The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-05-18
VOTE "YEs'' ON SATURDAY.

After persistent effort on the part ot our representatives in congress an appropriation was secured for the Forestry Department in the sum of ten million dollars, for the purpose of building cooperative highways within the National Forests, where such highways would tend to develop the resources of the forests and open them to adjacent markets This approp riation bill passed Congress last year and the funds were placed at the disposal of the Secre- tsry of Agriculture.
 Realizing the great benefit to be derived by the building of highway connecting Green lee and Apache counties, through the Apache National Forest, the Supervisors of Greenlee county, assisted by the Greenlee County Cham Der of Commerce, began campaign to secure a part of this appropriation for the building of a highway in this section. After much cores pondence and personal effort District Forester Redington, of Albuquerque, recommended to Secretary Houston the building of the Clifton Springerville Highway and his recommendation was adopted, with the proviso, that Greenlee county should pay one-half of the cost of such a road within this county.
 Naturally, the Board of Supervisors accept ed the proposition. It means securing first class county road to northern boundary at one half of the cost if the taxpayers of the coun ty built it by themselves. It is plain '' fifty fifty proposition.
 In order for the Board of Supervisors to fulfill their part of this advantageous bargain it became necessary to vote bonds to defray our part of the expense It is estimated that the portion of the road to be built in Greenlee coun- ty will cost approximately four hundred thou sand dollars Consequently the Board has ar c.. ! ze Il sand dollars and the bond election for this pur- pose will be held Saturday, May Is.
 The Springerville- Clifton Highway will be the north and south connecting link between the Old Trails Ocean to Ocean Highway and the Southern National Highway. It means outlet north which we have never enjoyed. It will open up the vast resources of the Apache National Forest, all tributary to Greenlee coun- ty. It will put Greenlee county on the map as never before It will provide summer resort and play ground for families at small pense and in this day of increasing auto traffic it may be ikened to the coming of another rail road
 We want to call the attention of the tax payers who will vote tomorrow that we have not yet secured this highway which is of so much importance to all of us. In order to bind the bargain it is necessary for us to go to the polls and vote YES. It should be borne in mind that Greenlee county secured this Federal ap- propriation in the face of strenuous opposition from other counties in the state who were clammOring for slice and failure to vote the bonds on Saturday would result in the Govern ment immediately withdrawing it's offer. The Era finds the sentiment among the taxpayers practically unanimous in favor of the bonds, including large corporations well small taxpayers, all recognizing the common benefits to be derived but, the matter is of such vast i'm portance we are securing such good bargain, that the Era could not refrain from urging up- ALL the duty of getting to the polls. To- morrow, Saturday 18th, is the day
 SOME JOB PROPOSED