Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1921-02-12

Harry Welch, secretary-treasurer,
then read his annual report, after
which Thomas A. Maddox, state en-
gineer. was introduced by President
Heard After describing briefly the
work of the highway department of
the state, its magnitude and its i'm
portance. he spoke in part as follows.
State Engineer Speaks
"The highway department of the
state has been carrying a heavy load.
In addition to its ordinary work it has
carried on preparatory surveys of
every through road across the state.
and has completed this labor on pro-
posed roads the construction of which
will involve an expenditure of from
$40, ,000,0 600 to $12 100000. In other
words, we want to know where's the
other end of the road Is before We
start or before the money is appro-
priated.
'I want to correct here some mis-
apprehension about the financial
status OF the state highway depart
ment. Our assets would have met our
liabilities on January 1. At this time
they have gone little behind, but the
department, although it needs help
badly, is in good and efficient shape
Mr.. Maddox then referred to the
purchase by the highway department
of a quantity of federal road equip
ment at Is per cent of it's cost, and
then said:
Now we are ready to go. II the
legislature and the state wants US to
continue our work. we are ready. We
are nearly broke. but we are not ruined
| by any means" He then went into
discussion of national problems.
| w. A. Neal. chairman of the roads
committee of the lower house of the
state legislature. then addressed the
delegates and explained the omnibus
bill which carries appropriations to-
taling about $4,000 for the construc-
ton of highways in eight or nine proj-
ects.
This ended the mornings session.
Committees Named
The afternoons business commenced
with committee appointments. These
| follow:
state and national policies: Fred
T. Golfer, Apache: w C Rittenhouse.
Coconino; l. j. Bowen, Cochise; T. c..
Thomas. ella; A. j. Chandler, Mari
copa: W. B. Stevens. Mohave: J. p.
| Mallory, Pima; J. G. Keating, Pinal:
II. Dewitt Smith, Yavapai, and A. j.
Eddy. Yuma.
Members of the committee on Gre
dentials and membership were named:
Pat Slaughter. Apache; Fred Caring
Coconino: John Hart, Cochise; J. w.
Strobe, ella; G. Lang. Maricopa; n
r. Batterton. Pima; L. e Kel1ner Jr.
Pinal: W. II. i. Jones, Yavapai, and
B. F. Whiting, Yuma.
A third committee on general reso-
lutions included: Samuel Lane.
Apache; W. A. Campbell. Coconino; c.
M. Roberts, Cochise; J. L. Hopes.
Gila; J. G. Dobbins, Maricopa; o. c.
Parker, Pima; W. w. Lane, Pinal: c.
c. Stukey. Yavapai, and G. A. Marsh,
Yuma
Following the committee appoint
ments, Senator C. E. Larson, chairman
of the senate committee on good roads.
addressed the delegates. He spoke in
part as follows:
Senator Larson's Address
The United States is undoubtedly
the wealthiest nation in the world, not
only because we have limitless natural
resources which have been here since
the beginning of time, but, even in a
, greater measure, because we have had
: the most honest the most skillful and
the most intelligent labor forces in the
world Without labor all our wealth is
| only potential
During this period of stress it seems
to me that we are too wealthy-or we
could not afford to have hundreds of
: thousand of men out of employment
= This is waste. IF we were not toe
wealthy it would be possible, by plac-
t ing in some manner the unemployed al
work. to add to our national wealth tc
1 unlimited degrees. We have evolved an
= economic policy that is proving disas-
? trous. II is giving us peaks and hol
2 lows, and it is now incumbent upon us
I to consider a policy that viii do away
! with such irregularities.
! And my point in the foregoing re-
marks is this: The time when we car
most afford to undertake public work