Arizona republican., 1920-01-20

Four of six recommendations of Dwight B. Heard, chairman of the Good Roads association, were included in a resolution unanimously adopted by the association
 Read Letter From Governor
 The delegates were welcomed 10 Tucson by Dr. R. B. von KleinSmid. president of the University of Ari- zona, and after the selection of the committee on resolution and other committees. the delegates motored 10 the University of Arizona where a letter from Governor Campbell was read. In this letter the governor said that good roads marked the beginning of new era in the development of Arizona pointing out that they brought the communities into closer touch and bound the state by closer ties, placed a Knowledge of the natural resources of the state within easy reach of every man, it's natural resources, and had a far reaching effect upon tourist traffic
 Governor Campbell sent his feIicita- tions to the convention and announced a hearty sympathy for the purposes of the Arizona Good Roads association He said in part:
 Arizona occupies a unique position in it's problems as well as in its oppor- tunities for good road making. While Arizona has an area of 1I3 95S square miles and a population of proba bly 450,O00, at least 90 per cent of it's people live within number of densely populated areas totaling in all 1000 square miles,
 Highway Problem Difficult
 This leaves a population of possibly 4,eOO over the remaining area, or an average of about one person for each 20 square miles. This feature Of our state, together with it's topographicst. and climatic features, makes the high way problem difficult, not only from the standpoint of financing but also from the standpoint of determin- ing the general location of through highways to be constructed. In most counties the cooperation of the boards of supervisors and the highway com missions has been gratifying and in those counties the construction and use of through highways is assured What has been said of the state high way department a regards organiza- tion applies also to those counties which have voted bonds, but the coun- ty highway commissions as well as the state highway department, are now sufficiently organized to push the work and 1920 should be a banner year for Arizona in highway construction"
 Urges State Supervision
 In his preliminary address to the Mir. Heard urged that state be built by the state rather than under the present 25-75 per cent system. He told of the executive com mittee meeting with the representa- lives of the Bankhead highway, and spoke of the work of the highway com missions of California and Colorado, compl:menting the commissions upon the splendid cooperation shown by the The California highway adopted resolution he said, that it d rear unanimous vote of the membership of five. During the last few years he added, the commission had voted as a unit and that there had been no mis- 
 He then made six recommendations. four of which were incorporated in the Here are the recommen- iations:
 The Adopted Recommendations
 1. An early amendment to the
 state constitution increasing the
 present extremely low limitation or deht, that through reasonable bond
 issues funds may be procured for the construction Of through high
 ways. and other essential improve
 nents.
 2. An increase in the present
 state tax levy for roads of from one
 mill on the dollar to two mills, pro- vieiing aPproxim ately S2,8oo.OOo an
 nually for expenditures in the con structicn of state highways, in cooperation wherever feasible with federal aid bonds, the funds so raised by state taxation to be ex- pended by the state highway au- thorities.
 3. The early creation by the leg isIature of nonpartisan state highway commission, with com pIete charge of state highway con struction and maintenance.
 4. Legislative action which will enable the state or county highway officials to manufacture their own road making material, when in their judgment sucl action win re- suit in more economical road con struction.
 5. The use of all fees, obligations from motor vehicle licenses, within the state, for the maintenance of state highways by the state hiah-