Arizona republican., 1920-10-30
SATURDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 80. 1920
Thrift is shorthand for Waste not, want not. "
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The Word of Experts

Tn. only reason sensible and disinterested voter could give for casting his against the highway department bin would be that it is not good bill Now who is to judge to the character of the bnl7 we are told that 1t is defective bill. but who tells us that? Ia every case find that the people who be competent to judge of this good roads legislation give adverse judgment politicians rather than good roads experts.
 But have abundant testimony the other side. that of men of unquestioned. disnterested thority who that the bill is good biIl-the legislation the subject of good roads Among these the excellence of the bill N. D. Darlington. chairman of the California Highway Commission; Leonard E. Curtis for six years mem Der of the Colorado Highway commissions E. s. Wheeler district engineer of United States Bu- reau of Good Roads Colonel J. A. Rountree. direc- tor-general of the United States Good Roads asso- clation and field representative the Bankhead tional Highway There in the whole country higher authority than these men.
 Should not their word carry greater weight than that of men of little standing road experts and a selfish interest the defeat of the bill? This Is a world of laymen. None of us are so wise ss to have perfect understanding about everything We defer authorities subjects with which have neither the time the opportunity famil arize ourselves. and depend upon what perts whom we believe be competent. ten
 We have had the endorsement of this bill by all the competent experts whose attention been brought The criticism 1t has only from men. not one of whorn Is regarded anywhere as a good roads expert
 The bill carefully drawn under the direction of tho state Good Roads association. The basis of it the colori.do highway law. Such changes made believed to advisable to differ- ent conditions in this state There were also some changes suggested by Mir. Curtis based his long and intimate experience with the Colorado law.
 No feature of the bill finally incorporated in until had been fully carefully weighed and then it given the unanimous support of the com mittee of the association composed of who have intense interest in the subject of roads, and reprssent different of the state and various industries of the state
 If any taxpayers could object the bill certain ly the who framed it would do for all of them heavy taxpayers. If any could object to it on the ground of sectionalism some of these men would have done for they represented all the ous sections of the state and was loyal his own section But they realized that the bin was being drawn 10 provide for state highway system which would benefit the whole state. Any system less than that would only partially benefit any part of the state.
 Such system the framers of the proposed legislation desired could only by the fullest co-operation by the elimination, for road building purposes of county boundaries and the putting aside of all sectional selfishness.
 They had in mind too. the securing of greater efficiency and economy in road buiding the appli- cation of every dollar of the taxpayers money to the purpose for which 1t levied voted.
 This is the kind of bill with the endorsement of the highest good roads authorities. which tho voters arc asked to approve Tuesday by putting
 cross in the square after "3iO Yes" directly unde
 he heading Proposed by Initiative Petition of th People"