ARIZONA HIGHWAYS CIVILIZATION FOLLOWS THE IMPROVED HIGHWAY
VOLUME 1 DECEMBER. 1925 NUMBER 9 BEAUTIFUL GRANITE DELLS
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Nineteen and a quarter centuries ago in the town of Bethlehem in Old Judea, a Saviour-the long awaited Messiah-was brought forth in a stable, UJrapped in swaddling clothes and cradled in a manger. On the hills of Judea, the shepherds watching their flocks were given the glad tidings by an angelic chorus and in the heavens a great star appeared guiding them to the humble birthplace, UJhile three great kings of the Orient land, with camels laden with gifts, followed the star to Bethlehem to boUJ down before the King of Kings.
Ever since that first Christmas morning Christian nations and people have celebrated the birth of the Christ child. Gifts are given and received. Business . men hurry to their homes to cele brate Christmas day with their families. For several nights they drive speeding automobiles over State highways to reach theii homes in time for Christmas.
As the Shepherds of Judea watched their flocks on the hills that first Christmas eve, district and resident engineers of the Ari zona Highway Department, together with their crews, keep guard over the great State HighUJay system to preiJent any injury to the speeding traveler, through sudden dangers caused by the elments.
The Arizona Highway Department expresses the wish that every citizen of the State may enjoy a Happy Christmas and a joy Granite Dells, called the Garden of the Gods of Arizona, is on the State Highway betwee.n Prescott and Ash Fork. ous and prosperous New Year. Its queer and magnificent rock and boulder formations make it especially interesting.
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- --~ i?~{J~ ~~~~,,~. 6 ARIZONA HIGHWAYS DECEMBER, 1925. DECEMBER, 1925. ARIZONA HIGHWAYS 7 ------______;__ __ Arizona's Largest Steel Highw~y Bridge State Highway Heads Hold HE Gillespie Dam Highway Bridge for two traffic lanes. The estimated forcing steI! for dowells at the construc Tover the Gila river at the Gillespie weights of structural steel are 100 tons tion joints. Dam, on which the Arizona Highway De each for the 150-foot spans and 135 tons The abutments are of the U-type wfth Annual Meeting partment is now asking for bids will be each for the 200 foot spans making a a pier for the support of the span and the lon gest stee l bridg e in the state. It to tal of more than 1000 tons of struct reinforced wings tied by reinforced ONSTRUCTION of a series of super dress of welcome and also by other State Engineer, was on the sub-com might be said to be the longest perma ural steel. concrete ties in the earth fill, making mittee on plans and surveys, but was nent highway bridge in the state sys The spans are designe -d under modern an economical type for the height which, Chighways running north and south speakers. The delegates were welcomed to the city of Detroit by Mayor John W. unable to attend the meeting. tem being exceeded in length only by specifications for live load and heavy on the east end of the bridge is approxi and east and west across the continent Smith. The response to these addresses the bridge over the same stream at An trucks for bridges on the Federal Aid mately 35 feet from grade to the bottom were recommended at the Eleventh An Among the subjects discussed at the and the president's annual address were telope hill near Wellton. The latter Highway system. The concrete floor and of foundations. The total concrete yard nual Meeting of the American -association meeting were "Economics and Melihods given by Frank F. Rogers, state high 1,ridge is a combination of 910 feet of its supports being designed for two 15 age in abutments and piers is more than of state high way officials, comprising of Widening and Strengthening Pave , way commissioner, Michigan. There fol concret e spans and 855 feet of timber ton trucks abreast on the bridge with 3000 cubic yards with but 30,000 pounds the heads of the highway departments of ments," by William H. Conn1 8 ARIZONA HIGHWAYS DECEMBER, 1925. DECEMBER, 1925. ARiZONA HIGHWAYS 9 to bas e their decisions , thu s replacing Another signifi ca nt development has a· national clearing house for all mat the uncertainty which now exists in the been the extension of contacts with the ters pertaining to highway work. des ign of thi s important part of the Latin American countries which are Another important 11evelopment dur National Unity ·Justification for hi ghway . now developing programs of highway ing the past year has been the sum \ Th e st at e highw ay depar tments have con struction. The highway research marization of highway research prog r es pond ed spl endidly to the study of board has felt th a t by giving to these ress that is being made by the United the urban highway finance problem organizations the benefits of accumu States bureau of public roads and which Federal Aid, Jardine Says also being condu cte d under the auspices lat ed highway research not only would is appearing in Public Roads, the re of th e highw ay r es ea rch board. This this be of advantage to the -cause of search journal issued by that organiza ASHINGTON , D. C., Dec. 15.- The stretches must be\ crossed with ade motor vehicles and parts present an inv es tigation is of great interest and r esearch in th e United States, but it tion. These studies bring together the Wfact mat Secretary of Agriculture quate highways before we shall have ev en greater sum. importan ce to the general publi c as would serve to develop more fully our results of highway research in partic Jai·dine is · a stalwart champion of the that tie between the different sec WEST TO SHOW SUCCESS we ll as to engine er s, as it tre a ts of the international relationships. ular fields, thus giving the highway Federal Aid principle is one of the tions of our country that will lead to "It is now po ssible to s~ by the big reasons for the bottom falling out a greater unity of purpose and broad evid en ce of the progress in th e west- r ela tion of the cit y dwell er to rural A recent development, whkh has research worker a perspective of what of the movement in opposition to con er understanding which are in them highw ay finance and of the financial be en receiving a splendid reception has been done in that field and serv ern states that the constr ction of tinued Government support of the na selves worthy objectives of the Fed aspects of widening of city streets and from highway _ rese a rch workers, is the ing as an incentive for the continua the Fed eral aid highway s stem is tional Good Roads program, accord eral aid highway system . going t o be successfully acco 1plished of city traffic control. In addition to issuance by the board of a bulletin tion of further studies. Mention should the studies enum er ated, the board has twice a month known as Highway Re also be made of the research done by ing to a statement from the National The place of Federal aid in the na within a reasonable time ." Headquarters of the American Auto tinued: been reques ted to under ta ke similar search News . The object of this pub the bureau in connection with high tional highway construction scheme re sear ches looking toward the solution li cation l1as been to weld together high way construction operations, a subject mobile Association today. was .further explained by Secretary "Wi thin a few years the entir of certain probl ems in hi ghw ay engi wa y rese a rch personnel throughout the of vital importance, and one which has "Secretary Jardine's clear vision of .Jardine in his speech at the opening will have been mad e available neerin g. countr y ; acquaint research workers Jong been neglected. These studies the national needs andj his apprecia of the Wendover Cut-Off , a part of easten~ tourists and the same Th e ac tivit ies of the high way r e with wh a t is going on in their partic have revealed the reasons why produc tion of the true aims and broader pur the Utah Highway system, a few will be accommodating as neve sea rch board have not be en con fin ed ular field of work ; encourage them tion in highway building so commonly poses of Federal Aid has evoked a months ago, President Henry . points for e th e intrastate and interstate busi solely t o th e solu tio n of te chni cal pr ob to av ail themselves of the services of fails to reach levels theoretically pos favorable response from the Atlanti c out . ness traffic of th e immediate re ion. le ms. In addi ti on , con sid erab le work the highway research board · in connec sible. to the Pacific and from the Canadian "Federal aid does several things for Nowher e is more to be gain ed by has been don e in acq uaintin g the pub ti on with