Arizona republican., 1922-04-26

A telegram from Senator Henry F.
Ashurst of Arizona, whom Mr.. Roun-
tree described as zone of the most
active good roads boosters in con-
gress, was read. In this telegram.
Mr.. Ashurst said that his fidelity to
the cause of good roads had not been
shaken and that he believed good
roads to be a silent messenger bring
ing the remote corners of the coln-
try into communication with the OUT
side world.
State delegates were invited 10
make nominations for the creden-
tials and resolutions and memorials
committees. From these nominal
tions, Acting President Larrazola
yesterday afternoon named the com
mittee members.
Kirkpatrick's Speech
Chairman Larrazola introduced Mr..
Kirkpatrick of North Carolina as the
first speaker of the morning. Mr.
Kirkpatrick said:
T. L. Kirkpatrick's Address
Mr. Chairman:
We bring you greetings today from
one of the foremost good roads states
in the South, ii not in the nation
North Carolina has undertaken an
ambitious road building program
that VIII compare favorably with any
of her sister states in the union.
The legislature of 1921, in response
to an intelligent public sentiment
authorized the issuance of $50, ,000, 600
of bonds without q referendum. for
the purpose OF building and con
strueting 500 miles of modern high
Ways
In addition to the $4,000 900 voted
by the state. our counties have au-
thorized more than S25,000.000, and
these sums, together with the amount
received from federal aid, gives te
our state highway commission APP
proximately S100 600. 900 to be ex-
pended in the building of state
system of hard surfaced and modern
highways. inter connecting the one
100 county seats of the common
wealth.
Shows March of Progress
If YOU will pardon a personal ref
erence, this constructive road pro-
gram bespeaks a tremendous forward
movement on the part of our citizen
shin, when YOU consider that at the
close of the Civil war, when Grant
said to Lee. Let there be peace,
and the thin gray line Of North
Carolina soldiers turned their faces
homeward to undertake again the
civil struggles of life, there wasn't
a solvent bank in my native state
However, thank God. today through
the heroic efforts and self sacrifices
on the part Of our fathers and moth
ers. together with our natural re-
sources with which we have been
blessed, our banking assets amount 70
more than $400, 100000. Our own
citizens own in governmental Sc
curities over 5000 GOO, 900: have a.
checking deposit of over $96.0o0, ,00os
have invested in building and loan
stock $4,000, 900.
North Carolina leads America in
cotton mills, having 81 more cotton
mills than any other state in the
whole country, and ranks second ~
value Of cotton manufactures, having
invested in cotton mills S3lS,Sbesuou
She is first in the manufacture anu
production of tobacco. ranks fourth
as an agricultural state, and in lg2V
was sixth as a federal revenue pro-
ducer having contributed Sl6s,Voo.-
900 10 help bear the federal tax bur
den. and last. but not least, raised
more Anglo Saxon children, TO the
family, than any other state in The
union.
| am happy to say. my countymen'
that l am commissioned by my ma
tive state and by the South, which
| have the honor to represent to say
to you that we stand with you today
shoulder to shoulder and In full CO.
operation in advocating the extension
ana building of the National Bank
head highway until it reaches the
very heart Of the republic of Mexico,
TO the end that these two great SIS
ter republics may have proper means
of communication and transporta-
ton. thereby fully developing oiir
agricultural. mining, manufacturing
and natural resources, and enjoy the
fullest fruition Of all our hopes and
expectations. Further we are au-
to pledge to the Good Roads
here today from all
over the nation our fullest co-opera-
ton and support in developing
gr~at national system of interstate
inter-connecting the sev-
sral capitals of the As states Of the
Union with the national capital at
Further, to insist that
HE federal government construct and
maintain two great hard surfaced
highways traversing the entire At
antic and Pacific seaboards in order
that the natural resources of our
country may be economically and
rapidly sold to all the marts Of the
world
More than 1000 years ago the old
prophet solomon stated an automatic
md immortal truth, "Unless there is
Vision the people perish The
of that statement is as
today as when uttered
1y the seer for the guidance of his
lay and generation.
America Must Hasten
Bacon in his essay on truth says,
plate asked what was truth and
would not wait for an answer. The
rhe American people today and
iince the establishment OF the Con-
Constitution Of 1883 have
leen seeking the source OF all pros
,erity and have refused TO wait for
IN answer. An economic and rapid
distribution and transportation OF our
rtificial, agricultural, mining and
nangfa atUred resources constitute