ARIZONA HIGHWAYS' CIVILIZATION FOLLOWS THE IMPROVED HIGHWAY VOLUME IV SEPTEMBER, 1928 NUMBER 9 The Madonna of the Trail Monument to be erected ,in Springerville ITH the unveiling of the D A. R. By GOSSE THOMAS SMITH Ugh wa y to diff erent pion<>er' · ,.,omen W monument to the Madonna or would not only be in ·poo-- taste - but the Trail on the twenty nintn cities, auton10-bile clubs, and t.ht. Na would bring cont' nsion , the tise · · or ; ~ne of September, one more appropriate tional Old Trails Association, with he ad large disiind.iv e mod el was agree d up touch is to be 1.dded to the interesting, quarters in Kansas City, W3re planning on . by all , and work starte(! und er the pioneer town of Springerville. The cere iadependently to erect various series of ,eadership of committee s formed of mony to take place on that day i1, the mark ors all along the old route over :nembers of the National Old 'J'raH~ , ,As· culmination of long and Uuughtful ef· whidt our mothers came. Since to sociation , the Daught ers of the Amer!· fort involving a line of workers from place additional markers along the same can Revolution. and busine s~ men along the Atlantic to the Pacific : for, like so many other things in the history of Springerville, the placing of this monu ment ranks high in National interest. · Monuments and markers of many for ms have honored the men who pnshetl ,·ivilization to the last frontier . Nation ;, l Old Trails Roar! has known tne feet of many an illustriou s American. while all the typ es of America11 life have thl'eaded that historic way over moun Lains. through the fore1: brought delay and vvhen the work was 1 Jgain taken u~- it was found that states . The Pioneer Mother Monument at Sp:ringer\rille Page Eight ARIZONA J:iIGHWAY{, . SEPTEMBER, 1928 I . ii SEPTEMB~JR; 1928 :he route appointed by their respecti?e . and spade. • They took . with th.am . f!;O.t. 1_\T8:lley, country ·of which 8pringerville Chambers 0f Commerce. the ammunition wagon and · artillery . ...: .fr, the community . center, -h.as . a r0II1anJtc ..Tli-e prdgr~hiundertaken by this body but herds of live · stock .anti bales of and colorful background . ,vh .ich · '.l;nte, called for the erection in each of the household goods, .. implements of hus- dates that of any _other point .. on · the Arizona's Crow11 Jewels following twelve states through which tandry, their women and thier chil- whole route from ocean to ocean . O many of Arizona's unique wonders By ODESSA DAVENPORT but at present the - very . finest . 1;nset ~he National Old Traifi i' -Read passes aren, evidences and guaranties ot a fu- Coi'onacio;s Journal , kept ·by Caste- . are stupendous in size. We have with_ specimens can be boµg _b t . for .,,. . fe~,:. . ··- ·· · . · ·t·-. b ·•. ture state, the req .uirenient5 ·of a. per naila d.escribes all. this wonderft 1 l re- S one such monument, the ,1enes ... o . e · .. , ...... in our borders the largest canyon in ists ., the dreamers, the Greenwich Vil d.ollars. known as the N. o. T . Road Memorial . manent settlement, .and th .e Jiasis . of an ,,i~n of \ the White 'Mcitmtains wi~h re- the world, a naturai ·bridge that · from lagers of that day , would trade perfect Azurite and M.alachite . American home. marlrnble fidelity-the miles of big pine Markers: Maryland, Pennsylvania, West the stand .point both of mass and of ly good blankets, arrow-hearls and silver "The Daughters of th6 AmNican Revo- trees, the water cress in the mountain Other gem products of the Arizona . Virginia, Ohio, Indiana , Il1inois, Mis overwhelming beauty is unsurpassed on bracelets, even corn, for them. Talk lution J1ave long •interesteq. themselves E'phn·gs, the wild .' nax;-the hillsides cov. copper mines are , th e twin jP-wels, ..azur ,-, souri, Kansas, C:olorado, New Mi:'xico, our globe, the greatest area of petrified &.bout selling a loaf of bread to buy in preserving all of the Sb .te and Na- ered with rose 'bushes,. :·•,thA big ca~s ite and mala chit e. Alike in stru~turce Arizona and California. · Th e eommit forest · ever dis •covered, ani the most I white hyacinths Why, these toolish they differ only in their pigment, the.ir tees which decided upon . the Jocatio .n of tional . Highways . They , ar"' sacred to !mountain ·uonsL the barlfels and pin enormous National Forest of evergreen Hopis would trade even faeir precious f!trong, individ•ual . coloration .indicated the monuments varied as · follo:,v;s: , \he us as battlelields .. • They •. :record • .the . onies-aU - still .found• ,.there., •."Coronado pines on our ' continent. Thh is a very dried squash to the Mohav,, for these by their nan1.es. Sometimes they ...appear , steady triumph of peace. They were passed here" - seventy ,nine • years .before partial · list of our niany attractions State Regent of the D. A, R . . of each stones that were not even good for ar-, indissolubly joined togethe .i· as , were Btate res .pectively; the V:ice-Chairman built .in order that the torcl1 of .1\meri- the Pilgrims ·landed a1LPlymouth Rock here in Arizona that owe at least pa.rt row-heads. The Moha·rns must have ·had their human counterparts , the .famous. of. the National Old Trails Road Com- can civilization might be car ,ried . tnto passed with 'his reckless and rollicking of their interest to their colossal magni many a good laugh over it all. pair from Siam. They are then ..known mittee • in charge of. each state; the ,Na- Lhe wilderness. The trails have not conqnistadores, hundreds of ..c;oldiers, tude. Our minds are so accustomed to as azur-malachite and their conjunction . t.ional Chairman of both the N.O.T. and come about by accident. They are •uie . captains; ·knights, . hundreds of pack an cyclopean proportions th'lt we feel But all that the Mohave wroU,ght in gives a startling yet beautiful contrast the D.A.R. Road Committees; the Pres1- true index of the Nation's progress, ·the imals; seeking gold . and the :·Seven ,.Cities something almost · akin to shock when rhat long ago has gone to dust, while between their vivid blues q,nd greens rlent and Secretary -of the ·_l'J,.O.T. , Ass ,·re history of a people. Tha of . Cibola. ,ve turn our eyes away from all this im many of the despised bits of heavenly Te •Coloring matter is not distributed ,Years ; ,of careful researcil · have gone mensity and focus them on the ,tiny, blue that he worked off on the Hopis evenly throughout - these gems, and be 0 intd i'flii:l :tracing of these historfo , trails · sparkling points of color and light that still remain, set in silver ornaments of t!t:;::Jtlr~i;ijf f '"::1:; 1~ whose lihks -are·<',) woven into ,the ·early 1dorn Arizona, the rich jewels in her great. beauty. A number of these pre ing rather soft they fall into the ·trl~s · :::}~~t~:::~: historic jewels have .been aicqui;ed by that show to the •best advantage cut en to be ~pp91_nted ,J :>yr· their C'.1~.f~lb~i;s. of f.~is~,\Y.tll,, lj.e. ... , life of this 'N~tio:iI that they become rocky crown . Commerce. ,,,Tliis /•made ,. ·,"·"e 't-"'of ·-• ,mtogra , c:s. trusts in . the ' hands· ,,·iQf :·,t11e present the Arizona Museum and ... .,ire ve".'v ef ~abochon. Unfortunately. . jewelers; There is such an abundance of them seien. K(ngriian \ .. '.wriua: .i;rig-{£'the ,: fac . generation to·,:·.,oe honored a;id preserv fectively displayed . there . 'l'he location ilSUaliy polish them, . which makes their ~rid they are , so full of life, fire and wer .e :,th&~three . (}'•ccw ld ... All of Arizona is criss 0 crossed with of this old mine is known but it has colors harsh and cold. Unpolished , their er-vm~ beauty, truly fit ornaments for the che :, mo~ti~efit ;;:lri Arizona. · . T.b;e ... 8specially pre-cious .· legacies of t.his na not been worked since the white . ~an soft tones are subdued and lovelf and bright co1untry that gave them -bi>ing ing held in Aibuquerque, Niw 1,<1Ytexi ture which are, in places, being . given ~ame, the present supply of .Arizona they "have an exquisite text11,re ·: an'd ·. · J Pa:pe '.Ten -_ARIZONA HIGHWAYS SEPTEMBER, 1928 SEPT EMBER, HJ28 ARIZONA HIGHWAYS Page Eleve1i <.lid arrive in Arizona from Mars or Nep con and are · the secm1d hardest sub attain some distinction of their own be tune or perhaps Venus. No one - can be stance on . earth, the diamond, of course, fore f.olks will pay much attention to quite sure W::-hi Page . Twelve ARIZONA HIGHWAYS SEPTEMBER, 19 28 crop s of wh eat, mazie, frijo les, beans, Several prie sts followed Gonzales un chiefly instrumental in quieting the Accountingfor · Highway Expenditures lentils, etc. There are · good garde ns and til 1750, when the Pimas revo,lted aga in natives. A pre s•idio was estab.is ,hed at the in them vineyards for wine for masses, and the mission was plundered. '!'he visita Tubae in 1752 for the protection By R. L. JONES; C. P. A., Chief Accountant wLh reed-brakes of swe et cane for syrup p,riest in charge wa s Father Paner, who of San Xavier and its vistas and ranch BOUT one year has elapsed since the and panocha, and, with the favor of escaped, to Suamca . He leaves a very in erias of Christian Indians . am ount is app-roximately $300,000 for the tory mell to set up the machine s (thb Heaven, before long· for sugar. There