Arizona republican., 1921-01-10
MIAMI MAN POINTS
 OUT IMPORTANCE IF
 SUPERIOR HIGHWAY

Is Maricopa county asleep, awak- ening, or awake ?" asked a Miami busi- ness man last evening in conversation with a Phoenix merchant. upon his arrival in Phoenix over the Superior highway from Miami. ''In so far as the realization of the importance of the Superior Miami highway to the Salt River valley is concerned, it ap- peared to me on my visit to Phoenix six months ago that the business men of this city were asleep" he continued. Now, am assured by some of you live citizens that you are awakening. It is to be hoped that in the very near future the farmers and business men of the Salt River valley will be fully awake on this subject. To me it has been amazing that your people seem not to have realized what the com pletion of the Miami Superior high way means from a commercial view point to this valley"
 "'The Globe Miami district, with its great copper mines. and er-growing needs, is the richest trade district in Arizona, outside the valley, which legitimately should come within the Salt River valley trade area. This valley should feed us, and supply our wants. Fl Paso and Los Angeles are doing 1t now, as they have done in the past. That means that a trade amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars monthly is going outside the state. It should come to Phoenix Are your farmers. merchants and whole salers interested in grabbing a month ly business that actually amounts to hundreds of thousands of dollars Twenty-Five thousand people in Gila county want to trade with you, want to come down and visit you and spend their money with you. Are you inter ested?"
 Well, whats the answer? Complete the Miami Superior highway, now over half constructed. Give us a chance to travel easily. comfortably. cheap1y and quickly to the valley and the cap ital. an dto transport goods the same way. The Miami Superior highway reduces the distance to the Globe Miami district by 2S miles. cutting the mileage down from 112 miles by the present shortest route to S4. And what is much more important there will not be a grade of over six per cent on the Miami Superior highway between Phoenix and Globe. With the completion of the highway, the tray cling time by auto between the two districts will be reduced more thar one-half. There will not be a more Important or more feasible route fo, the transportation of merchandise by auto trucks in the state, when th, highway is completed.
 People of the Globe Miami Siistric- will be able to motor to Phoenix 1T four hours over a splendid road ant py route replete with variety. gran deur and picturesqueness of natura scenery" .
 The road funds available for the cohstruction' of the highway are nearing exhaustion, and it will reouir, generous appropriation from the present legislature to finish tha road The state. federal government and IIlla and Pilal counties already havs invested close to half a million dol
 ID US construction. To finish fl as quickly as is practicable annears tr me 70 be one of the most highly de- slranle things which can happen tr ene Salt River valley. as well as te everyone else concerned. Are the Sal, River valley people boosting as hard as they should? Think 1t over's