Arizona republican., 1920-10-30
COMMISSION BILL WILL GIVE STATE
 NEEDED HIGHWAYS

Every year sees a great increase Tn the number of tourists travelling the country by automobile. Where hun dreds. left the cities and the country districts of the east a few years ago to make their way to the Pacific coast and the west, thousands come today Drawn by the attractions of the great west with it's Tremendous resources and it's advantages for success. great many of these tourists plan to cast their lot in the state which apparently offers the greatest opportunities.
 According to a good roads associa- tion member nothing has done more to build up the state of California than it's road system. The road system of California is advertised far and wide. It has been the means of bringing to California hundreds of thousands of people. It has rendered accessible practically every acre of fertile land within the borders of that state. It has drawn the tourist, and fascinated him. holding a great percentage of those who have made the trip from the east ern states to the Pacific coast. Cali fornia's good road investment has proved a sound one
 The resources of Arizona in some respects, are greater than those of the state of California, good roads advo- cates point out. The mineral resources
 of the state are far greater. as are also the agricultural resources when ap- piled to certain products of the soil. As a livestock state Arizona is one of | the greatest in the union. The most urgent need of Arizona is investment
 of outside capital. The only way to
 secure the investment of outside cap ital is to bring it here. The only way
 to bring 1t here and keep it here Is to so cover this state with a net work of
 good roads that the people who come to
 the west to live and to invest their
 money will have an opportunity of sec
 ing the resources and opportunities for
 investment in Arizona. At the present
 time the highway system of this state
 is so scattered, and in such poor condi-
 tion. good roads boosters agree. that the average tourist loses no time in . Arizona but travels on to California
 where he generally stays. Kew capital new population and tremendous reve-
 nues are thus lost to the people of this
 state through lack of highways. There is a remedy for this situation, the high , way commission bill No BIO, whicl
 comes before the voters November 5 This bin provides for the creation of ( highway commission representing ever,
 district in the state the commission ts
 consist of five members. one from eacl of the five geographic districts int, , which the state may be divided. Thil ' commission will hold office for fiv
 years and will be appointed by thu i governor in office in January. 1921. NJ z more than three members of the com mission may belong to the same polit \ ical party and a vote of four of tn
 commission is necessary to carry an,
 action which the commission may de sire to take.
 Under the new. act there. will b available. yearly. for the constructio
 and maintenance of a well-laid- -ou !, and adequate state highway system the sum of $1.700,000. At the preSen !. time the pitiably small sum of s225.0 .00 Is available for state highways eac : year. The present system, whic n leaves to each county the building c T it's raods. has resulted in a scatterin ,. of good roads with long stretches ( ! very poor roads as connecting links | has resulted in the exclusion of in T motor truck as factor in the develop ;. ment of the state of Arizona. It ha 5 resulted in the stunning of Arizona !. thousands of tourists who would other :. wise have settled here. creating ne homes and investing new capital her f, |. Every voter of the state is urged
 support this bill at the polls Novem .a Der 2. Every voter IS urged to get
 copy of this bill. or a summary of i ,f provisions, and thoroughly fanciliari; a himself with them,-that he may vol - intelligently on the question. Nothir g holds more for the future of k~ sor "a than the immediate development a it's highway system and nothing wi z- bring about this condition more qufcl r. ly than the enactment into a law In Bill BIO.