Arizona republican., 1920-10-10

fact that road racing is designed to open new roads, and consequently theI route to San Diego through Tucson will be followed. it is pointed out that this is a ridiculous statement, as this road has always been open, direct con- nection being made at Yuma with San Diego.
 Some time ago Salt Lake race en- thusiasts started overtures with Phoe- nix to get road race staged between Salt Lake and this city The cham Der of commerce is working on this plan, and it is very probable that after careful preparation, requiring the proper time, that a real road classic will be put on between Salt Lake and | Phoenix. The business men of Phoenix are very much pleased with this prop osition and several have stated that nothing will be left undone among the business men here to see that this city meets any proposition that Salt Lake puts up to make of the proposed road race the best classic ever held in the West.
 Salt Lake has always been live town on sports, and with the intention of the business men of Phoenix to meet Salt Lake on any proposition they may | present it looks as though the grand old classic, the Fl Paso- Phoenix road race" will pass out of existence with pleasant memories only left behind.
 There are many things in favor of a | race between Salt Lake and Phoenix A good road exists between Goffs and Salt Lake by way of Las Vegas, Ne vada. Leaving Salt Lake, the route could come through Provo and Payson Utah: Las Vegas and Searchlight New: Golf and Needles, Cal, and either through Kingman, Seligman and Pres colt, or Parker and Wickenburg, Ariz
 This would open up a route for pros pectfve heavy travel between Phoenix and Utah, and would also furnish a splendid scenic route for tourists com ing through Phoenix, headed for San Francisco, thence down the coast to Los Angeles, bearing out the asser- tions of the Fl Pasoans that road races are really for the purpose oi opening up new routes.
 The time has come when Phoenix i must use every endeavor to get tho Apache trail improved, bringing ir
 travel from the southern route, divert ing it at Lordsburg, N. M. and rout-
 ing it through Duncan, Clifton, Solo
 knoxville. San Carlos, Globe, Miami and
 Roosevelt. giving the tourist the oppor-
 tunitv to see the Roosevelt dam and
 the Apache trail-one of the grea
 scenic wonders of the West.
 A concerted movement on the par
 of the business men of this city witt
 a stiff determination to see that tho
 Apache trail is put into traVeian' shape will bring results and bring then
 quickly. it is pointed out. The tim'
 for argument and dilly-dally is past
 Nine out of every ten tourists travel
 ing west over the southern route would
 turn northeast at Lordsburg to avoit
 the long stretch of desert on either sid'
 of Tucson. and between Ajo and Yuma
 The route could leave Phoenix. takinl
 the Wickenburg road to Prescott which always has been in good shape
 and will be made doubly so by tn
 bridges now under construction owe
 tbe Agua F'ria and Hassayampa rivers Those tourists desiring to go direc to the coast have even now a goo' . road direct by way of Parker or D. Ehrenberg.
 , Whatever the cause for the delay Il the construction of the Apache tral the time has come to get busy. GioD 7 has done its share in getting goo road to the dam. Phoenix must ge in line and prepare the way rom th ; Roosevelt dam here.
 There seems to be very little doup ! in the minds of the local automopli : men that a road race either betwee los Angeles and Phoenix or betweel Salt Lake and Phoenix would Ia . ecliuse in advertising value the pro 7 posed race between Fl Paso and thl
 city and even the much touted path f finding road race between Fl Pas el and San Diego. by way of Tucson.