The Coconino sun., 1922-10-13

staII. It Is proposed to widen the
 present six miles for two-way traffic
 and to surface it with crushed rock
 gravel and bituminous macadam.
 3-Maine Road Entrance to Desert View Road. Next in importance tc
 the above project is providing all year access to the rim points east ot El Tovar. It is proposed to improve the present road to Grand View and
 Desert View, 26 miles, by widening it for two-way traffic and surfacing for all-year use. In contrast with the experience of the visitor on the Rim Drive to the west, there will be the
 charm of the drive through the forest
 to the east and a magnificent view of
 the Canyon which one will come upon
 unexpectedly, so to speak, creating a
 variety which will contribute much to
 the pleasure of the drive.
 4EDesert View to the Little Cobra
 do River road. It is proposed to con-
 struct a cheap type of road eastward
 from Desert View to Cape Solitude,
 overlooking the junction of the Little Colorado River. This road, some IS
 miles in extent, will be so located that
 it will be economically susceptible to
 further improvement to the road
 standards adopted by the service.
 Cape Solitude is one of the scenic viewpoints on the south rim overlook ing as it does the junction of the Lit tie Colorado with the Colorado and the great sweep of the latter to the west, and the magnificent Painted Desert to the east.
 5-The North Entrance Road. The road from the north line through to Bright Angel Springs, three miles, is narrow and in wet weather very soft and slippery. It is proposed to wid- en it and surface with natural gravel These Improvements will make it pos sible to travel this road in wet wealth. CT, something heretofore impossible, and are badly needed to care for the present travel and especially to meet the big increase in travel which is bound to come as a result of the con- templated early development of the north rim section.
 6-Bright Angel Springs to Cape Royal Road. It is proposed to con- struct approximately 20 miles of a cheap type of road and to so locate it that it will be economically sus- ceptible to further improvement to the road standards adopted by the service. Cape Royal is one of the scenic view points of the Canyon. The location of the road is largely through beautiful forests and will offer to the tourist a pleasing and restful drive. It will be the only road on the north rim of the Canyon other than the three miles of entrance road.
 7-The Havasupai Road leads to the head of Havasu Canyon in which is located the Havasupai reservation. Its length is about 36 miles. Con- struction will be along cheap stand ards and will consist of machine grading and earth road so it will be easily traversed by automobiles dur ing reasonable weather. Many tour ists desire to visit the Indian reserva- tion and Havasu canyon, which is one of the most beautiful parts of the park, but have been prevented from doing so because there was no auto mobile road to it.
 S-The Bass Camp Road. It is pro- posed to build branch road from the road to the rim of the can yon at Bass Camp. The length of this road will be about 10 miles and it's will be of similar na- ture to that described above.
 You can readily appreciate the benefit to this park, Coco nino county and to the state of Ari- zona, if the secretary's program, as outlined above, shall go through, and Tn fact, what the road improvement i mentioned will mean to the American | people. I know you are an ardent good roads" man, and that it would | ,e carrying coals to Newcastle" for ne to expatiate on the subject.
 Personally, I began in 1893 to argue 'or public road improvement, and in 1897, under the Massachusetts High way commission, to build good roads.
 From 1901 to 1915 I introduced, de- ,eloped and established modern high way methods in the state of Mary and, and wrote, lectured and argued n various ways for road improve nent in the United States. I recol- ect Secretary Fall as one of the first of New Mexico's public men to support modern road improvements in lis state, and it is particularly grati- ying to me that now, as secretary of he interior, he has not lost sight Imong his many pressing problems, # the importance of road improve nent in the parks, as we'll as else where. I believe you will agree with ne, that he is entitled to the greatest ommendation for his ideas and ef- orts as above briefly referred to-"