Arizona republican., 1922-04-28

/ measure to public works of improves
/ nnent for relief, now, therefore,
| Be 1t Resolved: BY the United
States Good Roads association. and
| the Bankhead National Highway as
! sociation, in convention duly az
sembled, that we 60 on open record
as fayoring both in sentiment and ac-
| tive endeayor the preferential en-
ployment of ex-service men on an
/ public highway work, federal state
/ and county, and
Be 1t Further Resolved: That the
secretaries of the United States Good
Roads association and OF the Bank
head National Highway association
be instructed to give these resollf-
tions as much publicity as possible
/ and that a. copy of these resolutions
be prepared and forwarded to Ham
| ford McNider, National Commando
of the American Legion at Indian-
| apolis Indiana; to the director OF the
United States Bureau Of Public
Roads: and to the Highway Depart
ment of each state of the union.
For National System of Highways
We. the Members of the United
States Good Roads Association. OF
the Bankhead Highway Association,
IN meeting assembled, do hereby re-
solve:
!. That We memorialize the federal
government, to lay out, establish.
construct and maintain a national
| system OF modern highways, bv the
most practical and direct routes; and
to inter-connect the several capifals
of the forty eight states OF the Union.
one with the other, and with the
National Capital
z. Further that tI1is association ,ls:rse
congress to authorize the appropria
ton Of not less than 500, 000, 900 an
nually TO carry out the present pro-
4 gram of federal and state aid until
the proposed national system OF if,ter
state highways can be worked onr
and built for the nation.
.. Further we do hereby solemnlv
cati apon the president to support the
movement, and urge and insist that
congress appropriates as soon as pos
Slbie sufficient funds to build con-
struct and maintain a national sys-
/ tenn of inter- state highways, as here
IN proposed.
4. That a copy Of these resolutions
| pc sent by the director general Hon.
]. A. Rountree, to the President. SEN
ators and members of the house Of
representatives of the several states
Of the Union.
D. That a copy of these resolutions.
be also furnished by the direcfnr-
/ general TO the press
Thanks to All Who Aided Convenk;en
whereas, The Tenth annual con-
Eentlon Of the United States. Good
Roads association and Bankhead Ma
tlonat Highway association was in
Nlled TO hold its annual meeting in
ne Ilty OF Phoenix BY the Phoenix
chamber of commerce. Maricopa
county officials and the Arizona
State Good Roads association.
! therefore Be 1t Resolved: That
I the thanks OF these conventions be
tendered 10 the governor of Arizona.
| 70 the mayer Of Phoenix. TO the cham
| Der OF commerce. to the board Of
| supervisors of Maricopa county. the
| arizona State Good Roads associa-
tion, the Automobile Club Of Arizona.
the Junior chamber of commerce ana
al otner civic organizations that have
co operated and assisted in arrano
ing the details and entertainment f,r
tle visitors, members and delegates.
ana that the chamber of connmerce ii
hercby requested to notify all fnfli-
Vlduals and organizations of the sc4
! ton of this convention.
Resolved: Second. that the thanks
OF these organizations is rendered ta
Inc Republican and the Gazette. ana
eiie press generally throughout Ari-
/ iona Tor the splendid co-operafion
and publicity that they have eiv4n
| this convention.
foiloWIng the resolutions Mrs. Al
bert Z. Thornton of Georgia deIis-
cred an address the gist OF whichsf0l-s
lows:
Mrs. Thornton's Address
IL IS with great pleasure that i
respond to the invitation to take part
on Your program and bring a nessaenx
from from the women to this convention
The meeting in Phoenix this week Of
this large group of intelligent men
and women, from almost every state
IN the union, to consider methods OF
building and maintaining good roads,
OF educating the people to an appre-
clatlon OF their great value. and ofs
planning and securing legislation for
permanent federal and state aid for
this work, is undoubtedly one of the
greatest gatherings ever assembled In.
the United States for the economic
deYelopmnt of our country.
Th passage of the Townsend
Dowell bill, carrying the appropria
ton of $7o.000,000 federal aid for
road building in the states that match
II dollar for dollar, has evoked the
greatest interest throughout the
country and the states are rapidly
falling in line by creating highway
I commissions voting bond issues and
in many cases passing the necessary
constitutional amendments to enable
them 10 confirm to the provisions OF
the federal aid bill. Public interest
is aroused and we are realizing that
the development of our country is
absolutely dependent upon good
roads.
The history OF civilization has been
the history of transportation. Print
tive man planted his home by the
waterways so that with RATS and
dugouts he might iengthen his Jour.
neys and explore territories he could
never have otherwise reached. At
the dawn OF history we find cities
built on the great travel routes laid
out by the commerce of the earliest
peoples.
Changed Conditions
Now conditions, following the de-
velopment of the automobile and the
motor truck. have placed us at the
threshold OF another great advance
and if we keep our head in the march
Of civilization today We must begin
the greatest era of road building IN
lll als,o tie Yc0rll. SO dor