Arizona republican., 1922-04-25

life have shown their interest and
appreciation of these three great or
Ronizations which are meeting in
your midst.
Delegates have gathered here to
both of these conventions from all
parts of the United States. We are
delighted to meet in this wonderful
CITY and his beautiful state among
you hospitable people.
know that these members and
delegates will fall in love with your
country and your people, they will
leave this city full of praise for your
wonderful enterprise in voting during
the past IL months over eight and
one-half million dollars to build the
great system of public roads. They
come here to learn the lessons OF
optimism, to be taught the methods
OF building roads and return 10 thelr
homes and enthuse their people TO
20 on with the great work OF build
ing better and greater roads through
out the nation.
Now. in the name of the United
States Rood Roads association. OF
which / have the honor of being the
director general. I hereby declare this
convention open to listen to the elo-
ouent addresses Of welcome that Will
be delivered by your governor and
the various prominent citizens or
your civic organizations that have
taken such an active interest in MAX
ing this convention a success.
Mayor Plunkett Speaks
When the applause had subsided,
Director Rountree introduced Wills
II Plunkett. mayor of Phoenix. who
welcomed the delegates to this city
in the following words:
"The task which has been assigned
to me tonight is the most distinct
honor which has been offered to me
in during the 13 years of my residence
in Phoenix. It is a real honor to well
come you to our city, for we who
live in it are builders of good roads.
The city of Phoenix now is complet-
ing plans for the expenditure of
1000, 600 in good roads. and the
county Of which Phoenix is the center
is entered upon the last half of a pro-
gram which means the expenditure of
$500, 600.
sOn behalf of this city, then, well
come YOU, and trust that your visit
will be so pleasant and your memories
of us so fine that you will come again
and again.
Director Rountree then introduced,
in a happy little speech. Governor
Thomas z. Campbell. to whom was
entrusted the task of welcoming the
delegates on behalf of the state of
Arizona. The gist of the governors
remarks follows:
GOVERNOR CAMPBELL
"To understand rightly the import
ance OF the work which associations
such as yours are doing, and esti-
mate it as it's proper worth. 1t Is
necessary only to look upon the Ari-
zona OF the past and the Arizona 70
which we welcome you today. Only
a few years ago and the only high
ways were the trails across the des-
ert--the only good roads the paths
that lead across the hills and plains.
ARIZONA then was simply a collec-
ton OF communities, isolated and
alone. The only bond between them
was the railroads. and that was in
sufficient. These communities could
not be other than provincial, and their
development could not be but back
ward.
To-day a new era has been ushered
In. The entire state has become q
unit. More than this, it has been
linked definitely with the states to
the East and West and North. And
who can estimate the importance OF
the joining together of the cities OF
the state through good roads and OF
easy and pleasurable means OF inter-
communication I? There is a better
feeling and better knowledge of each
other because Of the highway be-
tween Globe and Miami. There is 8
better friendship between Williams