Arizona republican., 1922-04-22
DELEGATES TO GOOD
ROADS Conventions
ARRIVE IN PHOENIX

The advance guards of the mem-
bers and delegates to the United
States Good Roads association and
Bankhead National Highway assoc
eiation which meet in Phoenix April
24 to 20, have commenced to come to
Phoenix and have called at the head
quarters of the Good Roads organi-
zation. They are full of enthusiasm
and bring glad tidings from the num-
bers of delegates that viii be here
next week.
Among the number that have ar
rived are James A. Whitcomb, a
prominent financier of New York and
Oklahoma, who is a life member of
the association and was very active
at the last annual meeting of the as
sociation: George A. Tucker of Bar
stow, Tex, William Roche of Den
yer, Colo, representing the Denver
Steel and Iron Works; F. S. Moore.
assistant sales manager of the Holt
Tractor company; Fl. L. Dewey of
Alma. Mich, sales manager of the
Republic Truck company; j. r.
Douglas of the Holt Manufacturing
company
Telegrams have been received from
a number of delegates that are en-
route and will arrive here Saturday
and Sunday morning. Gov. o. A.
Larrazola of Albuquerque, n. NJ,
wires that he is leaving enroute for
Phoenix
The outlook is most encouraging
for a splendid attendance. Col. Ed
Fletcher, vice president of the Bank
head National Highway association
for California, wires from San Diego
that a party OF 125 enthusiastic Cali
fornians viii arrive in Phoenix on
Thursday morning, April q, to attend
the meeting of the United States
Good Roads association and Bank
head National Highway association.
The Californiians have arranged for
special train of sleepers with dim
ing car This train will arrive here
early Thursday morning and will be
parked at the Southern Pacific depot.
special committee of the chamber
of commerce will have charge of
these Californians and viii escort
them to the headquarters of the as
sociation. as we'll as to other. points
around the city, and they will go to
the Arizona state fair grounds in a
body Thursday morning at 8 o'clock,
and be present ut the opening meet
ing of the Bankhead National High
wav association. The San Diegans
are very much interested in the
Bankhead highway They are now
completing it and marking it from
San Diego to Yuma
The arrival of these Californiaps
will arouse much enthusiasm IN the
meeting of the association.
The committee on exhibit and con-
vention hall, consisting OF John
Montgomery, J. r. Bradshaw. A. It.
Harter. Guy Vernon and S. J. Ross,
were quite busy Friday at the Ari-
zona state fair grounds arranging
the details and directing the prepa-
rations of the grandstand and seeing
that it is properly decorated and ar
ranged for the United States Good
Roads show and the great conyen-
ton which will start Monday after
noon.
The Arizona state highway depart
ment commenced to move their ex-
hibit and arranged for a splendid dis
play at the United States Good Roads
show Friday afternoon. Tnnis exhibit
is being arranged under the direction
OF Thomas Maddox, state highway
engineer, and his two assistants,
Messrs. Jameson and Goetz. The
Arizona state highway department
will show pictures of the splendid
sections of roads that they have built
throughout the state. Director Gen
eral Rountree is receiving daily in
formation from the Southern Pacific
railroad in regard to the United
States good roads exhibit from the
buerau of public roads, which is now
enroute to Phoenix. II is expected
that this exhibit will arrive Satur-
day afternoon and win be trans
ferred immediately to the exhibit hall
at the Arizona state fair grounds and
Monday morning will be installed by
the government officials under the
direction of T. s. Wheeler, district
engineer of the bureau of public
roads, who is located here.
Members and delegates to the con-,
vention from all over the West and
especially from Arizona are requested
to ask the railroad agent for dele
gate certificate so that they can Sc
cure the reduced rates.
The Automobile Club of Arizona
and the Maricopa County Good Roads