Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-01

operated in the construction of trunk
lines in this state. The original aid
percentage has gradually increased
untiB now the United States govern
ment pays a trife more than 72 per
cent of all construction costs on fed.
eral aid projects.
Uncle Sam has planned approxi-
mately $50 miles of new highways for
Arizona.
Many Roads Listed
Nine federal aid projects are defin-
itely listed in the United States de-
partment of good roads catalogue for
construction, in cooperation with this
Arizona state highway department, for
the future.
"a considerable portion of this mile
different projects having many for
malities to undergo before actual con-
struction work is started.
Most important of the road building,
undertakings planned by the depart
ment of good roads for this state is
the Old Spanish Trail highway from.
Ashfork to Kingman, distance of
106 miles.
Incidentally, this IS the largest sim
gle road building project planned un-
der government supervision since I'm
Gle Sam became actively identified
with road building in Arizona in 1916.
Itis highly probable that this job
Will be undertaken, or initiated, any
way in the coming year, if it is
found convenient for the state of Ari-
zona. 1t becomes incumbent, of course,
for the state to start the proceedings,
the government Joining hands in a
supervisory capacity to see that its
funds are properly expended.
Inasmuch as the stretch has been
definitely listed as a federal aid prof.
ect, however, there is probability that
the state will begin work on the road
as soon as the funds are available
That may or may not be IN 1926 Only
the lack of funds, however, will re-
suit in further postponement of the
Improvement, it was unofficially an
nounced at the state highway depart
ment.
Old Spanish Trail
The Old Spanish Trail highway is
one of the most important east-west
trunA lines across Arizona. For the
past several years the state and fed
eral governments have cooperated in
It's Improvement, or rather in the build
ing of a permanent hard surfaced
highway from Williams to Holbroolz,
and evenj east of Holbrook. The west
ern extremity the road in this state.
however, is said to be in poor shape.
Other important road projects which
have been definitely listed as federal
aid projects and in which the federal
government will coperate with the
state are:
Holbrook to Lupton; distance, 7S
miles
From Duncan to the county line;
distance, 1874 miles
From Duncan to the state line, dis
tance, eight miles.
From Ashfork to Flagstaff; dis
tance, 36.4 miles.
From Tucson east a distance of 22
miles
From Springerville to the state
line; distance 10 miles,
From Yuma to Lignerta, distance
22.5 miles,
A stretch in the vicinity of SAT-
ford and Solomonville about eight
miles in length.
Two other stretches, one from
Globe to Bylas, and another in the
southern section of the state, total
ing about 25 miles.
In addition to these projects, the
United States department of good
roads has assured federal aid on the
construction of an overpass near Ce-
dar Glade. This proposed improve
ment is to be 1852 miles in length.
Million Dollar Road.
The Superior Miami highway might
as well be termed "Arizona's million
dollar mountain boulevard
It is, in reality, million dollar
highway Construction figures for
the 1911 miles up Devils canyon and
over the Pinal mountains show that
total of $1,121,953.44 was expended
on this Improvement.
1t takes rank as the most costly
highway in Arizona-and one of the
most costly in the southwest, mile
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