The copper era and Morenci leader., 1921-02-18
GOOD ROADS MEN IN CONVE NT|0N
 AT PHOENIX

Delegates to the Arizona Good Roads associations annual meeting numbered over hundred and repre- l scented ten counties when the first l session of the two-day convention was opened at 10 o'clock Friday morning, in the chamber of commerce rooms at Phoenix. Absent delegates from Navajo, Santa Cruz, Graham and Greenlee counties were expected to arrive in time to be present when the afternoon session was called.
 First session of the two-day meeting was opened by Dwight B. Heard pre- sident. He was followed by Avery Thompson, city manager, who Welcom- ed the visiting delegates to Phoenix on behalf of the city.
 Presentation of a statement cover ing provisions regarding roads in the budget bill by w. A. Neal, chairman of the house committee on roads, an address by State Engineer Maddock
 report of the secretary-treasurer, and appointment of three important com mittees, featured the morning session.
 A strong plea to keep on with the work of improving and maintaining state roads was made by MT. Maddock
 in his address to the association
 members. He pointed to Mexico es- ! saying the reorganization of it's crip- pied railroad system and the work of France in rehabilitating devastated regions, drawing an analogy in which
 he declared that Arizona should at least regard the task of keeping up state roads, as most vital one. Committees Named
 The. three committees appointed by the delegates at the morning session | included one on state and national | policies. Members were named az 1 follows: Fred T. Colter Apache; ". Cochise; T. c. Thomas, Gila; A J. | Mohave; J. P Mallory, Pima; J. G. l Keating. Pinal; H. Dewitt Smith, l Yavapai and A. J. Eddy, Yuma. l. Members of the committee On ere l dentials and membership were nam
 ed: Pat Slaughter, Apache; Fred | Caring, Coconino: John Hart, Cochise; | J. w Strode, Gila; G. Lang, Marico-
 pa; H. R. Batterton, Pima: E. F. Kellner, Jr. Pinal; w. H. F. Jones,
 Yavapai and B. F. Whiting, Yuma.
 A third committee on general re-
 solutions included: Samuel Lane,
 Apache, w A. Campbell, -Coconino; i; | C. M Roberts, Cochise; J. l.. Hoopes,
 Gila; J. c. Dobbins, Maricopa; o. c. Parker, Pima; w. w Lane, Pinal; C.. c. Stukey, Yavapai and G. A. Marsh, Yuma.
 I Phoenix, Feb. 1Z-The fight over the omnibus bill for state highway
 construction was transferred today from the legislature Io the convention
 of the Arizona Good Roads assciation As a result the association adopted unanimously resolution urging state !, highway construction with a flat ap- propriation of s1,000,000
 I AS first presented the resolution endorsed the -$975,O00 appropriation provided by the omnibus bill. c. M l Roberts, former state senator from Cochise county, addressed the conven. , tion and advocated elimination of the clause specifying the amount to be
 appropriated.
 Eddy Speaks .. , Senator A. J. Eddy, Yuma county , spoke in favor of the resolutions as } introduced, referring to the move ment in the legislature to cut the appropriation to $500,0O0, and reduce l the road tax levy from ten cents tC five cents. He asserted that for the ) association to even imply endorse } ment of that reduction would be in : consistent with it's action at the last t previous convention when it advo t cated creation of a state highway 3 commission and increase of the roat ) tax levy from ten to 20 cents. l The debate terminated in the mo
 tion to endorse the resolution a! g amended to recommend appropriation l i of S1 100000 and the motion carried - without dissenting vote.
 }. Election of officers and director l of the association for 1921 was hel' > during the morning session. O. ,-l Parker of Tucson was elected pres }. ident; Gus Becker of Springerville If first vice president: A. J. Eddy 0 s- Yuma, first vice president, and I l. G. Norris, Prescott, third vice pres } ident
 d Directors representing each couI
 ty were named as folows:
 Apache, Gus Becker; Coconin(
 Garin; Cochise, c. NJ Roberts; Gils t. T. D. VanDyke; Greenlee, Norma is Carmichael; Maricopa, A. J. Chant n ler::s Mohave, w. A. Stevens; Nav; d jo. James Scott; Pima, O. c. Parker S. Pinal, J. G. Keating; Yavapai, c. t. Stukey; Yuma, G. A. Marsh; Sant t. Cruz, l. P Frazier and Graham, V se w. Pace.
 ,n .Nogales was decided on as tf ed scene of the next annual meeting ts the association; no date was fiXet
 it willbe decided later.