Arizona republican., 1922-04-29

at the convention on Tuesday
proved for the construction of this
highway, a greater per cent of fed
eral aid funds out of the recent all
lotment than any other inter- state
route in Arizona, and
WHEREAS, the United States gov
ernment has called upon the Arizona
State Highway department to desig-
nate the per cent system for fed
eral aid, now therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Bank
head National Highway association
join with the official bodies and
commercial organizations of the
counties of Cochise, Santa Cruz,
Pima, Pinal, Maricopa and Yuma, in
requesting the governor of Arizona.
the State Highway department, and
the secretary of agriculture, to desig-
nate the above mentioned route as the
primary inter- state highway through
the state of Arizona.
Adopted at the annual meeting of
the Bankhead National Highway as
ISOLATION, held at Phoenix Arizona,
this 2Sth day of April, A. d. 1922.
These resolutions were adopted at
a joint meeting of the two conven-
tions
maoe ETe members
WHEREAS, delegates have been
appointed from 40 states in the Union
to attend the tenth annual conven-
ton of the United states Good Roads
association at Phoenix, Arizona,
April 24-29, and recognizing that
these delegates are deeply interested
out the nation and are deserving a
membership in this association.
Therefore, Be 1t Resolved. That
all delegates registered at the con-
vention, also those appointed from
the different states are eligible and
are hereby elected TO life member
ship in the United States Good Roads
association and that the director
general is authorized and instructed
to inform them of the same and to
invite them to accept life membership
as per the terms of the organization.
Bill Is Endorsed
WHEREAS, the government of the
United States has established great
Indian reservations throughout the
states of the West and the South
west, and
WHEREAS, in many of these states
the area of Indian reservations
reaches enormous proportions, and
WHEREAS, these great reserva-
tions contribute nothing in the way
of taxes to the states wherein they
are situated, and
WHEREAS, the same states are
the last great regions offering the
best for the future development of
the nations resources. and
WHEREAS. the same states are
sparsely populated, and it is to the
best interests of the nation that
they be opened up for settlement and
development at as early date as
possible, and
WHEREAS, the failure to build
roads across said great Indian reser-
vations seriously interferes with the
progress of road construction. not
only in the states where the Indian
reservations are located, but with the
plans for road building in adjoining
states, because of lack of proper con-
Meeting facilities. and
WHEREAS, the same Indian reser-
vations because of their great area
and lack of highways. prevent COM
munication between centers of popu-
lation within states, and
WHEREAS, the best development
can proceed from the early construc-
ton OF highways throughout the
states 10 take care OF the ever IN
creasing volume of travel by motor
vehicle from the Atlantic ocean to
the Pacific coast, Now Therefore
BE 1T RESOLVED, that the Bank
head National Highway association
and the United States Good Roads
association in joint session assembled
at Phoenix, Arizona, April 26. 1922
do here endorse the purposes an6
principles contained in H. r. 905i
introduced by Honorable Carl Hay.
den, congressman from Arizona. the
purpose OF the said bill being to pro-
vide funds for the construction ol
| through highways across untaxed In.
dian reservations.
Oppose Dunn Bill
Resolved that the Banlxhead Ma