their studies; and incidentally The contacts of the highway research border to the Rio Grande," Thos. P. lic at larg e with the econ omi c valu e t o acquaint the public at large of th e board with the state highway depart Henry, pre-s•ident of the A. A. A. de of highway r es earch an d the d esi r ab ili economic value and significance of high ments sh"ow. that they recognize that clares. ty and need for giving supp or t to this way research. the results of highway research are of Mr. Henry cites a letter dealing ty pe of work ,-bo th fr om th e local, as with Federal aid recently addressed A policy wh ich the highway research national rather than of local import THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT by Secretary Jardine to Harvey M. weU as th e na ti onal s tand poin t. T hi s boar d hopes t o put into full effect dur ance . The departments have evidenced Toy, chairman of the California high has bee n carrie d on thr ough radi o ad ing the coming year is the employment a desire to avoid duplication of effort By IRA L WOOD dr esse s and by ne wspap er and t echnical way commission and which the presi of technical assistants to give full time and a willingness to place into immedi ar t icles. Plans are undet · way for de dent of the A. A. A . .took across the to the work of research committees. ate practice research results from other O some there com es but once a year, ND th en to som e each day th ey liv e ve loping thi s wor k to an even gt·ea te r continent by motor. It is well realiz ed _that committee states that may be adapted to their TThe happy Christmas time, ... · AIs lilrn a Christm a s day, This letter . · ~ dis.closes that in the ex t ent, a s it is felt that the promotion m embers ar e very busy men and can local conditions. The investigations by To bring to them the thoughts that ·cheer, For they have learned for each good turn, view of the Secretary of Agriculture of l1igh w ay research can onl y con tin ue not devote the time necessary for the the highway research board have And fellowship divine . In kind they must repay. there are 1 still _big .gaps in the high as it has public support whic h is ba sed deta il committ ee work. brought to light considerable material upo n a kn owledge of the sound econ om which would not otherwise have re- way system of the nation and that ND_ they in turn repay with gifts, ND so give love and kindly de eds , ic vaaue of tMs w.ork . BULLETIN WELL RECEIVED . ceived the wide currency that will be only through the · cc_:>-operative efforts That are material things, . Or a helpful word that rings given to it as a result of being included of the Federa l Government, the states A A ENLARGES SPH ERE A very enthu siastic reception has To dearest friends without a thought With friendship and encouragement. in one of these national studies. and the counties can, these gaps be In ·addi tion to its contact men fro m bee n acc orded the summary bull etin Of what a Christmas brings. They know what Christmas bring s. The excellent spirit of co-operation filled and an interstate system of th e st ate highway depa r t men ts, the wh ich was issu ed by the highway re- . shown by the state highway depart highways on a high standardized Jiighwa~ rese arch board rec en tl y en searc h board , giving in concise form ments is evidence that the highway re plane completed. Secretary Jardine large d its sph er e of activiti es b y se the pr in cipal fa cts of highway re se arch board of the national research said in part: crn·ing Tepresen tat!ives fro m th e un i searc h whichi may be practically ap council is meeting a need among the highway construction," said the sec highway improvement than in the :v-ersities an d rcoUeges througho ut the plie d as pr ese nted at the last two an WORK TO BE ACCOMPLISHED states for a national agency to co-ordi retary. "It provides considerable West, and there is evidence of their 1Jn:ite d :States. This ma kes possible not n ual mee tings of the board . It has nate highway re search throughout the "While splendid progress has been sums of money for needed construc appreciation of this fact in the heavy only a closer co-oper.a tio:n be tween the been found nece ssary to reprint the country and to serve as a clearing made in the past, there is still a very tion and thus furnishes means for · per capita expe-nditures whi ch they bo ai,d and the itl1li.vernitie.s cond uctin g fir s t iss ue of thi s bulletin, a total of house for all highway research matters. 1a·rge amount of work to be accom building gaps in highways that would annually apply to th e highway s, for U1ighw,a;y r -esea:rd:1, ibut also serv es .as 8000 copie s having been distributed. p-Iished . · In my trip through the west otherwise not be filled. It insures such exp enditures are not equaled in a .me.ans -of bringing ro educa tio nal Thi s would indicate that the summary DASHING OFF VERSE thi-s summer I was impressed with a certain concentration of funds on any other section of the country.' ' .aut110.rit!ies and to eng ineering stude nts bull eti n is an outstanding . contribution He stepped upon the high power gas, the thought that no · matter how · fine a selected system of roads which is In answer to the oft-heard criticism in f'Dr.mation ,e-oneerning the wor k bein g in t he presen tation of the findings of reasonably adequat e to serve perhaps And down the road did whistle. a system of roads the Coast States that Fed eral aid thwarts th e initia cian:.ie.il -en thnmgihout the cou ntry on hig hw ay res earch to all persons en The coroner called a minister may develop , they will still be de- as much as 80 per cent of all high tive and effor t on the part of th e ihigh w-ay researc h_ Since these re pr e gag ed in thi s field . To read the last epistle, pendent upon connection with the way traffi c ; ancl it also insures stan states and counties, th e pre sid ent of se nt atives l.:w:v,e 'been :named, there has . dardization on a high plane and uni Du ring the pas t year considerable in - Le Sinur Center Leader. central and eastern sections of the th e A. A. A. cites - the fa ct that ib.een mu.c.!h.,.ew idence of :a desire on the cr ease ha s been noted in the number of country, - upon highways which lead formity of construction. whereas up to January of this year JJ&'!t of 'the ·lllli'v -ersiiHes Ito ass ist in the requ ests for information receiv ed by "They say that a fellow was very tnrough long stretches of sparsely "Congress has au thorized up to July Federal aid · funds had con tribut ed to •d.evieU@pment of t11e .hlgihwayi r esearch the board con cerning man y matters of shocked because they tried to sell him settled areas i"D which the Federal 1928, a total expenditure of $690,000,- the constn1ction of 58,948 mil es of il'll'©gi1:a-m :aruc1main;y reJinests have be.en h ighwa y re sear ch, thus indicating that a ;Widow' at Cornell." Government still holds title to a large 000 on the Federal a id system. A very roads, the states and counti es, with w,eeeirved l'.9;r iin!f.ormaoo11 .and gujda n ce the information service conducted as "That's nothing . I went up to Wil percentage of the lands which these considerable amount, you will say, y~t out ..F ederal aid, had paid for th e con ;as !t.'Ob '1W It~~ .ma-r rC.(.1-PJ:}f?r~tf)lll tll is a part of the . work of the board is liams and they tried to sell me- a 'Pur roads cross. the Government's collection in the struction of · 62,931 miles of the sa me im:p.0li1la11t-w ·@J1k. J.'eall y esta l;>lishing thi s organization as ple Cow.' "-Cornell Widow. "High mountain passes and desert form of · excise taxes on manufactured . · class of roads. .. ARIZONA HIGHWAYS DECEMBER, 1925. DECEMBER, 1925._ ARIZONA HIGHWAYS 11 ------How .well ARIZONA HIGHWAYS has lived up to this program, as outlined, is known to all its subscrib ARIZONA HIGHWAYS ers. ·For the convenience of tourists in the State, Seeing America From the Highways ARIZONA HIGHWAYS has published each month a By T. J. CUNNINGHAM, IN THE HIGHWAY MAGAZINE Published in the Interest of Good Roads by The travelogue of one_section of the State Highway System. ARIZONA HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT The Travelogue tells the route of the particular high A family of three living in a house car, travelled more than 10,000 miles in making way, illustrated- by a map of the highvvay, pictures of a trip from Geneva, N. Y., southwest to the Pacific Coast, north to Portland, and scenes along the highway and a description of historic back to the starting point. Volume I December, 1925 Number 9 points and a description of road conditions furnished by the district engineers. Ha-Ba Hill or Hairpin Pass. Twenty Columbi a River Highway, which is 100 Vincent