Editorials

ARIZONA HIGHWAYS

Published in the Interest of Good Roads by the ARIZONA HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT B. B. MOEUR, Governor of Arizona ARIZONA STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION SHELTON G. DOWELL, Chairman, Douglas J. W. ANGLE, Vice-Chairman, Tucson C. E. ADDAM'S, Commissioner, Phoenix E. C. SEALE, Commissioner, Prescott JACOB BARTH, Commissioner, St. Johns C. C. JARRETT, Secretary, Mesa GENERAL OFFICE T. S. O'CONNELL, State Highway Engineer SID SMYTH, Deputy State Engineer D. B. HUTCHINS, Vehicle Superintendent R. A. HOFFMAN, Bridge Engineer E. V. MILLER, Engineer of Plans J. W. POWERS, Engineer of Materials W. L. CARPENTER, Superintendent of Equipment SWAN A. ERICKSON, Engineer Certification Board J. S. MILLS, Engineer of Estimates H. C. HATCHER, Statistical Engineer W. M. MURRAY, Superintendent of Stores M. L. WHEELER. Chief Accountant C. R. MCDOWELL, Patrol Superintendent A. C. SIEBOTH, Right-of-Way Agent W. S. FRERICHS, Purchasing Agent

FIELD ENGINEERS

GEORGE B. SHAFFER, District Engineer District No. 1 F. N. GRANT, District Engineer District No. 2 R. C. PERKINS, District Engineer District No. 3 W. R. HUTCHINS, District Engineer District No. 4

PERCY JONES Chief Locating Engineer

MEXICO WILL INVITE THE TOURIST

Mexico's highway program is going steadily though quietly forward. Governor Ramos, new chief executive of the state of Sonora, recently pledged to give all aid to the completion of the Nogales-Hermosillo highway, a vital link in the great Canada to South America highway which is the destiny of U. S. 89. Those who attended the inauguration of Governor Ramos at Hermosillo late in August are convinced that he is determined to help make Mexico City an easy motor trip from Arizona.

Imagine, if you can, such a highway, which will be a reality within the next few years. Imagine what it means to Arizona, gateway to the south, and to the towns and cities along the way. Starting in the north at Calgary, Alberta, as a fountain-head, the route at present tentatively designated passes into the United States at Great Falls, Mont., over U. S. Highway 91; thence to Livingston, Mont., Yellowstone Park and Jackson, Wyo., over U. S. 87-W; from Jackson to Evanston, Wyo., over U. S. 187 and Wyoming 287; from Evanston to Salt Lake City and Provo, Utah, over U. S. 530 and Utah 7 to a junction with U. S. 89 at Spanish Fork, and then over the present U. S. 89 through the remainder of Utah and Arizona to the Mexican border at Nogales.

In the south, the route, as tentatively designated, starts at Buenos Aires, capital and metropolis of the Argentine, crosses the Andes to Santiago, Chile, turns north of Valparaiso, El Refresco, Antofagasta, Mejillones, Tocopilla, Iquique, Pazoalmonte, Sarna, Camana, Ocona to a junction with the LaPaz, Bolivia, highway; thence north through Peru and Ecuador to Quito, just below the equator, and passing into Colombia follows a winding thoroughfare to the Panama Canal. Through Nicaragua, San Salvador and the other Central American republics, the road passes into Mexico at Puebla, south of Mexico City, and stretches for 1,684 miles to the west coast and northward to Nogales, passing through the Mexican national capital, Guadalajara, Mazatlan, Guaymas, Hermosillo and Magdalena.

It has been announced by Ing. Bojorquez that henceforward complete freedom will be permitted regarding the taking of pictures (stills and cinema) for both private and commercial purposes, these being, however, subject to inspection and approval. The minister is sure that such facilities will lead to the development of tourist trade and that the permission will be received with pleasure by Americans who wish to take photographs or cinema in Mexico. The granting of such liberties and the development of the Mexican highway system will be of inestimable value to Arizona.

OUR COVER PICTURE

Here is a remarkable view of the great Coolidge Dam on U. S. Highway 180. The highway crosses the crest of the dam which impounds water for the San Carlos irrigation project miles away. Note dome type of construction, generally recognized by engineers as one of the finest examples of this difficult type of design. Photographed by Norman G. Wallace.

ARIZONA FROM THE STRATOSPHERE

Through the bird's eye from the stratosphere Arizona would appear like the new map depicts the state on the back cover page of ARIZONA HIGHWAYS. The map, loaned by Artist Harriet F. Cobb, will require hours of study to fully appreciate its detail and depth.

AFTER ABOUT A SIX HOUR SHIFT OF PREPARING TO GET OFF BRIGHT AND EARLY ON YOUR SUNDAY OUTING DID YOU EVER HEAR THIS "MUSIC OF THE SPHERES?"