Arizona republican., 1914-06-09
But Southern Pacific Off cials Say the Roosevelt Road Must Certa inly Y First Be Put in First class Shape
BETTER HOTELS
 ARE NEEDED. TOO
Improved Accommodations at Globe and Along Road Would Be Long Step To- ward Establishment of Optional Route

Provided the Roosevelt road is put in first class condition in time and suitable accommodations furnished at the road stations and at Globe a large percentage of the exposition travel next year may be diverted wa Phoenix and the government dam. But no arrangements have been made, and no steps will be taken on the part of the railroads toward routing transcontinental passenger traffic over the scenic highway until existing conditions are remedled, This. in brief, was the statement of Charles F. Fee, passenger traffic i manager of the Southern Pacific, | last evening.
 Until the road, especially that part of it in Maricopa county, is put in much better shape, and until we can be assured that first-clas7 Accommodations will be provided at Globe and along the road no steps will be taken toward establishing an
 alternative route. via the Roosevelt dam' said Mir Fee, who with q party of officials, came over the highway yesterday from Globe As
 long as present road and hotel con i ditions are as they are. We cannot
 consider the matter at all
 l Suppose the road were to be | placed in first-clas shape, and bet
 ter accommodations provided at
 Fish Creek and Globe. in time for the travel next year. what them" he was asked.
 If the necessary improvements were made, and the provision of suit able accommodations undertaken by responsible parties. l can say that the transportation companies would be glad to cooperate in the matter. and to take it up in connection with the advertising for the exposition travel But any action would have to be taken promptly. All of our !advertising will be off the press by November and we should want to Intention the optional route in prac- tically all of it. IL is mp to the Ipeople of Gila and Maricopa coun- ties. however
 "The road from Globe to Roose-
 velt is in comparatively good shape. Icontinued MT. Fee, but the road from the dam to Goldfield is full of ruts and in need of repair. Protect ling walls. which would not neces- sarily need to be high. would add greatly to the tourists feeling Of safety. and in several places are really desirable They have been used to great advantage in the Yel- Ilowstone park and in California.
 Then the hotel accommodations need to be improved. You already
 have good hotel accommodations ir Phoenix. but the accommodations at
 Globe and Fish Creek need to be Improved. The first thing man
 wants to know before he takes sucf la trip, is Where do l stop and what kind of accommodations will l get?
 I've cannot expect to route people
 from the east over a route where
 the hotel and restaurant facilities gre only fair.
 "The routing of even a portion O.
 the exposition travel next year vii the Gila and Salt River valley. would mean an immense benefit t'
 Globe and Phoenix and to the who'll state It would give the people O
 the country a view of Arizona the. never have had, and be one of tn
 greatest advertisements possible fo | | this country"
 With Mir Fee are r. M. Batturs -' general passenger agent. and E. W Clapp, assistant passenger agent o q the Southern Pacific. While her Il primarily to attend the hearing il = the three-cent fare case before tn corporation commission. the official
 also took up the matter of investi
 gating the feasibility of the Roose
 welt highway as an optional rout'
 flor overland travel They left thei
 ear at Globe Sunday morning, an
 came by auto as far as Chandle where they spent the night. The expressed themselves as delighte
 with the scenery along the trip. an
 with the san Marcos hotel at Chand O Ter.
 If the accommodations at Glob Il and at Fish Creek were of the sam Ii order" said one. we would hay h little hesitation in routing our pas Y sengers over the road
 -e The matter of routing transcor e tinental travel via Globe and th le Roosevelt dam to Phoenix is one thf e has been up for consideration l. number of times. Not long sint i'll representatives of the Raymon, le Whitcomb tours agency visited tf ri n1 trir | ct scenic highway to the dam, and al is engagements are said to be in pros ie ress for the addition of the Roost
 welt trip to their itinerary.