The Coconino sun., 1920-11-05

| he declared.
 He spoke of his several trips to Italy, where thousands go every year, drawn there by the climate, which, he said, is no better than ours. Then he called attention to our tremendous ad- vantages in scenery, the most mag nificent in the world, and to the fact that in this county are countless places of scenic interest, ruins, caves and picture rocks, that not even our own people know about. He said we have not reached our limit in popula- tion and wealth by any means, for, though our timber and farms, sheep and cattle, have been developed pret- ty well up to the limit we have not as yet even begun to capitalize on our possibilities for growth in population and wealth furnished by our wonder ful climate and glorious scenery. The caravan left for Winslow shortly after four o'clock, then will go to St. Johns, the Zuni villages, Hol- brook, Gallup, and then strike for Mesa Verde. Charlie Woolfolk pilot ed them to Winslow, returning next morning by train.
 The Park-to-Park Highways con- vention in Denver next month is high " important, for it is meant as a demonstration to congress of the en- thusiasm and earnestness with which the people of the western states desire the building by the government of this great 5,590 mile hard surfaced loop connecting all the great national parks of the west. It is to be hoped that Flagstaff manages in some way to have at least three delegates to that convention.
 "America's Master Highway" has been officially approved by the Ma tional Park Service of the department of the interior, the American Auto mobile association and the National tional Park-to-Park Highway associ- ation.
 The first annual convention of The National Park-to-Park Highway asso- citation, November II, 12, 13, 1920, in senate chamber, state capitol, Denver, Colorado.
 The following is the program for the big meeting:
 Thursday, November 11th. 800 a. m.-Registration of Delegates. $50 a. m.--Convention called to order
 by President Gus Holmes, of Cody, Wyo.
 Invocation. Armistice Day Salutation.
 Addresses of Welcome:
 Hon. Oliver H. Shoup, Cover
 nor of Colorado.
 Hon. Dewey c. Bailey, Mayor
 of Denver.
 Response:
 Scott Leavitt, Great Falls,
 A Mont, Treasurer National
 Park-to-Park Highway asso- l citation; President Montana Highway Improvement asso-
 citation, and President Y-G
 Bee Line Highway associa-
 tion.
 Address:
 Hon. Stephen T. Mather, Di-
 rector National Park Service,
 Department of the Interior,
 Washington, D. c.
 Appointment of Committees.
 Afternoon Session.
 l.. L. Newton, Cody, Wyo., Presi- dent Wyoming State Good Roads association and Secretary of the | National Park-to-Park Highway association, presiding. 200 p. m. - Report of Credentials Committee.
 Address:
 Ralph w. Smith, of Denver, Dis trict Vice-President American | Automobile association and per sonal representative of A. G. Batchelder, Chairman Executive
 Board, A. A. A., Washington, D. c.
 Reading of minutes of previous meeting.
 Experiences of members of official party dedicating the 5,590-mile National Park-to-Park Highway. 1 Discussion of plan and purpose of the National Park-to- Park High way association, including per manent organization, financial ob- legations and scope of future work, delegates from twelve states participating. 6:30 p. m.-Banquet for delegates and visitors.
 (Note: Place and speakers pro- gram to be announced later.) Entertainment Committee - Calvin H. Morse, Brown Palace Hotel, chairman; Sam F. Dutton, Albany
 Hotel, and Martin E. Rowley, Metropole Hotel.
 Friday, November 18th. 800 a. m.-Report of Standing Con- mittees.
 Completion of permanent organiza- tion, including officers, twelve states participating. 12:15 D. m.-Delegates and visitors will be guests at luncheon of the Denver Civic and Commercial asso- citation, Chamber of Commerce Building. Sylvester L. Weaver, Vice-President of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, will speak.
 Afternoon Session. 2 p. m.-Report of Resolutions Com mittee regarding Congressional aid for a hard-surface highway, 5,590 miles in length, connecting the na- tional parks of the west, marking the route of the National Park-to- Park Highway. l