teresting not e in the Tubae regi st er as Peace was restored and the intrep ·id A control of the Highway Department half month . service goe,- with the contra ct) and he are man y Ca stilian fruit trees, figs, follows: "On the 21st of Nov. 1750, all Jesuits again started out for the mission was turned over to the Arizona Many of the practices formerly us'ed remained from December until March, at quinces, orange s, pomegranates, peaches, thi s Pima nation rebelled and deprived field. Paner resumed his charge at San State Highway Commission. One of the by the department were s,ound from an his company's expense, and gav e proper apricots, pear trees, mul,berries, pecans, this mission of its sp iritual 1111'.lister Xavier. It is very probablei that the mis matters given early considerat ion by the accounting standpoint. T'hey were such instruction to the new and untrained op commission was that of accounting. The etc., with all sorts of garden stuff * * *. until now, 1754, in which year the In sion was administered from Tubae, as as are recognized and in use by large erato•r~. Th e rental on the ma chine s Th e conditi c,n today is quite different dians have re turned to their peublo, -the latter place was well garrisioned. Highway Code, ,providing for the Bud.get busine ss corporations. One such condition started Feb. ',st, 1928. The department and sma ll sage .brush and dwarfed mes meaning as they say, to live peaceably. About 1776 the Presidio was moved from System, must be st rictly adhered to by was t he Purchasing Department. In the is convini'-:d that .....ste p forward in ef quite trees mark the spot of this former And for the authenticity o,f this writing Tu'hae to Tucson, as t•he latter visita the commission and th e state engineer. conduct of this department large and fic· ency was made whe11 these machin es paradise. That hi s letter is true is borne I sign it. Francisco Paner." He was · en wa~ much closer to Bae and the dangei Severe penalties are provided for any numerous purchases are required. J.t had were i.1.!'tallt:;d. ou,t in part by the great dimension s of tirely alone at San Xavier, 60 miles from the Apaches was becoming ser iou,s: violation. ft was obvious that a method been long recognized that these .should be The oistribution of expenses · is th <> the me squite ceiling beams and pine from the nearest mission, and though he The amount of territory 0overed by one which would keep th e proper check on prop er ly safeguraded. The authority for larges t it.cm of accountmg detail. The doors to be seen in th e mission. l\'les quite undoubtedly knew trouble was brewing, p-riest seem senormous , Tubae is a'P'prox th e5e budgeted expenditures should be c,riginating the purchases is vested in a fir!'t .,J•plication of the riew mac'hin es trees of such size are seldqo m found to he held his post. The Pimas had revolted imately twenty miles from Bae, Tuc s·on devised. number of employees. Field men, shops, was on that recor J. Satisfactory result.;; day in th e valley, and the pin e tree exist s before, but as there were no missions in nine miles, and Tumacacori thirty mile s, The account ing proh.em s in the · De warehouses and general offices all need followed and il w·as ;hen applied to oth only in the mountains. northern Pimeria Alta (Arizona) a•t that comprising an area of five hundred partment are not similar to those o,r a various assortment of goods and sup er rec01·ds. The warr.mt and invoice rec · He makes notes in ano ,ther place of hi s time, most of the danger was felt along square miles; yet the baptismal and mar- dinarily encountered in industry . The plies . Very few changes· were found to ord s we1 e embraced .;n its service. The g•oing down the San Pedro · River to the the Altar ·river. Father Paner was ( Continued on page 27) ::;ources of rev enue s- accruin.g t-0 the de be necess ary; these were details of a depar ..ment was then facs>d with fl statis " Gila with Ca.pt. Bernal .and a guard of tiartment ate provid ed foi- in the High minor character . tical jo,b of considerable ,size. The new soldiers, returning by way , of Bae in the way Code. The collection of a lar ge part The purchasing is handled by the de code provides that the motor vehicle di fa ll of 1697. He also spea ks· of founding of these reven ues entai ls considerable partment in about the same way that it vision shall keep records· of registration ranches . in the Santa Cruz and San detail work, but the difficultie s pre would he by a larg.e manufacturing or cf moto1~ vehicles. These must be kept in Pedro va lley s, preparatory to founding ~e11ted are not those confronting busi- other cincern. The real problem ahead ::mitabl e books or on index card s in sev missions few of which materialized. . ness. The receiva -bles are readil y real was to devise ways and methods to take eral different ways for reference pur In 1699 he visited Bae and Sono,ita izE;d upon. There is no elaJborate credit care of the situ ation which was known poses. Among ,others htre must be records with the Visitor-General Anton Leal and and collection section and there are no to confront us. A threefold volume of by engine and serial number ,s and by another Jesuit. It was, no doubt, at this bad debts to contend with; no income ac expenditur es was in sight for the future. name of vehicle. The anticipated registra t.ime that ,th ey decided to found a mis count or tax returns have to be cared There was· a prospect of a much larger tion was app ·roximately one hundred thou sion. For seven years .seemin .gly the pro for ; as there is no pro.fit. It was- quite and more expensive accounting fo,rce; sand cars. Thi s presented the prospect of ject had be en serio usly considered, per the natural thing to do, befor e the many expensive filing devices and record the task of typing not less than three hap s because of its •being such a great adoption of the , budget system, to install books app •eared to be unavoidable . cards for each vehicle and the filing of distance from the bas e of supplie.s and a siinp •le systel'n of accounting for dis After giving the matter some consid these cards in proper filing ca-ses. Th e becaus e of a great lengt h of time re burs ,ements. era tion .and making some investigations outlook for additional space, filing ca•b quired to reach it. However, he states The first fiscal year under the com it wa s decided . to try _a new . venture . in ac_ nets and typewriters was _rather .disoour 0 definitely in his journal that i1'.leither mission covered a period slightly in ex counting. · For many years the Census aging. The tabulating machines here de the latt er •p:;i.rt of April or · early May, cess of ten mon t hs. During this period Bureau in Washington has used mechan monstrated their us'efulness. One ope1:a 1700, he went .J;o Bae and founded the the ex,penditures were very much be ical tabulators to accumulate their sta tion of t.he punch machine on t he tabu Mission of San Xav ier, in honor of the low the estimates provided for the first tistica l information. They pTOved to ·be lator card provided the nucleus for all great Jesuit, "Apostle of the Indies," budget. This was unavoidable. The code sa tisfactory and their use was later these records. ever hi s inspira tion and guide ;'. (Jii'e ha s makes it compulsory to contract prac adopted by many large business concerns, The new operators on t hese machine s been tempted to push the qaj;.e slightly tically all of the constru -ction work. It is insurance companies and railroads. There soon learned to turn out from one hun forward, as there were no .tangible fact s estimated by the department engineers are two well known manufacturers of dred to three hundred of these cards on record now, and for all time, the date that it requires from nine to ten months these machines; they do not sell their ma each hour. The sorting machines sorts is set tl ed by Father Kino's own manu to prepare for the letting of a contract. ch i;{es bub rent or lea~e them. Unles'S', in them numerically in any series desired scr ipt. Locating, surveying, planning and other the opinion of their representatives ., a at the rate of a-p-pfoximately; twenty-one Father Francisco ,G,e':ii'zales was put in preliminary woll'k has to be done . On business ha s a volume large enough thousand cards per hour. The numerical ' ,, ·~ - to\ charge of the m· , in 1,701 and it was Federal • Aid projects the approval of the warrant it, they will not in:stkll them. A •.tabulator transfers the information from administered, '.£ representative crf one of these compi~hies t he punched card to sheets l 7x20 inches '.'?.i•·•.' Bureau of Public Roads must be secured . in the dioceS'if <>f Durango. In the same Sundr y agreements have to be entered ( the Powers) made a short survey of in size at the rate of ninety-five per min year the untiring °Kino and Salviaterra into and rights-of-way obtained. the work coming into the department ute. The alphabetical tabulator run s were at ,Bae and Tumacacori. This was rather a fortunate situatio .n g,eneral office. His recommendation was them through . at about sixty-five each At this time the . mis•sions were flour for the new accounting plans .. It pre in favor of the installation. A leasing minute. The ..e sheets fi~ a loose lea f ishing and in Sono,ra alone (including sented an oppo,rtunity to consider and coii:tract was entered into on October 31, binder and c-ontain records of one hun what is now Arizona) there were twenty_ adopt them before the detail work began . 