Arizona republican., 1917-11-27
MOVEMENT FUR GOOD ROADS IN
 COUNTY STARTS
Committee Is Named Which
 Will Take Charge of the
 Preliminaries to Secure Expression from People

At the Arizona club at luncheon yes terday the following men, who are es- pecially interested in good roads for Maricopa county. were the guests of J. E. Cook and Dr. A. J. Chandler:
 w. K. Bowen A. A. Carrick of Glen dale: Harry Trite. J. T. Conduit. Dwight B. Heard, LMciey B. Orme. John F. Orme, Dr. J. c. Norton, War ren McArthur, Warren Peterson and O s Stapley.
 This group of good roads workers, which represented nearly every section of the valley. after luncheon adjourned to the directors room of the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce where the whole good roads situation was frankly discussed. the majorisy or those present feeling that the time was OppOrtune for constructing about 96 miles of per manent highways through Maricopa county connecting with the present permanent roadways in such manner as Co provide practical good roads system on which the farmers could move their crops to the shipping points without the great losses in transpor- tation now incurred due to the wretch ed condition of the roads:
 Several speakers brought out the fact that instead of being a burden roads of this character constructed under the new highway commission law, should prove an investment to the people of Maricopa county. It was also shown that the labor necessary to con- struct these roads would not interfere with the labor supply needed for the required productive ihcustries of the valley, and 1t was snown that if the sfrfrf #t..ra highways as outlined in the report of the committee having this matter iI charge last spring, composed of Dr A. J. Chandler, J. B. Cook Roy & Good. rich, and Dwight B. Heard, were ap- proved and @ road building campaign undertaken which would result in the actual construction of about five mile; of road every month, that not to exceed 400 laborers would be required.
 The majority of those present, aftel the discussion, felt that the time haC arrived to take advantage of the pro. visions of the highway commission law present the necessary petitions to tho board of supervisors, arrange for tn, appointment by the board of super. Visors of highway commission of fiv, members, to the end that at the earlies possible date a definite proposition for permanent highway system to b, paid for by q bond issue, might be pre- sented to the people; and as a result O the mgeting a resolution was adopted authorizing the chairman of the meet ing. J. B. Cook, to appoint a com mittee of five'including himself, to talk, charge of the necessary work in con nection with this matter. that the peo pie of the county, without delay, migh have an opportunity to express them selves on the question of the good road bond issue.
 The committee appointed was com posed of J. B. Cook, Lindley B. Orme Dr. A. .. Chandler, J. T. Conduit an Warren McArthur, who will at one begin their work and within a shor time have the petitions TOT good road circulated throughout the county, an assist in every way possible in develop ing this good roads plan along sue lines as will insure prompt and eco nOmical construction.
 All the men present recognized tha nothing should be done on good road construction which would in any wa hamper the governments campaign fo increased agricultural production, an it was felt plan could be devise which would meet with the thoroug approval of the government.