The copper era and Morenci leader., 1916-04-07
STATE ENCINE FER SAYS FUNDS
 ARE READY
Construction of Clfton-Solomonville Road Now Rests in Hands of Boards of Supervisors of Graham and GreenIee Counties.

In answer to communications to State Engineer Lamar Cobb the Era is this week in receipt of letter from the State Engineer in answer to in quiries in regard to the construction of a highway from Clifton to Solo monVille, and the amount of money now accessible for that purpose. The proposed new road has been under dis cussion for some time and the Clifton Chamber of Commerce is taking an active part in making the proposition g. success. In regard to the proposed new highway to the lower valley sec tion Engineer Cobb has the following to say in answer to the communica- tions from the local Chamber of Commerce:
 Relative to the Clifton-Solomon- vile road, I wish to inform you that it will be possible from state road funds to have expended in Greenlee and Graham counties not less than SSO,000 within the next twelve months in the construction of a road between Clifton and Solomonville. To secure this money it will De necessary to have the cooperation of the Board fo Supervisors of both counties, who must agree to spend their state road funds for such purposes and also re- quest the governor and the Board of Control to work prisoners in those counties. Just as soon as I am in- formed that the Boards of Supervisors of these two counties will cooperate in the construction of this road will put party in the field to make To- cation survey The funds that we now have in sight will be sufficient fav nf fhn of tion of this road"
 MT. Cobb is now. absent in Wash ington attending a meeting as a mem Der of the Executive Committee of the American Association of State Highway officials, and looking after Arizona's interests in the federal aid bill which is now pending in the Senate and which was recently pass ed by the House. Should this bill become law Arizona would receive anywhere from SIP 2,000 to $36O,O00 an- nvnlly, d9pending upon the amount of the totag appropriation. Green1ee county you'd come in for fair DOT tion of this amount which would be in addition to what money is now available for state road work in the county. Thus it will be seen that the wherewithal for the construction of the road will in all probability be forthcoming and with the Boards Of Supervisors of both counties cooper ating towards the furtherance of the proposition the actual work of con- struction ought to begin within a short time.
 The local Chamber of Commerce is alive to the advantages of the con- struction of the highway to Clifton and this district in general and its members are making every effort pos sible to the end that the highway will within a short time be assured The trade reciprocity resulting from it's construction and the shortening of transportation distances between Cliff ton and the valley are deciding fac tors in it's favor and if the Boards of Supervisors of the two counties will thoroughly look into the matter and canvass the merits of the proposed construction it is hoped that they will decide to cooperate and that the construction of the road will begin at no late date.