The copper era and Morenci leader., 1916-11-24

That the proposed Cllfton-Sprmger- vile Forest Highway, to be built on the cooperative plan by the taxpayers of Greenlee county and the Depart ment of Agriculture, at an estimated cost of $375, 5,000, is receiving the earn est consideration of the Forest off, cials in this district, was again evil denced this week when Forest Super visor Frederick Vim, of Springerville and District Forester P. G. Bedding ton arrived in Clifton.
 While other minor affairs occupied the attention of the Forest Officials while here, their most important mis- sion was a conference with the mem- bers of the Board of Supervisors, off, cials of the Greenlee County Chamber of Commerce, and large taxpayers of the district, at the conclusion of which they departed for a five days trip over the proposed route leading north from Clifton through the Apache Forest Reservation.
 Under the terms of the Act passed by Congress during the last session, appropriating ten million dollars dur ing the period of the next ten years, for highway construction with forest reservations under a cooperative plan with states and counties, it is incum- bent upon the District Forester, MT. Reddington, to make recommends, tions to the Secretary of Agriculture in favor of those projects, which after a careful investigation, can be recommended as meeting the full re quirements of the Act, viz, develop ment of the forest resources and the general good of the communities adja' cent.
 fhn Of a investigation at first hand MT. Red -dington is on the ground.
 Seven applications for participa- tion in the appropriation allotted to the FoKes&s.-ef- have been received by MT. Reddngton from Ari- zona communities, and while non- commital on what his recommends tions may be on January 1, the fact that he is looking over the Clifton Springerville Highway in person, au- gurs well for favorable consideration at his hands.
 It is safe to assert that no other section of Arizona offers more advan- tages to all parties concerned than that afforded by connecting the i'm mense virgin forest on our northern boundary with the producing Clifton Morenci mining district by the means of this proposed connecting highway link between Springerville and Clifton. Another strong argument in favor of this proposed highway is the splendid spirit of cooperation manifested by our Board of Supervisors and the heaviest taxpayers in the district.
 MT. Reddington spent Wednesday in Clifton and during the afternoon in company with W. T. Witt, Chair. man of the Board of Supervisors, Frederick Vim, Forest Supervisor, J :. A. Adams, Forest Ranger, w. B. Kelly, President of the Greenlee Cham Der of Commerce and W. s. Bradfeld, Secretary, called upon MT. Norman Carmichael, General Manager of the Arizona Copper Company, Ltd, who has evidenced keen interest in the proposed Clifton-Springerville High way since it's inception. MT. Car michael assured MT. Reddington that personally he was heartily in favor of the cooperative plan evolved between the Board of Supervisors and the Forest Department and gave it as his opinion that bond issue for this pur pose would be voted by the taxpayers of the county.
 On Thursday morni MT. Bedding ton left for the northern boundary of the Apache Forest anl expects to re- turn to Clifton on Monday afternoon. During his trip he will be present at the installation of wireless tele- graph station at the Baseline Station on the Blue which it is hoped will prove a success and enable communica- tion between Clifton and the Blue station. MT. Ray Potter, of Cliff ton, accompanied the party to assist in it's installation. There are two amateur wireless stations in Clifton which can work with the Blue station. And if the experiment proves a sue cess the wireless system will be in stalled in other forests through 1t thsE United States now without comm cation by telephone.
 It can be stated that every ind = tion points to favorable consideration by the Department of Agriculture of the Clifton-Springervill Highway, one of the greatest projects for the pros perity of this district, and the develop ment of our forest resources, yet ad vanced.
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