The Winslow mail., 1924-10-31
BLYTHE HIGHWAY
WILL SERVE BUT
SMALL PART STATE

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not aid the development of Arizona,
and that funds available for road pur
poses should be spent upon the seven
per cent" federal aid system, the exc
cutive committee of the Arizona State
Farm Federation has adopted the fol-
lowing resolution opposing the con-
stitutional amendment to be voted on
November 4 appropriating S3,500000
for paving of the so-called Blythe
road
RESOLUTION
Whereas, the voters of Arizona will
be called upon to vote, at the general
election to be held November 4, 1924,
upon an initiative measure which pro-
poses the bonding of the state for 3d.
10000 to be used to construct a~road
from the bridge over the Hassayampa
river in Township 1, South. Range
West, of the ella and Salt River
base and Meridian, by the shortest
feasible route to a point on the Colo
RADIO river at, or near, Ehrenberg;
and
Whereas, the said proposed road
will not traverse a single settlement
in Arizona but will traverse a country
with no population and with no i'm
mediate possibility of development, it
will therefore not aid in the develop
ment of any section of Arizona, and
can only serve as tourist road over
which tourists may be hurried out of
Arizona and into Los Angeles as rap
idly as possible, thereby primarily
serving Los Angeles to the detriment
of Arizona; and
Whereas, the seven per cent system
is far from completion and should be
completed at as early date as pos
sible and every dollar spent upon use
less highways still further delays the
completion of the seven per cent sys-
tenn and other useful state highways
now in course of construction and
Whereas, all roads should first be
constructed to aid in the development
of the state and to serve the people
who are spending their all in such
development and should be construct
ed through the largest centers of pop
ulation so as to develop business and
bring the greatest financial returns,
and
Whereas, the Phoenix Yuma road
passed through the ella Bend, the
Wellton and Yuma irrigation projects;
couples up four of the great irriga-
ton projects of the state; taps the
great Imperial valley; gives mini
mum number of miles of non-produc
tive road; traverses a community
whose development is progressing rap
idly and where before many years
hence will be some 100000 acres of
land in cultivation; will draw winter
tourist travel to Arizona from Cali
fornia; connects the Yuma, Wellton,
and ella Bend irrigation projects with
the great Salt River valley and the
balance of the state; furnishes an out
let for the mining city Of Ajo; now
serves over 10000 Arizona people out
side the Salt River valley; is one of
the roads of the seven per cent syS
tenn and, like all roads in the desert
regions of southwestern Arizona, must
be provided with a hard surface be-
fore it can be deemed completed and
before it will stand up under the traf-
fic it will be called upon to accomo-
date; and
Whereas, $3,5O0,O0 matched with
federal aid money will give us $1,000
600-more than enough to complete
the PhoeniX-Yuma road build g. fine
bridge at Gillespie dam and construct
a good paved road from ella Bend to
Ajo; and
Whereas, the Phoenix Yuma road
is graded and macadamized its entire
length and California is rushing to
completion it's road to connect with
1t at the interstate highway bridge at
Yuma; and Yuma county has con-
structed a good dirt road across the
northern part of the county from the
Maricopa county line east of Wenden
to the Colorado river west of Parker
where it connects with California
roads leading westward, and Maricopa
county has constructed a good dirt
road from Wickenburg west to the
F., Yuma county line where it meets the
Yuma county road. and Yuma county
has connected Ehrenberg with its
Parker Wenden road at two points,
viz: at Bouse and at Vicksburg by
good dirt roads, and
Whereas. the proposed road, some
times called the Weekend or the
Floating West-end' road, if con-
structed, will parallel the two trans
Yuma county roads, which now fur
nish the people of middle and south
al ANOAo WIN 6OOO AISI"dS W dIIQ
from California; and
Whereas, the financial condition Of
Arizona Is such that it is not able to
construct purely tourist roads to the
detriment of the construction of its
industrial roads and the proposed
road will not serve any one living in
Arizona but is useless, extravagant,
foolish and selfish proposition,
Nov, Therefore, Be 1t Resolved,
That we. the executive committee are
uhequivocally opposed to said pro-
posed measure and said proposed bond
issue; that we will combat it in every
way we can; and we call upon the
people of the state, the press and all
Chambers of Commerce and other or
CARNATIONS in the state to aid us in
defeating it."