Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-19
SAVE CROSS
NATION ROADS
FOR VALLEY
OBJECT.
A ssoci ated Chamber of
Commerce of Valley De-
sires to Get Full Informal
ton for Voters.

The following kilograms tell their
own story:
State Highway Commission, Sac
ramento, California: Imperial county
voters want to definitely know wheth-
er or not State HIGHWAY Mecca to
rBawley, to Imperial to Ell Centre,
to HoltVille to Yuma, and San Die
go to Ell Centre, will be constructed
and completed, and when, from funds
coming out of coming State Highway
bond issue, if same passes. Will pub
lish your reply to. this telegram for
information of voters. This is i'm
portant Wire Immediately.
"JOSEPH F. SEYMOUR, Jr.,
Executive Secretary Associated
Chambers of Commerce of Imperial
County"
Sacramento, Calf, June 1s, 1919.
Joseph f. Seymour, Jr., Executive
Secretary Associated Chambers Of
Commerce, FL Centre, Calf: Com
missiCners out of own. Telegram
hold for their attention.
."CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY COM
MISSION"
II sent the telegram" said Mr.. Sey-
mour, as a result of the meeting in
Phoenix indicatin~ a movement on the
part of the governor of Arizona and
representatives Cf the Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce to divert the
National Highway from Yuma to
Parker. The State Highway Commits
sion has verbally promised to do the
work indicated in my telegram, but
feel that it is important that we
should receive definite assurance as
to the work to be done
TIE early completion of the Braw-
ley-Indio highway, and the Westmor-
land 1oltville road with a 15-foot
pavement instead of foot, is prom
ised in a letter from Commissioner n.
ID. Darlington, of the State Highway
commission, to Supervisor W. f. Beal.
Following is Mr.. Darington's letter,
which is sclf-eXplanatcry:
My dear Mr.. Beal:
| have yours of the 14th inst, con-
cerning the San Bernardino-lndio-
Brawley highway, in which you stated
that there is a feeling that this par
iticular highway has been ignored i'll
the new highway bond issue call.
| There is absolutely no basis for
such feeling and careful reading
| of tie call should clear away any
such mi understanding. The follow
ing quotation from the proposed con-
stitutional amendment providing fol
the 40,000,000 bond issue covers the
point referred to by you:
"The moneys in said third state
highway fund" shall be used by the
state department of engineering fol
the ACQUISITION of rights of way fol
and the acquisition, construction anc
Improvement of uncOmpleted portions
OF tie system of state highways pre-
scribed by the act Of the legislature
approved Nav %, 1909, known as the
Estate highways act" and the act OF
the legislature approved May 20, 1915
and known as the "state highways
act of 1915, and certain extensions
therof described in said last-nameC
act"
"This particular highway is one OF
the extensions referred to and this
section clearly sets forth the fact that
if the bond issue carries the entire
cost of CONSTRUCTING this HIGHWAY vii
be assumed by the state and the coun
ties will be relieved Of any necessity
for participating in the cost of build
ing it, as under the present arrange
ment.
at is our plan to start work upol
it as early in the fall as weather con
ditions permit and to push forwart
this construction as rapidly as posi-
BILE. 1t may be we'll to mention th
fact also that in the event that tn
proposed bond issue carries, all fu
Iture construction will be upon tn
basis of concrete highway Is fee
in width, instead of an s-foot roac
such as is now being constructed.
81 will be glad to have you drop i