Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1918-04-07
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Ell PASO. March 31.-On motion
of C. A. Martin. seconded by Joseph
A. Wright. a resolution was adopt
ed by the board OF directors of the
chamber of commerce Friday after
noon that provides that the chamber
will use its influence to have the
Bankhead National highway routed
through the southern part of Arizona
as outlined by the Arizona state high.
way commission. provided the Bank
head route was routed through Ell
Paso This is known as the Bor-
ierland route.
Judge Pool telephoned TO the Ari-
IONA state highway commission and
was assured that the commission
would route the Bankhead highway
through Douglas. Bisbee. Tombstone
and on 10 Tucson. if the southern
route was chosen at the convention
TO be held at little Rock. April Is.
-. Governor Favors Globe :.
According to Judge Pool. Gov. c.
w. p Hunt. who in Ell Paso Friday
said the Borderland route is the
)nly practical way at this time for
the Bankhead route. although Gov.
Hunt favors the Globe route. Judge
Pool told the cahmber of commerce
directors that the governor favors
the Borderland route at this time be-
cause the roads were better and that
the sl,061. 600 recently voted for
improvements in Cochise county
would make the roads that much
better.
Following is the resolution:
Text Of Resolution
Whereas. delegation Of citizens
of Douglas. Bisbee and Tucson are
in Ell Paso on this day for the pur-
pose of asking Ell Paso to help them
route the Bankhead highway through
Douglas. Bisbee. Tombstone. Tucson.
Florence and Phoenix. and the south.
ern part of Arizona. and.
Whereas Mr. Atwood. state high
way engineer. head of the highway
department OF Arizona. advised
Adrian Pool. member Of the chamber
Of commerce. over the telephone that
the state of Arizona had not as yet
officially designated any highway in
he state OF Arizona as the Bank
head highway; that they would not
do so until they first ascertained
whether or not the Bankhead high |
way would enter Arizona in the north !
eru portion OF the state or through
FL Paso into the southern portion of |
the state. and after il was deter. |
mined at which of these points II |
would enter the state of Arizona,
they would. IL it entered the north
arn part of the state. designate what
IS now known as the state highway.
across the northern part Of the state.
rs the Bankhead highway: that If it
the state from Er Paso they
would designate the state highway
'unning through Douglas. Bisbee.
Tucson. Florence and
Phoenix as the Bankhead Highway.
Whereas. Ell Paso is very much
Interested in securing the Bankhead
highway through Texas and south
I'm Arizona. therefore. be it
Resolved. that the chamber of
ommerce OF FL Paso ask the high
way department of Arizona. and
he people Of southern Arizona. to
cooperate with them in brining the
highway through southern
arizona. as outlined by the state
Highway department OF Arizona over
he telephone to Adrian Pool. Be
t further
Resolved. that IL Is not the inten-
ion Of this resolution to dictate
Thich route in southern Arizona the
tate highway department of Arizona d.,
hould designate as the Bankhead
ishway. but to cooperate with the
tate highway department Of Arizona
, the route that was designated by
Ir. Atwood over the telephone. pro-
ided the Bankhead highway enter
Arizona from Ell Paso.
Pledge to Southern Arizonans
BE 1t further resolved. that the :.
hamber Of commerce Of FL Paso
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