The copper era and Morenci leader., 1921-06-24
SILVER CITY WILL DEDICATE BLACK
 RANGE HIGHWAY

A number of Cliftonites are plan ming on motoring c<er to Silver City Sunday, July 3 and join the Silver City good roads boosters in the dedi- cation of the Black Range National Highway through that state on July 4th
 The dedication exercises will take the form of basket picnic to be held in Barenda Valley, fifty-eight miles east of Silver City and is to be an interstate event attended by dignitar- ies from Arizona and New Mexico
 Definite assurance that State High way Engineer Thomas F. Maddock, of Arizona, will represent Governor Campbell has been received Col. Dell M. Potter, president of the Southern National Highways association, has accepted an invitation to speak Gov. ernor M c. Mechem of New Mexico, and G. A. Martin, managing editor of the Fl Paso Herald, and president ol the Fl Paso Auto club, speakers who accepted invitations some time ago will reach Hillsboro on the night of July 3rd, when they will be enter tained by dinner given by Hills bOro's business men.
 The speaking program will start at 10 o'clock on the morning of the Fourth. Those who attend should leave Silver City about 6 o'clock in the morning to make the drive copi- fortably and avoid confusion. It is ordinarily about . 3-.iour drive The scene is 5S miles from Silver City and the road will be we'll signed. The start back will be made by the pro cessjon at 1 o'clock. The crowd should reach Silver City by o'clock, allow l ing time for viewing the scenery. and l for delays occasioned by heavy ] travel
 f arrangements for the street dance in Silver City on the night of tho ! Fourth are being concluded by the | special committee composed of Clar 1 cree Bayne, Eddie Ward and Nel5or Saunders. A special dance is to bt i held at Hillsboro on the night of ths Fourth, so the program will concIud. l with dancing at each end of the new | t,igi1"r; Y. Other special comnItree 1 named ia | Wednesday by the Gran County Chamber of Commerce in con | nection with the celebration, includ T finance committee and receptio committee. The finance committe is composed of H. E. Bassett, Clal | ence A. Bennett Leo Schiff and R. [ T Haven. This committee has dread
 made collections for the picnic fund The reception committee is compose
 of Percy Wilson, Don w, Lusk an
 w A. Welsh.
 Large posters advertising tn
 Fourth Of July celebration in dedics ticn of the new Black Range, highwa , are being mailed out from Silver Cit
 this week to chambers of commerce
 garages and newspapers in man
 towns in New Mexico, Arizona Cali
 ornia and other states. The poster
 carry map of the highway betwee
 Silver City and Hillsboro, and tn
 point at which the celebration is t
 be held have been plainly indicate
 thereon.
 The wide distribution of the poster
 to draw attention of tourists to it. S
 the picnic in great numbers from di
 tant points. but such distribution wi
 serve to advertise the new road, an
 to draw attention of tuorists to it, S
 that they will be familiar with
 later. Large crowds are promise
 from nearer points, however, incluC I ing Albuquerque, Socorro and othe t New Mexico towns. and Clifton, Pho' nix. Globe and other cities in Ar Zona.