1927. The Qattery of machines were in dred cars to the sheet. Two hundred and nine missions and seven ty -three vistas to increase at a rapid rate. For example stalled in December. At that time the fifty of these sheets can be put into one and raneher ia s. Father Kino visited San the expenditures from the state highway space in the accounting department room binder without causing i,t to be cumber Xavier the last time in 1702, although he fund for September, 1927; in round fig was inadequate for a full . use . of them some. This means a record of twenty-five did not die until 1711, nine years later, ures were $281,000. For July , 1928, the out this has - since been remedied. The thousand cars in, one binder . Four such at the mis:sion . of Magdalena. He made amount was $510,000. At August '5 .the Powers corporation sent one oftheir fac- binders hold all the records for one list- over forty trips and baptized alone over four thousand Indians. Wing of Mission Page Fif tee"/4 Page Fourteen ARIZONA HIGHWAYS SEPTEMBER, 19 28 ., SE~T~MBER, 1928 ARIZONA HIGHW~YS ing. Twelv e binders hold the complete ment. These rentals are crect,ted to the the .:1ddition of not more than twt•· extra three way listings. Each one contains ex eq;.iipment department and agaim;t them clerks in the tabula-tor room . _actly the same information, as t)1e other an charged · the costs of kef;ping the The ''t:'sult.s of this e.xperien2e t:on The Samaniego Freighters equi~.-ment in repair. These charges are two, except that each . is arranged in a vinces the department that it ha -s been EDAR Springs was a small cow (Taken fro1n "A .n unwritten History" chance and th~ watchers in the hl)Use : made by the use u;i: standard shop or . different continuity. This in connection able to meet the provisions of the new ranch and mail station near the we.st by Edwetrd Wilson. Tl:t_eaccounts [liven could -see one of them fall, every little det·s similar to those used by the aver C with the master files in the department law at a minimum of expense. The ma end, of the Graham mountains. Here here a.re a.ctual experiences of Mr. Wil while, until the l~~t h~d · been killed. age aatomobile dealer -or repair man. and the offices of the county assessors · chines have undoubtedly saved already the freighters and teamsters bought pro son; and persons with whom , he was ac \Vhen the · last teamster was killed. the . Without the use orf this system or some give a valuable r eference record, easily a substantial addition to the general vis•ions and watered their stock. quanited). Indians made a raid on the wagons and thing of a similar kind, the maiTJten refefred to and plainly tabulated. T'he force. In the accounting department at The place was in charge of John t~o,~ everything of value from them. :rnce and constructir,n costs would be first days' listing of these record s pro - least three additional men would prob Mowlds and his only companions were Befo1:e . the Indians left ·they fired a more or 'ese fictitious , The use of the small rock house, which \vas specially duced one hundred and fifty-eight sheets. ably have been needed. The Motor Ve his wife and stepson, named Frank volley at the house-a warning I sup equipnwnt constitutes · a larg·e part of bu Ht for protection against _the Indians. This means a record -of fifteen thousand hicle Division would have needed an ad Coulter. pose. the total col;'t!:>for com·.truction and main_ It contained port holes and was a sort ·eig·ht hundred automO'biles was made ;n dition -of eight or ten typists to take care Geronimo and his Indian band were When all the Indians had left, the peo tenance. The department is .buying new of small fort. one working day. of the reg istration reoords alone. The coming thro,ugh the Graham mountains, ple in the station house went to the field equipment as the finances permit. 'l'he As the horse at the gate was shot, Natm ;ally the preliminary wo1;k of ac records have another advantage. They tr aveling high up, near the ridge, as was o:li battle and with the help o'f another equipment department can now visualize more firing could be heard out on the ti1ally purchasing the cards · had preceded are much more unifo,rm and legib:e than their habit. They could see for miles man, who just ha •ppened along, buried the 1-•erformance orf the old unitf. This flat-the Indians· had the freight outfit chis performance. It was recogn~ed that would be possible to obtain by hand acros s the country -below and · so they the te~~sters, all in 011e hole, seven of eanbles the selections for discard of the in a trap. gonre better method should be adopted to w,ork. The binders required t•o hold thes ·e were able to locate the freight outfit of them. ones with the poorest performance rec secure indi v:idual pei'formance on · the records are much smaller than the ones F rancisco Samaniego. The outfit was on In plain sight of the folks in the little "· A large adobe house rests . ove'i,·. the ord:; as new -ones are added. ~quipment belonging to the department. formerly used. This makes •them lighter the way from Willcox to Globe and car rock house, on the ~orning of Oct. 2rid, grave oif the brav;e teamsters . · Some of the units are old and require With th~ closing of July rec ,Jr MEXICO WILL HOLD HIGHWAY CONGRESS ARIZONA HIGHWAYS 'l'he second ·national Highwa.y Congress ar.d Ex PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF GOOD ROADS ISY THE position of Mexi co will convene in 'Mexico City on Table of Distances As Shown - ARIZONA HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT October 3, and ·continue through October 6, 1928 . Vol. IV. AU GUS'T', 1928 No. 8 Th e Mexican National Highwa y Commis sion is <·om ==== =ART===ZONA ST=AT===-=E H TGHW==AY- --COMMISS. ---·-ION··-·- . pleting an elaborat e program and per fecting de r. P. Mc Rr irle. Ch~ irm a n , Globe ta jls1 _for the lar~e st exposit!on .. of , r oad buildi~ g Over Arizona Highways H 3rr:v Th omp son, F re d Steger , Vi ce Hha irm an. Ph oen ix Commi ss ion er , Tu cso n mf nmery , mat enal s and eqmpm ent ever shown m .Tae . F . McDon a ld , F loyd Will ia m s, th rt country . . . Commi ss ion Pr , Bisbee Comm iss ion er, Pres cott M.. C. H a nkin s, Sec r etary, Ph oen ix f he American Road Builder s' Association hf ''co:. The mileages given below were computed over the shortest and most feasible routes between points indicated. In GENER AL OFFIC E orrr ating with th-e Mexi can commi s~ion in arran g case two routes are of about equal length, th e route follow ing the State or Federal route is given, as between Globe · W. C. L e febv re...... Sta t e Highway Engine er ing- for the expo sition. It will be divided into and Prescott the mileage shown is via Phoenix, but if distance via Payson is required, add mileage shown betw een Globe . W . W. Lane ...... Chi Pf Engin ee r thf ee P.ections . Th ? engineers and official s will ex and Payson, and Prescott and Payson. All distances compiled from most reliable sources available. K M . Wh itw ort h, M. H. Hasl er , Vehic le Sup erin tend ent E qu ipm en t. E n2 in eer hi r it charts and specifications demop.strat ing road cors truction and maintenanc e methods and design s GENERAL OFFICE ~ usr d in this coun t ry. Contra ctors will exhibit mo I R. A. Hof fm a n , .J. W . Po wers , .!,Q .!,Q .E ~ . r::: Bridge En gin eer F,ngin e<,r · of Ma terial« 0 0 03 ~ -,:: Q) tiqn pictures and educational matte r per t aining to i:: ·; ~.., 0 .s:; Q) 0 bi) i:: "' ~ V . A. Wo od, .1. S. Mills , ~ -~ Col ~ 0 .. 0 bi, s:: 0 i:: _.., bi) ,.Q ~ Cd (I) Ch ief Clerk Engin eer of Estirnatetl thf contr acti ng pha se of roa d work. The ma nufa c "' 1 '" -bO (I) .i:: Col ..c: :::: ::: c;! 0 r::: 0 "' !I:: "' e Ira W : ·wagno n , Right -of -Wa y Ag en t 00 0 0 0 ..c: ... ~ A, ::: ::: ~ 0 ::c ::2. 0.., 0.., C/1 C/1 E--< A. E . Stelz er R. L. Jones, tu.rPrs will ha ve an elaborat e exhibit of morler n 0 ~ a z >< Pu r ch as in g Agent Ch ief Accounta nt r~+ a ma chiner y and e'quipment of ev·ery desc r ip I Ajo . ------1 288 I 349 I 261 ! 343 l 215 I 4M 404 . I 197 I 121 I 2M I 303 ,I t3fi7 i 130 I ,162 E. V. Mill er, C. R. Jones I 3fi/, Engin eer of Plans Superin te nden t tii n. J;sk · Fork ----1 -----· I •369 i 435 I 57 I 261 i 150 116 I 370 I 167 I 54 ! 349 I 243 I 303 I Storee I .. ... ··- ::=:.. ======:::::':::::== 1rnvitations h.av,e alr eady been sent to manufa c Benson ------1 357 I 153 I . 78 'I 412 I 181 i *372 473 I 91 I 190 I 303 I · 93 \ ~*279 l 64 I " 88{) F IELD ENGINEERS tu etr_s inviting them t o sen~ machinery to the ex Bisbee .• ------1. 410 I t1.97 I . 25 I 46!'i I 2R4 l*t41 fi 526 I 101 ! 243 ! 