Arizona republican., 1919-05-13
Unusual Objections

We are printing this page a communication from Mir J. c. Goodwin in opposition to the county road bonds on which the people are asked to vote next Saturday. The objections of Mir Goodwin are two, they have been widely advertised by him and they are unsound- One of them goes against the penditure of so money for county road system when there will not be enough left for state read system The other objection goes against the assumption by the county obligations of the sreCial road districts.
 We will first consider the first objection Desr- able as a complete state highway may be, it is the business of the state of the counties to build il. If there other way to build it, there is not now any cooperation of the counties for that purpose Before there can be such cooperation. have no doubt that the affairs of the state will be adjusted that it can proceed with that work
 A county system is a much important mat Ter far this county than any state highway Naricops county is empire within it. Eef needing only be brought together solidffied by permanent good roads system that every sec Of tho county will be brought close to markets Eurh system will be of service to every farmer of che valley; will increase the value of his holdings nd the beneficial effect of it will be in the gruwth and prosperity of the towns-
 There are two uses of roads Their use for buzi- ness and their for pleasure We do not think it necessary to ask any intelligent person which should come first We would like to have faced toroughfare from here to California and some time will have But if had it now only inc fortunate few could mako any of it The overland communication between Maricopa county and California would be purely tourist It would be highly appreciated by many of citizens by overland tourists from the east We hope that some
 
 But tho county system will be which will be Of benefit all citizens of this county every day in the year will enable the farmer to reach the market quickly and more cheaply- It will allow a greater intermngling of the people of this county an interchange which will be beneficial to all There whole neighborhoods whose people know no about other parts of the county than they know of local conditions in distant states county road system would bring together. As to the va1ue state at least of inter-county highway there be no dispute We have often urged such high way between Maricopa and Pinal county and through to Gna- That would be business road first and a pleasure road afterward That would be beneficial to farmers and gardeners in extending their markets Such a road think we shall have before long After the construction of county system we would not have build to the Pnal county line
 
 that county by Gila- so that thoroughfare to the southeast would be opened. At present though an iHter-county highway in any other direction would be used chiefly for pleasure and that we can wait nntn we have completed county system
 As to assuming the obligation of the special road districts there be nothing fairer The people of those districts some years ago forward looking than their neighbors obligated themselves by means of bopds for innproved roada They hr;l+ +Lo l. two of which converge upon Phoenix This town as well the country beyond those special road districts have ever since been benefited by those improved roads. Meanwhile the people those districts have been paying the interest the bonds and have been Paying for the maintenance of the roads which are used by the public.
 It is not proposed, only a very ignorant man might gather from the communication of Mir. Good win merely to relieve the special road districts of this bonded indebtedness. It intended to pool that indebtedness with that which would be created by the of the for the county road system Otherwise the people of the special road districts would reasonably oppose the bonds They would say: "We have good roads built at our own ex- pense We have kept them up for years We started county permanent roads system years ago. before , you thought of it. We have done our share al- ready. We will not now bear any part of the burden of paving your roads" No flaw could be picked in that argument
 But the special road district people have con- sented to into the pool They will save nothing by 1t, Though their obligations win be undertaken by the whole county, they will have to assume their share of the obligation of the whole county under the bond issue and it will fail more heavily upon them for the property in these special road districts is at