Bisbee daily review., 1919-04-25

through towns that have those adVant- ages. We want to build through the 1 biggest towns. Next we are going to consider the wealth of the different 1 sections, their indebtedness and their taxations If a community has already | bonded itself to such an extent that ir | is a financial impossibility for it to raise further funds we want to evade those sections. What we are after is the communities that have the wealth ! to float the bonds and then maintain the roads after they have been com pleted Maintenance is just as impors- ant as construction" He said that he was informed that the wealth of this community was s16O,OO0,0OO which was very favorable.
 Praise for DougIas-Bisbee Mir. Eldridge then said that the stretch of road between Douglas and Bisbee was a first class piece of work manship and he thought that congratu- Iations to the engineer who did the work were in order. Ability and will ] ingness of the people was another point which he brought out and he was satisfied of the willingness and ability of the people of Douglas. and Bisbee.
 The highway would in most in stances be routed over state roads, the speaker said, and a great majority through this section would be gravel roads owing to the lightness of the , traffic. Where traffic is heavy more durable roads will be built Six per cent grades would be the maximum limit
 A. G. Batchelor of the American Au- tomobile association, was the next speaker.
 Egan and Ryan Good Boosters
 "Egan and Ryan" he said good naturedly, remind me of a man who had been out one evening drinking wa ter that had evidently been fermented He was pinched by guardian of the law and confined to a place of safety i to answer to the bar of justice The next day when he appeared before the court he was questioned regarding some very broad statements that he had made the night before. The judge inquired if he remembered stating that he had met horse 16 feet high. Did say that, judge?" asked the lawbreaker. Yes, that's what you said," the judge informed him. Well judge said the transgressor, eff I said it I'll sure stick to it."
 And that applies to Egan and Ryan," continued the speaker, every thing they have told me about the Warren district they have stuck to. At first I thought they were doing some mighty fine team work but Mr. Smith came along and told me practically the same as Egan and Ryan have told me about this district so I guess it must be the truth after all" Egan blushed the diners laughed and the speaker took on more serious vein.
 Aureate Future for Arizona
 Arizona" he continued, ''is des. tined to become one of the richest most powerful and most influentia, states of the AS. You must let some of the great wealth of Coehise county go to other parts of the state Hell out the other counties that are not SC prosperous and the fruits everyone will enjoy. Let the mountaineers like wise enjoy the benefits of civilization Get together, pull and pull hanrdi"
 The speaker then dwelt on the pro posed highway The speed, he said would be 20 miles per hour from the Pacific to the Atlantic coast In some ! spots now a speed of five miles peI hour he said was a very good average due to the bad conditions of some oi the roads.
 It was MT. Eldridge's opinion thai dangerous railway crossings should be eliminated and could be by the con structlon of under or overhead pas sageways.
 BiIIboards Tabooed
 He also suggested, and it brougnr forth general applause, the necessity of legislative action to prevent the posting of billboards along the high ways and the painting of signs Oh rocks on mountain sides.
 Tt must be a picturesque highwayP he stated, "and if it is to be highway where one can enjoy the gradeul of nature the decorating of natures lofty peaks must be eliminated and the bill board must not mar the scenic beauty of this great western vast ness"
 G. s. Foster, county engineer oi Pima county, stated that S150,0 ,000 was now available in that county for the construction of the Bankhead highway ! from Tucson to Bisbee and within the next 90 days $5OO,OOO more would be on hand ready for expenditure. It was the opinion of MT. Foster that the highway should be routed via the Elm pire ranch because of the good condi tions of that road and considering tha' it would be less expensive to main tain.
 With a captivating southern accent and with all the grace and dignity ot a son of the south J. A. Rountree tool the floor as the last speaker of the luncheon.
 Bisbee Boosters Hive Bunch"
 "I want to tell you,' he commenced that the livest bunch of good roaC boosters I have ever met were iron Bisbee. I was here two years ago anC I liked the place then. I'm coming back again and think it will be ovel the Bankhead Highway through Bis bee.
 The Bankhead Highway movemen was first inaugurated," he continued "by Senator Bankhead of Alabama |. He introduced info QOnprpoa fha frs