J. Keating -...... Editor T is a great tribute to the wonder In the center of each magazine is carried an official ful improvem ent that is being made seven hairpin turns were negotiated on miles long and built at a cost of $6,000,- condition map of the State Highway System and on I this hill, where they dropped 2.,000 feet in 000. Not far from the end of this high ARIZONA HIGHWAY DFJPARTMENT in our highwa ys, when a large house the page opposite are found the latest data on road car, carrying three people, was . able to three miles ~ and every turn a thrill. way they came upon Billy Sunday's W. C. Lefebvre ...... State Engineer conditions, compiled from the district engineers' rec Here they crossed the Continental Divide famo us $200,000 ranch, which lies in W. W. Lane ...... Chief Engineer start out in the Fa ll of the year from B. M . Atwood ...... District Engineer ords by William A. Jolley, statistician. The Engi New York state , cross the country in and camped that night in the state of the Hood River Valley. T. S. O'Connell ...... District Engineer neers' Log is another feature department. Arizona, where the coyotes serenaded d. south westerly direction, traverse the CROSS NEVADA TO UTAH George B. Shafter ...... District Engineer Among those who have contributed articles to them all night long. When the party reached the Blue E. M. Whitworth ...... District Engineer entire Pacific coast line and return In this vicinity , they met up with a W. R. Hutchins ...... District Engineer ARIZONA HIGHWAYS during the course of its first to its starting pc,int by Spring, with Mountains, they loaded the house-car C. C. Small ...... Location Engineer year are Governor Hunt, State Engineer W. C. Le the car in perfect condition upon its number of Unc le Sam's hunters, who are onto an open-end box car, and thus R. A. Hoffman ...... Bridge Engineer fe_bvre, Chief Engineer W. W. Lane, Ira L. Wood, return. emp loy ed the year round to kill wolves, made the trip over these mountains B. A. McN elly ...... Testing Engineer whose poetry on the road camps has attracted at mountain . lions, bears, wildcats and owing to the roads being bloclrnd with V.j A. Wood ...... Chief Clerk Such a trip was made la st year by Mr. coyotes, which annually destroy cattle, R. E. L. Webb ...... Asst. Chief Clerk tention far and wide; Col. J. H. McClintock, former Chas .. E Buck, of Geneva, N. Y., accompa snow. Through Idaho, , they followed a A E. Steltzer ...... Purchasing 'Agent state historian, and A. H. Gardner of Tombstone, vice nied by hii3 wife and daughter. The car sheep and horses to a number which southeasterly course, finally crossing C. R. Jones ...... Superintendent of Equipment president of the Old Spanish Trails Highway Associa was equipped with folding beds and in : approx im ates a loss of $2,716,000. the line into Utah tidm, and H. B. Watkins, general manager of the genious devices that would make for These hunters kill 80,000 of these danger After a short stay in Salt Lake City Subscription rates $1.00 per year. Single copy 10 cents. Phoenix Chamber of Commerce. compactness and convenience, and in ous animals year ly. they left over the Lincoln Highway and again crossed the Great Divide in the Advertising rates furnished on request. !Another series of articles that has attracted wide it the three occupants liv ed during the VISIT ARIZONA POINTS spread attention are those of George B. Shaffer, dis entire trip. State of Wyoming. After this the On November 18, the car left the Santa states of vVyoming, Nebraska , Iowa and Address All Communications to Editor, trict engineer, on the "Use of Expansion Joints in The trip covered a ltog ether 10,546 Atizona. '' l\fr. Shaffer is widely recognized authority miles, and began on Friday, October Fe Trail for a side trip to the Painted Illinois were crossed in rapid time. ARIZONA HIGHWAYS oni this subject, with an invention of his own on ex 13, at Geneva, N. Y. Rapid progress Desert, Petrified Forest and Grand On May 19, the party ate dinner with Arizona Highway Department, pansion joints, has been quoted by other magazines on was made . through the states of New Canyon, and on November 21 the party the front end of the house-car in Ohio passed thro ugh the gold fie ld s of Ari Phoenix, Arizona hi;, articles in ARIZONA HIGHWAYS. York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and and the rear encl in Indiana. Buffalo, Other excellent articles on various phases of road ac Illinois; and on October 28, the tourists zona.. Later, they negotiated The N . Y., was reached on the 23rd of May, tivities have been furnished by, B. M. Atwood, T. S. crossed the Mississippi River in the i'- The above is a striking picture of the Hell Canyon Bridge between Prescott and .$..$b.For.k , Note the automobile on th~ \li~hwa~• and t\l (: t;ra51101,1 t h_~ tre~t~~ ~1:)ove. 14 ARIZONA HIGHWAYS DECEMBER, 1925. ARIZONA HIGHWAYS 15 ------____ , • _!,._ ,..._....!:._ ~ Nadaburg , where water, ga s, oil and Jun ct ion to Pr es cott , vi a direct rout e is co ver ed countr y is ent er ed. At a point PHOENIX- WICKENBURG-PRESCOTT-ASH FORK ROUTE other needs can be had. The surround not yet compl eted and open to traffic , 97.3 mil es from Ph oe nix th e trav eler ing is typi cal desert of the level !, ind and but as it will be only a few we eks until passe d into the Nation al For es t n ear con tinning north -we stward along th e it is open th e trav eler will be sent by Vi'hit e Spa r. Ga s and suppli es can be highway the desert become s more roll ro ad log ov er th e top, via Fool s Gul ch sec ur ed her e and th e tr aveler continu es ing for several miles to Hot Springs and Pe eples Valley to Pr es cott. on to the pin e covere d pea ks over th e Junction, which is 43 mile s from Pho enix. Leavin g Congr ess Ju n ction vi a Yarn ell Government Highw ay kn own as t he Hot Springs J ' SAN DOMINGO ARCH BRIDGE HASSAYAMPA RIVER BRIDGE ------I , .. ,.,.,-.:;.<·;;: •«J:"''"1:-.~ -~ ~ 16 ARIZONA HIGHWAYS DECEMBER,1925. DE1Clll:M:BER,1925. ARIZONA HIGHWAYS 17 Condition of Roads I : ,,..._ '< . On Arizona State Highway System ·-· - ----··--·· [Editor', Note-TMse road conditiona peraent th• most accur ate data obtainable up to th• tim• of going to preu. Raina may cause some changes.] PHOEN IX-TUCSON-NOGALES Prescott 26.54 miles. Prescott City NOGALES-TOMBSTONE HIGHWAY Phoenix to Desert Wells paved. Des streets very good. Prescott to Chino Nogales to Patagonia, -condition very ert Wells to Florence -Superior Junction ~xcellent. Chino to Williamson valley good. Driving time one hour . Patagonia gravel surfaced highway with a section very good. Williamson Valley to Ash to Tombstone through Sonoita and Fair of five miles asphalti-c concrete pave Fork e:x:cellent. Present route 193.96 banks, excellent. Total driving time No ment-excellent condition . · miles. New route upon completion 167.42 gales to Tombstone two and one-half From Florence-Superior Junction to miles. Driving time over present route hours . Florence very good. Additiona l work approximately seven hours . practically completed by extra mainte ASH FORK TO TOPOCK nance crew. Heavy washouts occurred on ROOSEVEL T-GLOBE-A'PACHE TRAIL Ash Fork to Kingman, distance 116 this section during the rainy season. From Apache Trail Junction on Meaa. miles. Conditions excellent. Kingman to Florence streets fair to good. Florence to Superior Highway to Mile Post nine Topock (California State Line) Distance Oracle Junction excellent . Orcale Junc miles west of Rosevelt excellent. From 54 mile s. Condition excellent, 10 miles tion to Tucson excellent. Mile Post nine to Roosevelt, old road, slow on account of mountain road , with CAUTION-Care should be exercised narrow with bad curves. New road to steep grades and sharp curves . Driving in driving dips and fords . replace this section now under construc tim e four and one-half hours. Tucson towards Continental 11.85 tion. Roosevelt to Glo•bei very good. mi!e.s paved; excellent. From end of Driving time Phoenix; to Globe via CLIFTON-MULE CREEK pavement to pavement north of Nogales Roosevelt six hours . From Junction with Clifton-Duncan TT very good. Nogales city streets good. NOTE-Caution-Look out for con Highway to New Mexico State Line dis Distance Phoenix to Nogales 205.S .:- .:-\P.r\J struction trucks. tance 17 .5. miles. One way road very miles . Driving time seven hours. good condition. Driving time one hour. nKing ~ - YUMA-PHOENIX HIGHWAY NOTE-At present this highway is being widened and drained. SOLOMONVILLE-CLIFTON HIGHWAY Phoenix to Hassayampa river paved rg ,;-- · -·-· . ..,; Solomonville 12 miles toward Clifton . -e xcellent. Hassayampa river to Gilles DO.UGLAS-PEARCE HIGHWAY pie Dam gravel surfaced highway in