The copper era and Morenci leader., 1921-04-22
BIG DELEGATION PROMISED. FUR TRIP T0 SILVER CITY

tion from Greenlee county proposes to attend the annual meeting of the Southwestern Good Roads Association to be held in Silver City Saturday afternoon, April 23,l at 2,-p. m.
 The cars bearing the Greenlee county delegation will leave Clifton Saturday morning at 6 o'clock .arriv. ing at Silver City at noon. At Dun can the Clifton, Duncan and Morenci delegation will be joined by the Graham county delegation, and Gila county delegates. The Phoenix Cham-i ber of Commerce is sending two de- legates who will arrive by train.
 As the Era goes to press those from Clifton who have signified their in tention of representing this county at the annual meeting include Minor O. Simms, E. B. Travis. Dell M. Pot l ter, F. H. Green, R. w. Simpson, w. B. Kelly. c. J. Brooke, J. G. Cooper, | L. F. Sweating, O. A. Risdon. D. E. | .Andress. Mayor Jones. A. H. Cooper, l J. C. Wright Sam Abraham, M. J. l Hannon It is expected by Saturday morning not less than twenty five Cliftonites will join in the trip to Silver City.
 In an article calling attention to the meeting of the Association the Silver City Enterprise says: An important meeting of the Southwestern Good Roads association for 1921 will be held in Silver City Saturday, April g, for a discussion of the possibilities of the route. and the problems to be met before the western end of the line is completed through Mule Creek to Clifton, Ariz., It is expected that as many as 25 de 1egates will be in attendance. The Clifton delegates will make up part of the caravan that is to leave Silver City on Monday. April 25, by way of Hillsboro. PalomasI1ot Springs, for a trip over the road to Socorro and on to Albuquerque, to boost for the use or the highway by tourists who desire to go west from Elephant Butte, or who may be diverted from other west ern lines at Socorro and Albuquerque. Large road signs will be erected along the route by the Silver City delega- tion Delegations from Hillsboro and Palomas Hot Springs will join the Silver City and Clifton crowds in their respective towns
 State Engineers Expected
 The Southwestern Good Roads As sociation is in receipt of letter from Hon. Thos. Maddock, state engineer of Arizona, saying: q will try to get to Silver City on April 23rd and will make it if I am in the eastern part of the state on or about that date" ~ Silver City advises that State En gineer Gillette, or his representative, is expected to be present at the annual meeting.
 In addition to the business meetings of the Association, Silver City is planning program of entertainment and sightseeing concluding with a banquet to be served to the delegates Saturday evening.
 Time and Distance Shortened
 On the Arizona side of the line the Clifton Franklin road is in splendid shape Graham county will raise the interest rate on it's bond issue, still remaining unsold, which will insure their immediate sale; there is 30 mile-an-hour road nearly into Gero- nimo from Globe, and work is driv- ing ahead with the Superior Miami road, all of which indicates that in the near future an autoist should be able to go from Clifton to Phoenix in nine or ten hours With the Mule SlCSh ilIh COIAOCLCu LAiOuSh lO Noil yer City the time consumed for on auto trip from Silver City to Phoeniz should not exceed twelve hours.
 Petition to Bankhead N. Highway
 Last week the Grant County Cham Der of Commerce adopted a resolu tion and forwarded same to the Bankhead Highway Association and The United States Good Roads As Snciafinn in cncSinn at boro, North Carolina. bearing on the Grand Central Route through Arizona and New Mexico. which in part reads as follows:
 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RE SOLVED that the Grant Count, Chamber of Commerce with head quarters in Silver City, New Mexico by action of it's authorized Road Com mittee. hereby appeals to the Nation al Convention of the Bankhead High way Association and the United States Good Roads Organization il assembly at Greensboro, North Caro lima April 18th to 23rd, to designat the route from Elephant Butte Dam with proper eastern connections, yves by way of Hillsboro: Mimbres Ho Springs and Mimbres Valley; tn Chino Mines at Santa Rita; For Bayard, Silver City and Mule Greek New Mexico, and Clifton, Arizona, a a part of the main line of the Banf head National Highway.
 Graham Planning Paved Roads
 A plan to have a paved road i Graham county, through the yer heart of the county from Solomonvill to Pima at least and probably fror Solomonville to San Carlos, was dii cussed at a meeting of about 30 r' presentative men of the county, hei in the courthouse at Stafford one nigh last week. The plan, as figured or by Martin Layton, clerk of the Boar