The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-07-13

On June 27th there was held at Amarillo, Texas, convention of the , Ozark Trails Highway Association which was attended by approximately 4,000 delegates from New Mexico, Kansas and Texas. The convention was held for the purpose of deciding on through line to the Pacific coast.
 The convention had under consider ation the Old Trails route via Albu- -querque and Needles, and the South ern National route via Fl Paso, Cliff president of the Southern National Highways Association, had intended being present at the meeting and urging upon it the adoption of the southern route, but being unable to attend he submitted to the convention the following telegram for their con- sideration:
 To Hon. w. H. Harvey, President, Ozark Trails Association,
 Attending Convention,
 Amarillo, Texas.
 It is impossible for me to attend your convention as promised, how ever, I hope your association will adopt the plan as have outlined, of connecting your highway at the most practicable point with the Southern National Highway and adopting this as link to the Pacific coast.
 In doing this you will adopt route open every day in the year, and one which the Government has con tributed large sums to assist in con structing, two bridges on the San Carlos Indian Reservation and assist ed in the construction of the bridge across the Colorado river at Yuma. If connection is made at Roswell, N. M, you will pass through beautiful country to Ell Paso, one Of the most progressive cities in the southwest, thence following the Rio Grande val ley through a part of New Mexico and across a table land to Arizona, thence following the Gila valley and to Cliff ton, Arizona, a wonderful mining sec tion, thence again intersecting the Gila valley and following same for urany miles through most wonderful agricultural country dotted with many towns, Sanford, Thatcher, Pima, and Fort Thomas. and on to Globe, and Miami where you will find the great copper mines and the largest concen- trator in the world thence over the Apache Trail link to Roosevelt dam where scenery rivaling that of the old world will be found, over this link the Southern Pacific railroad routes its passengers by automobile stage to Phoenix. through the Salt River val ley, Mesa, Tempe, and Phoenix, the capital, with orange groves and won derful alfalfa fields and semitroplcal products, most interesting section of this route: thence on to Yuma, over a good road, where the government has one of it's reclamation projects. Here you| will find oranges, grape fruit
 .f trnn many tropical products in abundance; from Yuma to Holtville, across the sand hills on plank road which will be replaced with a concrete road this fall. where you enter the Imperial valley and on through Ell Centro and a most productive and beautiful coun- try. over a magnificent road through the coast range to San Diego, the per manent Exposition city, government aviation training post and the most euuable climate on the Pacific coast.
 The Dixie Highway Association and the Bankhead and Jefferson Davis Highway Associations have adopted the Southern National Highway as part of their route to the Pacific coast, and you will be assured of an open and completed highway.
 DELL M. POTTER,
 fT6Slu6ut, SOutHcIh II ANotAOAf'A iiAS-A ways Association.
 CIifton-MogoIlon Project.
 At a meeting of the Board of Super .yisors this week at which were pres ent representatives of the Greenlee County Chamber of Commerce, thu Mogollon road question was again gone into and Secretary W. $. Bradheld of the County Chamber of Commerce was instructed to communicate with the Mogollon mine managers in rel erence to fixing a date to meet with them at their earliest convenience, looking toward the early construction of the Clifton-Mogollon road.
 Secretary Bradfield, in compliance with the request. wrote MT. 5. J. Kidder, general manager of the MO gollon Mines Company, asking nm to set a time and place for a meeting between the board of Supervisors, the chamber of commerce and the mlne managers In reply the following letter was received from MT. klo- der in regard to the proposition:
 ''Mogollon, July ,, 1917.
 Mir w s Bradfield. Secretary,
 Greenlee County Chamber of Com
 merce,
 Clifton, Arizona.
 My Dear MT. Bradheid:
 On my return to Mogollon l found vour letter of June 9th with reference to the Clifton M Mogollon highway when was acknowledged by MT. Leltch on June 11th. l have not as yet had an opportunity of discussing the matter with Mir. Wheelock of the oocorro Mining and Milling company put imat'ne that untcr the presen- con ditions with the str Ike in Cl1fto1, "ho r0 funds being appropriated r. Now Mexico for new road construction un-