356 I. 150 · I "'t323 I 107 I 442 C. C. Sm a.JI, Engin eer of Su r veys po1s1tion. More than one-third of those who have Casa· Grande I 227 I 224 I 197 I 282 I 91 I 375 343 I 134 I 60 'I 173 I 179 . ! t243 I ·66 I 259 W. R. Hutchin s, T. S. O'Connell , replied have accepted this invitation , and wiil be Chandler ·-----1 191 I 222 I 233 1 24'1 I 88 I 33() 307 I 170 I 24 I 137 I 176 I t240 I 102 I 223 Const ru ction Engi nee r Const r uction Engineer , I I 134 I *219 I 12n Northe r n Di,;tri ct Southern Dlstr iat Clifton ------1 395 I -·· ·- · I tl 72 *312 511 I t298 228 341 4fi I * 20 7 I 427 represented by models, literature and pers onal reP; I I I I F. N . Grant , · R. C. Perkins , Doug-las -----·--1 4.35 I tl72 I ·----· 490 I 259 l*t391 ·!'\51 126 I 268 I 381 130 I *§298 131 I 467 M.'->int ena nc e E ngin ee r Maintenance Engineer re sentatives . nuncan 391 I 34 I t138 I *34fi ! 130 I *253 1'07 I t2fi4 I 224 I 337 I 42 ! 1 fiO I t2fi9 I 423 No rthr1• n Di strict South ern District IRoad builder s of th e United States who atten d 'F,hrenhurg- --·--..- ·'I 218 I 39!'\ I 435 ! 27!'i I 2fi1 I 3fi7 'I fiO I 370 I 1fi7 I mi I 349 I t4 13 I 303 I 143 Geo. B. Shaf fer, Fi7 ! I I , . .. . I 93 173 I I I 10() I I 18 f\ Pa vin g Engin eer th ~ congres s will not only have an opportunity to Flagstaff -·-··-' •112 490 I &19fi 42!i 222 404 I 358 I 421 FlorPnce ·-----1 235 I 193 I 199 I 290 I flO I 383 3Fi1 I 13Fi I M! I 181 I 148 I t212 I fi~ I 2fi7 st! dy Latin-Am. erican road building and maint e 34(\_C_ I . VINCENT J. KEATING, EDJTOR n nee methods in a typical . Latin-American coun Gila Bend _____J 24fi I 307 I 301 .I 173 I 394 362 I 282 79 I Hl2 I 261 I +R25 I 215 I 120 2fi 2fi9 I &19n I I '.{77 I 195 I 94 I 207 I +152 128 I 29:f F . C. SOUTHGATE , ADVERTISING MANAGER tr , . bu t will also have an opuo'rtunity to view the Globe ·· '._:··-·------1 1 I 134 I &22fi 88 J I Grand Cany'~l . 84 I *398 I !'il 7 I 86 I 343 I 179 200 I 4Fi2 I 249 .1 136 I 4::n I 272 I 385 I 448 scenic regions of the countr y th r ough tourR arra ng I ! I I Subscription rateB, $1.00 per year. · · Single eow 10 cenu lfa!':Mvampa ·· I 211 l 272 I 312 266 138 3n9 327 I 247 44 I 1fi7 I 221, I i-290 I 180 I 15n Advertising rates furnished. on request ed 1··:v th e asi::ocb tion. Holbrook _____.1 1 fiO I *219 !*t391 I Ml I t24fi I 2fill I ',18 I . 31 fi .1 202 I *2nn I 93 I 451 I 514 I I I I I Jprome ,- .... -., 7!'\ I 374 I 414 I fifi 240 148 191 I. .349 14fi . 33 3.2-8 I 241 282 I 34Fi Address All Communications to Editor King'man ----~-' 116 I *485 I !'l!'il'I 173 I 377 I 2flfl ········ I 486 I' 283 I 170 i 465 I 359 I 419 I 482 -'RIZONA HIGHWAYS WALKING ON ROADS T,unton ···-----1 225 I *294 i*t4fifi I 168 I t 320 I 7fi 341 I fi93 I 390 I 277 I •340 I urnI 526 I n89 . ARIZONA HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT PHOENIX. Aftl'ZONA Danger accomoanies every one who walks on a McNary ------1 222 I *167 l*t339 I 1fi!'i I tl 11 I 72 338 I +Mn I t21fi I 274 I t155 I 41 I t239 I t414 road over which automobiles are operated. Th r Mesa ---·--· ----.I 183 I 212 I 2Fi2 ! 238 I 78 I 331 299 I 187 I 16 I . 129 I 1 66 I t230 I 120 I ' 21fi Miami 255· I · 140 · I 253 I 310 I 7 I t251 371 I 188 I 88 l 201 I 95 I t1n9 I 121 I 287 !lenc,ral rulP of fhp roarl is. of co11rse, to stav on .. ·-----·-' COVER PAGE Nogales 370 I 244 I 126 I 425 I 195 I !'\18 486 I ···· -· I 203 ·1· 316 I 185' 1 ·+347 I 67 I 402 the right. But this ha s been found to be more un ------1 Oatman ------I 145 I *514 I 580 I 202 I 406 I 295 29 ! 51.5 I 312 1 199 I 494 I 388 I 448 I 511 . Our cover page thi s month. is a desert scene out safe than walking on the left-hand side. When Parker ·---.. -... 1 223 I 391 I 431 I 278 ! 25'7 I 371 80 I 3n6 I 1n3 l Hl9 I 34fi I t409 i 299 I 187. l side of Tucson. This is one of the most beautiful one walks on the right-h and side of the roac he iR Payson ...... 1 159 l 225 I 338 I 104 I 91 I 134 27!; I 27::l I 134 ! 107 I 179 I 227 I 206 I 333 and healtful sections of Arizona. directly in the path of a machine coming uo fro m PhoPni-x ·------1. 167 I 228 l 268 I 222 i 94 ! 31 fi 283 I 203 I ...... I 113 l 182 I t24~ I ,Rf\ I 19~: 1 Prescott ...... 1 53 I 341 ! 381 ! 108 ! 207 ! 201 1fi!'! 31fi I 113 I -· -· I 29n I 295 I 249 ! 31'.? Th e photography is by Mr. Al Buehman of the n,.e rear which cannot be seen . This puts the bur I Buehman Studio, Tucson , Arizona . d0n of watchfulness on the motorist and · if anv Ray --•---·------1 249 I .177 I 242 ! 304 I 42 I t287 361' I 178 I 82 I 19fi I mo I t194 I 111 ! 281 Rice 283 112 250 §217 I 22 t223 399 217 I 116 I 229 I 66 t130 ! 150 I 31!'-i thin"' occurs to obscure vision, such as the head ------1 ! I I I ! I Roosev elt ..... J 246 I 170 I 283 l §159 I 36 I H89 3112 I 218 I 79 I 192 I 124 I +188 I' 1n1 I 27!1! J,_g-htof an approaching machine , it is almost im .... Safford ,.,_, 349 I 46 I 180 I §283 I 88 I •565 465 I 185 I 182 I 295 I ...... I *172 I 143 I 881 DESERT RAIN noss ible to see unlighted objects ahead. Man y ac St. Johns .... --1 214 I *155 l*t327 t 157 I t181 I 64 330 I t376 I +275 I 266 ! *201 I 29 I t 309 I t47f t Spring-erville I ! 408 I •172 I I t 445 Annie Campbell Jones c;dents occur from this cause. It is safer to walk I 243 I •126 1•t298 I 186 I t152 I 93 3Fi9 +347 29n ! t280 I on the left -hand side of the road, facing tr affic Su-perior ------1 234 I 162 I 232 I 289 I 27 I t252 350 I 1fi8 I fi'.7 I 180 I 1 lfi I t179 I 101 I 2fill Golden shaft s of light , across a greying sky, coming in the opposite direction so that in cas e of Tomhstone .. I 384 I 180 I 51 I . 439 I 209 1•t442 500 I 75 I 217 I 330 I 185 I •305 I 81 I 416 I I !i19 I 41R 473 200 · Beam /:-!of ros e and lavender, and white douds drift an emergency -one can step into the untraveled par t Topock ·----···I 170 I 539 I 605 I 227 I 431 ! 320 54 I 540 337 224 l I I ing by; Tucson ...... , 303 I 207 I 131 I 358 I 128 I 451 419 I 67 I 136 I 249 I 143 I t28o I ------I ' 335 of th e. highway or even leap into the ditc11 if neces Wickenburg I 114 282 ' 322 l 169 I 148 I 262 230 2!17 I 54 I 59 I 23fi I +:mo f 190 I 2n3 Tuftf; of green ~nd amber, shimmering in the haze, l I sar:v to achieve full safety. Willcox ·------I 395 I 115 l 78 I 450 I 220 I *334 511 I 129 ! 228 I 341 I 50 I •240 I 92 I 427 Ragge d lines of rock~ and hills against th e we"tern But the principal thing is to be safe, and to rer Williams -----.I 20 I *349 I 453 I 37 I 279 I 130 136 I 388 I l 8Fi I 72 I 367 I 223 I 321 I 384 blaze . iz,e that with auto traffic growing heavier eve Winkelman ..I 275 I 166 I 254 I §239 I 44 I t239 391 I rnn I 108 I 221 I 132 l t184 I 69 I 307 Winslow ______, 117 •252 550 60 I §192 I 33 233 I 485 I 282 I 169 i •298 I 12fi I 418 .1 .• 81 r· on '.h. Pverv road is a dangerous road. And teach l I I - Sudden, a gust 0f wind, a cloud that hurries past Yuma ...... 1 366 I 427 I 467 I 421 I 293 I 514 482 I 402 I 199 ! 319 1 381 I +44fi I 33Fi I ., the children the advantage of using the left -han ' ' And patters in the sand, like bare feet running fa.st, side of the road or to avoid the road altogethe r i •via Clifton-Springerville Highway . tVia Rice-Springerville Highway. tVia Lordshurg. New . Mexico. §Via Payson A slanting veil of .silver, athwart the shining '.'orm , there is a convenient path that will serve thei /· And th e des ert is ::i.wake to meet the batteries o.f walkinp- purposes and keep th em off the main par th e storm . of the road altogether . />age Eigkt_een ·· .. SEPTEMBER,1928 •' sEPTEM/3-ER- 1s2s :· -Pa;ge Nineteen · --·· · . .. . . ' ARIZONA HIGHWAYS U S. ROUTE 70-·· 109 Miles--Holbrook to State Line Conditionof R·oads011 Arizona State Highway System From To Miles Class Condition Drv.Hr8 , Remarks U. S. ROUTE, 80-518 Miles-Yuma to Rodeo Holbrook Petrified F'orest 19 Gravel Surfaced Excellent 3/2 hr: First 4 miles rough. Pet:d ifed F•orest · . Conoho 30 Gravel Surfaced Excellent 1 hr. From To Miles Class Conditlo •n Driving Remarks Concho St. J,ohns 15 Gravel Surfaced Good . . ¾, hr. 5 Mi. rou,gb on St . .Johns end . Yuma Hrs. St. Johns Springerville 29 Gravel Surfaced Excellent 1 hr. 34 First 10 miles Wellton Gravel Su,rfaced Fair l¼ hrs. l)aved. Springerville State Line 16 Graded and drained Fair ½ hr. Slow when wet. WeUton Sentinel 56 Gravel Surfaced Fair l¾, hrs. Dry and dusty. 30 Though in places . Sentinel Gila Bend Gravel · Surface<:! Fair . ·. l½ · :h·rs.:. 