Arizona republican., 1922-03-21
GOVERNOR
PLANS To ATTEND
CONVENTION HERE

The prospects Of Gov. Emmett l..
BOYLE of Nevada attending the meet
ing of the United Good Roads asso-
citation on April 24-29 and delivering
an address and participating in the
proceedings of the convention are
very bright. He has already written
Governor Campbell stating that he is
making every effort possible to at
tend Director Rountree is in re-
ceipt of the following telegram from
him:
| have your letter of the 18th
inst, and can assure you that il
it is at all possible for me to at
tend the convention | will be
there.
Governor Boyle has many friends
in Arizona and Phoenix who are anX-
ious to extend to him a number of
courtesies and they are looking for
ward with a great deal OF pleasure to
his coming.
The official die. which was au-
thorized by a special act of congress
for the Phoenix postoffice, bearing
the slogan Visit Phoenix. Arizona,
April 24-29, United States Good
Roads Week has arrived and has
been put in service so that every let
ter and piece of first class mail leav-
ing Phoenix bears this slogan. The
first letters to bear this slogan going
out of the Phoenix postoffice were
written to Senator Henry +. Ashurst
and Congressman Carl Hayden by
Director General Rountree and Post
master Michalson, cordially thanking
them for their splendid work in in
ducing congress to pass this meas
ure which so extensively advertises
the city of Phoenix. the state of Ari-
zona and the United States Good
Roads association. This is the first
time that the federal congress has
recognized the meeting Of any good
roads organization, is we'll as a city
the size of Phoenix.
1t is estimated that more than So,
900 letters are mailed at the Phoenix
postoffice each day, so it will be seen
what a wonderful amount of adyer-
tising will be secured by same.
Information reaches the headduar-
ters of the United States Good Roads
association that Omaha, Neb.. and
Houston, Tex, will extend invita-
tions as well as New Orleans, Green
vile, s.. c., Birmingham. Ala, De-
troit. Mich. and Fort Worth, Tex.
for the 1923 convention. The ques-
ton over the next place of meeting
will arouse a wonderful amount of
interest i'll the coming meelnR, as
well as other important questions
that will come before the convention.
The latest acceptance on the pro-
gram is Hon. John Craft. member of
the state highway commission of
Alabama, president of the Alabama
Good Roads association and one OF
the most noted good roads advocates
in America. Mr.. Craft boasts OF
having attended more good roads
convention than any other man in the
country. He has taken an active
part in good roads legislatures in his
native state, as well as throughout
the nation. Commissioner Craft viii
address the convention on Federal
Policy to Match State Aid Policy.
He is coming to the convention TO
cooperate in helping TO secure the
adoption of policy by the federal
government to make continual ap-
preparation for ten years, so that
real constructive plans can be worked
out by the states in CO. operation with
the federal government.
Gov. h. +. Morgan of West Nfr-
ginia has appointed 100 delegates
to represent the state of West Vir-
ginia at the coming convention. He
writes Director General Rountree that
many of the men that he has ap-
pointed have promised positively they
will attend. He closes his letter by
wishing for the success of the con-
vention.