ex Condition fair, four miles being recon Improved section-length 30 miles structed. Remaining distance to .Clifton cellent ·condition . Crossing made on ap - ron of Gillespie Dam except during condition very good. Driving time one mountain road excellent. Clifton to hour . Remainder fair to good. ...J Duncan and Arizona-New Mexico State high water . NOTE-Except during actual danger lin3 excellent. Driving time one and HILLSIDE-KINGMAN HIGHWAY one-half hours. stage the Arizona Highway Department has available at all times a large truck This road forms connecting link be for towing and transporting cars across tween County Highways , distance Hill PHOENIX-PRESCOTT-ASH FORK the d.am Gillespie Dam to Gila Bend side to Kingman over this route 123 From Phoenix through Glendale, ·Pe very good. Additional work and repairs miles. Total Phoenix to KingmalJ, 215 oria and Marinette a paved highway ex made necessary on this section due to mile s. County roads rough. tends for 20.15 miles, end of pavemEtnt. heavy rains practically completed by Through Nada and Beardsley to Hot extra gang . PRESCOTT-JEROME HIGHWAY Springs Junction, excellent . surfa :ced Gila Bend to Wellton excellent . Well Pr escott-Jerome Highway. Resurfacing highway. Through Hot Springs to City ton to Ligurta good. Ligurta to Yuma ocmplete and this popula1· drive in ex of Wickenburg excellent Wickenburg fair . Length of route-Phoenix to Yuma cellent condition. city streets fair. Wickenburg to Con 204.56 miles . Driving time seven hours. gress Junction excellent, ex·cept for CHANDLER-CASA GRANDE HIGHWAY smal! washout at Sauls Wash-detour Chandler to Maricopa line -complete. good. TUCSON -RODEO HIGHWAY New grade, dusty in places . Completed Congress Junction to Yarnell, Federal Tucson to Benson very good. Benson road in Pinal county very good. End of LEGEND to Tombstone good . Tombs ,tone to Bis ...... __ Aid Project No. 72-B under construc new road to Gila river rough. Now under bee, 1() miles paved (new flush -cat prac construction. Gila river to Sacaton old ~~ ~~ ~l~~si'rixffc,n::,::::::: tion . Yarnell to White Spar, Federal Other ~pe~ COmpleted ...... l ■ 1111111 Aid Project No. 72-A com1>lete and open tically complete). Balance very good. Bis crossing fair at low water. Sacaton to other pe:~ Urder Con&ruct ion ...... 11I ii 11I/ I I I I I I I i i ::>tale oad~ Open To Traffi e-...... to traffic. End of 72-A to Prescott, Pres bee to Douglas paved. Douglas to New Casa Grande fair. Road~ Mointalned By Counties ...... cott-White Spar Forest Highway excel Mexico state line near Rodeo, gravel NOTE - Crossing of Gila river during lent. surfaced, very good. Length of route high water impossible. New brodge at CID Note: 180.4'4 miles. Driving time six hours. Sacaton Dam will be open to tr affic as New highway may be traveled by NOTE-Road conditions due to gen soon as highway is completed on south ARIZONA HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT leaving Kirkland on the Kirkland-Wal eral rainfall all throughout the state. All side. nut Grove County road a distance of gravel surfaced highways are greatly CONDITION MA£ five miles to a connection with Federal improved. Washouts have occurred in It seems that we have nothing to do OF Aid Project No. 72-A, thence over Pres various sections, bu_t have · been rel}aired . but resign . ourselves to the situation STATE SYSTEM cott-White Spar to Prescott. Driving immediately, causing very little delay to as it stand ·s-we will all be bald by HIGHWAY traffic. Seale time -about the same as present route . forty, all our teeth will be gone , and r , r t ,._.. Present route: via Hillside, Congress CAUTION - During the rainy season Junction to Prescott. Not on State High all motorists traveling the highways we will lose our girlish figure. What w'oy System . Conditions rough. Driving should approach all fords with due pleasant thoughts the magazine adver ti¥1e Phoenix to Prescutt aproximately caution. Loose sand is invariably left in tisements do give one!-Wisconein Oc• these places due to floods by heaYy rain five and one half hour .s. New route wh~n topus . comp.Jeted shortens distance Phoenix to or runoff. · 18 ARIZONA HIGHWAYS DECEMBER, 1925. :OECEMBER, 1925. ARIZONA HIGHWAYS 19 Road Builders ·Will Discuss Important Highway Problems RESIDENT CONNELL, ·of the Ameri constructors Those who wm · take part sial subjects and matters that are claim ing 'th e a ttention of the engineers and can Road Builders' association, has . in the prog~am are men - selected from P contr actor ·s throughout the country . announced that the program of the next all over t he United States who have had Among some of the subjects that will IN AZTEC LAND convention will be divided in two sec a great deal of experience in the partic be pr esent ed and discussed are as fol tions; one especially interesting to high ular subje'Cts which they will present. By IRA L. WOOD way engineers and the other to highway The program will consist of controver- lows : Making Contracting Business Pay; HERE wa rm winds blow, in drif ts DUSTY pa]] has covered all, .Highway Finance; Estimating Road Contracts; Their joys, their loves, and strife; Highway Location; . Wlik e snow, A Cost Accounting; And bits or bone oi· beads of ' stone Highway Routes Through Cities; Th e des er t's gleaming sand; Contractors' Qualifications; Tell little of theii · life. · Highway Safety; And cad re the ro cks in · grotesque block s Operating Methods; T o make a wonderland : · Future Development of Motor Vehicles; Governing Factors in the Selection of Pavement Types; Increased Costs Due to Improper Fine Grading Methods; UT often when the day fades, then Relative Merits of Handling Materials; - HERE in the day the shadow s may .Recent Developments in Concrete Pavements; Fr _om toil my thoughts are free; Recent Developments in · Bituminous Pavement s ; Economies of Standardization of Equipment; Pain t cin the canyon 's wall, B W Unchained , they bring a fancied thing, Highway Operation and Maintenance; How to Stop Cement Overrun; A cas tle fai r with corni_c~ rare, Th e anci ent past · to me. Winter Letting of Road Wo rk; Snow Removal. Or tow ers gr and and tall, Relations Between Engine er s and Con tracto rs ; Surface Treatment of Highways; One-Sided Clau ses in Public Works Specifications. . H ERE in th e night the moonligh t OEFORE my eyes are ancient skies Wbright Lit by a setting sun; · ' . May weave till break of day , And from the dale where shadows pale In addition to papers presented on dition to this there will be at the · con- eleven cents . But then, who ·wants On silv'ry screen a fairy scene, · Tpere comes a droning hum. the above subject there will ·be an ex yention a program consisting of the lat- to be a Ru ssiail ?-Madison Lake Times. Or dreamland movie play . · po ~ition of 300 carloads of the latest est improved methods of both road con- \WIERD-LIKE chant , a priestly cant · improved ro_ad building machinery and struction and highway engineering . GHOSTLY ·land of rock and sand . !Of waning · prophesie s, equipment. The exposition will be held For 22 years the American Road Build ~ A ers ' association has held its annual con - Christmas . Greetings · F:rom ·· So for eign to the eye, Whi~e odors rise from sacrifice in Chicago January 11 to 15, during A vention, and every indication this year . One thinks he dreamed that her e lif e T o olden dieties. Good 'Roads Week which will be recog LAMAR · COBB · nized throughout the ·country at that shows that this year 's ·convention will teemed; Portland Cement Association And yet we se e close by tim e. be the gr eatest and comprise the most OivIETIMES it seems more than mere 548 SOUTH SPRING STREET · President Connell has invited all gov up-to-dat e road building machinery and · , tlreams, LOS ANGELES HE 'glyphics ·cle ar yvith reli cs near, S ernors t11roughout the United States to methods. The visions are so clear; . Proof of some anci ent race . appoint delegates to attend the Ameri T I almost know that long ago ' ======And in t he clif t a wind-worn ri ft can Road Builder!>' convention . Thirty Gay: This play has cert ainl y been I, too, with th em, . dwelt here . . Was .