Arizona republican., 1922-04-21
GOOD ROADS TRAIN
ON WAY To PHOENIX
BRINGS DELEGATES

The Good Roads Special bound for
Phoenix left Washington last night
en- route to New Orleans, On board
this Good Roads Special are dele
gates from New Jersey, New York,
Virginia, North and South Carolina,
Alabama. Georgia, Mississippi and
Louisiana. This special will arrive
Friday in New Orleans and will be
taken in charge by the Southern
Pacific railroad and will reach Phoe-
nix on Monday morning at $50,
April a.
1t is expected that number of
delegates from Florida and Louisia-
ma will join this special at New Or
leans. and quite a number OF dele
gates from Texas viii take passage
on this train en- route. At El Paso
the Oklahoma, Arkansas and NUM-
ber of other delegates are expected
to join this train.
Numbers of kilograms have been
received by Director General Roun-
tree from various delegates, stating
that they are leaving their homes
and asking that reservations be made
for them.
The Phoenix chamber Of commerce
has appointed a special reception
committee to meet this train and
escort the delegates to their respect
i've hotels and to the registration
Headquarters at the Adams hotel,
where all the members and delegates
will register, receive badges and
tickets to various entertainments and
programs.
Gov. Thomas E. Campbell. who has
taken an active interest in inviting
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attend this convention and partici-
pate in the same, and who is deeply
interested in good roads and the
success of the convention, Mas ap-
pointed 1000 delegates to represent
Arizona at this convention. He has
seleeted the leading citiZens in every
community in the communities and
urged them to come and participate
in the convention. All delegates ap-
pointed by Governor Campbell are
requested to call at the headquarters
of the United States Good Roads as
sociation at the Hotel Adams Mon
day, April "a, and register. receive
badges, literature and full inforn1a-
ton. The delegates appointed BY
him in Arizona are expected to serve
as members of the state reception
committee and to feel perfectly at
home in Phoenix in aiding the cham
ber Of commerce and various civic
organizations in entertaining the
delegates from other states.
The Phoenix chamber OF commerce
has arranged with the Santa Fe and
Southern Pacific conductors on all
trains entering Phoenix, to give in
formation to the delegates and visit
ors distribute circulars and programs
and help in every way to take care OF
the visitors that will be in this city.
The executive officers of the Unit
ed States Good Roads association,
Bankhead National Highway asso-
citation and United States Good
Roads show desire the public to know
that all meetings of the three organ
izations will be held at the Arizona
state fair grounds and that all other
meetings and functions are free and
everybody Is invited 10 come out and
listen to the distinguished speakers,
enjoy the music and see the United
States Good Roads exhibit that has
been sent from the bureau of public
roads at Washington.
A number of exhibits have already
arrived and are arranging their
booths and installing their macnin :
cry. Among the first to arrive IS
n L. Dewey. general sales manager
of the Republic Truck company of
Alma, Mich, which will display three
of their latest model trucks
Al. r. Douglas, representing the
Holt Tractor company of Stockton,
Calf, has also arrived and placed his
exhibit in position.
kilograms from other exhibitors
have been received and they are ex-
pected to be on hand Saturday morn
ing.
information has been received that
the United States Good Roads ex-
hibit is now in charge of the South
ern Pacific and is being rushed to
Phoenix and will arrive here in time
to be installed Monday morning.