The Coconino sun., 1922-11-03
SOUTH STRONG AGAINST
 THE WEEKEND TRAIL

At a meeting of the representatives of the chambers of commerce of Tue son, Ajo, Gila Bend, Yuma, Bisbee, Douglas, Tombstone, NOgales and Casa Grande held in the city of Tue son on the 18th day of October, 1922, the following resolutions were adopt ed in opposition to the proposed bond issue of $2,500,O00 for the purpose of constructing a paved state highway from HasSayampa to Ehrenberg on the Colorado river.
 Whereas, Two federal aid highways are now under construction across the state of Arizona from east to west, known as the Bankhead or Old Span ish Trails Highway in the south and the National Old Trails Highway in the north and that one or the other of these highways serve every county in the state, no additional cross state highways from east to west should be undertaken until such time as these two roads have been completed and paved their entire length, and,
 Whereas, This proposed road is a state highway, it ought not to be con structed with state money alone as proposed, but with state and federal money. That no federal aid money will be available for the construction of this road for many years, there fore, we are opposed to voting bonds for its construction at this time and are against the proposed bond issue, and
 Whereas, the Bankhead Highway passes through all of the great irri- gation projects of the state and a country along the Gila river for two hundred miles which is being rapidly developed along agricultural lines, good judgment and the federal gov ernment demand that this primary federal aid project be completed and paved before any plans are made for building other roads. And that the National Old Trails Highway Tn the north passing through one ot the most scenic parts of the state, al ready developed as great mining section and with agricultural possibil- ities, should be immediately completed and paved before any other road is planned across the state, and
 Whereas, This is an inopportune time to vote additional bond issues which will put another burden upon the taxpayers of the state and for this reason we are opposed to the bond issue to build the road from Hassayampa to Ehrenberg, and
 Whereas, This proposed road would only serve a small portion of the peo- pie of the state, that it runs through a barren desert which is not suscept- ible of development for agricultural purposes, that no bridge to cross the Colorado river is provided and no California connection, that it would give the travellers the worst view of the great state of Arizona and would pass them through the state without chance to see our wonderful possibilities, that we are unalterably opposed to the construction of this road at this time and appeal to all fair-minded citizens to in every pos sible way aid us in defeating this in ikuitous proposal at the November election.
 Therefore, Be It Resolved, That we ask all civic and commercial organi- zations to join with us in our opposi, tion to this bond issue. That good faith on the part of Maricopa county should impel her to join hands with the other counties of the state in de feating this measure, and
 Be It Further Resolved, That a CODY of these resolutions be mailed to every newspaper of the state and to every Chamber of Commerce and civic organization and that all of the newspaper and organizations be asked to help us to defeat the bond issue to provide funds for the construction of the "Week-End Trail"