The copper era and Morenci leader., 1922-01-13
Mule Creek Road Camp Entertains Commercial Club and Good Roads
 Visitors; Optimism Features Talks

OAS OA ShC I1OoI SuJOydDlS events in the history of the Clifton Conner clai Club occurred this (Friday) afternoon when the Club, and visit ing members of the Southwestern Good Roads Association, were the guests of the State Highway Depart ment at camp dinner given on the Mule Creek Road, now under con-
 structlon to the New Mexico line, at point sixteen miles distant from
 Clifton.
 The state highway officials at the camp, including Engineer R. E. Law
 renee, Chief Clerk J. B. Armbrust
 and Foreman O. T. Lyon, proved
 themselves royal entertainers. Good fellowship, hospitality and enthusi- asm reigned supreme from the time the first automobile load arrived t~ the camp until the last guest had departed.
 Fifteen automobiles conveyed be-
 tween sixty and seventy Cliftonites
 and visiting guests to the construc- tion camp, arriving there shortly before two o'clock following a delight full drive of sixteen miles, the last six miles being over the Mule Creek Link, which although newly con- structed, can be easily negotiated at l the rate of twenty miles per hour or | 1setter The arr1ving guests were greeted by -Messrs Lawrence and 1 .Armbrust in a most hospitable man. ner and everybody felt at home and
 glad they had come.
 Shortly after two o'clock the din ner gong sounded from the mess | tent and the crowd filed in to be seated at two long tables simply
 loaded down with good things to eat. i There was roast beef and potatoes
 and gravy; lima beans and spaghetti
 and a lot of other good things too
 numerous to mention .including de-
 licious pumpkin pie.
 | The luncheon at the road camp l had been arranged for the same date of the regular semi-monthly luncheon
 of the Clifton Commercial Club and l after everyone had completely satis- l fled the inner man President Burtch.
 of the Commercial Club, rapped for
 order and presided during the re- | mainder of the program as toast l master.
 | There were several dandy, talks | made by club members and visitors from abroad and the highly repre-
 sentative assemblage time and time
 again liberally applauded when the Il speakers gave expression to the sen timent and enthusiasm which per l vaded the atmosphere.
 | Mir R. E. Lawrence. construction
 engineer in charge of the work on the Mule Creek Link. welcomed the
 guests on behalf of The State High way Department in a happy manner
 and referred in a facetious manner to some critical rumors that had f> hic From thn remarks of MT. Lawrence we learned that nine miles of the Mule Creek had
 been practically completed since work was started on the last days oi ! October. The road has now reached
 the foot of Black Jack gap and some
 heavy work is ahead for the next eight CT nine miles to the New Mexico
 line. The road is expected to be
 open for traffic the latter part of this year The first nine miles has been completed at an approximate cost
 of S22,OO0 The road bed is twelve feet wide. across the mesa, and is
 well drained. Sixty men are on the
 payroll including fifteen who arc foreman, bosses truck drivers. cooks and kitchen helpers. The number ; of employees is expected to be in creased as the heavy work progres ses MT. Lawrence promised his , best to have the road open for traffic in order that Greenlee county boost
 CTS could attend the 4th of July pic nic and celebration in the Mule Creel section.
 MT Lamar Cobb, who was presen from Fl Paso. former state engineer for Arizona, complimented the citi
 zens of Greenlee county. Arizona. ant
 Grant County New Mexico, on thei1
 cooperative spirit in making tho
 construction of the interstate link possible and predicted large auto . tourist traffic over the route iron Elephant Butte Dam to Phoenix.
 MT. A. T. Thomson. of New Yorl
 but formerly of Clifton, with al
 evidence of emotion, expressed hi:
 pleasure at once again being among
 his old friends and congratulated the
 Club on it's efforts for good roads as
 shown by the large number of en thusiasts present at such a time. MT Thomson recalled how Black Jack Canyon received it's name and incl i dentally stated that the last time
 he saw Black Jack" he was reposint ! in pine box about six feet long I Pete Riley, who was sitting opposite l Mr. Thompson, proposed that the & speaker conclude ms remarks WlIH | y song entitled Bonnie Jean, Whlcf I the speaker was wont to render or , special occasions in the old days. The I sneaker declined the invitation on the
 ground that he only sang that sons { under certain conditions, and tha' those same conditions had not pre- f vailed since 1914.
 r Norman Carmichael retiring gen I eral manager of the A c. Co., Ltd , as 2 result of the merger with Phe!p! l. Dodge Corporation. received a com |. plimentary tribute from the toast l. master for the interest and assist
 anca he had always given on the gooC roads program in this county anf
 was heartily applauded when ht