109 3¾, hrs. Gila Bend Hassayampa 36 , Gravel Surfaced Fair 1¼ hrs. Rough In places. Hassayampa . Phoenix 44 Paved Good l¼ hrs . Phoenix Mesa 15 Paved Good ½ hr. STATE ROUTE 79- 91 Miles- Prescott to Flagstaff Mesa n e-sert Wells 8 Paved Good ¼. h,r. From To Miles Class Condition Drv . Hrs. Remarks Deser t Wen s Apache Jct. 8 Gravel Surfaced Good ¼ hr. Dips being repaired. Prescott .Jerome 33 Gravel Surfaced Good 1¼ hrs. Speed limit of 15 mlles over Mt. Apache Jct. Florence Jct. 19 Gravel Surfaced Fair ½ hr. Rough in places. adv ,i-sable. Florence Jc t. .Florence 17 Gravel Surfaced Good ½ hr. Cautio.n s·hould be use -1 121 5½ br ,s. 3!!6 14 hrs . ; . _j Note :-All travel go.i,ng. by Bouse due to rough, ..rock road from Vicks -1:)urg to Quartz-it,P. U.S. ROUTE 180- 181 Mi1es- Florence Junction to State Line. From To Mi1e,s Class CondHion Drv . I-.:.rs. Remarks STATE' ROUTE' 73-104 Miles- Cutter to McNary Florence Junction Superior 16 Gravel Surfaced · Good ½ hr. Superior From . To Miles Clas -s Condition Drv. Hrs. Remarks Miami 21 Gra.vel Surfaced F'air ¾, hr. Washouts of July 27th repaired R'ice 15 hr. Miami Globe cutter Gtravel Surfaced Good ½ 7 Paved Good %, hr. Road good. Rice White R·iver 69 Unimproved Fair 4 hrs. Rough in places. Globe Rice 22 Gravel ¾, ""I; Surfaced Good h,r. Globe to Carlos ~ridge rair. v\"blte River McNary 20 Unimproved Rough l½ hrs. Slow when wet. " R1ce Gel'onimo 38 Gravel Surfaced Fair l½ hrs. Rough in places. Geronimo Safford 27 S,u,rfaced Gravel Good 1 hr. 15 miles paved ~ 104 6 hrs . Safford Solomon ville 6 Paved Good ¼ hr. Excellent I ;j Solomonville Dnucan 37 Fair 1•/2 hrs. New road in good condition. Duncan State Line 7 Gravel Surfaced F'air ¼ hr. STATE ROUTE 187-13 Miles Sacaton Dam to Casa Grande From To Miles Class Condi.tion Drv. Hrs . Remarks 181 6¾, hl'S. ':"\. Casa: Grande Sacaton Dam 13 Gravel Surfaced Goorl ½ hr. U.S. ROUTE 89- 660 Miles-Nogales to Fredonia .,,t~ From - To-- Miles Class · Condition STATE ROUTE 71-26 Miles-Solomonville to Clifton - Drv. hrs Remarks Remarks Nogal1is Tucson 67 Gravel Surface F'air 2 11.2 miles paved. Remainder fair t1J•good From To- Miles Class Conddition Drive Hrs. Tucson Phoenix 136 Good 4 Good Clifton Junction Clifton 26 Gravel Surface Fair 1 Phoenix Glendale 9 Paved Excellent l/4 Glendale Peoria 4 Paved ExCellent ¼ STATE ROUTE 83- 28 Miles- Vail to Sonoita Peoria Marinette 3 Paved Excellent ¼ 1 · From To- Miles Class Condition Drive Hrs. Remarks Marinette Wickenburg 38 Gravel Surface Good 1¼. Sonoita · Vail Jct. · 28 Gravel Surface Exeellent 1 Wickenburg CongreS's Jct. 15 Gravel Surface Good ½ 3 miles under construciion; detour Congress Junction Prescott 44 Gravel Surface Excellent T¾ rough . ·sTATE ROUTE 82-·. 70 Miles-Nogales to Tombstone .Junction Prescott Ashfork 53 Gravel Surface Good 1½ From- To- Miles Class . Condition Drive Hrs. Remarks Ashfork Flagstaff 57 Gravel Surface l½ See U.S. Route, 66. : ;~ ogales Patagona 23 Gravel Surface Good ~ Flagstaff Cameron 54 Graded and drained l½ County road, good condition atagona Sorioita 12 Gravel Surface Good !At Connects with State Route No. 88 at Cam. Bridge Lee's Ferry 88 Unimproved Poor -•-·· --4½ · - Nogales · to Flagstaff 12,¾, ·hrs . :\ Sonoita. Lee••Ferry Fredonia 92 Unimproved Poor 9 Flagstaff-Fredonia 15 hrs. Sonodta Fairbanks 31 Gravel Surface Good 1 Resurfaced. P'redonla Salt Lake 348 Good Fredonia - gateway to Kaibab Forest F'airbanka Nogales .Jct . 4 Gravel Surface Good ¼ North Rim Grand Canyon, Zion Pa,vk;.. Bryces Canyon, .Qedar Breaks. 70 2¼ hrs Pa,g~ Twenty . ARIZONA HIGHWAYS SEPTFJMBPJR, 1928· SEPTEMBER, 1fJ28 ARIZONA HIGHWAYS STATE ROUTE 84-66 Miles-Tucson to Casa Grande From To Miles Class Condition Drv. Hrs. Remarks Tucson Rillito 17 Gravel Surfaced Fair ½ hr. R,illito Red Rock 16 Gravel Surfaced Fair ½ hr. Red Ro.ck Picacbo 15 Gravel Surfaced Fair ½ hr .· Rough ln rilaces . Life On A "Dude'' Ranch Pkacbo Casa Grande 18 Gravel Surfaced Good ½ hr. IRST, the writer wishes to take ex By LEO WEA VER finds that the horse is a part of every 66 2 hrs . F ception to the term "dude," a word real westerner's heart, an animal to be STATE ROUTE 87-60 Miles-Mesa to Picacho which has , long been obsolete. Those The whoJe spirit of the wes,t then , is made a friend of and loved . A westerner Condition Drive Hrs. Remarks From To Miles Class seek ing accommodation on Arizona freedom; but it is well to know how far who does not love ,horses iS' a rari ,ty, and Mesa Chandler 8 Paved Excellent ¼ ranohes are by no means deserving of so Chandler ~acaton Br. 20 Gravel Surface Good % 4 miles paved ; 5 miles thru to carry that freedom. Some carry it too the gues,t who makes the mistake of mis Sacaton Pa,ss rocky contemptous a term. Th ey are human be far and others know the fine line of d11s treating a horse, - is simpl y out of luck. Sacaton Br. Casa G'de Ruins 11 Gravel Surface Passable 1A. Under construction. ings like the rest orf us and s·hould be ti nction and always find themselves Roundups, rodeo contests , ·r.ailing cat Casa Grande Ruins Picacho 21 Gravel Surface Bad 1A. Not advised acorded the same respect any guest in deep er' in the affections of the rancher tle and wild horse s, camping and hunt 60 2 hrs. a hotel receives. When the word "dude" than the fellow in the observance. Yes, ing-all depend on the horse, he makes is -returned to the obliviion which co,m. the West accepts all for ju st what they all inaccessible s;pots enjoyable, because p-anion slang terms of rthe nineties have are. Clo,thes do not count. We have had other methods of trans ,por-tation are use enjoyed for years, the better it will be the biggest banker and the biggest meat less in rough country. Golf, tennis, and The Engineer's Log for Arizona's guest ranch business. packer in the world broil his' bacon over siimilar forms of amusement all take a There is a distinct line between a a sage fire and declare he never knew back seat for the faithful horse. Many a ing shipped and work should l ·be resumed ed construction on F . A. 89-B, Ashfork,:: CONSTRUCTION Guest' Ranch and a "Dude" ranch , as we how delicious bacon was . It is truly :a . ,bag of golf sticks rests on our front Fla gst aff highway . SOUTHERN DISTRICT about Oct . 1st by the contractors (Levy understand the latter word. T·he Guest melting -pot, the West , so far a~ ctistoni _. ~orc:h all ,winter, and sofar as we know Construction Co.) who discrontinued work Two underpasses on the Globe~Cutter Ranch is _a _going ranch concern, which T. S. O'Connell , Construction Engnieer and class is concerned . : the lack of a golf course has never lost a rluring the summer owing to hot weather. · highway are being constructed by the accepts -paying gves1 s who wish to live Without exception the :horseback rid - g:uest . · Southern Pacific Railway; Co. the life · of _the rartcher. The so-ealled Ken Hodgman, contractor on F . A. The Kansas City Structural Steel Co. "dude" ranch is iprepared esipecially for in~ -has the greatest appeal in life on a There is no i,tem so important as food Prodect No . 31 Reo. (repairing Wicken • PAVING contractcirs on th _e Grand Canyon bridge guests who desire a mixture of ranch nmch. and for -many reasons. The c;:,wboy to the gust. It may he coarse, it .may be burg bridge) had the job 62 •per cent Geo, B. Shaffer, Pa,vinq Engineer are constructing the Fredonia haff of life: and summer oir winter reS'ort life, tog-s are attractive. the healtful benefit scanty, it may be poorly ser\"ed ,-l\ut H complete Aug. 25th. - A. W. Newhall, V. 0 . Denni s. con ..ractor for the Pr eP the span . · .'', ..\ with company and plenty of excitement. of riding a h(?rse ·all dav across · the des - · MUST be good. Cherry pie that is -good Res. Engr. cott-Granite Dells paving. F. A. Project Lee Moor. Construction Co. was ;w~rtf The guest who desires real life on a ert. the hung-er that follows,-all make · or hot biscuits that are good will ,g,e far S. Y. Faucette , contr.actor on F. A. cent and 36-A ii .per cent completed Aug. ed a contract on Aug. 1st for the con~ western ranch as it is lived, who seeks the , vi-sitor feel that he rougin~ it. He ther toward advertising a man's -ranch 14, Reo .• Schedul e No. 2, Douglas-Rodeo 25t h.-C. E . Perkins, Res. Engr. struation of 4.12 miles of 'highway east healthful benefit from riding, who is finds what an important -part the horse -than all ,the newspapers in the world. highway, had the total project 12 per The Gilmore Oil Co. has been awarded of Globe, F, A. 87•C. , .. not afraid to pick up an axe for the com_ plays in the western game,-he finds The . good bed comes next-it must be cent complete, Aug. 25th.-W. J. Taven a contract for supplying oil for 13 miles mon good when occasion demands,-is his likes and dislikes, his loyalty and g,ood. Good food, good bed and a good ner , Res. Engr. of highway beginning at the end of the not the one to choo-se a "dude" rancl'. faithfulness, and it is all ai revelation to horse to carry one over the country, the 0. C. McElrath , contractor on the two pavement on the Tucson-No ,gales 1--iigh THE CREED OF THE OPEN ROAD for his, purpose. the easterner . Arter a visit to the (}nest railway station not too far, and the o,ver'head crossings over the S. P . R. R., way , 10 miles · south of Tucson. The beauty of the open road is not We believe that Arizona is selling Ranch the visi-tor finds that the horse i-s rancher's problems are solved,-that is, . near Wellton had F. A. 55, , Reo. 50 'Per policed , except by the ho,nor of the trav more of her sunS'hine than her Guest no,t the machine he f-0rmerlv believe SEPTEMBER, 1928 Page Twenty-six ARIZONA HIGHWAYS San Xavier Del Bae two hundred and fifty of a few years Fathers followed Fathers in succes (Continued ·from page 12) hefor-e; hut all the work had to be done sion, and -each in his turn stood :in loco The Madonna of the TraH that the citi zen s of Springerville have a is just the opposite. The state furnishes riage registers show all these places ad over again. parentis to the Indian. Yet, in the reg keen sense of the appropriate that they the money and does the work. When the isters, never once is the "new" church (Continued from page 8) ministered by the lone priest in charge We find in 1776 there were forty flour ;:,elected Sep,tember