Arizona republican., 1922-01-24
GOVERNOR SAYS.
States SYSTEM
FOR FINANCING
ROADS IS WRONG
Pima Delegate Declares
Fight Will Be Made For
Endorsement of Southern
Bankhead Highway
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N0GAIES, Ari., Jan. 23-Arizona s
good roads convention got under way
foday. attended by more than zoO
delegates and visitors from al paris
OF the state except Mohave. Grailaiii
and Greenlee counties.
o. q. Parker of Tucson, president OF
the Good Roads association called tne
convention to order at 1920 ocloch
this afternoon. Frank J. DUFFY, mo-
gales, in behalf Of Mayor James Har-
rison, who is absent from the Guy
welcomed the delegates.
Governor Campbell then delivered
an address in which he declared tna.
snext to education comes good ROADS
TJe said he would work hand In hahu
with the association until the end ol
his term and after that he would con-
tinue to work for good roads.
A good road in any section OF the
state is a boost for Arizona declared
the governor 1T has been the polcy
of the present administration not 70
have anv sympathy with the COM
munity selfishness. and as long as !
have Jurisdiction no selfishness VIII
be manifested.
what has ever been in my nina
during the road work In my admins -.
tration is to take the farmers out q
the mud" Governor CamppelI coH-
tinued. 80
"The administration wants TO pc
guided by the opinion OF TINS assocls'-
tion in regard to road work now Delng
carried on, but that opinion must ~
one of unselfishness.
Arizona Road Policy WRONG
The governor voiced the opinion
that the system on Wnlcn Iod0s q
built in Arizona is wrong.
TT is o big drain on the people ns
asserted. Il am in accord with tne
president of your association WheL
no suggested separate rund 1ol
building bridges, but we should mo-
stop at that. ,.x
s.We should build our roads witF
bond issues so they may be pald ~
during the term of their use py lnoss
who use them. / want TO state risn
here and now that the state hlgnWal
denartment has ever been In fuH ac
cord with the administration. AM
nolicy or program is done after naV'
passed upon II. 60.
distant when / can return 10 prlVa.
life and fight with the gang OF III.
own community instead OF AWAY
acting as umpire"
Stafa Engineer Thomas Maddoci
made q few remarks in which ne eA
plained he would be available foi an
data the convention might deslr
relative to state highway work. Mrs
a II. Underwood of patagonia, presl
dent of the Patagonia Good ROADS as
sociation, also was speaker.
During q 80 minute recess eacl
countv named a member for the reso
hItfons committee and committees
entertain delegates to the nationa
convention of the Bankhead HlghWa
association in phoenix in April, and
committee on cooperation with IN
Arizona Industrial Congress. In
resolutions committee which VIII re
mort tomorrow is composed or Gus
tave Becker of Apache county
Charles f. Larsen, Coconino county
l.. ID. Clark, Cochise county; -.
Van Dyke, ella county; G. w Silver
tsorn NIaricopa county; C. T. Wes'
Navajo county; Monte MansIieie
pima county; w. w. Lane. Pima
county: q III. Fielder, Santa Cru
county: r. r. Donovan, Yavapa
county, and o. T. Coombs Of Yum
More Visitors Today
More visitors are expected tonloI
,.ox, iron, Tucson and other points
4 renort was received that sevent
more Tucsonians tomorrow VIII Joi
tho thirty already here. Inc d!
tendance is said to be the biggest
the conventions history 49,
Thirty five representatives.
Maricopa county are on ha.llu'
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