Arizona republican., 1922-04-26

Arned. His address was the out
standing feature of the second day 5
session of the convention at the
state fair grounds.
Taxpayers of America are ready
and willing to pay for modern road
construction he told the delegates.
They have made up their minds to
eliminate the mud tax, estimated to
be costing them $504 100000 annu-
ally"
His address fired delegates with
an enthusiasm in the work before
them and they cneered to the echo
when he pledged the support of his
state in the united effort to bring
early completion of the Bankhead
National highway and such othersfn-
terstate highways as are now under
way or contemplated in the many
states.
Directing his remarks to the Ari-
zona delegates present. he told them
that North Carolina stood With them
shoulder to shoulder in the building
of the Bankhead National highway
until .sit reaches the very heart Of
your state" He also declared his
state to be behind movement seek
ing extension of the highway to Mex
leo City.
For Great System
North Carolina is heartily in ac-
cord with the move for development
of a great national system of inter-
state highways, inter- connecting the
several capitals of the As states with
the national capital at Washington,
Mr.. Kirkpatrick said. AS official
representative Of his state to the
convention, he pledged the support
of North Carolina to the good roads
program for the construction and
maintenance by the federal govern
ment of two hard surfaced highways
trayersing the entire Atlantic and
Pacific seaboards in order that the
national resources of our country
may be economically and rapidly sold
to all the marts of the world"
j. A. Rountree, director general of
the United States Good Roads assoc
citation: o. A. Larrazola, former gov
ernor of New Mexico, vice -presi-
dent of the association and presid
ing officer at. the convention. and
Arthur A. Prausenitz of Chicago,
representative of a roads building
machinery concern, were other speak
ers of the morning.
Mr.. Larrazola turned from the sub
iect of good roads to present to the
delegates a subject which has been
OF deep concern to him for the past
several years. IT has to do with the
cession Of public domain lands by
the federal government to the many
states in which they are situated.
Federal administration Of these
lands is costing the national govern
ment $1,000,000 TO 100000 a year
more than is realized from fees he
y !, a n "a
cit of more than $1,000.000 a year
for more than 140 Years. he declared.
He argued that the several states
could more economically administer
the lands and show credit balances
at the end of each year In support
of his argument he pointed to the
administration of 1O,000.000 acres of
land by the state of New Mexico.
His state. he said. has shown net
annual income from these lands OF
from ST ,000, 900 to 1890, 600, and the
cost of administration has been less
than 3la per cent of the total in
come, he added.
Belongs to States
Mr.. I.arrazola also took the view
that public domain lands are right
fully the lands of the. several states;
that all lands within a commonwealth
are guaranteed to that commonwealth
bv the constitution. 1T is but part
Of the states sovereignty" he added
Mr.. Prausnitz of Chicago gave n
brief discourse on the use of indus
trial car and track equipment for
road construction. He sketched the
history of its use and told how it had
facilitated and expedited the work
of road building. The first equip
ment of this character was used in
Wayne county, Mich, county seat
of Detroit, in 1909. he said.
The morning session was opened
by an invocation by the Rev Arthur
Lee Odell of the Presbyterian church.
in introducing former Governor Lar
razola of New Mexico as the pre-
siding officer of the convention, Di-
rector General Rountree explained
that Charles TT. Brough, former gov
ernor of Arkansas and president OF
the United States Good Roads asso-
citation. would be unable to attend
the convention because of an engage
ment with the Redpath Chautauuua-
He read a letter from Mr., Brough,
in which the latter expressed his deep
regret at being unable to come
Greetings from the people OF New
Hampshire to the GOOD Roads dele
RaIeS were COHtdliitN III q iAAS4't7'Nf7N
read before the convention from
Governor Albert 0. Brown of New
Hampshire.
"It is hoped that the utmost of
comfort will be enjoyed and the ut
most of usefulness achieved at your
Next to good schools,
good roads in civic affairs are be-
lieyed to be the need and the duty of
the future" the telegram said,
Announcement was made that |
Globe Elks had extended the use of |
the Elks home in that city to con-
yention delegates during their stay |
there the latter part of ths week.
Telegrams from the Nashville Au- |
tomobile club. Che Tennessee Automo- |
bile association and the Tennessee |
Good Roads association, and Law
renee G.. Phipps, who pledged his CO.
operation insofar as possible in the |
interest of good roads. expressing I
their regret at being unable to at |
tend, also We're read into the con- /
vention aproceedings.