Arizona republican., 1920-03-30
ASSN. |S FORMED ID |MP PROVE THE ROOSEVELT ROAD
Permanent Organization Is Planned to Restore Fam Ous Road and Maintain It In First Class Condition

RsSns for a permanent organization for Improving and maintaining the Apache Trail in the best of condition were definitely launched yesterday at an all-day meeting of delegations from Gila, Graham and MariccPa counties, the Phoenix chamber of commerce, the Arizona Good Roads association. and the Salt River Valley Water Users association. The permanent organiza tlon, which a committee of three is now drafting, will be known as the Apache Trail association and will be devoted wholly to the trail.
 The organization of the Apache Trail association will be completed as soon as possible. and it was emphasized throughout the day that at last defi- nite measure for improving the trail are to be taken, and taken quickly.
 When the Apache Trail meeting con- vened yesterday morning 20 repre- sentatives from the three counties in yolved and the Water Users, the Good Roads association and the chamber of commerce were present. The matter or perfecting a permanent organiZa tlon was made at once the chief topic, each man present giving his views. On motion of J. c. DobbinS a committee was appointed to go into the legal and economic details of a permanent~Or- ganization. The committee was com posed of F. J. Elliott, T. P. Howard,
 
 Dobbins, w. R. Elliott, Warren Me Arthur. Minor Simms and II. T. Witt.
 T-C. McReynolds of the Water Users was elected chairman of the meeting, and Howard s. Reed secretary, at the morning meeting.
 To Rush Plans
 The committee named at the morn Ing meeting met yesterday afternoon and appointed a committee of three, consisting of T. C. McReynolds F. j. Var NToA Art, d e plans for the permanent organization. Alter definite plans have been formed and the preliminary details worked out, the committee will report back to the general committee and meth ods Of organization decided upon. The work of organization will be rushed as last as possible.
 The purposes of the meeting and past efforts to improve the Apache Irali were told at the morning meet ing by T. F. Howard of Globe who pointed out that there was no one district or body which could shoulder the matter of improving the trail the meeting was one which grouped into a single whole all the interested organiz- atlons- Every man present at the meeting agreed that the matter of inn proving the historic trail had been in abeyance long enough and that the time had come. for quick and definite action.
 Sources from which funds for the work of the permanent organization in improving the trail could come were suggested, among them the state leg 1slature, the government forestry serv- ice. the four interested counties, Marf- copa, Graham, Gila and Greenlee. the Southern Pacific and the Water Users. The Southern Pacific has promised for the work S60,000. it was stated, ito be used in building bridges and doing other necessary work, and the Water Users has added the promise of s20.- coo. The matter of a bond issue to give funds for the work was not favor ably considered.
 Would Avoid Highway
 At the meeting it was pointed out that the new Superior Miami highway, now being constructed, would be a great factor against the trail if the present condition of the Apache Trail continued, or if an exorbitant toll was charged It was pointed out that the l new highway. when finished, would be used by those travelling for business who had already seen the dam and the trails scenery. The Greenlee county delegation which was to have attended the meet i ing wired it could not arrive in time, | owing to difficulty in train connec- l tions. from the Silver City, N. M, con- vention for organizing the Southwest ! Good Roads association Those in at | tendance at the meeting yesterday were:
 Gila county: T. F. Howard. l.. l.. Henry, F. G. Gates. Pat Rose, William Ryan and ". H. Keegan.
 Graham county A. E.. Jacobson and Martin Layton.
 Maricopa county: W. k. Bowen, F.. J. Elliott and A. T. Esgate.
 Water Users association: II. NJ f Wilkinson. w R. Elliott, T. c. Me Reynolds, E. J. Bennitt and H. John son. Chamber of Commerce: J. c. Dob < bins. Howard S. Reed. and Harry Welch.
 Arizona Good Roads association: Warren McArthur-