The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-03-23
BUREAU
MOVES OFFICES
TO PHOENIX
District Headquarters
Have Been Here for
Four Years

Ernest <. wheeler. district en-
ginccr OF the the federal road 5u-
reau. announced this morning that
he headquarters for the district
have been moved To Phoenix. Ariz.,
and that Phoenix has been rccog-
! ni2od az the headquarters sincr
Monday. This office has been To-
/ Gated In Albuquerque for the past
our years. since the creation ~
he bureau. II employs about ~
men In tho office he q ana $500
n month payroll. The fold force
is much larger.
The reasons given by Mr..
| Wheeler for the removal Of the
| ,fficrs to Phoenix are that II Will
mean greater economy. efficiency
md dispatch in the work Of that
/ office. IN. office operates under
the Sun Francisco office a. tho bu-
rcau. and the now headquarters
will he much closer to san Fran
! cisco. and In direct telephone
! communication with san Frun.
[ cisco.
The bureau. while located in
/ Albuquerque. wheeler stated, was
In neither state capital Of the two
states Of Arizona and New Mexico.
which make up tnr southwestern
district. This he says. mad" much
unnecessary work and loss ct
time. lie figures that on an aver
age IS days time can DE saved on
each road project going through
he hands OF the bureau
Branch Oi.Irc IoS.
4 branch Office tor Npw Mexico
will Ls lon iu Albuquerque FOR a
few weeks and then moved 10
/ santa Pc. whore it win Doe located
Iu the new federal building a
/ forcs of four mon are being lot
.n tho Sew NrNicn office and the
reminder ~ the force will bc
moved % Phoenix Henry T..
Martin will hc len in charge Of
the Sew McNico office as senior
: officer.
ihc removal ~ tho offices"
Mr. wheeler said this morning
"ls by orders 81 the chief Of the
bureau % has been under con
liberation Tor about two years
purposcly acted quietly Ia the
matter go mat no effcft would b"
made by Albuquerque tu block the
move as they have done ON for
AMOR uccIFiuur'
JIst about n year aro II was
learned that an attempt vas being
made to move the office from Al
/ ]huuucrquc. and 90 that time tho
chamber of Commerce conferred
with wheeler and succeeded in
having the offices kept here.
Tho Chamber of Commerce
learned OF the protpccted move
hero a few days aEo, and yester-
day n telegram was scnt 10 Sen
ptor Holm - Hursum to- see u
the offices could not be kept here.
lie replied u~ follows.
Have jus. had "a conference
with Mcdonald head of the fed
eral road service. He has made
I positive statement that only forces
Ito bee moved are those which VIII
have 10 do with Arizona highways.
Tho force having control Of Scw
Mexico highway Will remain iu
New Mexico and Vory likely con
tinuc to stay In Albuquerque
Thore have been no arrangements
made 10 move 70 Santa Re except
that % short time q application
had hocn made 10 move into the
Federal building al Santa Fo.
whore I am Informed there * no
space
This telegram vas received from
Bursum this morning by the man
agor Of tho Chamber of Com.
mcrce. When Ct was shown q,
wheeler he said u have moved
low, and there is nothing TO stuI
ne"
Tho entire force ~ the Office
vas buoy all morning packing th'
nj niturc and equipment at the
,ffoc Tor shipment to Phoenix
ne offices ~ the bureau hnv'
ca1 in the Korher building on
North second street.
Tho Chamber OF Commerce sen
mother telegram to Bursum thii
afternoon, pointing out the tru'
fate Of affairs.