The Coconino sun., 1924-08-29
A FEW THINGS TO REMEMBER

Here are a few things to remember concerning
the. proposed sale of the Bright Angel trail:
1t is not personal or a political affair Coco
nino county needs the road to the canyon grea
deal worse than it needs the trail.
That the board of supervisors is empowered
to make the deal according to law. The board car
refuse to do anything whatever and leave US as W,
have been for years past, yelling Tor help ant
complaining bitterly about our road conditions.
Only the ignorant or malclglls CLAIM tht
county can not collect taxes if tlfs trail is sold
that people will not be allowed toXoteu that othes
horrible things will result Hle4lades Only mean;
a S500,000 road in exchange for a $4,000 tral
and that no tolls will be collected after the tral
is turned over to the government ~ ~ s#a
All prices are now regulates by the 'govern
ment The government will continue to regulate
prices just the same after the trade is made
That the official statement OF net receipts TO
the past four years. made by Coconino officials
was in round numbers So, 500 per year. - : !, !
That the sale of the trail is the only peg upoi
which congress felt justified in making such al
appropriation. They have refused to build sucl
approach roads for other national parks.
That the sale of the trail will not benefit FREQ
Harvey or the Santa Fe railroad. Their position
with the government remains exactly the same.
That improved traffic conditions viii increase
traffic Increased traffic will compel hundreds
of thousands of dollars worth Of improvements b,
Harvey and the Santa Fe. It will be that mucl
more taxable property for Coconino county,
Increased traffic to the Grand4Canyon means
thousands of additional dollars in the pockets O.
the merchants and people of the county. .~ -
That whether or not the government makes tht
deal with Coconino county for this TRAIL it has ;
plan of improvements whichsineludes the building
of a trail from Yaqui Point at no distant date
This new trail is not contemplated With asView O
competing with the Bright Angel trail, but in The
way of developing the park for the benefit O.
I'll 1oG1 xyni.1O
Bright Angel trail, but there is feeling that tht
development of the national park should not be
stopped or hindered because the people of Coco
nino county can not visualize and take advantage
of the generous offer made and refuse to come tt
any agreement with the government
That COconino county is badly in need of roads
That the government offers to take SO miles o.
more of highway off the hands of the county ane
maintain it. The taxpayers greatest iten1 OF tao
is for roads. If the county gets 100000 what
use would it be put to other than roads Il souldnd
the people demand it? Certainly they would.
We have no personal fight against. Senator
Cameron, but we utterly disagree with has atti
tude and believe he is wrong both politically an6
financially in his opposition to thessae of the trai
under the proposal made by the government
Senator Cameron says he has p9glnterestS at lthe
Grand Canyon; the supreme court OF the United
States also makes the same decision. es
Senator Cameron, in his personal tight against
the national park service, may get some satisfac.
ton out of it, but he is unjusty treating his
friends in Coconino county byfcreasfng tarefr taS
burdens and preventing progress. Whatever his
grievances may be against the park service ne
should not make the loss fall upon his constitu-
ents, the people of Coeonino countg,s because OF
his personal. grievance. 6tSa ~ 45sg
That the government is endeav6rlng to take al
unfair advantage of Coconino county is denied by
Congressman Hayden, and, it would seem from
his past record in congress- that hfeoud tetrust.
ed to advise the people Immediately, if there was
"a nigger in the wood-pie."
No logical argument has been offered against
the trail trade. No one can or has shown where
Coconino county as whole would not be greatly
benefited It would be of equal value to Williams
and Flagstaff. mM
Guessing as to the terriblesthings the govern
ment might do is pure piffle. Those who origi
nate these stories know it.
The south rim of Grand Canyon is yet the pop
ular side, but there are vast plans being made tc
develop the north side 1t is DIP to us to protect
and develop our side as rapidly. as possible to hold
it's popularity. Developing the north side will
help Coconino as "a whole, but it will not help
Williams or Flagstaff. ..Ass.s
There is no good, logical reason for spilling the
beans through petty ealousies and personal spite.
There is every reason why we should be unani-
mously fighting for our own interests.
September u has been designated as National
Defense Day. All national guard units, patriotic
societies and natTiotic citizens between the aoes