Arizona republican., 1919-07-02
Some circumstantial evidence is very strong, as when you find a trout in the milk. -Thoreau.
In and Out of Arizona

Plans have long been proposed to bring this state into connection with Southern California with it's great network of good roads which one may traverse the entire Pacific coast from San Diego to Vancouver and find his way over permanent good into the northern interior states At present we are isolated by bad almost impossible roads for long stretches on both sides of the Colorado river.
 California is about build to the river at Yuma so it remains for only to meet a highway there. As state we are without a comprehensive road pro- gram in consequence of the failure of good roads legislation in the late session of the legislature but by a combination of effort we may meet California at Yuma. Yuma county has constructed good road to Antelope Bridge and out of funds which it is now proposing to vote, with such federal aid should be allowed it, it may meet Maricopa county at the line.
 The sticking point the most stubborn problem solved the stretch in this county, notorious for it's bad roads, We have elaborate county good roads program which, however, does not extend the county boundary at any point. It covers only the settled portion of the valley and in the direction of the Yuma line does not go beyond the Buckeye country. As county program it is most excellent in that it brings our population close together and makes the markets accessible to all.
 Under the program the county road system is concdent with the state highway for total length of about forty five miles considerable part of that length lying in the direction of the proposed Yuma road. this and all other of these coincident stretches the county has right to expect the operation of the state through such funds of it's may be at it's disposal, by the application of federal funds within the control of the state to match the county expenditure.
 On account of the superior importance of the out let to California Yuma county may also reasonably +,,t expenditure of that county on the uncompIeted stretch eastward from Antelope Bridge also a DOT ton of the state highway system
 The road from Phoenix to Yuma forms an inn porant link in national ocean, ocean highway. It benefits many counties offering definite outlet to and from the coast never blocked by snows and deserves the most liberal aid from federal and state funds Without delay constructive plan on which federal and state authorities unite in CO., operation with the Marcopa county highway mission to build this road. should be devised.
 The federal law gives ample power aIlot ade- luate funds for such project and in way limits the state highway department the expenditure of funds the basis of the proportional valuation of he various counties.
 At the convention of the state good roads asso- oaton the old and handicapping of sectionaisun n road building buried In fact the idea of sectonalism in road building buried. In fact the idea of endeavoring build patches of good roads all over the state recognized producing neither efficiency in road nor economy in road con- structon
 A continuous line to California is advocated bv us not because Phoenix would be the eastern term mus of it; of fact it would have a half dozen termini Phoenix alone would not be entitled such distinction at the expense of any other that situated that people from the whole southern part of the state and from the eastern part as far north as southern Apache and Navajo counties pass through it in driving to California whether there is a good -oad not It is the natural cross roads of all ways 'eading into the southwest either by the way of Yuma Parker
 The state highway department could make no expenditure of the funds disposal that would he of greater benefit to the people of Pima Cochise Greenlee, Graham, Gila and southern Apache and Na gajo.
 We do not mean that all other roads being built or contemplated by the state highway department should be abandoned in favor of the California out let There is, for instance the Mami-Super road one which starts somewhere and ends somewhere and which will be of decided benefit to many com munities That should by all means be finished as speedily as possible and should every other road which contributes to the development of the state md promises benefits a large number of people
 We mean only that the money and energy being expended on isolated stretches of roads which cap be of no real service of wholly inadeouate service should be diverted an enterprise which win bo of service to all That is co ordination co oneration the means which have been prescribed for modern roadbuding.