The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1915-08-06
SENT|MENTAROUSED
FOR BUILDING Of
NATIONAL HIGHWAY
Another Public Meeting to Be Held
at Clifton Hotel Saturday Night
To Adopt Definite Plan of Action
and Secure Cooperation of Board
of Supervisors.

Provided that the recommendations
of the Secretary of Agriculture, for
advance appropriations by congress
for the construction of roads in the
National Forests, are adopted at the
next session of congress, the business
men of the Clifton-Morenci district,
with the cooperation of the Board
of Supervisors, will ask that a high
way be constructed from Clifton into
the Apache National Forest.
Since it became known that the De-
partment of Agriculture favored such
a plan a keen interest in the project
has been created in this district,
everyone realizing the importance of
the proposed highway, affording as
it will a market for the products of
this rich section at present isolated
on account of a lack of transporta-
ton.
The initial movement on the part
of Clifton looking to having a por-
tion of the congressional appropria-
tin allotted to the Apache National
Forest, was taken at a meeting of
the lCifton Chamber of Commerce
held at the Clifton Hotel on Monday
evening of this week. DR.. l.. A. w.
Burtch presided and w. S. Bradfield
Trust Company, was elected secre-
tary, pro tenn, and G. A. Franz,
permanent secretary. Several vigor-
GUS speeches were made by members
present dwelling upon the importance
of highway to the northern portion
of this county and the necessity for
concerted and prompt action on the
part of Greenlee county in conjunc-
ton with the forestry department.
At the conclusion of the meeting
DR.. Burtch appointed a committee of
twelve to arrange for another public
meeting to be held Saturday evening
at s o'clock at the Clifton Hotel at
which time a definite plan of action
will be adopted and committee ap-
pointed to confer with the Board of
Supervisors on Monday morning,
August 9th.
Information received this week.
from the states traversed by the
Southern National Highway states
that the representatives in counties
from those states may be depended
upon to support the recommendations
OF the Secretary of Agriculture in this
matter and the support of our own
representatives in congress is al
ready assured. The appropriation to
be asked for from Congress will be
in the nature of loan to the For
estry Department, the amount ex-
pended in the immediate construc-
ton of forest roads to be paid back
to the government from the proceeds
OF the sale of the products of the
forest which would find ready
market as soon as easy means of
transportation is provided The ap-
would be lasting invest
ment on the part of the government,
and at the same time prove a boon
to the Clifton-Morenci district.
With a first-class highway leading
into the Apache National Forest Cliff
ton would offer to the automobile
tourist a scenic route unsurpassed
in the southwest and would
annually attract hundreds of tourists
to this section.
If you are willing to aid in this i'm
portant movement lend your assist
ance by attending the public meeting
at the Clifton Hotel Saturday night.
Put on your best optimistic suit of
clothes and lend helping hand.