Arizona republican., 1915-08-21
ARIZONA ROADS
 GOOD TEST FOR
 AN AUTOMOBILE
Former Factory Man Gets Some Real Driving When He Pilots Big Bus into State-Road Bond Plan in the Air
By LYLE ABBOTT

Motor car testers have an easy time of it. according to Amory La Nigne. shcfur for wealthy New Yorker. now touring Arizona. Amory used to be one If them there things, having assignments to try out cars of several Indianapolis factories.
 The contributing cause to the drivers outhurst was the experience he had making a trip in huge 1lS-iu. wheci-based wagon in the White Mountains He allowed that the roads were fine They were fine like the hoard the jolist referred to when he meant sawdust. The feats of a long car in sand, therefore form the basis of his story.
 Equipped with everything that money can buy to make motoring comfy and convenient. the party de- seconded from the rain bothered north and east. into the sunny land of Ari- zona- There it struck grief instanter, in the form of washes. sand washes became pests then annoyances, and finally barriers to be dreaded, com batted. and finally. painfully sur mounted.
 Testers sometimes take long trips into what they call mountains in New York state" said Lavigne. Then they come back and holler to the press agent about how they have made that bus stand up on rough roads. hard hills et-ceteray And they send out lot of publicity about - the test. and make remarks about remarkable showings Gosh. Any maker that sells a car Tn Arizona, ought to be glad. He ought to get all the tests he wants right here un- der touring conditions I could write a testimonial that would be a pippin. I'd guarantee to sell enough twin two's so the factory could make twin tvrelves next seasOn,-
 Yet. as a whole. road conditions in Arizona are better now than they have ever been. It is not that so much improvement is. going on, but that the roads have just naturally smoothed themselves down, under the heneficent action of the rains and the sun.
 In Maricopa county. roads are al- ways bad enough. and Phoenix loses a lot Of winter time visitors just be- cause nobody can bring a fine motor car here and expect il to stand the rsE when it is driven off North Central avenue. But for light car touring. there has never been a bet ter state of affairs.
 Tn the fall, certain active workers for good roads will attempt the bond issue again. with the idea of skipping in some good permanent construction, and assure to the heart county of the state net work of highways of which it can be proud. Since the supreme court decision reversing the attorney general on the ability of the counties to issue such bonds as are in question. tie promoters Of de cent thoroughfares have rather held aioof. awaiting an opportunity to heave once more on the line. That opportunity. it is said. will come in the fall
 Drivers like Lavigne sometimes leave Arizona with a dusty taste in their mouths. that flavors their de- scriptions of this state to it's endur- ing damage. \ motorist may be ever So enthusiastic over the marvellous places to be seen here. and may rave pleasantly over the climate. but he win shake his head over the roads. It's fine place to go, but it's hard to get there-fearfully hard" he will say
 complete road system cannot be built in day. or in several multiples of 365 of them. But it only takes a short time to inaugurate the work and the shorter the time before that inauguration takes place the fewer folks will remember with melancholy slce their travels hereabout-
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