The Coconino sun., 1919-09-12
STATE ENGINEER MADD0CK
 SAYS WILLIAMS-CLARKDALE
 ROAD WILL COST S25O,OOO.OO

It is rather evident from the follow ing interview given by State Engineer Maddock to the Jerome Copper News, that he does not look with favor on any improvement of existing roads between Flagstaff and the Camp Verde country, though they have been in use since pioneer days; but he does believe that even $250,OOO should be spent on the Williams Clarkdale road, though only $25,000 was appropriated for it by the state, together with $25,000 secured through federal aid
 The great bulk of the population of Coconino county is in the eastern part, and the people there will take issue with the state engineer as to the relative benefit in spending $250,- 900 on the Williams Clarkdale road and the practical abandonment of the connecting road between Flagstaff and the Camp Verde country.
 The interview in the Jerome News reads as follows:
 "State Engineer Thomas Maddock arrived in this city last evening for the purpose of Investigating the con- dition of the local end of the pro- posed Williams Clarkdale highway, upon which actual construction is ex- pected to begin in the near future. Engineer Maddock was accompanied by his wife, and Mir. and Mrs. Allan B. Jaynes. Mir. Jaynes is the pub fisher of the Tucson Citizen, one of the leading newspapers of the state.'
 "The mission of the state official is af vital sv,avn,fonnn fA khA rAStlAnf- of the district. When completed, the Williams-C -Clarkdale route will connect this locality with the east-and-west highway traversing the state and will prove a commercial factor, the value of which will only be realized when the link is thrown open to traffic.
 "The construction of highway be- tween these points was authorized at the last session of the state legisla- ture, at which time $25, ,0OO was appro- priated to conduct survey of this route. The state engineer has applied for federal aid on this project, which will in all probability be granted. If granted, there will be approximately $50.000 available for this purpose, and work will be begun without delay.
 According to rough estimates, the Williams-C Clarkdale road will require about $250, 900 to complete. The high way department, however, plans to expend the funds at it's disposal in the construction of a road through those sections which are present impossible for vehicles. In this manner the route will be opened and can later be com pleted when sufficient money is appro- priated for this purpose.
 "The route is being strongly op- posed by the residents of the Camp Verde section, and as warmly support ed by the state highway department. The construction of this road will di- vert all travel to Flagstaff over the new route, and for this reason is re- garded with extreme disfavor in the Camp Verde country.
 "On the other hand. it has been the policy of the state engineer to confine road construction, as closely as possi- ble, to the base routes which will eventually form the foundation for a complete state system, and which will prove of the greatest economic value to the districts concerned.
 Regarded in this light, the Will liams- -Clarkdale road presents many advantages oyer the present Clark dale-F Flagstaff route via Camp Verde. In the first place, the former route