The Coconino sun., 1927-06-24
DIR. Won KLEINSNID SPOKE
TUESDAY AT C.C.LUNCHEON

DR.. R. B. Won KleinSmid, president
of the University of Southern Cali
fornia and former president of Ari-
zona university, and DR.. A. E. Doug
lass of Arizona university were the
principal speakers at Mondays lunch
con meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce.
The chairman for the day was B.
A. Cameron, chairman Of the traffic
committee, who arranged the pro-
gram.
Major ]. B. Wright, county engi-
neer, reporting on the present status
of the proposed bridge at Lees Ferry
over the Colorado river, said there
should be no obstacle in the way of
State Engineer Lefebvre letting the
contract, now that the supervisors of
this county had agreed to make up
the difference between the amount of
the lowest bid and the $2S5,00 avail
abl from federal and state appropria-
tions.
Major Wright said in view Of the
great Importance of the bridge to this
county and the state at large the ac-
tion of the supervisors was wise. The
rest Of the deficit is to be made up
from reservation funds and applied to
strengthening the Cameron bridge
over the Little Colorado to carry truck
loads Of material up to Is tons for
the new Lees Ferry bridge. It has
cost the federal government about
$4,000 to maintain Cameron bridge
since it was built and the state en-
gineer to recompense the government
for the work now to be done on that
bridge agreed that the state shall
hereafter maintain it.
Major Wright said the county also
will be recompensed in part when the
new bridge is built by being relieved
of about Is miles of road-the new
route being that much shorter-and
also of ferry expense.
Mrs. Carolyn Smith, president
Flagstaff Business and Professional
Women's club, asked that all mem
bers of the chamber permit women
employees who are members of the
club day off to go to Grand Canyon
next month to help entertain the
special train-load of women stopping
there for the day on their way to the
national convention at Oakland.
President Grady Gammage of Flag
staff Teachers college announced open
house at the college next night, invit-
ing all present to be there to meet
the new faculty members and new
students.
DR.. Gammage also introduced DR..
Won KleinSmid.
The latter's brief talk was by turns
pungently witty and inspiring. The
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MIA, he said, is that it is here that one
finds Americans and the American
spirit. The great cities of the east
contain more people of various ma
tionalities than are found in their own
European and Asiatic capitals. But
here in the great southwest one finds
Americans.
That is why distinguished visitors
from foreign lands find they can
learn more about America, its spirit
and ideals and characteristics, here
than in the east.
He stressed the community of inter-
ests between this state and California
and the advisability of cooperation
beyond sectional differences that may
arise from time to time, as evidenced
now in the controversy between the
DIR. Douglass told of his recent visit |
to reservations points northeast of
FIagstaff-R Rainbow Bridge, kayenta, |
Valley, Segi Canyon, Chin
Iee-and of the advisability Of main |
tanning good roads for the use Of the |
constantly increasing automobile traf-
fic
Rainbow Bridge was discovered by |
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in 1909. DIR. Douglass was the 722nd |
person to register there since its dis
covery. With Dean Cummings on the
original visit were John Wetherin of
DR.. Judd and a Dr. Doug |
lass-not related to the speaker.
DIR. Douglass said Hubert Richard
son has done fine work in improving |
the road from Red Lake to the lodge. |
The distance from the latter to the
bridge-covered mule-back-is IS |
miles.
Of the world wonders in this inn
mediate section, Dir. Douglass said |
Grand Canyon is most wonderful in |
scenery, Painted Desert in colors, San
Francisco peaks for the extent of the |
view they afford, the Indian pueblos |
for their scientific interest, Grand |
Canyon for its geological interest.
Miss Selma Aas, with Miss Mildred |
at the piano, gave one of her
delightful vocal solos.
Mr.. Cameron announced the COM
mittee, as determined up to that time,
to leave early tomorrow morning for
the Utah line to meet delegations /
from Utah chambers of commerce for |
on the proposed federal
highway from Bluffs and Monticello,
Utah, to Kayenta, Tuba City and |
Superintendent Walker of |
the Western Navajo Indian reserva-
ton will entertain the delegation at