The copper era and Morenci leader., 1920-06-04

I. Association, at it's third meeting held in Clifton on May 18th, by a unani- nous vote endorsed a connecting link of highway to be constructed between the county of Grant in New Mexico and Greenlee county in Arizona, from a point on the Silver City and Mogol- lon State Highway, west across the N. M. line at or near Mule Creek thence to a connection with the Ari- zona east and west state highway at a point between Clifton and Duncan.
 2. The association endorsed designated line for a National high way from the Camino Real, in New Mexico. at or near the Elephant Butte dam, thence west via Hillsboro. Santa Rita, Silver City, Jackson, Mule Creek to the Arizona line, thence west to connection with the Arizona east and west highway between Duncan and Clifton and on west through the Gila valley, Globe, Roosevelt dam, Phoenix, Buckeye and Yuma.
 3. The constitution of the associa. tion was ordered amended requiring a membership of at least three from each county before said county would be entitled to a vote in the Associa- tion.
 4. Delegates from Hidalgo county pledged reconstruction of highway be. tween Lordsburg and Arizona line at or near Franklin. County Engineer Augustine reported funds for this pur- pose would be available this fall.
 5. ,Thirty-three new members were enrolled in the Association which now totals eighty-eight, representing six counties in New Mexico and four counties in Arizona.
 6. Next meeting place of Associa- tion fixed at Deming subject to call of the president.
 '. Committee apointed to carry out the recommendation of the Asso- citation for a connecting line between Grant and Greenlee counties.
 The above are the outstanding fea- lures of the Southwestern Good Roads Association which met in Clifton for its third meeting on Saturday last. I he convention was featured by the largest attendance |et or record and ai times during the eve.r ng session when representative from Luna md ii dalgo were fighting every inch of thc ground with Grant, SocorrO and Sierra the debate was lively and II e iuterest intense.
 With the exception Cf a preliminary meeting elG at the courr house at D. m., the business of tie associa- ton was conducted following the banquet at the "Y'' building in the evening. and before adjournment the hour of midnight had arrived.
 The afternoon was spent in sight seeing about the district and the wis iting delegates were guests of Judge J. M Lally, at Morenci, who enter tained them with refreshments at the Morenci club. Later a drive was made to Metcalf, over the new north and south road connecting Clifton and Springerville, and the visitors were loud in their praise of the good roads in Greenlee county.
 At the night session MT. Henry oi Gila county, vice president from that county made a report on the recent visit of the Committee on Indian Af | fairs from the House and assured the | Association that the Committee had | been convinced that appropriations ! should be forthcoming from the Indian l Department to assist in the construc tion of gold roads across Indian res | ervations in Arizona and New MeXi 1 co.
 MT. D. B. Scott, of Mogollon, pre- sented for the consideration of the Association, proposition to connec Grant county, New Mexico, witt Greenlee county, Arizona, by the con struction of a short link of highway ] from the Silver City-Mogollon high way across the AriZona-New Mexico boundry to a connection with the Ari