Arizona republican., 1914-09-21
YET HOPE THAT PART
 0F FOREST FUNDS MAY
 BE USED ON 10NT0 ROAD
Correspondence Between District For ester and Secretary Weich Re- veals Interesting Situation

i There is yet hope that a part of the forest funds may. be devoted by the government to the repair of that part of the Roosevelt Globe road ly ing across the Tonto forest. This matter was taken up some weeks i ago by Harry Welch, secretary of the board of trade, in connection with the proposition to route Southern Pacific passengers by the way of Globe, the Roosevelt dam and Phoe- nix. MT. Welck wrote District For est Supervisor A. c. Ringland at Al buquerQue with refernce to the mat ter on September 2. Mir. Ringland replied that the road funds were then available, but he said that he could not give a conclusive answer to the inquiry until he had consulted the forest highway engineer, o. M Powell.
 ] MT. Welch telegraphed Representa- tive Hayden urging him to use his influence with the department and he was informed that NJ. Hayden and Messrs Smith and Ashurst would cooperate. A telegram was sent by Dwight B. Heard to H. c. Graves. the chief forester, reciting what had been done This communi- | eaton was referred to A. F. Potter, !, who directed. further correspondence With the district forester at Albu- GuerGue.
 A letter by the district forester to MT. Welch of the date of September It stated that he had had opportunity to consult with the highway engin- eer It was the policy of the forest service he said to expend the road funds primarily for the benefit of those settlers and communities be- y"nd the reach of the main highways ana that must depend upon the as slstance and cooperation of the ser Vice in order to secure any means of communication. MT. Ringland sad that the service was not at work on north and south highway through the forest to connect the northern part of the state with the IPhoenix- Roosevelt road 'I consider then,' said Mir. Ringland, that the concentration of our funds on this pfoJect IS of much more importance than rendering assistance in the re- par of portion of the Globe -Phoe- nix road, even though part of that road runs within the boundaries of the Tonto National Forest" MT. Ringland added that the repair of this road could best be made by the cities of Phoenix and Globe He stated, however, that he would be in Phoenix early in November and would further discuss the situation.
 Replying to M.. Ringland last Sat urday, MT. Welch reminded him that the county road funds could not be responded for road purposes within a national forest. The government itself would not permit the counties to enter upon the work of repairs without q special act of congress. Nor. could the Phoenix Globe road De considered a main highway in it's present state and the north and south feeder of which MT Ringland had written would have no outlet at the southern end unless this highway were put in repair
 Admitting as MT. Ringland had stated in his letter that the recla {. matlon service had built the Phoenix Globe road. this county and it's towns had contributed s75,O0O to that un- ,dertaking and that unless repairs were made that sum togethe.- with the half million dollars the reclama ton service had spent would be wholly wasted. Mir. Welch closes with a recitation of the advantaoa, to this whole section of the country the putting of this road in repair would be. The point he makes re- garding the necessity of making the road an outlet for the feeder roads IS strong one and it is believed that
 It will impress the district supe-- visors.