The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-01-10
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Telegram From Denver Announces That Plans and Specifications for : the First Five Mile Section Have Been Mailed to the Board of Super. visors.


 . the First Five Mile Section Have , Been Mailed to the Board of Super.
 visors.
 That the initial construction of the Clifton-Springerville Highway, on the first section of five miles, leading out of Metcalf, should be started within sixty days from date, is indicated in a telegram received by w. B. Kelly, President of the Grenlee County Chamber of Cemmer- ce, on Thursday of this week from the U. S. District Highway Engineer at Denver.
 lows:
 ' Clifton, Ariz., Jan. g, 1919.
 U. S. Highway Engineer,
 Denver, Colorado.
 When will plans for Springer vile road be submitted to Super . w. B. Kelly, President GreenIee County Cham ! Der of Commerce.
 { Denver, Colo, Jan. g, 1919
 w. B. Kelly,
 Pres. Greeniee Go. Chamber
 of Commerce,
 sy Clifton, Arizona.
 a Blue prints for length GreenIee < County cooperative. section Cliff
 ton-SpringerviiIe road being made
 Expect to mali same Friday to
 County.
 Whitaker,
 U- S. District Highway Engineer.
 The road to be built from Clifton to Springerville is to be constructed under a cooperative plan entered in. to by the Board of Supervisors of Greehlee county and the Secretary of Agriculture at Washington, under the provision of the appropriation made by Congress three years ago, for the construction of Forest Highways.
 For the purpose of cooperating with the Federal Department in the building of the Clifton-Springervil road through the Apache National Forest, connecting the county seats of Greenlee and Apache conrties Greeniee county voted bonds ir the sum of $2O0 .0O900. This sum will be added to during the years of 1918 and 1919 by a direct appro priation by the Board of Supervisors Of the additional sum of S5O,O0O. .0O.
 Apache county, which adjoins the Apache National Forest on the north has likewise entered into the coop erative plan, but at a lesser expendi ture than Greenlee county, by req son of shorter mileage in that coun ty.
 A contract providing for the coop erative construction of the Clifton Springerville road was entered into by the Bord of Supervisors of Green lee county and the Department O. Agriculture many months ago, bu ! some delay was occasioned in secur ing the cooperative agreement witt Apache county. Then the policy O non-construction of highways durins the war period caused additional de lay. A change in the original plan. and specifications for the first fivt miles of the road leading out of Met calf was made about two months agt by district engineer from Albuqueg que again postponed the letting of tn, j contract to road builders. but accord ing to the telegram received by tn, ! Chamber of Commerce there is u I be no further delays. The blue prints should reach tn, , Beard of Supervisors not later thai Monday next and fter advertisip: for a thirty day period, bids for tn, i construction of the first five mile sec tion will be in order. 1 The Forest Highway soon to be UT ! der course of construction will be ar p~oximately 120 miles in length an, , practically the entire route, afte 'eaving Metcalf, eight miles north o i Clifton. lies within the beautiful Apache National Forest, a beautiful : and picturesque section of Arizona [ but iIitle known to the citizens of ou own state, for the reason that tb only mode of transportation known il tie past has been on horse with a accompanying pack train.
 The building of this automobil highway will provide a connectiu link between southen and norther ] Arizona. Sportsmen will find thi section of the state a hunters an lfishermans paradise, and will provid an accessible summer resort for hur dreds of families during the summe e months at very small expense, an last but net least. the opportunity wi present itself for the marketing owe the Forest Highway ad the millions C feet of !ollow pine and spruce in tn mining towns of Clifton, Morenci an Netcalf.
 The announcement of the early co struction of the Clifton-Springervill ic