skeptical of the great advantages
of this route for the first National
Highway. We expect to have half a
million of these magazines distributed
by the time Congress convenes in
regular session. We are certain that
this will do more to advertise the
south and west than anything ever at
tempted, and show conclusively that
the South and West is the nations
greatest asset.
1--WE have seventeen states in
our organization; the last state to
settle definitely the entire route is
Texas, and a convention has been
called to meet at Corpus Christy, on
July 10, and within very short time
the trip mentioned will start.
Eve have concluded that there will
not be a single advertisement in the
magazine, that is no paid advertise
ment of any nature, and the writeup
will have the endorsement of each
state, and the association.
'The greatest enthusiasm is evil
denced everywhere. There is con-
siderable rivalry in some of the states
as to just where the road will be, but
in all cases this will be settled in order
that the greatest number will be bene-
fitted and the most practical route
adopted.
New Mexico and Arizona will
send srong delegations to the Texas
convention.
I'VE will have enough strength in
Congress by the time Congress con-
venes in December to secure Fedearl
aid for the construction of this road.
The Government can no longer evade
this greatest of all questions ,and as
the prosperity of the nation will ad-
vance only in proportion to the con-
struction of improved highways, we
will see the south and west go ahead
by leaps and bounds"