Arizona republican., 1920-04-03

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 s6o,oO0, ,o0O this year, is but one of man,
 examples that might be cited. Nothing
 can prevent our going forward to oul
 destiny, but our progress. remarkable
 though it is, has been retarded by lacl of good roads.
 ;s.It is the policy of the Arizona state highway department. first, to confint all state and federal aid expenditure on the system of state highways. This system consists of an east and west highway across the northern part O1 the: state via Springerville, St Johns Holbrook, Winslow, Flagstaff, Will liarns Ash Fork, Kingman, old Roads Oatman. and Topock. where it crosses the Colorado river on bridge already constructed, entering California at Needles. This highway ties into the state highway systems of New Mexico and California. and is an important interstate highway Its length is 46O miles.
 f.Another state highway enters Ari- zo1la near Rodeo, New Mexico and trayerses the southern part of the state via Douglas, Tombstone, Benson, Tue son. Florence. Mesa and Tempe. to Phoenix.
 Joining the main highway at Tucson a highway extends to NogaleS on the Mexican border, a distance of 69 miles.
 Another highway enters the state at Franklin, 8 miles northeast of Lords burg, New Mexico, going via Duncan, Clifton, Stafford, Globe Miami and Su- perior to a junction with the highway between Florence and Mesa, and thence over that highway to Phoenix.
 The highway between Miami and Superior is one of the most ambitious undertaken by the state highway de- partment. Several miles of this route will cost upward of s100,O0O per mile but it will be well worth it.
 A highway from Phoenix to Yuma will form the connecting link to the California highway system
 .Joining the Old Trails highway with the highways passing through the southern part of the state. will be a highway extending from Phoenix to Ash Fork.
 ''Summing up the situation as re- gaards highway activities in Arizona, we are al work on all Of the state high ways in our program. These state highways are. with but few exceptions, also interstate highways of great i'm portance- The result will be a com Drehensive system of state highways designed to properly serve the state as links in a system of interstate or na- tionaI highways
 tArizona's total allotment of federal aid is $3,767. .974.65, of which S1 ,096, ,124.71 must be matched with state funds by July l, 1920. All but $l57, ,32S.93 has already been covered. Project state | ments covering over S1,900,000 federal l sid have already been approved by the l bureau of public roads. and others in course. of preparation will cover Ari- zoha's full allotment by early summer. |
 Arizona is spending this fiscal year approximately fifteen million dollars in i road building, this amount being de- rived from state, county and nation. The. counties of Arizona have bonded | themselves for over twelve million dol lars. and a sum slightly in excess of a million has been received as federal aid, and the state, by taxation and di- rect appropriation, has provided ST. 5s0 900. In addition over two million dollars worth of road building machin- .ry and material has been secured from the federal government, bringing the grand total to over SIT 100000.
 Judge o. J. Baughn of Florence Ariz.. one of the speakers at the ses- sion Thursday, described the proposed San Carlos dam project. His address follows in part:
 Immediately below the Stafford val ey. where the San Carlos river flows