-onc e th eir dwelling place. thousand persons are expected to attend, well screen ed. We Sell More . Than Paper and Ink and the exhibitors have arranged for Day: Yes, but they didn 't ge t all th e N ancient r,ac e with scarce a trace, W INDING sca r th e hill sides mar · over 300 carloads of road building ma dirt out-Colle ge Comics. Digges Printing Company A Once h eld a magi c power ; A For us to , know their ways; chinery ·and supplies to be on · exhibition It s · dusty bank tha t on~e was dank, Hut crudest · s'croll may yet unfold - so that the delegates may have the op 26 West Jefferson Street Made all the dese rt flowe r . Th e· annal s:•of their days. portunity of inspecting the latest im in Russia k erosene cos.ts five and Phoenix, Arizona Phon ,e 4946 proved road · building machine~y . In ad- one-half cents -a gall~n · and . ga soline ·B UTthi s we know was long ago, •CO U LD ,1;e but re ad and give full heed So long we cannot trace To signs so plainly seen, Heroi c de eds or pious creeds P erchance :we'd learn and ceas~ to y,earn Of. that forgott en race. To peep beyond the scr een . . Why not give "HER" a :~ OR we, lik e th ey, sh all pa ss awa y, Start the New Year right F As all thin gs earthly must; Hart Schaffner· & Marx Coat? And futur e trib es ~iay pas s riide jibe s Price range $50 to $315 by reading O'er trink ets dug from du st . America's best ARIZONA HIGHWAYS LUXITE HOSE PARIS GARTERS VANITY BAGS · AND CASES FOR "HER" atsale VIC HANNY COMPANY at N ewstand s The Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes ARIZONA HIGHWAYS 21 20 ARIZONA HIGHWAYS DECEMBER, 1925. DECEMBER; 1925. economy to halt the federal aid program building of the system . This stupendous they have poor roads-and there you for the same reasons. Deprived of lead project can with reason and economy will pay a higher tax on car deprecia Why Continue Fe~ral Aid ership and incentive, the great organiza be completed in ten years if $100,000,000 tion and loss of time. Everyone knows tion of men and materials tllat has been are annually made available for federa l about the gas tax, cut it off the sign built up under trained engineers in the aid. Let us guarantee the completion of boards.-Lake Crystal, (Minn.) Tribune. fo1:ty-eight states and under the Depart so important a work. If we do not under In High~ay Construction?. ment of Agriculture would disintegrate. stand the work of the federal aid to "O'Keefer is a terrible umpire." State highway programs would once highways let us take the troubl e to in ·'Yeah, it 'll take more than the bleach more become political shuttlecocks : form ourselves. Remember that we pay ers to r emov e the stains on his record." Mr. Average Citizen, You Should Read This Worse than the gross waste due to lack for improved roads whether or not we i - of centralization and observance of have them, and we pay less if we have By R. C. ROCKAFELLOW in Ou:tdporsPictorial for September United States standards would be the them. Confronted with such a situation needless delays. Continuous interstate no business man would hesitate to act . The path of wisdom is obvious. A suf (Continued from last month) direct benefits from a state viewpoint I fthe criticism of federal aid came travel over adequate highways would ficient appropriation should be voted to are to be considered in making any ex from those highway officials of the va never become a reality and national in The old criticism of the alleged pay raise the 1925-1926 allotments to $100,- penditure, might not the ! fortunately lo• rious states who co-operate with the Bu terests would not be served. The fed ment by a few states of an unduly large eral aid program must go forward at 000,000 for each year. PHOENIX-TEM-PE cated state claim immu~ity? reau of Public Roads, then might we be share of the national revenue has been The need of the nation is for greater Enormous sums are ex~ended for river lieve tbere ·was some basis for the at maximum speed. aligned against the national policy of enlightenment concerning its transpor and harbor improvement$. As shipping tacks that have been made. But such is Uncle Sam and the states are co-oper federal aid in highway construction. Un tation needs. Congress reflects the best facilities are most in demand in the not the case. The annual confere -nce of atively improving about 10,000 miles of STONECOMPANY explained figures show that eighteen thought of the people. It is possible coastal states where pec)ple and factor the Association of State Highway Offi highway per year at an average cost of states pay eighty-one per cent of the that the American public favors dilatory ies are congregated, the bulk of this cials, which representatives of all the about $17,000 per mile. Uncle Sam's General Contractors federal income tax. The superficial con tactics in so vital a matter? money returns to the wealthy states. It states attend, each ye.ar thrashes out all share of this is approximately $80,000,- clusion has been drawn that the other Necessity may force this step. Cur may be argued that much of this is off. difficulties which may have arisen. Har 000, or· more than the 1925 appropriation thirty states are in effect being granted tailment will stretch the ten years to set by irrigation projects ! in the po~rer mony and the adoption of uniform end for the work. a subsidy out of funds provided by na several more. Delay will increase the states. But what of the many states higher standards of administration, en If this mileage progress is to be kept Crushed Stone tional taxation. cost and meantime the waste that might that have never received the benefits gineering and financing of the road work up or increased the recommendations of Washed Sand and Screened highway officials must be accepted at have been saved will pHe up its deplor ALL REGIONS CONTRIBUTE of either type o·r improvement? · For a of the United States have been the re face · value. This mileage represents all able total. Gravel great many years they have p~id their sults. I The facts do not substantiate so plau- types of roads. The highest type would . si ble an assumption. All regions of the proportionate share . Now a form of in There is another factor of personal ternal improvement is before the nation satisfaction to the highway officials of cost more than double this average fi "TAKE TAX OFF SIGNS!" United States contribute to the income gure. It must be remembered that the in which there is conferred greater the states. When political pressure is Many gasoline service stations General Of fices: out of which the taxes are paid by the system is beng improved by stages and individuals and corporations which swell equality in its benefjts t han has ever brought to bear upon the contract-let throughout the state have a method of 519-520 Luhrs Bldg.; been known. The mannet of apportion ting or to force any deviation from the that tra-ffic demands are increasing more the totals in a few states. The immense rapidly than ever before , thereby mak itemizing the sale price of gasoline, Phone 4390 ?hoenix, Ariz. sums paid by corporations having their ing the funds by popula 'tion, by area, prescribed United States ·standards, stating the gasoline is such a price and _there is a reply made-ready. The bu ing necessary the building of higher head offices in New York , Boston, Chi and by mileage of post roads, is exceed tax 2 cents. There is also a school reau will not approve for payment it types of highways throughout the sys PI:ants: cago or Philadelphia, come out of earn ingly fair. The state allO:tments bear a fund tax, a town fund tax, a state tax, close relation to the division of national there are any irregularities in the pro tem. The need for improved roads grows ings from the sales of commoc:tt!es , or a salary expense and the profits of the Central Ave. an<:l Sal~ River wealth among the states as given in the cedure. The bureau is far away tn more imperative daily . . And yet high services rendered, in all sections of the gasoline company included in the total Phone 7202 last census. Yet those wlio would make Washington and the local pork-barrel way officials are uncertain that federal country. The centralization of great sale price. Why not give the public political capital of the rlwst equitable inclined politician must seek his favors co-operation will be continued. The last commercial, industrial and financial en the additional information on these 13th Ave. and Lincoln form of internal improvel!nent we have elsewhere. At one time 30,000 boards · - appropriation, unless augmented, means terprises in certain states does not mean items of expense that make up the total Phone 5957 ever had, cry that the "r\ch states are of untrained men were charged with the that less mileage will be improved in that their taxes are paid wholly by the price paid by the consumer? The gaso being milked for the bene{it of the poor building of our roads. Today, less than 1925 than is possible of improv ement . people residing in them. Taxes like line tax is now so general throughout Little Butte states." . 