The copper era and Morenci leader., 1921-04-29
CITY MOST ENTHUSIASTIC
 ROAD MEETING

The best attended and most enthu Siastic meeting of the Southwestern Good Roads Association ever held oc7 cured at Silver City, N. M, on Sat urday last composed of members from New Mexico, Arizona and California.
 The four delegates from Riverside County, California, drove more than five hundred miles through Arizona and New Mexico to be present at the annual meeting of the Association and were given the glad hand by all for their manifestation of interest in the route through New Mexico and Ari- zona to Blythe, California, thence to Los Angeles, stonsored by the South western Good Roads Association.
 Clifton sent a strong delegation to the meeting numbering between thirty and thirty-five all Iof whom made the :, trip by auto leaving Clifton Saturday morning between five and six o'clock and making the trip via Lordsburg to [ Silver City in five hours. MT. Sam Abraham. in his Packard, and MT. 7 Pickens Anderson, or the MoI.itatn Auto Company. made the run in four hours and forty minutes. EverJone who made the trip from Clifton were ioud in their praises Or the magnificen reception accorded the visitors and the hbspitable manner O. which they were entertained. The entire Saturday afternoon was spent in business meeting of the Association which was called to order by President w B. Kelly at p. m- MT E. " Travis, secretary of the Clifton Commercial Club, acted as temporary secretary during the ab- sence of Dr. L. A w Burtch, who was unavoidably absent. 4 roll call showed members present in person and by proxy from Riverside dounty, Calif- Ornia, Maricopa, Gila, Graham, and Greenlee counties in Arizona and Catron, Hidalgo, Grant, and Sierra counties in New Mexico. More than fifty delegates were in attendance and the keen interest manifested in the proceedings augurs well for the future success of the association.
 Delegates from he several counties told tof the progress of highway con struction along the route from Ele- phant Butte Dam in New Mexico through to the Roosevelt dam, in Arizona, lessing the distance through the wo states to Phoenix and Blythe California by more than hundred miles.
 Mr F. " Travis of Clifton intro. duced map of the route showing the exact mileage and the connecting feeders to this central route and with accompanying photographs il frustrated the scenic wonders and nat ural attractions along the way. Mr Travis talk was given close attention and general discussion by the dele gates followed. The map showed the importance of the Mule Creek inter Is,,I- z e-ix- ;1Dc l, At.i Zona side of the line in Greenlee coun ty and the Clifton delegation pledged the Association that this link woulf be constructed at the earliest date possible.
 The question of d name for the cen tral highway route through Arizon; and New MexicD was brought befort the meeting and it was decided tha the selection of a name should b. made by ballot of all the members, tn ballot to be mailed out bearing tn name suggestions submitted at tn meeting and others that might b made within the next thirty days Among the names suggested at tn meeing were Elephant Butte an Roosevelt Route '"The Sunkist Route e'New Mexico & Arizona Route '' Apache Trail Highway-Elephan Butte to Roosevelt Route"
 The new officers elected for tn ensuing year were:
 w. s. Cox. of Silver City, presiden and Burton Bunch. also of Silver Cit secretary Vice presidents were ele' ted as follows: New MeXico-Grar county. J. B.Gilehrist: Catron count, $. J. Kidder: Sierra county. c. Rhea; Hidalgo county, Frank Coon; Arizona-Greenlee county, H. Green: Gila county, R. c. Andru Graham county. Martin Layton; NJ ricopa county, Dwight B. Heard; Ca iforna-Riverside 6ounty A. A. Lo ton: Los Angeles county Frank Wi gins.
 The entertainment feature of II meeting. was banquet given Saturda evening at the New Mexico Cottas Sanatorium, at which the Grant Cou tv Chamber of Commerce was hos Many of the visiting delegates wel accompanied by their wives. Folio ing the banquet an informal dan' was held at the Community Hous and this proved especially enioyabl
 Delegates in Attendance
 Following is the list of delegat who attended the meeting: Arizona Greenlee county, Pete Riley, Joi Ward. MT. and Mrs. J. c. Nave,
 Anderson II. Ii. Flfth, h. w. oHnpS' and wife. w. D. Baker, MT. and MI Jones. J. c. Wright and wife. L.
 Scott and wife, E. H. Green and wi Mr Ritser. W. l.. Watkins. l.,
 Sweating. NJ O. Sims. A. s. Carro Sam Abraham and wife, O. A Risdc MT and Mrs. Nonnamaker. w
 Kelly, Dell NJ. Potter. H. D. Tann' E. B. Travis and wire, J. G. Coop E. R. Shortrfdge and wife, T.
 Hughes and W. T. Davis.
 Graham countv-Martin Laytt Fred Vaughtal. Willard Pace, O.
 Webster and Morin Layton.
 Gila county-R. c. Andrus and
 CurtZ.
 Grant county, outside of Silver c