The Winslow mail., 1919-10-03

Thomas Maddox, who made 9
personal visit to Winslow to in
specific project, and later sent
a corps of engineers to make the
necessary preliminary survey.
The project was then inspected
by a government inspector who,
we are informed, has approved
same. The matter was then
brought to the attention of the
city council, who employed Mr..
B. W. P. Greig as city engineer,
to make final survey of the pro-
]ect, and report same. This sur
vey, together with plats an d
grades, is nearing completion,
and will be presented to the city
council in few days. The cham
ber of commerce has not, to our
knowledge, endorsed, or urged
this project, feeling that final de-
cision in the matter should rest
with the city council, and the in
terested property holders, but
they felt that it was clearly with
in, their province to present the
matter, and assist the community
in securing the $4,000 federal
aid, if paving were decided upon
as federal funds will not be avail
able for this purpose after Jan.
l, 1920
The road problems affecting.
Winslow, have received careful
consideration and attention by
the chamber, particul arly the
road from Winslow to Phoenix,
by way of Long Valley and
Roosevelt, and two different trips
of inspection have been made by
the committee over this road:
one in company with the head of
the Forest office for the Arizona
and New Mexico district, and a
representative of the Department
of Agriculture. Arrangements
have been made for over $50, 900
to be spent in improving this
road between Winslow and Ton
to Basin, and it is expected that
larger appropriations will be Sc
cured for this road in the near
future.
On October 18th, committee
from the Chamber of Commerce
in company with the county en-
glneer, will make the trip from
Winslow to Orabi to inspect a
new route for the Winslow- -Orabi
road, which is Winslow's main
trade road to the north. The
good roads committe of the
chamber reported at their meet
ing of September Oath, that they
had conferred with the officials
of Navajo and Coconino counties
and that arrangements had been
made for considerable road con-
struction and improvement be-
tween Flagstaff and Winslow
during the coming winter.
While the projects enumerated
are all of great Importance, the
greatest of all is our local recla-
nation project. The reclama-
ton committee have been work
ing on this great scheme for
months. and we all realize what
| it will mean to this community
when from so. 900 to 100. 200 ac-
res of land in this valley are un-
der irrigation, and hundreds of
productive farms are developed.
For the information, of our clti-
zens, the chamber has had three
maps of this project framed, and
have same on display at the post
office and banks for reference.
The chamber has taken up with
the city council the question of
an adequate method of cleaning
the streets and alleys of the city
and the regular disposition of
garbage and rubbish under sani-
tary regulations, as we'll as other
civic problems.
| During the next two weeks the
chamber will conouct a member.
ship drive. and all our citizens
who are not already enrolled as
members, should join at once and
| aid in the splendid work of the
organization. The membership
at present consists of $50 paid
members, and the membership
committee expect to increase this
number to $50 before the COM
pletiop Of the drive. The Win.
slow Mail force has a 100 pei
cent membership in the organi.
zation. and we urge every insti.
tion in Winslow to bring its
membership up to that figure.