Arizona republican., 1920-10-24
The Plan Has Succeeded in Other
 States

This act is the result or very cafeiul | study of recent highway legislation in | other states where practical business like road construction has been se cured. The Colorado highway com mission law, which has proved a prac- tical success in operation, and which | was the basis of the well known high l way commission act No. r, on which | the last Arizona legislature nearly agreed, has been used by the commit tee as the foundation for the present act, and many of it's provisions are identical with provisions on which both | houses of the legislature had agreed, in act IT. The principles of the high way commission act have been strong ly endorsed by two largely attended conventions of the State Good Roads association, and the committee of the Good Roads association prepared and are presenting to the referendum of the people, this measure in compliance with the action of the state convention. The Bill Is Framed By Practical Men In framing this ac. the committee has worked long and earnestly in a de- termined effort to frame construc- tive practical and concise bill based on successful experience in other states fitted to Arizona conditions, free from any possibility of sectional ad vantage, and one which should result in efficiency and economy in admins tration and give the maximum amount of state through line roads for the taxpayers dollar.
 On Jthe committee which prepared this act were: Gus Becker of Spring erville, Apache county, known through out the state for his effective work for a permanent highway system; Charles T. Woolfolk, chairman of the board of supervisors of Coconino county, of large practical experience in the rela- tions of county and state in highway construction; Francis Viele, an emil nent engineer of Yavapai county. act ing for T. G. Norris of Prescott, who has since approved the act: James Dobbins, chairman of the Maricopa County Good Roads committee; Sen ator w. w. Pace of Graham county, a man of trained knowledge of road problems; J. W. McCann of Florence Pinal county, secretary of the Arizona Merchants association; ]. A. Harrison of the board of supervisors of Santa Cruz county; William Lacy, engineer of the highway commission of Yuma I county; J. A. Morrow. county engineer of Navajo county, and A. Nj. McDuffi' of the board of supervisors of Mohav' county. Del Potter, the member of thu committee from Greeniee county. wa unable to be present when the act wa QfdNflt put mas since examined ln same very carefully. and states that h considers it one of the best highwa, commission bills ever drawn. Unfor tunately, Dr. von KIeinSmid. the mem Der of the committee from Pima coun ty, was unable to attend it's session: and Mir. Bowen, the member from Go chise county, was able to attend but half day of the four-day sessions.
 Harry Welch, secretary of the Stat IL .t.aa4 .T.. committee every possible assistanc and heartily approved their work.
 The foregoing committee in tn preparation of the act had the valu able legal counsel of Walter Bonnet to insure the soundness of the measur from a legal standpoint. and the as surance that in operation the act woul tie in practically with existing stat machinery.
 The keynote of the purpose of tt good roads committee was expresse by Charles Woolfolk when he said one of the early sessions:
 The Bill Is Free From Sectionaiisn1 ar
 Politics
 Let us frame a highway commissiC bill that will build up Arizona. Let make it just and practical. Let us fo get what county we are all from. e out all sectionalism and frame a b
 
 sense, and sound business principles
 And throughout the many sessio of the committee that was the spil which animated them and resulted the present just. business-like, al
 comprehensive highway act on whi
 the people vote in November. . Many engineers and mem in tou
 with good roads construction we
 called into counsel by the committ
 whose aim has been to create a bui
 ness-like measure which would divoi
 politics of any brand, as far as possil
 in the construction and maintenance
 state highways.
 The Bill Is Approved By Road Expe
 Since the preparation of the act lIA behalf of the State Good Roads as! uI ciation, 1t has been submitted to ma Es men of trained, practical experience aO highway construction, including: N
 Darlington, chairman of the Califor in highway commission: Leonard 'oad Curtis, for many years one of the m y of efficient and active members of nate Colorado highway commission of Go oxi- rado; E. s. Wheeler. district engin oxi- of Arizona and New Mexico of the f, ] as eral bureau of good roads; Col. J.
 Rountree, director general of the Bal ap- head National Highway associati teen an Dell Potter, president of 5 of Southern Highway association. Tn 1920, men all agree that the highway co 900, mission bill to De voted on is one all the best higb-'ay acts yet consider ates Many state 1t is practical. just. e ]. structive, and is a very long step in |" right direction
 reat Just What the Bill Provides Fo 'Iish ,S The act is concisely written in
 chapters and may be briefly st tnat marized as follows:
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 . It puts the general business and 1iS nancial affairs of the state high1 , department. under the control of a n ui "l partisan highway commission of =. members, chosen from five distr Ia- within the states
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 'is Provides for the development O state roads system that will conf
 up the different parts of Arizona ! tat ae bring all counties into closed GOOD, 's 70 ton, specifically providing that vii as one year from their appointment. , aI commission, utilizing the present S r+a+o highways as a base, shall outliu
 complete state highway system +ba+ issue a map of the same