Arizona republican., 1922-04-24

HIGHWAY dSSOCldIlOQ, III EOnJuuCIlOH
with which will be held the annual
United States Good Roads show, viii
open in Phoenix this morning.
TIE selection of Phoenix for the
place Of meeting for these great or
ganizations is taken as recognition OF
the importance of this city. not only
d the metropolis Of Arizona and one
of the chief cities of the Southwest,
bat especially for the part ii is play
ing in the good roads movement OF
the country as the center of the most
comprehensive system OF road build
ing ever launched by any county in
the United states. That Phoenix is
also ore of the most important cities
along the route OF the Rankhead Ma
tionai highway is also a reason for
the prominence given il In good roads
work through this weeks convention.
While the conventions will be
called to order at O'Clock this even
ing at the state faix grounds, the
convention will open in reality at .
O'Clock this morning at the Hotel
Adams With the registration OF dele
gates, nearly 800 Of whom were in
the city last nigh-. The registration
viii be. carried or by reception COM
nlittees representing the city ard the
county and these win continue the
registration through the first five
d@ys of the cunyta ton, the Miami
deiegatscn being IN charge Of this
work on SATURDAY.
Stete Association Meets
At o'clock this afternoon the Ari
zona Good Roads association will
convene at the state fair grounds,
meeting in the grandstand. where all
the sessions of the convention Will
be held.
At 7 o'clock this evening the main
convention will be convened. The
convention viii be called to order BY
j. A. Rountree, director general of
the two associations, and after an
Invocation has been offered. the adj
dress Of welcome on the part of the
city will be made BY Mayor Willis
III. Plunixett Following this address.
Governor Thomas e. Campbell win
welcome the delegates on behalf of
the state of Arizona and Hon. Dwight
B. Heard will welcome them on be-
half of the Phoenix chamber OF COM
| merce
The address of welcome on behalf
| of the Arizona Good Roads associa-
| tion win be delivered by T. G. Norris
| of Prescott, former president of the
association, who will speak in the
| place of o. c. Parker of Tucson,
| president. who is ILL., This address
will be followed by another speech of
| Welcome by Judge Fred Sutter. who
| will welcome the delegates on behalf
! Of the Arizona Bankhead National
| Highway association.
Two responses will be made to
| these addresses. The first will be
| delivered. by Governor o. A. Lara :
zola of New Mexico. representing the
| United States Good Roads associa :
.tion, and the Hon. Bennehan Cam
| eron, president OF the Bankhead Ma
| tional Highway association. These
addresses VIII bring the first session
of the conventions to a. close.
President Arrives
| Colonel Bennehan Cameron, presi-
dent OF the Bankhead association,
arrived in Phoenix yesterday morn
/ ing, a day earlier than he was ex-
pected. This is the first visit of Col.
/ Cameron to Phoenix, although he had
previously passed through Arizona.
/ An unexpectedly large number of
other delegates from different parts
| OF the country also arrived and word
was received that the larger delega-
tions would arrive this morning.
Col. Cameron said yesterday that
| he expected representatives from
| Mexico in connection with the Texas
Mexico division of the highway which
| is awaiting confirmation of its des-
! ignation by the convention. This is
| a branch Of the Bankhead route rum
| ming along the border. He also said
that he had been informed in a. let
ter front President Obregon that he
would send engineers to Phoenix to
represent that country.
/ Delegates have arrived and regis
tered from the states OF Alabama
Arkanss, Arizona. Colorado. Georgia
| Illinois. Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana