Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1913-04-20
STRONG APPEAL FOR
ROAD IMPROVEMENT
Douglas Man Tells Condition
Bisbee-DoSIglas Highway
Appeal to Supervisors

BY far the most severe criticism
yet heard relative to the condition OF
the state highway between this city
and Douglas is contained in let
ter received by the Warren District
Commercial club. Also it carries
more weight, because il comes from
one who has probably travelled over
more miles of road in the state than
any other single individual. The
letter is OF further interest since Il
indicates that people Of Douglas look
10 the Warren District to obtain bet
terment of road conditions in the
south end Of the county, thotsh they
make no concerted effort TO this end,
II. n. Reno, who writes the follow
ing letter 70 the Commercial club has
in the course Of his business in the
past three years travelled over the
roads of the greater part or Arizona
and, over most OF these roads many
times, So that be is familiar with their
condition. ? In consequence his let
ter is particularly worthy Of consid-
Grafton at a time when efforts are
being made 10 route tourists over the
road complained OF. He says. -.
Mr. j. II. Gray
Secretary Warren District Con
mereial Club,
Dear Sir: During the recent turbu-
lent conditions at Naco the writer
had occasion 20 travel thence via the
Territorial Highway between your
city and Douglas and has not yet
fully recovered from the humping.
I was again forcfbly reminded that
all
considered of any in Arizona. II g
surely bumpy and not much Wo.k
would be required to put It in condi-
1ion again. 1t was in and talked WITH
our Mr.. Grindell this morning on This
matter. He advised me that there
was "a man" working on it now: that
l can testify TO as being correct, but
one man can hardly repair p miles
of road, that is, one ordinary man.
IL seems to me that concerted &C
tion by your honorable body and our
chamber of commerce should get
some results along this line, and as
| said before, with the right appara
tus. | think the work would 10 =.
expensive.
Very truly yours, II. \. RENO.
This letter was read before direct
ors of the commercial club. A copy
of it will be sent TO the board OF
supervisors. The club has for sew
ersl months sought 10 have the road
mt in proper repair. Speaking OF
the letter yesterday, Mr.. Gray salu'
we were glad TO receive the IelteI
from Mr.. Reno as it adds force 10
the arguments We have presentseadi ca. ~
the board and shall send THIS let'ei
IA the board. We shall write and s.
inform Mr.. Reno and shall tell MIN
what we have heretofore done II IAe
matter.
As to his suggestion OF cooper
ton we shall inform him that noLh-
in, Uould suit us better and that
number of times we have sought the
co-operation Of Douglas on various
road matters Of importance. we nave
asked them to aid in obtaining a ran
apportionment OF funds so that thls
end of the county would obtain
fair share Of the road funds, not 10
nroportiou to the taxes II pays uu'
somewhere nearer chan now. we
have even outlined a system oil roaas
and of repairs supposed TO be satis-
factory to this district and 10 Doug
lac and asked that the Chamber q
Commerce take the matter up win
the board as we have done; the
only reply we have received has.
been that the Douglas Chamber have
no roads committee but would taae
the matter up. We seek concerted
action but the only concert thus .af
has been A solo from the Var n
o+,aratiop Our assessed valuation
is nearly seven times that Of Doug
las We offered help to get them
what they wanted. We are not go
ing to beg them to join us. II they
want US TO 20 ii alone we VIII con
tinue working along the lines we
have been and are pursuing. II Is
more TO Douglas than to Bisoee IN
terests to cooperate.
The work that is being done on
81, - b;ghyvay il the result CT