The Coconino sun., 1924-08-22
THEY'RE AGIN THE GOVERNMENT

Of course we expect our contemporary at VII
liams to mutually distrust the government and al
its officials 1t is refreshing to have him point out
that the government should build the ROAD e
Grand Canyon Really we are inclined to thlni
some one should write to the government
mention this fact and insist on the government
coming through with the money Immediately since
we need it on our roads. But it might be wise moi
to mention this nefarious offer Of the said U. 5
government to put up 100000 or S50O,0O0 fol
our $4,000 Bright Angel Trail No that might
queer us. Just write the government thaC VIZ
need some three or four hundred thousand dol
lars, and if it will give up S1O0,00 more we VII
match for some more federal aid.
But along the same line of business thought
why wouldn't it be good idea co wire the gov
e1nment of the United States collect, for a frank
ed envelope so as to avoid the expenditure OF
cents for stamp? This would undoubtedly con
vince the government that our supervisors nae
been gyped in a boss trade before and won't stanc
for any more foolishness from any little old gov
ernment We are willing to admit the 'shamefu
lack of craftsmanship at the county seat. Un
der existing circumstances we are Wiling TO ad
NIT that "Canoe-manship" bettor expresses tht
thought in the peoples mind when they think OF
any set of men turning down, delaying and look
ing for some grand excuse for not accepting
100000 or S500,000 in improvements Tor tht
county in exchange for the Bright Angel lTall
which all supervisors agree could be built for S4O
900 at the outside figure.
Is "Coconino county, fortunate in having tW<
members on the board of supervisors who belleVt.
in doing the countys business as carefully as they
would their own?" Quoting from the Williams
paper which acknowledges its belief that the gov
eminent of the United States is trying to rot
us of our birthright' by giving Us 100000 casf
for a $4,000 proposition with a promise OF some
thing like 100000 more to come
Fortunate? Would any member of the boare
of supervisors turn down an offer OF that KIND II
it was his private business? Not In thousanc
years. Politics could go hang. Why, they Wouo
even take the governments word for the rest re
cardIess of which party happened to be running
it.
Quoting again from the Williams Wizard OF
Or: "There is yet time to make a good business
bargain with the department of the interior, des
pite the injury which the Coconino Sun ane
others have done to the trail as piece OF prop
erty" Well, we just wish to invite the attention
of the reader to the proposed agreement made x
the board of supervisors by Senator Cameron II
1929 in which he quoted the upper part OF the
trail as worth S5 to the county providing the
county gave certain Mr.. DeQueIoz OF Pennsyl
vania that part of it from Indian Gafdens-the
half way house-to the river.
At least the Coconino Sun and some others II
this end of the county have boosted the value o.
the trail from this SIS offer-if we gave away hall
the trail to get the S5-to government PROPOSE
ton which means S500,000 to Coconino county II
the way of improvements must have ano
should have.
The editor of The Sun is willing to take all the
slurs such as sbeing an antedeluyian politician be
eving in the utter gulibility Of The public, when
it comes to deal Of this kind
o.