The Coconino sun., 1922-12-15

L. F
 they are all enthusiastic for the early
 construction of this road and I believe
 at last the way has been paved for its
 realization"
 In response to telegram recently
 sent by the Yavapai county chamber
 of commerce and the Verde district
 commercial club to Frank c. Pooler,
 district forester, U. S. forest service,
 at Albuquerque, asking whether State
 Englneer-elect Goodman interpreted forest service policy correctly in stat
 ing that the Oak Creek project will receive no consideration until such time as all present approved projects
 are completed the following reply was received by H. Dewitt Smith of Jer- ome, member of the roads committee:
 "Your wire November 25. Neither forest service nor bureau public roads take position that all present approv- ed projects, forest highway program, must be completed before new projects undertaken. We do not take position that existing appropriations must be expended on projects already approv- ed. Re-suvey work requested of bu- reau of public roads will not observe the high standards quoted your let ter, but reasonable standards suited to probable traffic requirements, and District Engineer Wheeler is in full accord. Impossible in advance of cor rected estimates and in advance of additional road appropriations to de- termine how soon Oak Creek project. can be reached. This project will be considered on it's merits with other Arizona roads annually at the time the forest highway program is pre- pared for sections considered at joint conference with bureau of pub lie roads, the state highway and for est service officials"
 The following letter received by the Yavapai county chamber of commerce from U. S. Senator Ashurst is of in terest:
 "Yours of the 23rd inclosing copy of letter from Mr. Ausfahl and Mr Goodman, received, and you are ass sured l shall render every service within my power" .. |
 Likewise the following letter, dat ed December 6, from Congressman Carl Hayden:
 q have your letter of November 23, transmitting copy of letter from F. K. Ausfahl, president of the Clark 1 dale chapter of the American Associa- | tion of Engineers. For your infor- | nation, 1 inclose herewith a copy of a letter l have written to Mr. Ausfahl | relative to the Oak Creek road: My !. dear MT. Ausfahl: Just prior to the | receipt of your letter of November 23 ! 1 had written to the chief of the for est service in regard to the allotment . of funds for the construction of the . Oak Creek road, l inclose herewith | copy of letter l have just received . from MT. Sherman, in which he states that no action can be taken until the amount of next years forest road ap- is known This undoubt- edly has reference to the fact that the budget as submitted to congress by the director, and which if adopted, would reduce the total appropriation for the construction of roads and trails within the national forest of $3,OOO,- poo. It is needless to say that the members of congress from the west will make every effort to have the full amount of $G,5O0O0O appropriat- ed as that is the sum now authorized by law"
 1t will be seen from the above that the county organizations and Ariz- ona's congressional delegation are alive and working on the Oak Creek project.