Weekly journal-miner., 1919-06-11

entire Verde district.
 All members of the smaller com mittee will attend the mass meeting at Jerome Friday, June 20.
 But One Opponent
 But one voice was raised with the slightest hint of opposition. It was M. B. Hazeltine, who, disclaiming any intention of being other than a booster, asked some pointed ques- tions relative to the wisdom of the resolution. He said it was his ob- servation that where there are good roads, the traffic is largely through traffic, and people fly across the country at high speed, not stopping anywhere to spend any money. He related his own experience on n drive from California here. On the excellent California boulevards, his machine accomplished great speed and no stops. When he got into Yavapai county and encountered bad roads, he did stop.
 This, he said, was a minor point He questioned the advisability of spending money on concrete roads, as the best type. He had heard that in California they are experimenting on a material, consisting of sand, oil and some chemical, which will be better than cement and about a third of the cost
 His chief objection was that S5,- 0Oo,O0O bond issue will take a quar- ter of q million year in interest, and at the present time the county only spends about $l00,000 year on roads. He felt that most of this slO0O00 must continue to be spent to maintain dirt feeders for the pro posed cement roads, in addition 70 the S250,000 a year for interest, 10 say nothing of the sinking fund | There was further discussion of the financial end, particularly with reference to the possibility of state aid. This was brought up by LeRoy Anderson. Chairman Viele did not believe any money could be secured from outside the county. T. C. Nor ris disagreed, saying some funds could be secured that would cut down the amount necessary to be raised locally.
 ]. E. Bark of Mayer responding to Mir. Hazeltine's inquiries about the money, said that if this would bank rupt Yavapai county, he proposed that everybody "bust Ter and go 10 some county that's worthy of good roads"
 An unequivocal approval of the proposition came from H. Dewitt Smith, mine manager for the United Verde, and chief of the Verde valley delegation. He said the Verde would pay the greater proportion of the | issue and that district asked only that the money be spent honestly aud 10 construct roads of the greatest ser vice to the most people.
 Mir. Reid of Seligman questioned the wisdom of making a hard and fast selectoin of routes, and asked why it was not proposed to build through Williamson valley to his town. He was told thc resolution was general, and merely to start dis cussion, and that routes would be fixed by the properly appointed com mission of the board of supervisors.
 Finish it, Says Veile President Vicle made strong ar gufnent for not starting anything. un- less it was ia the temper of the peo- pie to finish it. He said thousand projects had been started, and al lowed to die of hamilton. He hoped if Yavapai county meant good roads when it said good roads, it would not let this matter perish for want of hard work.
 T. c. Norris. who was chairman oi tile special committee, read the res olution and made stirring appeal for its adoption. He said there was no dispute. over the desirability oi roads-thc only question at bar was the method of getting the most road for the least money and work. He was armed with data from Maricopd county, which has just voted s. SOO.OO0 bond issue with which to build l72Ez miles of concrete roads
 He wanted to see the people SC determined to get good roads that no petty difficulties or opposition would turn them from their purpose