Arizona republican., 1922-02-24
PROMISE SPECIAL
RATES To HIGHWAY
CONVENTIONS HERE

Much interest is being manifested
| by the railroads all over the country
in regard to transportation and rates
for the United States Good Roads
| association, United States Good
| Roads show and the Bankh2ad Ma
! tional Highway association meetings
| in Phoenix, April "A to 20. All of
| the passenger associations have made
| special rates and have commenced
! to advertise these meetings in their
respective territories.
The latest is from the Trunk Line
| association with headquarters in New
| York city, of which all railroads of
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylva-
mia. Delaware. Maryland and the
District OF Columbia have member
| ship.
Information reaches headquarters
that quite a number of inquiries are
coming in to the railroads about rates
and full information in regard to the
convention.
The executive officers of the Unit
| ed States Good Roads association are
very anxious that the people of
| Phoenix and the state of Arizona will
write their friends in the East in
viting them and urging them to take
advantage Of the rates and attend the
| coming convention. They should inn
press upon them the Importance of
| the meeting as well as the splendid
| chance Of seeing this country.
Director General Rountree by fnvi-
tation addressed the annual conven-
ton of the Arizona state convention
of the d. A. RS yesterday afternoon
He expressed fully the wonderful
work that is being accomplished by
the d. A. RS and other organizations
in marking the historical spots along
the Bankhead highway in the differ
ent states. The convention enthu-
siastically endorsed the idea OF mark
ing the historical spots along the
Bankhead highway in Arizona. His
speech was enthusiastically received
and many inquiries of the work and
of the highway were made during his
address The convention requested
that each delegate be furnished with
a map or the Bankhead highway, so
that they can intelligently commence
to mark the historical spots along the
same Director General Rountree
furnished each delegate present with
copy OF the map of the Bankhead
1 highway.
1t has been definitely decided that
! the meetings of the United States
/ Good Roads association and the
Jnlleu states GOOu ROAD snow Will
| be held at the Arizona fair ground.
April "a to %. Carpenters are busy
making repairs on the grand stand at
! the fair grounds. also arranging for
| the booths and exhibits for the
| United States Good Road show.
It is expected that some of the most
comprehensive road demonstrations
/ will be made on this occasion. 1t
will be worth riding hundreds of
miles to see the road machinery in
| operation at the United States Good
| Road show. 1t is expected that the
latest models in trucks, tractors and
automobiles will be shown at this
| show. Floor space and full informa-
tion is being furnished the public by
the executive officers of these asso-
/ Citations.
Invitations have been extended to
( all Of the state highway commission
ers and state highway engineers in
4 every state in the union to attend the
annual meeting of the United States
1 Good Roads association. 1t is ex-
/ pected that a special session will be
| held to give an opportunity for the
! engineers to discuss road building
from an engineers standpoint. 1t is
hoped that there viii be not only an
attendance of state highway engin-
eers but also a large attendance IL
] possible Of the county engineers, so
/ that they will not only hold a busi-
ness meeting but have a reunion and
! special meeting of their organization.