Arizona republican., 1921-10-11
TUESDAY MORNING. OCTOBER II. 1921
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The "sisnIno" of Highway.

The action of the board of supervisors of this county in refusing let the Southern California Automobile club "sign" the Bankhead highway through the county. thus completing the "signingr from Fl Paso to California, will be approved by all who understand the purpose the signing" All the signing to be done county for the benefit of tourists and that is all signing should be done for. will be done and is being done by the Arizona Automobile club.
 The Southern California club is interested in Los Angeles and the territory thereabouts and not in the Bankhead highway since the latter runs to San Diego. destination which is of than no interest to the Angelenos
 At meeting at Douglas last May, taking ad- vantage of jealousy of Maricopa county in Pima and cochise and with the aid of the El Paso contn gent the Southern cafornians secured an arrange ment for signing the highway through the state us- ing the distinguishing marks of that club They contracted for the signs. Each community was to pay the cost of the signs in it, the Californians to secure the data and that has been done but is said not to be reliable.
 At this meeting the Arizona Automobile club applied for the very natural privilege of "sisning the Highway through the state but the Californans would have nothing do with it unless they could have continuous advertisement of Los Angeles from California Fl Paso.
 That privilege has been denied them as to this county and it is said that when application is made It VIII be denied them to Pinal. Only the coun- ties of Pima cochise Yuma are standing with the calfornians. Santa Cruz is loyal to the Ar- club.
 NOW the threat comes from Fl Paso that since the designs of the Angelenos have been frustrated by the Maricopa supervisors there will be nothing 10 do but to sign by the way of Tucson and Aio to Yuma and by the way socorro New Mexico to the northern through Arizona
 This threat however, does not take into account that signs do not make highways; they do not elim- mate great sand stretches and impossible and i'm passable roads and trails. They will not alter the course of the Bankhead highway which was laid out by competent and disinterested men for the con- venience of tourists and not for the glory of Los Angeles
 The best and shortest road through Southern Arizona lies through the Salt River valley and that IS the way tourists from the southeast will come though it be not decorated with the Los Angeles signs.
 The Southern California Automobile club has only hostile interest in southern Arizona Ii pains to divert traffic the northern route Evi oence Of its activity in this respect has been secured m the shape of copies of letters to tourists in reply II inquiries concerning the condition roads in the south.
 It will be far better for the various corn,,nit;as or this state to support the Arizona Automobile club which has been formed solely the aiding of tour lsts and thereby the impartial distribution of bene uts among all the communities of the state
 The upbuiding of Phoenix is not the purnosa of the club It recognizes the attractions of Tucson town Of great historic interest of present de- ngnt; or Bisbee. of Douglas. of Globe and of the Wnoie north Prescott, Williams Flagstaff with The incomparable climate the north and it's match less attractions such as the Grand Canyon inc pet r1iied Forest and the White mountains the play- ground of the nation.
 The Arizona Automobile club Is for all Arizona as the southern California club is for Los Angeles