twenty-ninth as the government aocep,ts it the state is reim mentioned-the p-resent church : Concern weather most easily takes toll. In every of San Xavier del Ba,c. ishing missions in the care of the Fran elate for this occasion. Hunting and bursed to the exent of the government's ing the date of its erection there are few <:etail it is built for permanence. The · We ·have hurried over the years of pa ciscans, eight of which number, including fishing in the White Mountains - but participatio:µ. This results in the tying up tangible facts on which we can base our tigure weighs five tons 1:tnd the base tient endurance of the padres in the visitas and rancherias were in what is that is another story . of a large pa"rtof the state funds for sev reasoning , so that the point has always upon · ~ -hich it stan ds twelve tons, all strange land beset with savages'. It now Arizona. It is &iffi.cult to discover er al months at" a ·time. Fortunately the remained un solved . There are many stor set upon a foundation nine feet square. would be tedious to recount the time of just what constituted a visita and ranch relations between the department and ies told concerning it, some, ,perhaps, in The material used in mak ing these privation and suffering amid the few eria, ms even, at times, a mis -sioill. The Accounting for Highway Expe.ndi the Bureau of Public Roads ' ·are and ,part true and others due to the Indian's twelve monuments is algonite. made ot' tures bright years of prosperity. The bare word ,pueblo is used often to define the hav e been cordial. No unne-cessary de first two terms. A visita, in the strict love of story-telling. crushed granite, stone, marble, cement (Continued from :page 14) floor was the p-adre's bed, and the habit and screenings of lead ore, all poured lays are enoountered, but the fact re his only covering; ,parched corn was his sense of the word, was a missfon station, Just what kind of a qhurch the Fran over •stores is the most important of mains that these advances are not avail Into a mold, then s,culp tured in finish food, which he often shared with the In a settlement under a well estaiblished cisicans found at Bae is a matter of sup these. , able for o,ther projects until the reim ing. dians. mis ,sion and attended by the mission •position; but very likely it was similar It is •believed that the state is getting bursements are received. The other · reve priest. The mission was built as head to the original one, nmneiy, an adobe of Tall, stately and significant will be g,ood ,return for the funds now being ex In 1764 there were about 1,25()1 good nues are spread out throughout the quarters, while th~ visita often had no 3everal rooms. One must bc>ar .in mind this mother of pioneer day s; a ba,by on pended. The accounting system is con Indians, the other doing much as they year. This makeas· it essential that a pro -church of its own, hut simply a house that it had ,been destroyed twice. As Bae her arm, a child clinging to her skirt , trolling these ex•penditur ,es about as ef pleais·ed. The fathers could hardly be ex g:ram ·be adopted which willnot exceed for the priest during his visit. A ranch was one of the most important missio~s a weapon in her hand - a startling and fectively as the average corporation is pe,cted to hold thousands of Indians with the revenues. It is the intention of the eria was nothing more than an Indian and t:~1e most distant post, the Jesuits heroic figure. Her boots · are of raw able to do. out some he1p in the way of soldiers or department to do this and ,pre-elude the villa,ge, cared for, if ,possi:ble, iby the mi-ght have had ideas · concerning a lar ,ger hide, her dr ess is of homespun, her The growth of highway departments in necessities, and the government sadly head cove red by a hom ely sunbonnet . inconvenienc€s to the .state treasurer ·of nearest priest. The whole of Pimeria Alta and more durable structure; in fact, it is the United States in the past ten years negligent, as well as the church, at times . but faith, vision and courage in her l'egistering warrants. was included in the diocese of Durango. very .possib 1e they laid the present foun has been enormous and Arizona has ' kept The affairs of state were undergoing a whole body and her noble face. Pwneer The department believes that it has dation near the adobe c-hurch or on its up its share. The expenditures for the radical change, and that its colonies were Guevavi and San Xavier were the only men came west in the . old days for made g,ood progress during the past year very site, t,hough the expulsion would whole country have increased approxi forg.otten i-s· very plausible. Culminating real missions at that time. Each had sev_ many reasons - to escape restriction, to and that it will stand the test o,f compari nciessarily have stopped the work . mately twelve hu~dred per cent. An ac all, in 1767, like a thunderbolt from a eral visitas, so~e of which later be-came i,eek gold, to taste adv,enture-but the s,on with the dep-artn\.Bnts in other states·. tivity whi,ch increases at such a rapid clear sky the Jesuits were exeplled from missions . For instance, Tumacacori was A striking ·point to be considered in women came for one reason . only-:-to It needs the corporation of the taxpayers. 1;ate must naturally suffer from grow S,pain and its possessions. at first a visita of Guevavi, and later in the construction is that no other Fran make homes. They helped br ea k the It welcomes fair diticism but believes T'he missions were immediately aban the Franciscan 'period became a mission cisc.:an mission, built undE:r the same con wilderness, build the ca bin, tend the ing pains, and encounter some snags. that some of it in tlie past has been dif doned by the Jesuits, who started for rivaling even San Xavier, though often crops, weave the clothes, and they gave Our state is fortunate in ·having been fused without thorough investigation. dibons', is cruciform in plan; San Xavier Mexico on their way to banishment, attended by the latter. Besides, San Xa :-;trength to the bodies and minds O:f · able under these conditions to accomphs'h is a ,perfect Latin cross. Take the mis vier always retained Tubae and Tucso,n men . In the midst of crushing · work ,the •present results. This viewpoint i,s themselves in no way to blame. T,here is sions of California, New Mexico and as visitas from the ear Ii est times. In and crude surroundings they bore chil riot popular with many of our citizens. Driving Habits Do Change a po.pular opinion that the J -esuits had Texas and one finds the _church proper dren and around cleari fireplaces in Criticism od: the department has become (Continued fmrri page 25) accumulated great riches from the mines 1752 a ,presidio under Don Juan Bautista to be a rectangle. The only othear Fran de Anza had been placed at Tubae and in isolated · ca!bins they taught lessons be one of the favorite amusements. The per modern oiling ; system does not drain Otff a'bout ,and, unaible to1 take it with ! them, ciscan mission of Arizona worthy of note ~ore the coming of the school teache r, sonnel .of the department would welcome as the mot<:>rist su,pposes ,but remains in buried the treasure in the missions. It 1776 moved to Tucson; ·s·o it is ver.y likely as a ·piece of architecture is Tumacacori, taught religion before th e arr ival of the more visitors to the building and be glad various parts of the system to dilute th € is a _fortunate thing that San Xavier that during the tim~ of dis·order, either finished about 1800, several years later cricuit rider, and sowed the seeds ·ot to show them what is being done. The new oil that is added. Wis·e owner ,s .flush has been more -or :less :protected, for of these two latter ·places might have than San Xavier,-in: plan it is simply rational living on every new frontier. size of the department and the ramifica with a quart of fresh oil where flushing treasure-seekers ·have .practically dug up been the headquarters and San Xavier a rectangle. During their •period of pow along with Tumacacori the visita .In fact, As the years pa ss Arizona wiH ·mo::e ti,ons -of its · activities are probably not is cons·idered ne,cessary. the whole of the ground about Tumaca er in church and state the Jesuits · de and more come to treasure this new realized by many citizens. Roads cannot Because it has •been customary to use cori Several small orna.Jffients, at various old registers indicate it to some extent. veloped fine architects and builders, ,,hrine · ,to be placed in Spnngerville as be built with pieks and hand shovels. t he chokeT when cranking· the engine times have !been uncovered in t,he mis a pai·t of this great national movement More than hoes and rakes are needed to many owners od' new cars are adding raw sions', but they are of no great si,gnifi to honor the best in our past. At the maintain them. Twenty-one hundred , and gas oline •to the crankcase contents and cance. The missions at that time were ceremony of unv eiling oh September fifty miles of highways are now being are courting st icky valves. There .are so poor thaitl the Jesuits had really very twenty-ninth, many natio11ally important taken care of: This is being d,one