Arizona republican., 1921-02-13

chise, C. M Roberts; Gila, l.. D. Van Dyke; Greenlee, Norman Carmichael; Maricopa, A. J. Chandler ~ Mohave, w. A. Stevens; Navajo, James Scott; Pima, o. C. Parker; Pinal, J. G. keat- ing; Yavapai, c. c. StuiSey; Yuma, G. A. Marsh; Santa Cruz, I. P. Frazier, and Graham, w. w. Pace.
 Following the adjournment, about 50 of the delegates entered automobiles and were taken over part of the Mari copa county highway system to Fowl CT, where they were entertained at lunch by the Twohy Brothers Construc- ton company. A feature of this part of the convention proceedings was the attendance of Miss Joyce Adams Of Cochise county as mascot for the dele gates under the designation of Cactus Blossom" the state flower.
 | Addresses were made during the luncheon by o. c. Parker, newly elected president of the association; Dwight lB Heard, retiring president; Judge John Twohy, of the Twohy Brothers company; w. A. Neal, chairman of the | house road committed; E. $. Wheeler, district engineer for the federal bureaG of public roads; Thomas H. Maddoch. state engineer; Eugene Hackett, chair nah of the Maricopa County Highway l commission; Senator Charles E. Me Millin, Pinal county, and Thomas G. | Norris of Yavapai county. The visitors gave unstinted praise to the work that has been started in Maricopa county and to the manner in which it IS being prosecuted.
 The resolutions which were adopted by the convention yesterday with the exception of those which have been
 given in the foregoing follow:
 Resolutions Adopted
 l. Be it Resolved. that the Arizona
 Good Roads association, at annua
 meeting assembled, desires to extend to Harry WeIch, the secretary and treasurer of the association, their ap-
 preciation of the good 4xork that he
 has done in this office and to con
 gratulate him on the economy witt which he has handled the affairs oi the association.
 } 2. Be it Resolved. that the Arizona } Good Roads association, assembled 1T Phoenix, herewith express our appre- citation of the welcome and courtesies eNtended to us by MT. Thompson 1T behalf of the city of Phoenix, and te the chamber of commerce for then courtesies.
 3. The establishment throughou r the state of some practical road patr@
 system for the purpose of decreasins
 maintenance costs and preventing th' 5 heavy loss that occurs from the lacf
 of prompt repair.
 l A. Resolved, that the officers of thi 8 association be requested to urge upol g MT Thomas Mcdonald. the chief of thu l federal road bureau, to furnish tn 7 association as promptly as possible Q the results of the recent investigation = of the federal road bureau of variou l, types of road construction in Califor mia.
 5. The creation by the Good Road | association of a new committee to b = known as the Research Committee
 
 :, careful investigation of modern roa = construction methods and investigat a thoroughly the operation of highwa = commissions in states with condition IL similar to Arizona, for the purpose e should Investigations justify, of pre-
 senting to the next meeting of tn Il legislature or highway convention. e G. That congress be asked to creat . a method of financing by the nation c s roads across Indian reservations on 7. plan which will secure early construc e ton in order that communities no' '1 widely separated by extensive acres C -s Indian reserves may be afforded
 means of communication.
 a 10. A constructive, graduated mo '- tor vehicle law which would provide = reasonable return from motor vehicles n consistent with the steadily increasin l. tonnage and the steadily increasin IT use by these vehicles of the publi l. highways; such funds to be used fc IS maintenance purposes
 > II. Legislative action which woul 9r enable state and county highway off
 cials to manufacture their own road
 making material. including cemen h. when in their judgment such actio l. would result in more economical roa of construction.
 Id 12. We recommend that in the pa. I'd sage by congress Gf federal aid legi.
 lation. such as provided for in u ty Sells bill recently passed by u IS house of representatives, that flu D. credit be allowed Arizona for the