The Coconino sun., 1922-09-01
BIG ROAD MEETING
 HELD AT HOLBROOK

A large meeting of the representa- tives from Gallup, St. Johns, Spring erville, Holbrook, Coconino and other sections of the northern area of Ari- zona and New Mexico met at court house in Holbrook yesterday. w. H. Chamberlin was elected chairman and L. M. Shipley, vice-chairman. MT. Shipley presided in the absence of MT. Chamberlin.
 Discussion was entered upon rela- | tive to the formation of an organiza- tion to be known as the New Mexico Arizona Good Roads association which was suggested by the Gallup delegation.
 H. w. Furlong of St. Johns, pre- sented his side and he showed why the southern area in Apache county was a unit for roads that would helr them, especially from the fact that they were isolated from rail service He agreed that they would and had supported the building of the Hol- brook-Lupton road by appropriating $15,000 toward it, and this money is being used for the purpose now. How ever, he said that the south end of Apache county wanted road to Gal lup, Clifton and other places, because the growth of their country demanded it. He could not see the need of an | interstate organization.
 | Gustav Becker spoke practically along the same lines, but he said that the road from St. Johns and Spring erville to Holbrook was of more i'm portance not alone to the southern sec tion, but to Holbrook as well, from the fact that the trade of their part of the state all gravitated toward Hol- brook.
 James Scott of Pinedale, stated that the only way for the people of the two counties to get roads was to stand together and assist one another in securing state aid. He said that the building of the Lupton road would help all concerned; that he was not opposed to the Apache delegation get ting what they wanted in the way of roads. Navajo county should help Apache get its roads to Gallup via Zuni, the road to Clifton, Magdalena and other places. When a state road was built the state relieved the coun- ties of its maintenance. He said the thing was for all to get together and help each section get what it wanted Mir. Furlong agreed in what Sen ator Scott had stated and urged that all the people of the two counties work in harmony and each help the other secure what it desired.
 A number of other gentlemen spoke on the road question, and all had something of an interesting na- ture to relate. Taken altogether the meeting was one that was of gen. eral good and brought out many points that will in the end be bene- ficial to all concerned. Harmony characterized the meeting from the | beginning to the end.
 A committee was appointed for the purpose of getting the views of the different communities along the line | of the northern tier of counties of Arizona and New Mexico from King man to Albuquerque, writing to the | chambers of commerce and different organizations, as well as all especially concerned in good roads. The commit. tee is to report at later date, anC then it will he determined whether O, not the situation warrants the forma. tion of the body as outlined in the first of this article. The committed is as follows: w. H. Chamberlin, Hol brook; James Scott, Pinedale; c. M Rouse, Gallup; Joseph Udall, Edgar H. W. Furlong, St. Johns; M. A. Can delaria, Concho, and R. B. Walton Winslow-Holbrook Tribune.