200 trained eng.ineers and executives, in The most conservative estimates place other costs are passed on to the con I the cost to the United States at $1,000,- the United States that you can't escape Tempe, Arizona sumer and in proportion to their ability WHO PROSPERS IV!OST? tent upon the building of excellent roads. i are responsible for the major portion of 000,000 to carry on to completion the it anywhere unless you drive where to consume, the people of the poorer If the nation prospers, :who prospers states are doubtless paying as much as our highway millions and they are de most? Is it not these st~tes in which livering the goods. those residents of the states in which wealth is massed? Is th~re not an in the large taxpaying concerns and indi creased flow of business td the manufac FEDERAL AID MUST GO FORWARD viduals are located . turing and shipping centers? While there · are opponents of the fed THE GOOD ROADS MACHINERYCO. One must not lose sight of the fact If local governments were run on this eral aid program who would abolish it G. F. MONFORT, Manager that there are other sourc es of federal plan we should have improved roads entirely, such a step is not o be con ROAD,STREET,ROCK revenue than the income tax, or of the WRITE 931 SANTA FE AVENUE CRUSHING, ELEVATING AND only befor e the estates of ~he prominent sidered. Cl\rtailment of the necessary fact that Uncle Sam is receiving more LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA CONVEYING MACHINERY taxpayers. If every taxpa ~e r was to re appropriations would be attended by a FOR CATALOGUE in- motor taxes than he is contributing ceive some direct personal ' benefit there deleterious if not serious effect within for highway construction . would be scant need of government. We a · short time . The question is .not: Enormous sums from the public trea would revert to feudalism .\ Every citi Shall we stop federal aid to' highways, sury are annually expended for national zen contributes directly or i indirectly to but rather, how long can we continue defense-for the maintenance of a stand the support of the government. Whence without increasing the appropriations? GAZETTE JOB PRINTING COMPANY Ing army and navy. These sums are ex the funds in the United Stii,tes Treasury There are time when it is more econ OFFICE FORMS pended for tile protegion of property as are derived should be of less import to omical to spend money .than not to LOOSE LEAF COMMERCIAL PRINTERS well as personal rights . Have not the our lawmakers than prompt attendance spend it. It is not practicing economy FORMS AND e.ighteen wealthiest states more that re upon the exigencies of _the ; nation as a to allow a great industrial plant to de BOOKLETS 22 E. MONROE PHONE 7558 STATIONERY quires protection than the others? If whole. teriorate. It would not be practicing 22 ----- AR~ZO_N_A_H_ I_G_H_w_· _A_Y_s______~D~:E~CE='.:◄ M~BE~R~-,~1~9~25. ARIZONA HIGHWAYS 23 D:§_ A sur vey has been starte d upon the State maintained from Holbrook to Con unimproved section of the Holbrook Con cho, a distance of 51.4 miles, -and al The Engineer's DISTRICT NO. 5 cho Highway extending from Holbrook tho ugh this is not all improved road, it is Log W. R. Hutchins 6.6 miles to the en d of Federal Aid No. kept in exce llent condition . From Concho Aid. Maricopa County sect ion compl eted, dition to improv e grave l surfa.-ced high 42. This - pro ject will include the con to St. Johns, i6 miles is at present main DISTRICT NO. 1 except new bridge across Conso lidat ed way. All projects gre at ly improved and District Engineer struction of a brid ge over the Little Colo ta.ined by the County of Apache, but with rado river at Hol 1brook. the complet ion of Federal Aid 78-A, 8.8 Canal. roads in exce llent condi tion . B. M. Atwood Chandler-Casa Grande. Pinal County A surv ey is being made upon 3.6 miles miles east from Concho, a State main FEDERAL AID PROJECT UNDER of the St. Johns-Springerville Highway, ta in ed crew will be placed upon this sec section construction has been resumed ' CONSTRUCTION District Engineer on thi s section. SURVEYS Federal Aid Project No. 68-A. This sur tion, with a possibili ty of sta-ie main Federal Aid Project No. 68-B St. Joh ns vey or investigation is being made, with tenance throug h . to St . Johns. Globe -Safford Highway Federal Aid Springerville Highway. Length of Pro P roj~ct No. 87. Length of Project ap a possibility of placing two inch es of From St. Johns to Springerville, a dis FEDERAL AID PROJECTS UNDER EXTRA GANG WORK pe ct 9.6496 miles gravel surfaced. Uda ll binder upon a loose red cinder surfacing proximate ly 53 miles. 85 per cent com and Udall, contractors. Completed in No tan ce of 29.6 miles is all improved road CONSTRUCTION _Ex~ra gang work now being done in plete that does not have enough building ma and state maintained, and is kept in ex vemli'er. Federal Aid Pr oject 19-B-Section B D1s_tnct No. 2, supp lem enting regular A?ac he Trail Survey-Non-Federal Aid te ri al within it se lf to secure complete cellent cond ition. mamtenance work. Now working out F ederal Aid Proj ect No. 78-A Holflrook compaction. · of Section 4, Und erpass Prescott-Jerome P roJect. 65 per cent compl ete. St Johns Highway . Con-struction well From Springerville eas t to the New Highway-completed. Work done by Lee from Piedra on the Phoenix-Yuma High MAINTENANCE Mexico State Line, 15 miles is unim way. Extra worlr on bridges now under under way and good progressbeing made. Moor Contract in g company. PLANS Length of proje ct 8.8254 miles. Con tract From Flagstaff East 23.4 mile s to An proved and maintained by Apache coun way. New River bridge on Phoenix-Pres ge l is being maintained by the }'orest ty, and although rough in places, very cott Highway. Work on Wickenburg Plan s for Federal Aid Pi;oject No. 88-B ors Udall, Tanner , Turley an d Hamblin goo d driving time can tie made. ARIZONA STATE ROADS UNDER - 80 per cent comp lete. Preliminary in of St . Johns. Percentage completed 30. Department wh ile undJ:lr ·construction bridg e comp leted. and is kept in very good cond-ition, and The Holbrook-New Mexico State Line CONSTRUCTION spect10 11 made by Un ited States Bureau Flagstaff Ang el Hi ghway, Forest Proj via the Painted Desert, Navajo, Sanders, of Public Roads. ect on State Highway System. Type of with the exception of snow exce llent State forces wh ich have been engaged Houck and Lupton, a distance of '16 MAINTENANCE const ru ctio n is bitulithic macadam, pene time can be made over th is stretch of in re-shaping and re-surfacing the Pres Highway. The Forest Department has miles, althoug h all µnimproved road, is Mainten ance supp lemented by extra BIDS tration method. Contractors Downer and cott -Jerome Highway have completed the ?a ng forces have brought all projects made arrang ements for snow removal state mainta ined with the exception or most important sections of this road and Mero. C_onstructio n has been started, -and 22 miles in Navajo county which is main mto exce llent condition in thi s district . Globe~Stree~ pav in g from County to approximate ly one mile of base has been this winter and this road will be kept have moved into the District Yard at Ash East City lmu ts, 18 feet wide to be open for travel all winter . tained by Navajo county, but this entire Fork for the winter. opened J anuar y 4, 1926. la id. ' route is kept in very good condition at BIDS SURVEYS The unimproved portion of the State A small state crew with Cedar -Rapids Federal Aid Project No. 88-A Graham The plans are nearing completion for qighway between Ange l and Canon D; al~ tim es. The two deto urs now necessary crushing and screening plant is now en F ederal Aid Project 64-B Gill espie Dam will be eliminated with t11e •completion Gree nlee Line to New Mexico State Line th e two reinforced concrete bridges over ablo, a distance of 12'.2 miles is rough , gaged in crushing and screening cali ·che bridge on the Phoenix-Yuma Highway. gra ded and drain ed . Bids to be opened of the two wooden bridg es being con Bids will be open~d on January 11, 1926, Manilla and -"Tanner Washes between but a maintenance crew is being p1aced gravel for the re-surf acing of 4½ miles of December 28. upon thi s stre t ch of ro ad, and will be stru cte d by Apache county. the Pr esc ott -Ash Fo rk Highway about 25 for ~h~ constructwn of a steel bridge Winslow and Holbrook and bid s will be c?ns1st111g of four 160 foot spans and ca ll ed for shortly for the construction greatly imp roved within the next thr ee miles north of Prescott. or four months. A new dip has been put in two miles giv e two hundred foot spans . Approaches of th ese two bridges. and roadw ay quantities not involved in A ma ter ial survey is being made upon The State Highway from Canon Diablo Highway News Briefs ' I east of Ash Fork on the Old Trails High DISTRICT NO. 4 through Winslow to Holbrook, -a distance way, where damage was done by floods thi s call. Federal Aid Proj ect No. 74, Winslow Flagstaff !'