Arizona republican., 1922-04-27
Tells Story of the
Linking of East West
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trucks and vehicles of war, but t,
make the destruction complete tn
magnificent trees were completed,
destroyed, either by being cut dowi
within three feet OF the ground fol
miles on top of miles. or killed II
other ways, and left to bare theil
scared and blackened limbs like
skeletons, against the blue sky o.
sunny France!
While there may not be as yet an.
large concerted part among ths
women of North Carolina in the goo6
roads movement, in spots, and wher
at all it IS very active, as shown By
Miss Berry in getting things started
and in another instance Of which
heard just recently. A number Of
women in a certain community want
ing a connecting link Of hard surface
road, and not being able to get II
done through state or county. did II
themselves, and did it well, too. II
the women of my state continue the
high attainment of the beginning in
the good roads movement. they. al
any rate. will not be willing to SUBJ
scribe to DIR. Alderman's reply to the
ouierry OF a gentleman from Virginia,
Where is North Carolina anyway? II
was at a banquet in Richmond given
in honor Of DIR. Alderman. a highly
cultured North Carolinian, whom Vir-
ginia has secured as president OF her
university. who quick as a flash re-
piled: Its a valley OF humiliation,
lying between two mountains OF con-
ceiti
Certainly there IL nothing so pot
ent for the changing of valleys of
humiliation into valleys OF happiness
as good roads, leading as they do to
opportunity, to a larger vision, a
closer contact with ones own kind,
and to create service along the great
highway of life.
Woman's part along life's highway
is surely to make smooth the rough
places for a fellow traveller, and when
to this quality of tender considera-
ton is added the practical efficiency
OF the woman of 1922, not only will
flowers blossom the way but the road
itself will be seen cleaning from
afar. leading generations yet to come
TO fairer fields and broader vision.
we build not for the day that is, but
for the day that is to be!
John A. Crook
John A. Crook, of Denver. Colo,
then delivered a scholarly address on
saThe Problem of the Ages. Trans
portation." A summary of his re-
marks follows:
Fundamentally ALI progress - all
Iization-every forward move
ment--in this world-depends upon
three things. First, upon transport
ation--second, upon education-and
third, upon resurrection.
So the purpose of this meeting of
the United States Good Roads asSo-
citation, and other kindred and asso-
ciate organizations assembled here,
Is to improve education of yourselves
and OF all our citizen taxpayers. to
the needs of this country along the
lines of highway transportation. You
must devise ways and means to con-
stantly improve our great network
OF roadways, which constitute the
very arteries through which flow the
iifeblood of the nation. And so 1t is
fitting and proper that you should
assemble here in this beautiful city
of Phoenix. The name Phoenix"
taken from Egyptian mythology, sig
nifies sacred female bird similar
to an eagle, but with red and golden
plumage This great bird lived in
the deserts Of Arabia for five or six
hundred years, and then came forth
to Helopolis, where she built herself
q funeral pyre of wood and aromatic
gum. She then set fire to this by
the tanning OF her wings and so
consumed herself on her own altar.
But she rose again from the ashes,
young and beautiful. So you, Phoe-
nix, are an emblem of immortality
and OF resurrection.
Was any other city ever blest with
= name more beautiful and more
than the name Phoenix !?
May you, Phoenix, on this occasion.
by the tanning of your wings, set
fire to this meeting, that we may
arise from it stirred with action.
We are more enlightened than
those of the past ages, because wei
have profited by their experiences.
their failures and their successes
Our knowledge is but the resurrec-
tion OF the store of knowledge Of
dead thinkers And so, gentlemen,
feel that Phoenix has set us a good
example, according to mythology she
Is now risen from her ashes.
Speed Is Cry
OF course, when / say transport
alton. realize that it brings to the
minds of our younger generation the
idea of speed. Everywhere we go or
turn we meet this idea-speed-
Apeed-and more speed. I found that
New Workers pride themselves on
the speed of their twentieth century