Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-26
Spending Of County
Road Fund Attracts.
Interest of Public
Spreading Cash Over Greatest Mileage Is the
Problem-Business and Pleasure Both Re
qulre Good Highways-Supervisors Meet
ing the Need as Rapidly as Possible

leading up to the bridge near Ben
son from the bridge funds, and
leave the north end appropriation
intact, the board of supervisors
l.have more recently been asked to
lpay out of their general fund for
lsome construction work on the
lStein's pass project. The payment
Eof this, persons in touch with the
legal aspects of the project state,
is hardly proper, Jas THE extra ex-
tpense was not budgeted nor au-
thorized by the supervisors, but it
will help the north end of the
county in their road construction
lproblems to a great extent.
New Budget Plans Changes.
| While no one knows now what
will be the final outcome of the
budgeting for 1928-29, which will
take place between now and June.
1t is asserted that as much as
| 100000 would place the. North and
| South highway in first-class condi-
! ton and thus make the highway all
that its boosters have wished it to
be.
Douglas District Builds.
| The funds for the Douglas dis
trict have been carefully expended
on fine, smooth county roads lead
| ing. into resort sections and into
farming communities This year
the most attractive piece of high
way that is being developed is
that up Leslie canyon. 1t is alto
gether possible that additional
funds will be necessary for its COM
pletion. This highway leads north
from Douglas through Leslie canyon
and on into Rucker canyon
1t serves a dual purpose Leslie
canyon is one of the little beauty
spots of nature and very popular
with picnic parties and Sunday mo-
torists. A need for good high
way through it has been felt for
a long. time. Rucker canyon, into
which the road will finally wind, is
a more popular resort district. The
new road is being constructed
that it takes advantage of every
beautiful view and winds down into
the canyon from ridge from which
a glorious panorama unfolds
While this new road will prove
a delightful to vacationists and pic
mic parties it will at the same time
serve many ranchers and residents
in both Leslie and Rucker canyons
with smooth and easy highway on
which to come to Douglas. Persons
figuring on the coming budget are
not forgetting this highway.
Many Projects Worth Approval.
There are many other projects !
The state highway department is
likely, it seems, to adopt a platform!
of little extension in the state high
way system. There is probably
ground for the view that the state
system is comprehensive as it is and |
needs only a few connecting links |
and proper maintenance and paw |
ing where possible.
The demand throughout Cochise !
county is for more and better roads
into the mountains and for some |
additional arteries into mining and |
farming communities off of the
main state highways. Much has
been done the past two years. With
the cooperation of the forest serv-
ice a road has been built over the
top of the Chiricahuas, the county
doing the work up the beginning /
of the steep part and letting the
forest service take it on through i
the national forest and through the
resort section that all of the people
of the cities of Cochise county de-
light to visit every summer.
Another project which has been
whispered of and which might have /
the sanction and aid of the state
and federal governments but which
might again have to be built by
the county, is a first-class road east
directly along the border to Slaugh-
ters ranch and on to the New Mex
leo state line, where it would be
near Cloverdale, N. M The inter
est in good roads is demonstrated
by the fact that the Douglas Cham
Der of Commerce assisted New Mex
leo people in raising funds to build
a stretch of road leading into the
Slaughter ranch road and the coun-
ty has done some very admirable
work on the road this side OF
SlaughteTS and for some miles east
Of the ranch.
To an observer the attitude of
the public is something new and
inspiring. Many people are taking
a vast interest in the road appropri-
ations and all over the Douglas dis
trict one hears talk of the needs
of the different sections and the
hopes for certain projects.
While the pleasure-seeking motor
ist is insistent on more and better .
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