Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-03-03
JONES TO SEEK
FEDERAL | HELP
Arizona Corporation Com
missioner to Solicit Wash
ington's Interest in Re-
pair of Roosevelt Scenic
Highway

Another step will be taken in tn
| matter OF Roosevelt road repairs whe,
r. A. Jones, chairman of the Arizon.
corporation commission visits Wash.
ington as the representative of tn,
chamber of commerce, with a message
for the officials whose interest is
sought to attract federal aid to the
work.
Mr.. Jones yesterday received the fol.
lowing communication which fully ex-
plains the situation:
The, chamber of commerce is glad
10 learn of your visit to Washington
and hereby authorizes you to act as its
representative in interviewing the sec
| ietary OF the interior, the senators from
ARIZONA, the representative from Arizo-
| ma, the director of the office of public
| roads, and all others interested in the
progress and development of the south
west.
In an effort to obtain some assist
apoVe road we, the Phoenix & Maricopa
county board of trade, now the cham
Der of commerce, have consulted:
The reclamation service.
The forest service.
we also tried to secure direct an
preparation from congress.
The reclamation service was unable
TO help us in any way, either by ap-
preparation from the general funds in
washington, or from the funds of the
local. Salt River project. We pointed
out that the city of Phoenix had sub
scribed $4,000 or more toward the
original cost of construction this road.
and that it would be difficult to secure
further assistance from our citizens
owing to general financial conditions
and for other reasons The S65. 600
originally contributed was in the form
of a donation made by means of a bond
issue
The Water Users association here
could not see its way clear to APPROX
Rating any money to repair the road it
being understood that for the general
work OF the project the road had prac-
tically served it's purpose.
BY far the greater part of this road
is within forest reserves. After an in
terchange of letters with the forest
service officials headquartered at AL
puquerque we found that the forest
service planned to do lot of work on
a road running from Globe up into the
White Mountains. The forest service |
found 1t impossible to appropriate any |
part of their limited funds toward the |
repair of the road from Globe to Phoe-
niv The forest service gave as their !
reason for this that they were more in
terested in opening up out of the way !
sections than in lettering conditions
between important points such as
Globe and Phoenix, which already had
highway connections.
The state has not taken over the
Dad, although steps looking to this
'ian have been considered upon several
occasions. We believe however. that il
'ouid require an act of congress to
urn over the road to the state, and at
present the state is unable to ade-
Iuately care for the highways under
ne supervision of the state engineer.
ON the grounds of economy the re-
uest Tor an appropriation from con-
ress was turned down. The amount
sked for, $4,000, is not moresthan. suf-
lcient to put the road ir proper repair
would take about $4,000 to make the
DAD passable and emitting to provide
roper drainage which matter ought to
e attended to at once if it is deemed
'orth while to save the sum of over
100000 which has already been spent
n the highway.
wish Mr.. Lane himself could see
Ills highway. 1t opens up to the peo-
lie of the United States an entirely
ew area and brings it within the cas-
ST possible reach of the travelling pub
Z IL places the most striking exam
e OF irrigation success right where
iyone interested in this very import
III subject, can make first hand in
'ectioh with every comfort and con-
'hience and at minimum of cost and
oupie. am sure that if the secretary
the interior and Mr.. Logan Waller
age. director of the office of nub,ic
aus OF the department of agriculture,
uia get together they would be able
devise some plan which would ac-
inpiisn what We are all striving for
Last week a party of forty five peo-
made the trip under the direction
one OF the important travel bureaus
spite of certain discomforts they
onounced the journey one of great
light and filled with surprises and
easures at every turn. Thousands
'uio view this road and the great rec
nation works if the journey could be
'oe attractive to travel. We are con- Fl
iced that the officials in Washington
sire only to be shown that this road
OF more than local importance. and
zen they see this we shall receive for
Globe Roosevelt Dam Phoeniy
'hway. some plan of repair and i'm
'vement which. when carried ont
u make it the finest and most NOT
roadway in the country.
thanking you for your interest in
s work.
Yours very truly
HE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Harry WEIGH, Secretary