Arizona republican., 1922-03-13
PRESIDENT OBREGON
MAY VISIT PHOENIX
DURING CONVENTION

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An effort is being made to have
| President Obregon of Mexico attend
! the meeting of the United States
I Good Roads association, the Bank
| head National Highway association
| and the United States Good Road
show at Phoenix on April 24-29.
/ Governor Campbell has been re-
/ quested TO extend an invitation TO
| him on behalf OF the state of Arizona.
Hon. Benehan Cameron, president,
| and Director General Rountree OF the
Bankhead National Highway associ-
alton, have forwarded formal inVi-
| tations to President Obregon to at
tend the Phoenix chamber OF COM
inerce, the Arizona State Good Roads
association, the Automobile Club of
| Arizona. and the various civic or
| ganizations OF Phoenix have joined in
/ this invitation.
! 1t is hoped that President Obregon
| will accept this invitation as we'll as
! have other representatives at the
! coming convention The department
| OF public works Of Mexico has al
ready written to President Cameron,
stating that the Mexican government
will send an engineer to Phoenix 10
! represent the government and ex-
| plain what is contemplated in build
! ing the Bankhead highway from La
redo to Mexico City.
President Cameron has written the
| following letter to Governor Camp
bell, which is self-explantory:
Governor Thomas r. Campbell
Phoenix, Arizona:
| my Dear Governor;
1T is with pleasure that note that
| Director General Rountree has opened
headquarters at Phoenix. and I con-
gratulate him on doing so. and on the
courtesies he has been the recipient
| of from the people and the press.
Il am looking forward with a great
deal OF pleasure tS coming to Phoe-
! nix and again meeting you. Mrs.
Campbell and Colonel Dwight B.
| Heard, as well as the people of Phoe-
| nix and the state OF Arizona.
II wish to thank you for your in
| terest and spirit Of cooperation in
helping TO make the coming conyen-
tion success. Indeed. we must
make IT a big success. You can ef-
fectively aid in many ways. and ]
know that you will do so. Iiy great
/ est concern is the railroad rates.
which we consider very unsatisfac-
| tory for transcontinental passengers
| them reduced materially. am work
| ing to that end. and I hope that you
| and Mr.. Rountree will do the same.
| II have suggested to Director Gen.
eral Rountree that perhaps an invi-
tation from you to the president of
Mexico might induce his attendance.
/ have a letter from the department
| of public works saying that they will
send to our convention an engineer
to represent the Mexican government
and to explain the work in contempla
tion Of building the Bankhead high
way from Laredo. Texas, to Mexico
City.
With the highest regards and best
wishes.
very sincerely yours.
(Signed) "BENEHAN CAMERON.
President Bankhead National
Highway Association"
Governor II. J. Allen OF Kansas,
Governor Thomas c. McRae of Ar
kansas. Governor Thomas w. Hard
rick of Georgia. and Governor Carey
A. Hardee of Florida have informed
the headquarters of the United States
Good Roads association that their
states will be represented at the COM
ing convention as they are selecting
list OF delegates that they will APP
point ana VINO Will attcnd the COM
| ing convention.
The special committee appointed by
the Phoenix chapter of the American
Association OF Engineers. consisting
Of w. J. Jamison. Power Conway and
Mr.. Reiger. to cooperate in arrang-
ing the program and to extend to
the engineers throughout the South
west invitations to attend the meet
ing OF the United States Good Roads
association in April, will meet at the
headquarters Of the United States
Good Roads association Monday af-
ternoon at o'clock and will care
fully go over the details and arrange
sto extend formal invitations to every
engineer to come to the Phoenix
meeting and participate in same
Several representatives of good
roads machinery manufacturers were
in Phoenix Saturday for the purpose
of consulting with Director General
Rountree and arranging for booths
and demonstrations at the United
States Good Roads show which will
be held in conjunction with the COM
ing meetings. They expressed them
selves as being very much pleased
with the arrangements. the locations
of booths. as well as the interest that
the. people OF Phoenix are manifest
ing in the convention.