[ighw.'l.y, for the completion of 55.3 miles is ·state maintained with Maintenance Foreman Tom Reed of last summer . E. M. Whitworth maintenance crews work ing continually the Superior -Miami Project reports road SURVEYS of the six-inc h gra vel sur facing from District Engineer Canyon Diablo to the end of the present with the excep •tion of very stormy weath in ex·cellent condit ion, fewer accide nts EXTRA GANG WORK Lin e ch ang e and additional topography completed surfacing at Winslow. Th e dis er, is always in very good ·cond ition, and occurring due to more careful driving be An ext ra gang widened for one half taken for underpass on Federal Aid Pro j tance to be surfac ed is approx ima te ly 18 is n ever impass able: tween Queen Creek Bridge below Superi ect 82-B. Thfs made necessary by doubi'e mile the narrow fill in Branigan Lane FEDERAL AID PROJECTS UNDER miles . The Holbrook-Springerville Highway is or to Summit at Irons Ranch. tra cking of S. P ._R. R. work compl eted. on Flagstaff-Williams Highway -and are CONSTRUCTION now engaged in surfacin g same. A small crew is now raising an d wid PLANS Federal Aid Project No. 79-A · Bisbee ening fill on the Ash Fork Seligman Fed eral Aid Pro ject 82-B Telegraph Tombstone Highway 3.7 miles of 3 inch Highway two miles west of Ash Fork Pass Highway on Phoenix-Yuma route. as phaltic concrete completed. Total proj Proposed Highway to the Horse , Thief where considerab le damage was done by 85 per cent comp lete . ect pe_rcentage complete 95 per 'Cent. water last fall. Phoemx-Tempe Stone company , contract ors. Basin Summer Resort BIDS CALLED Federal Aid P ro je ct No. 86-A Tucson Federal Aid Project 62-B construction DISTRICT NO. 3 Noga les Highway. Percentage complete By C. C. SMALL, Chief Location Engineer 80 per ce nt. Downer and Fredell, con PROJECT of major interest to the Black Canyon Highway to a point 41 Creek is reac hed, it unfolds to the eye of Underpass at Drake on the Prescott T. S. O'Connell tractors . Ash Fork Highway open January 4, 1926. A people of the Salt River va lley, is the miles north of Phoenix; (This part of the the most wonderful vista of rugged District Engineer ARIZONA STATE ROADS UNDER proposed hi ghway to the Horse Thief ro ute is already built and maintained by mountains , fantastic mesas and desert CONSTRUCTION south end of the Bradshaw mountains. Maricopa coun ty); thence to the Agua scenery to be had anywhere in the South DISTRICT NO. 2 ARIZONA STATE ROADS UNDER Vail-So_noita Highway Progress good. Bas in Summer resort locat ed in the Fria ri ver near the present cro ss ing of west. George B. Shaffer CONSTRUCTION Work bem g done by St ate forces. In Dece mber of 1924 the writer was en- the Old Tip Top road; thence up Bonn- F rom the pine topped mountain at the Amado ~ridge, _Santa Cruz County, non gaged by the Phoenix Resort committee der Creek to the junct ion of Tip Top resort , one can see the snow capped C_lifton-Mule Creek. · Widening and District Engineer Federal Aid ProJect, Lown and Woods, to repo rt on the feas ibili ty -and cost of Creep; t hence up Tip Top Creek to the San Francisco pea k s on the north, to clramage structur es. With extra worlr contractors, amo unt of work com pleted now under constru ·ct ion. 65 er cenpt. th is proposed hi ghway from the City of divide between Tip Top Creek and Bou!- the east the Mata zal and the Four Peak ,s FEDERAL AID PROJECTS UNDER Apache Trail-Horse Mesa Section Non 65 per cen t. Phoenix to a point near the Douglas der Cr eek; thence . up Boulder Creek to ap ea r to intersect the sky line, and to F ederal Aid. Progress good. Percentage the summit between Bou ld er Creek ancl the south and west as far as the Cali CONSTRUCTION comp lete 55. coat. Due to changes in plans work was ranch in the Ho rse Thief Basin. Con Federal Aid Project No. 72-A, White suspended for a period of two inonths. siderable reconna issance work had al Hor se Thief Basin; thence down Hors e forni a and Mex ico lin es the mountains ~o nstru?t ion again under way and over Thief Cre ek to the proposed resort. and desert spread on in one vast pano Spar to Yarnell open to traffic. EXTRA GANG WORK ready been done by members of the Federal Aid Project No. 72-B Prescott five mlles completed . Phoenix-Tempe The distance over wh ich it wou ld be rama. _Work ~10w being done between Gila Stone company, contractors. Phoenix Resort comm itt ee and the mer Phoenix Highway, Congress J~nction to ne.cessary to construct the highway from With the construction of the proposed Y~rnell section. Length of project 9.038 River bndg e at F lorence and Florence its of differ ent locations cons idered; mil es . Schmidt and H it chcoc k, contract Su~ eri or . Jun ction on the Florence Su SURVEYS their final decision to concentra t e on the the Black Canyon Highway to the re highway, the trip could be made with ? en or Highway. Exce llent pro gi:ess be ors . Work has bee n slightly delayed due Relocation .of Tucson-Vail Highway. Horse Thief Basin loc ation was governed sor t would be 25 miles, m aking a total of safe and sane drivi ng in two and one rn? mad~. Heavy damage was done to to washouts on thi s sect ion 86 per cent both by the advantage of th is location 66 miles from Phoenix to th e resor t. half hours. complete. tl11s sect ion clming the past rainy sea son. MAINTENANCE as a summer re sort and the advantage Th e scenery along that of the route to The summer clim ate at this elevation J\,'.ain te nanc e work now going forward that the cost of constructing the highway be ·constructed is but Jittle pifferent (5825) ft. will be ideal and will provide ARIZONA STATE ROADS UNDER MAINTENANCE rapidly on all projects in the district from that of many mountain roads in the Salt River valley with a resort un CONSTRUCTION On all projects in Cochise County main: would be les s than that to the other re Main tenance forces were increased Ar izona; however, where the summit be excelled from -a standpoint of cimatic Chandler Casa Grande, Non-Federal ten'.1-nce has be en resumed after a short sorts considered. slightly to take advantage of ideal con- penod of suspension . The route selected would follow the tween Boulder Creek and Horse Thief and scenic interest . ------ARIZONA HIGHWAYS DECEMBER, 1925. DECEMBER, 1925. ARIZONA HIGHWAYS 25 A SUIT IN COURT may be seen at the office of the State The work consists of approximately: Eng in eer, or may be obtained upon pay 14,000 Cu. Yd s . Roadway excavatio n; ARIZONA FEDERAL AID PROJECTS The lawyer question ed the girl still ment of Five ($5.00) Dollars t o W. C. 20,000 Cu . Yds. Borrow exca vation; Lefebvre, State Engineer. 600 Cu . Yds . Structura l excava tion; F. A. mor e- Satisfactory bond s w ill be requ ir ed of o,400 Cu. Yds. Ditches and channels; MH,ES 1"°. A . MILES the 'cont r actor to ·whom the award is 1,300 Sta. Yds. Overhaul earthwork; NO. "You've been a witness in court be m ade. 390 Cu . Yds. Conc r ete; fore, in another suit , it seems to me? " All proposals shall be m ade on blanks 3,450 Lbs. Reinforcing steel l Florence Bridge and Appl'oach, Pinal county ...... 1.06 48 Glendale -Marin ette, Maricopa County ...... 7.79 "Oh yes, I recall it perfectly! Light furn ished for that purpose . ancl othe r incidental items. 2 .,Phoenix-Tempe (Grand Canal to 'l'empe) Maricopa 49 Noga les Fairbank (Santa Cruz Co. Lin e east to Fairba nk) W. C. LEFEBVRE , All bids sha ll be accompanied by an County ...... 4.20 waist , dark skirt, a sash of red, and a State Engineer. unendorsed, certified or cashier's check Cochise County ...... '.15.00 Pho "-ni x, Arizona. for 5% of the gross amount of the bid, 3 Holbrnok -St. Johr.s (Thru Petrified Forest) Nava jo *50 ~oga les -Fairbank (disapproved), (from Patagonia to So- lovely hat to match ," she said. December 9, 1925. payable to the State Treasurer of Arizona. County ...... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ...... 3.72 no ita), Santa Cruz County ...... 13.10 Th e State Engineer r ese rves the right '' 1 Phoen_ix- Yuma-withdrawn (Antelope Hill Bridge , toward 51 vVillia~,s-Ashfork (Yavapai County L ine E. to F. A. 37) to reject any and all bids. Phoenix on north side of Gi la River) Yuma and Mari- Cocon mo County ...... '. 4.8) Custo mer: Where can I find the Copies of the plans and specificatio ns copa County ...... __ NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS may be see n at the office of the State *52 P1:escott-Jeroi:ne (withdra wn), (M ingues Sum mit S. W. 3 stocking sale counter? Engineer, Phoenix, Arizona, or may be 5 Oatman-Goldroad , Mahave County ...... 2.rn M1.), Yavapa i County ...... 