with many times when the new car s will start little to bury and t'he story of the mines people will ,be present along with those modern equipment, as fast as it can be off without the choker . ..But the habit is much overdrawn. promin ent in Arizona in :he work of obtained. As modern methods must be ap is still operating to the motorist' s detri- In 1768 the Order of St. Francis was this state to kee .p steb with the rest of plied to the problems of construction, requested by the g1overnment to take the nation. maintenance, planning, test ing, sto,re s Ancient habits cannot keep pace with over the abandoned missions. * * * *. Th e Nationa l Old Trails Road is tru ly keeping and the other aotivities, it fol new eonditions, expe rience shows. · The To San Xavier was sent Fr. Francisco "Route One" of America. Comp·osed of lows that modern ae◊ounting ideas are man who fills the radiator up to the brim Garces', 0. F. M., destined to !become a tndian trails , colonial piltes, military necessary. Unle ss this is done it will not religiously each time ,he · starts out on, a great ' figure in the •history of that mis road s of Revolutionary years, post roads, b~ known whether the taxp ;ayer's dollar trip is simply braking up .the wrong· sion. His was the most distant and pre stage- coac h routes and ways over which is bein g us•ed for the purpose intended. tree. It alway ,s· has been true that .too carious of the missions in the Pimeria the cumbersome covered wagon forged A mistaken idea _respecting the financ much water in the radiator meant los Alta, but he was equal to the task as westward into one contiEuous trans ing of t he department appeal's · to be prev ing a lot through the overflow because signed. With him went Fr. Jose del Rio continental route -t he main street or alent. It is believed that when the com of the syphon created when the wat~ •~ as companero. America . mission adopts the budget the money for heated, but with ca1;s running at highe1· Before the year was over the mission it is immediately available. The i,s not The ceremony at the dedication will speed over good roads the SYiphoning is wa:s .destroyed iby the Apaches, while be impressive and int erest ing , and a the case, as expenditures cannot be un grea tly increased . With the circulating Garces lay sick at Guevavi. The official visit · at that particular time of the der.take n until the revenues are received syst em going at to·p spe~ . the water is report for that year show~ a p'6pulation year to the Round Valley and White or are in sight. These revenues come often forced out of the overflow . of two hundred and seventy,--quite a Mountain country will be doubly enjoy from several sources. The largest sing le It . is time to stop these antiquated drop from a population of one thousand Shrine at San ·Xa .vier able, since the hunting . season opens item · i,g Federal Aid. The government habit s. Your car -deserv~~ . b~_tf~r treats October first . It was another evidence does not advance the money to the state . It ment .-Touring Topics . .. Page Twenty-eight SEPTEMBER, 19fl"fi. SEPTEMBER, 1928 ARIZONA HIGHWAYS ARIZONA HIGHWAYS Page Twenty-nine while the Franciseans remained silent Arizona's Crown Jewel~ vast numbers of the trees were dyna ·oy their swift death. And t-hose found ies. We have found the most distinguish close about us . here are, ac; jewel s go, and finally kills ·him. This is probably and unseen. As far as studied plan is (Continued from page 10) mited and literally sacksf,111 of these ed gue st prefers the homely wood sto-ve lovely gems were shipped out to the · inexpensive. Let .us start a new slogan the best story we have and -causes ' more concerned the Jesuit works are found to Nowhere in the world, except right here to steam heat; the old fashioned lamp t o L.1,pidaries of the world. Now, of course; ;n Arizona, The next time vre are moved conversation than any one other subject. in our own state, did nature see fit to electricity, •the crude cowhide furniture possess great merit, and this further the practice has bee·n stopped and for · by an impulse of generosi'1' toward a As a rule our guide answers all ques perform that particular miracle . It took to the over-done and over-stuffed furni- tends 1Jo prove that San Xavier, which the .present /hese Arizona crown jewels friend or toward one to whom the ties tions ,put to him to the ,best of his ability, her milleniums, ages, eons to do it, ture of today. · not only differs from but is better in but a:t last those mighty trees that went 1,re safe in their age-old resting i:;iaces. of affection bind us more closely still, but sometimes 'he gets one tha •t stumps The United States National Mn~eum Jet us "Say It with Jewels," permanent, T,he architect from New York looks at him. A keen guest will ask today · "how general plan than of the Franciscan down in corrup-tion were raised in in the hair tassels hanging from the cinches corruption. They put aw"Ly mortality in Washington, D. C., has one of the iovely jewels, the Crown J ewels of Ari high iS' that mountain"? Answer, 5,000 missions, was ,begun by the Jesuits. zona. under the horse's belly for three days and became immortal, eternal, change- tinest collections of agatizr,d wood in feet. Tomorr,ow he asks "how high ·is that If the Jesuits building wa ·s not in before he has the nerve to a'S'k what they 1ess and at the same time inexpressibly the country. It is not large but each black mountain?" Answer, 4,500 . Then are. When we tell him they are purely some way incorporated with the present beautiful. In their hearts they have specimen is a remarkable one. They "you told me yesterday it was 5,000 feet. Life on a "Dude" Ranch ornamental ·he r~plies that he thought building why should the Franciseans .::aught and held tints unaffected by any number only thirty-five and ran ge in Then _the ·portly lady fr.om Chicago (Continued fr.om page 21) the ho:::-se had been cli,pped, leaving a have retained the name of St. Francis ec:.rthly agent, all the colors known on <'ize from one suitable for a stick p-in asks "why do you suppo ,se some of these range hlows up, c,r ,perhaps someone falls liittle bunch! of hair hanging. For what? Xavier, who was a Jesuit •priest? This earth and sea and sky. Even the des to those two and a half inches across, stones are larger than others?" Guide in off a horse and has to be carried into Who knows . necessitated their giving the , chief place ert s-un is powerless to change them. c.11 cut in elongated cabocbon shapes. utter astonishment rep •lies, "some of them the house and rubbed with liniment; but in their altar to •his figure. Furthermore They are made with Nature's permanent and highly polished . Many of these Then we have the old sto ,ry of the just naturally grew more than ,others " show a variety of colors and shades in this isi all in the day's work to be talked the Franciscans the names of other of dyes, held in .iasper and chalcedony. chaparral bird or road-rur..ner, as we which answer is ·perfectly satisfacto;y one jewel, while others owe ,.heir charm ' over in the evening around the fire. the Jesuit mission. Another point of in These lovely jewels, exclusively Ari know him, building the choJ.la cactus to the Chicago lady. to variations of on'3 shade cast i1lto in-· It iS' to be hoped that the simple life terest is the symbol which appears on zona's, rememb er, range fl'Llm creamy 0orral around the rattlesnake, and when An astonishing thing · -to-·the rancher, tricate patterns. Tiffany, the famous on the ranch wiill be encouraged rather the copper cover of the baptismal font. white through soft tones of rose, yellow, Mr . Snake awakens he cannot get away, dur:ing the winter months, is to meet the firm of jewelers, at one time had iil than ,the introduction ,of modern luxur- It is the well known form, made up , of blue, and green, to the most intense s,o rthe road-runner ;p,i,cks ,his eyes out child from the ,city Who has never seen !heir show-rooms a table whose top was first and last two letters of---- shades of purple and red, shading into made of a single piece of ·agatized the Greek word for Jesus. The symbol black. wood. It was priced at twen~y-five The mere mass, the sheer bulk, of was often employed lby the Jesuits and lmndred dollars. sometimes erroneously believed to be these jewels that lie about in sight is Several varieties of trees , 111 extinct their accepted monogram. Over the main beyond computation. For thousands ot now , are found in these forests. The entrance of the fachada the Franciscans years every passer-by has carried away most plentiful variety has been named 'Placed their coat-of-arms and, inside, all he wanted or could take . The In Araucarioxylon Arizonicum. In such th eir emblematic knotted co,.d runs all dians used great quanti-ties for arrow fashion does the modern scientist iike around the wall and falls in two large heads. knives and ornamen t'!. But th 8 to take the joy out of life. The Piutes tassels on either side of the altar. looting of centuries has made no ap preciable inroads on this most stupen go at the matter differently. These The record of Arricivita brings us dous aggregation of gems. The great :iboriginal, uneducated , uncultured In down to 1791, and from then on we know weight of this agatized woad acts as a dians . entirely unc:,wakened to ·the beau- · but little of mission •history in Arizona. defense against wholesale vandalism fies and refinements of civilization, say To be sure, all that is known of San since few pepole care to transport a these great tree trunks are the spent Xavier .is scant •and often inaccurate; chunk of aga•e weighing half a ton weapons of Shinarov. the great Wolf but after several years of diligent re even though it does contain enough jew God, and the tumbled shafts mark the search I have concluded: eis to furnish Alladin's cave 'Nith plen ty site of a Titanic battle between the deities of the sky. Primitive though 1. That the church as built by Father left over to supply the glitter and shin e the idea may be, it is be tter than call Kino was o,f adobe and similar t~ the for several other Arabain ~\J'ight tales ing them Araucarioxylon Arizonicum. mission Guevav ·i, very likely it incorpor While agatized wood is :'!S plentiful Anything so beautiful, so mysterious, so ated a 1prehistoric ruin. as the proverbial blackberry in June, it intriguing as a . tree reinca.rted as · a is not cheap; compraed with the other 2. That it was destroyed two or more jc>wel has a right . to a better name than tsemi-precious stones. Thi!:l is becaus e times, but ,before the expulsion, the that. Jesuits laid the foundation of the pre •sent it is so difficr It to work. Extremely Conclusion church. Lard, it can only be cut ,rnd polished with the aid of diamond du.Jt and even T have imperfectly, sketchily, feebly 3. That the foundation lay untouched then the process its long ·wd slow. But descriobed eleven Arizona gems : Eleven for a few years and about 1785 -the pres its beauty is startling and every piece from eighty known and clasr,ified vari ent churC'h was built upo,n it and dedi a unique gem with no exact counter eties leaves sixtyn-ine for you yet to cated in 1797. µart in the world since the marking know. Each one is beautiful, indivldual. It flourished until the year 1810, when · and color dispersion are diffetent in well worth your attention. Jf the fore the cry of "Hidal ,go" was heard all each one. They were all produced by g,oing has accomplished its purpose it over Mexico. From then on the missions an Artist of infinite originality and re has roused your - interest, not only in suffered either from revolutions or want i:;ource, and who, on this job, never re Lhe eleven -but no less in the other six of aid, until the S-panish Cortes on Sep peated a desig\1. ty-nine. They are a gooctiy company. tember 13, 1813 .passed the decree de Some of the b;_ees have hollow spac well worth your friendship, even your p,riving the missionaries of all control es in them and ttl , se cavities are jewet love. For jewels, like flowers, have the over the missions, which, in turn, re caske tis, themselves ') in the heart of a power of arousing affection in _a re verted to the state, save provision of a jewel. ',, They are in t< riably filled with sponsive human heart. Like flowers, small piece orf land to each Indian family. the most exquisite semi-transparent they cheer us with their beauty, their Thu:=: the missions were reduced to mere crystals of amethyst , ~paz, heyrl and color and their somehow "liv:ng" charm . parish churches;, and many of the mis tourmaline. Before th 9 Government But unli.ke the frail blossoms of our sionaries left for new fields of endeavor . took over the control " f the · forests, gardens, they d-o not fade nor sadden us Scenic Nogales-Patagonia Highway l SEPTEMBER, 1,928 ARIZONA HIGHWAYS Page Thirty-one SEPTEMBER, 1928 Page Thirty ARIZONA HIGHWAYS GRABS A BARGAIN NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Copies of the plans and specifications camping trips the wealthy tourist eatc; The Samanie.go Freighter~ Salesman (who for three hom·.:3has tried Sealed bids for the co-nstruction of the may be seen at the office of the State a cow milked ( and we had several od' (Continued from page 15) Engineer, Phoenix, Arizona, or may be from a tin plate :ust the same as ·i cow to sell a car): Now, sir, I'll throw in Phoenix-Yuma, Federal Aid Project No. them who had never seen a live cow), amount of his bill, I do, not know, but he the clutch. 56 Reopened, will be received at the of obtained upon the payment of Five boy. 'Its our way of living in the west, and it takes all the persuasive powers of received every cent of it. Aberdonian: I'll take her now. I knew fice of the Arizona State Highway Com ($5.00) Dollars, which will be returned the rparent and the hostess to induce and when a per son wishes to live as we Mrs. Mowlds, after losing two · horses, if I held out long enough I'd get some mission, Phoenix, Arizona, until 2: 00 P. to the contractor should the plans and that child to drink the health giving milk. do he's more than ·welcome; but when valued at $300, four colts worth from thing for nothing.'-Tit-Bits. M., October 1, 1928, at which time and specifications· be returned within ten Sometime s we resort to the old tricks of we get one of th e eggs who expec t a $25 to $50 each, the harnes·s, wagon and place they will be publicly opened and ( 10) day -s after the opening of the bids. filling a dairy milk bottle and serving in hotel de luxe and all that goes with it, a 1 the groceries in it (besides the loss of Grandma-"Isnt it wonde~·ful h.Jw a read. The bidder will be required to comply her husband) put in a bill of' damages that way . It usually works . But the chil well,-i-t' s just hell and panther tracks single policeman · can dam the flow of All bids must be marked upo,n the out with the provisions ,of the specifications for $800. As yet it •has not been .settled. dren are the best •booster s we haYe, es till he's gone. traffic?'• side of the envelope, "State Highway and cOJntract in the bidding and the Such is justice according to some of pecially the boys. Teach ·him to tei throw Sounds easy, d,oes it, to run a gu est Bcy-"Yes, but you should hear the Contract, F. A. Project No. 56 Reopen award and execution of the contract. a rOfPe, shoe a ·horse, rope on a ,pack and ranch? Try it once! Mr. Rancher must the people higher up. truck drivers." ed." It is to be noted that the contractor he is yuur friend for life. be s•omething more than a cowboy in or When [ the soldiers arrived they found out all that had taken place and left on The work consists' of the construction is required to furnish all materials for a der to handle twenty-five guests. Here "Darling," she said breathlessly, ''one of one 3 span concrete bridge over 20' One phase of' life on a guest ranch of the trail of the warriors, who, after kill complete work. · are the requisites: He must be a horse feels as we speed ~long that life is real clear s-pan and one 10' bridge culvert which it is a pleasure to write is the con ing Mo•wlds continued on toward Fort · Phoenix, Ariz.ona. W. C. Lefebvre, tact with the many interesting people the wrangler, a butcher, a plumber, an elec ly and truly worth living." with approximately 700 feet of a·p·proach Grant. Sept. 7, 1928. State Engineer. rancher encounters in his b,u:siness. Their ·trician, a woodsman, a desert man. -In ad "Yes," he replied. "And iudging from fill. The lo,cation of the 3-span bridge is dition to this he mus t be able tn c0ok Just after dark -they killed all their g-OOd spoirtsmanship under adverse cir the. way the pedestrians dodge us, they approximately 1 ¼ miles west, and that not just to boil water 'but to us·e a Dutch white hors·es and dogs, so the soldiers feel that way, too."- Exchr1,nge. cumstances seldom fails ,them,-maybe of the 10' bridge culvert approximately ,oven, broil a ~teak and tell when the could not see them in the ntght. the cook strikes, dishwashers throw the ¼ of a mile west of Gila Bend. The ap ENSHAW coffee is right. If he is a top-notcher he About seven miles from Cedar Sprmgs dishes at each other etc. Boring Young Man: (holding forth to proximate quantities are: H INSURANCE will know how to bake bread and sew they waited, ,on a hill not far from the pretty girls) You know, I'm funny like 31000 C. Y. Appr,oach fill-borrow (Un There have been many times when sick road. When the troops came along the butto -ns and take care of wounds . that-always throw myself into anything class) AND BONDS ness has thrown the operating machinery Indians opened fire and after a short out of gear, and then our guest .; have And after a ·hard day's ride and we sit I undertake. 30 C. Y. Excav. Structures (Unclass) battle in the dark, withdrew. demonstrated what real human beings around a blazing fire .in the o,ld rock f:re Pretty Girl: (sweetly How wonderful! 54 C. Y. Concrete. pla ,ce and talk it over, we decide it is one Several soldiers were killed, but no Why don't you dig a well? 2900 Lbs. Rein. Steel. they are; in many instances they have dead Indians were found, as they al way -s The wa;ted -on themselves, cared for their of the most interesting enterprises in the STRUCTURES OVER 20' CLEAR world. It gives a fellow a keen insight took away their dead. 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