Arizona republican., 1920-12-19
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 Inc opposition to the s4,5oo.oOO county road bond proposition to be submitted to the voters on December sl. It may be that they are behind it in the that they nstigated it, but we have observed and must any one who has studied closely the personnel the opposition that every man who is allied directly or remotely with the black interests. is an opponent of the road bonds
 fsut this is only element of the opposition which aware. embraces many excellent citi- zens who are sincere advocates of good Many of them are good business men who believe that the bond proposition should be presented this tune: who think that the program may be carried with the means hand until a opportune tirnc comes for laying this matter before the tax payers such opponents are entitled to respectful hearing. But the opponents who fighting the bond issue. for selfish sinister purposes cloalxing .heir designs behind feigned solcitude for the taxpayer. and who are trying to alarm him, should ie forced into the open.
 is not unnatural that those who favor 'black reads program should oppose the bonds It is good business for them ally themselves with any which holds out promise of interruption of the cement concrete program with the possible result that under another administration of county road nurding. an asphalt program may be adopted. The asphalt people have nothing and everything gain by the defeat the bonds. It is good busi-
 
 Ncr black roads" per se be condemned. We are favorable to a program. and the people last summer indicated that that what they wanted No doubt there other types of that may be used profitably many the outlying highways and in any sub seluent can for bids the contract the should Include bids on such types. But speaking only cf the interests which seeking to interrupt the present program.
 lt is contended by those opponents of the bonds ttat they not want county road building stopped; that they want it to go continuously; that they only tho roads built at a lower rate per mile than they being built by Twohy Bros. lndcr the present contract which even they them selves admit was good contract at the time it was entered into last summer. better one they cannot aver. could now be made but they pretend to be hopeful that with the lower prices of materials which they pretend to expect and lower wages there would be lower bid for completion of the ProEram-
 The friends of the bonds want that very same thing and Tvvohy Bros themselves in a recent state mont said that when contract is advertised Cor. for the building Of with the proceeds of rho bonds Go be voted December S1 their bid will hc low the prices of materials and wages will thcn justify.
 But that is the very last thing that some of the opponents of the bonds want. They do want r,yohv Bros. to be here to bid on new contract. They know that with Twohy Bros. the ground with their elaborate equipment which cost them ssaeooo Of their money. bidder the outside could compete with them. But they believe that rrohy Bros once having their huge plant out Of the valley they would not likely Road huildns s only small part their general activi- uos in an parts of the country
 We remember with what difficulty bidders were s-rurcd by the county highway commission; that all bids had been previously rejected exorbitant; ihat it was only by accident that Twohy Bros were brought here that but for them there would have been only a single black roads" bid at the last cau for proposals. If now, Twohy Bros. were tc s out of i there would be field for bidders only more less responsible. and also an open field tor coIlusion among bidders.
 This is a phase Of the case and. we believe, the must important phase of the to taxpayers who rau. want good roads and it is the which they , tre last to consider Certain obstructing opponent r .r. bonds do not want it to be considered. The! .- masking t behind foolish talk, calculated to i'm -,-s only the foolish and thoushtess of 'confisca .-- of plunginr the county into the hopeless abys ol debt.
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