3.00 Floorwalker (halfback on store team ) : Sealed bids marked upon outside of en obtained upon payment of Five ($5.00) 6 I~olbrook -St. Johns , Sec. 4 (Concho to Hunt), Apac he 53 Phoenix-Yuma (G ila Bend North to Gill es pie Dam) Mar i- ve lop e "State Highway Contract, Federal Dollars to W. C. Lefebvre, State Engi - County ...... 12.60 copa County ...... '...... 23.26 Third scrimmage on your left, madam . Aicl P r oj ect No. 62-B" and ad dressed to nee r. 7 Mesa-Superior (F lorenc e Jct. northwest), P in a l County .. . 11, 70 ,:,5,1 K in gma n- Oatman (wit h dr aw n) , (Sac ra m ento Wash to -College Comics. W . C. Lefebvre, State Engin~er, Phoenix, Satisfactory bonds will be required. of 8 Tempe-Mesa, Mar i1;opa Count y ...... 6.64 -l L ittl e Mea dows), Mohave Count y ...... 4.20 Arizona, w ill be received a nd opene d at th e contrac t or to whom the awa •rd is 9 55 2 P . M., Janu ary 4, 1926, at the offic e made . Tucson -Florence (Tucson North to Rillito Creek), Pima Yuma-Phoenix Sch. 1 (W'e llt on East to Aztec), Yum a of the State Engineer, Phoenix, Arizona, County ...... 42.58 All prop os als shall be made on blanks County ...... •3,79 Jones was walking down the lane with upon th e Prescott-Ashfork High way, Fed furnished for that purpose . JO Ma.rinette B rid ge (Acl'oss Agua Fria) near Marinette , 55-2 Yuma -Phoenix Sch. 2 (Aztec E as t to Co, L in e) , Yu m a his country girl. A cow and calf beside eral Aid Project N o. 62-B. W. C. LEFEBVRE, Mar icopa County . . . 0.09 6 89 The work consists of approximately: State Engineer . 11 Bisbee-Doug las (Fore~t. R~,~~~-.~~. ;_.;~;~~~.s~~~;~~·)·. c~~I~;~~ 56 ;i~::['(-Y~;~~-. PHOENIX, WHERE WINTER oak and an abundance of grass, the route Thr ee miles North of Hell's Canyon now lea ding almo st due North. the tr aveler will notice that the road SUMMER~ TO ASH FORK Thirt een and one.fifth miles from surface changes from white to red, for Prescott are the Prescott Farms, where from this point on the road is surfaced (Continued from page 13) some 2,500 acres are under cultivation , with volcanic cinders and when he road, surfaced with de·composed granite; irrigated from a reservoir 9n Granite crosses Little Hell's Canyon steel bridge 0.6 of a mile from the city limits the Creek . In the ·center of the farms some 44.7 1niles North of Prescott, he reaches road enters the U. S. Military Reserva • 17.9 miles from Prescott, is the Post the first volcanic cinder hills. Two and tion, where on the left may be seen th e Offic e, Chino, also two stores, with gas , two·tenths mil.es beyond he finds him• buildings of old Fort Whipple, which was oil, etc., to supply the traveler's needs. self at a little store called Prairie where Lea ving the farms the tourist drives established during the troublous Indiar 1 gas and oil can be purchased, and when days, May 18, 1864. down a long sloping hill at foot of which, 53.6 miles from Prescott, he makes con• Whipple Barracks, as it is now nown, 22 mile s from Pre scott, he passes Del nection with the National Old Trails has a population of some 1500, and is Rio on the right. Highway, 19 miles West of Williams . officially designated as United States This was •first called Chino Valley To th e left is Ash Fork , with the Harvey Veterans' Hospital No . 50, the old build· and was the first location of Fort Whip• Hot el 0.7 miles distant. ings having been surrounded by modern ple by General Carlton on December 23, Ash Fork has three hotels, two Military Ho spital Buildings and is one 1863. It was here that the first news· churches a drug store, . numerous service of the four largest in the United States. paper , "Th e Arizona Miner," was pub· stations and garages and several gen • Two miles from th~ city limits, and lished in Northern Arizona on March 9, era! merch andise estl;>lishments, and iL just after passing the barracks, the r oad 1864. May 18, 1864 Fort Whipple was the junction for the Santa Fe Railroad, forks, the right hand road, known as the moved .to its present location. Given going South to Prescott, and the Capita Black Canyon Road, leads to Mayer , prot ection from the Indians, the people City, Pho enix. Humboldt, and other towns to South and left th e open country and settled Pr es East. The State Highw ay turns to the cott , where there were rich pla,cer and left here and passes under the Santa gold properties to attract them. LIST OF TRAVELOGUES Fe Railway and over · Granite Creek on The Santa Fe Railway Company and a concrete bridge . The tourist follows the Fr ed Harvey Company now operate Each Issue of ARIZONA HIGH this creek in a Northe asterly direction TYAYS will contain a travelogue, Del Rio as a dairy ranch, to supply the showing the condition of the highway, to a point about five miles from Pres• Harve y Houses and Dining Cars. From points of int erest and hotel and gar cott , where he begins wiridin-g'S his wal the famous Del Rio Springs the Santa age accorn;,nodations, and other valu between massive granite boulders, peaks Fe Railway Company hauls approxi• able inf prmation for the tourist, of and crags, where huge fantastic shapes the 17 main routes in the State. mat ely 1,000·,000 gallons of water daily , When completed, the Travelogues, make massive monuments. supplying Grand Canyon, Ash Fork , Se• which will be illustr,ated by maps and This is ·call ed "Granite Dells" or the ligman , and sometimes Williams, witll scenes along the highways, will cover Arizona Garden of the Gods, one of the water for both drinking and domestic all the main arteries of travel in thf most picturesque drives in the West. State, from California · and Nevada use. on the West to New Mexico on the After a mile and a half of this the road Betw een th e Highway and Del Rio East and from Utah on the North to again forks, the right hand road cros s• one sees a chain of low round hills which Old Mexico on the South. The list of ing Granite Creek once more leading to are the remains of a prehistoric village, Travelogues and the issues in which they are to appear, follows: the famous mining town of Jerome, and inhabit ed once by a people of gigantic the State Highway turns to the left and size . During the construction of the Highway Issu~ crosses Willow Creek on a concrete arch pre sent ro ad many interesting relics 1-Yuma-Phoenix ...... April 1925 and the tourist inow finds himself in an were un·covered, such as ivory orna• 2-Phoenix-Globe-Rice ...... May 1925 open rolling country, cover ed with scrub ments, clay and stone images, and in 3-Rice-Safford-Duncan-N ew .... Mexico Line ..... , ...... June 1925 part of the burial ground skeletons were 4-Florence Junction-Tucson .... uncovered which showed the people to ...... July 1925 be over twelve feet in height. 5-Tucson-Benson-Bisbee ...... LOG OF ROAD ...... -...... August 1925 Leaving Del Rio the road passes over 6-Bisb .ee-Douglas-Rodeo ...... Read down Section Read up Chino Wa sh Bridge, then over the Verd € ...... September 1925 0. Phoenix ...... 168.388 Riv er Bridge, and at mile post 26.2 we 7-Tucson-Nogales ...... October 1925 8.36 Glendale ...... 160.028 com e to Midway Store and Gas Station. 8-Nogales-Fairbanks - Tomb- 11.95 ...... Peo1'ia ...... 156.438 stone ..... _...... 'f',1 ove1nber 1925 16.15 ...... Marinette ...... 152.238 Tw enty. eight mile s from Pr es cott the 9-Phoeni x-Wiclcenburg-Pres- 34.75 ...... Nadaburg ...... 133.638 tourist leaves the Valley and goes up on cott-Ash Foyk, ...... Decembei; 1925 12.76 Hot Springs Junction 125.628 to the Mesa and into the Cedars. Thirty• 10-Prescott-Jer<,me · ...... January 1926 53.37 ...... Wickenburg ...... 115.018 11-Topock-Kingrnan-Ash Fork 69.43 Congr ess Junction 98.958 five miles from Pr escott the Puntenney ...... :.. _. February 1926 78.468 ...... Ya rn ell Hill ...... 89.92 Lim e Comp any and Punt enney Post 12-Ash Fork - F·Jagstaff-Wins- 97.308 ...... Whit e Spar ...... 71.08 Office, and on the North side, Drake, low-H olbrook ...... March 1926 112.888 Pr escott E. City Lim. 55.50 where the Santa F e has a stub line run• 13-H olbrook-Lup'Y>n ...... April 1926 114.288 54.10 14-H o lbrook-Spri·,, .gerville-Sta f)e• Prescott, W. City Lim. ning in to th e Verd e Valle y, to the Smel• 116.288 Black Can. Road. Jct. 52.10 Line ...... May 1926 120.788 Jerome Road Junction 47.60 ter towns of Clarkdale and Cottonwood, 15-Rice-White Ri-i•er-Springer- 149.488 ...... Hell Canyon ...... 18.90 and the rich Copper Mines of the Jer· ville ...... _... June 1926 158.988 ...... Prairie Store ...... 9.40 16--Douglas-Pearc, ...... '... .July 1926 ome District. At Drake there is a tele• 17 -M esa-Chandler- .,Casa Grande · 167.688 A rh Fork Junction .70 graph office, hotel, store , oil and gas 168.388 A sh Fork Ha rve y Hou se .0 ...... - , ... August 1926 station and camp ground.