The Coconino sun., 1926-08-06
PLANS COMPLETED FOR
OPENING WEATHERFORD
ROAD ON AUGUST Is

| Meeting to plan for the official
opening of the San Francisco Peaks
boulevard on Sunday, August Is, the
convention committee and the Motor
division of the Chamber of Commerce
on Tuesday night lined up an inter
esting program. Dr. A. J. Mackey,
chairman, outlined the purpose of
this opening to the committee and
John Weatherford, the builder, talk
ed briefly on the construction of the
road and suggested ideas for the
opening day.
Speaking for the Odd Fellows and
Rebekah lodges, Orinn Compton said
that the organizations desired to OBJ
.. tain the permission of the Chamber
to provide q picnic lunch at the end
of the road at noon on the 18th and
said that the prices charged would be
the same as those in the city. Per-
mission was granted. Mr.. Compton
said that the menu would no doubt
include coffee, sandwiches, hot dogs,
pie, cake, ice cream and soft drinks
In order that the traffic may be
handled III systematic manner, the
Boy Scouts have been enlisted in it's
direction All city cars are asked to
line up on Leroux street at $50 Sun
day morning preparatory to going up
the peaks. The Scouts will see that
you are placed in line and the pre-
cession will start up toward the peaks
at $50. The peaks road will be
closed to city traffic at 10:30 a. m.
As there is no water available at the
present upper end of the road, the
committee suggests that all cars car
ry drinking water.
Scouts will start the cars off at the
entrance to the peaks road, a certain
distance apart, and all are asked not
to exceed Is miles an hour both go
ing up and coming down. In the de-
scent, throw your motor into low or
second to avoid unnecessary acci-
dents.
Large parking accommodations will
be available at the top, Scouts as
sisting in parking.
Invitations to this opening have
been extended to state officials, all
Arizona Chambers of Commerce and
Santa Fe officials as we'll as a gener-
al invitation to California to join with
Flagstaff and Arizona in this unique
celebration.
According to Earl C. Slipher of
Lowell observatory, a telescope will
be placed on the mountain-side at
the upper end of the road for the
use of all.
That most of the time spent on the
peaks may be used for observation
purposes, the program has been cut
to the minimum. Mr.. Weatherford
will talk briefly on the history of the
road and it is hoped that Governor
Hunt will officially recognize the road
as one of Arizona's greatest high
ways.
Mr.. Weatherford says the road is
entirely safe, the grade at the top be-
ing even less than at the bottom. The
road has an eight per cent ruling
grade and is 20 feet wide.
In order that we may take care of
neople who do not have their own
cars, the Chamber of Commerce is
asking all those who have extra
space in their cars to call the office.
"Everyone desiring to make the
trim up the Peaks road will be able
to do so whether they have car or
not said Orinn Compton, chairman
of the Motor division of the Cham
Der of Commerce
Special slips bearing a greeting of
welcome from the Chamber Of Com
merce and the people of Flagstaff will
be given out by the Boy Scouts as
the cars pass through the entrance
to the road. On these will also be
listed few of the necessary road
regulations.