Road Projects Under Construction in Arizona

Road Projects Under Construction in Arizona DISTRICT NO. 1.

G. B. Shaffer, District Engineer.

Geo. W. Orr has contract 35% complete for the grading, draining and surfacing of 2.1 miles of highway 35 miles northeast of Kingman, Ashfork-Kingman Highway, W. P. G. H. 118-A. Per cy Jones, Sr., resident engineer.

Phoenix-Tempe Stone Co. has contract 70% complete for grading, draining R. M. 59 and 84-C and N.R.H. 59. Joe De Arozena, resident engineer.

N. G. Hill Company has contract 11% complete for oiling 19 miles of highway beginning 30 miles northwest of Kingman and extending toward Boulder Dam Highway, W.P.S.S. 102-A-B and C. M. D. Glessner, resident engineer.

E. L. Yeager has contract 14% complete for the Oil Surfacing of 25.3 miles of roadway near the Boulder Dam on the Kingman-Boulder Dam Highway, F.L.H. 2-A, B, C, D, & E. C. S. Benson, resident Engineer.

State forces have roadside improvement work 60% complete at Ashfork Junction on Ash Fork-Flagstaff Highway, F.A.P. 89-B Reo., R. I. H. Pennel, resident engineer.

Phoenix-Tempe Stone Co. has been awarded a contract to construct a reinforced concrete underpass and approach at Wickenburg, Blythe Wickenburg Highway, W.P.G.M. 98-I. Joe De Arozena, resident engineer.

White and Miller have been awarded a contract W. P. M. H. 82-A, beginning in Yuma and extending southerly about three miles, and consisting of furnishing and placing aggregate base course and widening the existing pavement with cut back plant mix. M. Kisselberg, resident engineer.

Pierson and Dickerson have been awarded a contract, W. P. M. H. 96-D, extending from Jerome to Clarkdale approximately 4 2-3 miles, and consisting of grading, draining and placing select material A. B. C. cut back plant mix. J. A. Quigley, resident engineer.

Phoenix-Tempe Stone Co. have been awarded a contract on the Wickenburg underpass, W. P. G. N. 98-I. The work is located in the town of Wickenburg and consists of the construction of a reinforced concrete underpass and approaches. Joe De Arozena, resident engineer.

DISTRICT NO. 2

F. N. Grant, District Engineer The Lee Moor Construction Co. have contract 91% complete for placing aggregate base course, shoulder material and cut-back plant mix on 18.2 miles of roadway on the Holbrook-Lupton Highway, F.A.P. 83-D. The work begins at Navajo-Apache County Line, about 21 miles northeast of Holbrook, and extends northeasterly. A. J. Kerr, resident engineer.

Packard Construction Co. have contract 81% complete to grade, drain and place aggregate base course on 4.5 miles of the Showlow-Springerville Highway, W.P.H. 195-A. H. B. Wright, resident engineer.

Lee Moor Contracting Co. has contract 88% complete for the grading, draining and surfacing of 9.6 miles of the Holbrook-St. Johns Highway, W.P. H. 42. A. J. Kerr, Resident Engineer.

Ken Hodgman has contract 84% complete for grading, draining and dust palliative on 7.7 miles of highway, beginning 14.7 miles north of Flagstaff and extending towards Cameron, FlagstaffFredonia Highway, W.P.H. 95-J. Sam C. Redd, resident engineer.

R. C. Tanner Company has contract 20% complete for grading and draining 13.1 miles of highway between Ortega Lake and Concho, ShowlowConcho Highway, W.P. S.O. 104-А. Н. В. Wright, resident engineer.

Packard Contracting Company has contract 35% complete for grading, draining and placing aggregate base course on 10 miles of highway beginning 17 miles east of Showlow and extending easterly, Showlow-Springerville High way, W.P.H. 105-L. H. B. Wright, resident engineer.

Lee Moor Contracting Company has contract 44% complete for grading, draining and dust palliative on 3 miles of roadway about 38 miles southeast of Holbrook on the Holbrook-St. Johns Highway, W.P.H. 6-A. Oscar A. Maupin, resident engineer.

O. F. Fisher has contract 5% complete to grade, drain and place aggregate base course on 15.5 miles of roadway on the Showlow-Springerville Highway, W.P.H. 105-C. J. M. Hobbs, resident engineer.

Tiffany Construction Co. has contract 4% complete for the grading, draining, placing aggregate base and asphalt treated surface on 3 miles of roadway on the Holbrook-St. Johns Highway, W. P. H. 7. Oscar Maupin, Resident engineer.

Tanner Construction Co. has contract 7% complete for the construction of a reinforced concrete subway at Winslow on the Winslow-Pine highway, W.P.G.M. 107. A. J. Kerr, resident engineer.

R. C. Tanner Co. has contract 20% complete for the grading and draining of 3.9 miles of roadway on the Showlow-Concho Highway, W.P.S.O. 104-A, Schedule 3. H. B. Wright, resident engineer.

Ken Hodgman has contract 20% complete for the grading and draining of 1.0 mile of roadway on the St. Johns-Sanders Highway, W.P.S.S. 113-B.

Tanner Construction Co. has been awarded a contract, W. P. S. O. 104-A, Seh.

Schedule 3, beginning 25 miles east of Showlow and extending northeasterly to Concho for a distance of 3.9 miles and consists of grading and draining roadway. H. B. Wright, resident engineer.

R. C. Tanner Co. has been awarded a contract, W. P. S. O. 104-A, Sec. 1-2, consisting of grading and draining two separate sections of roadway, totaling about 13.1 miles between Ortega Lake and Concho. H. B. Wright, resident engineer.

DISTRICT NO. 3

R. C. Perkins, District Engineer State forces have work of grading and draining approximately 4 miles on the Clifton-Springerville Highway, W.P.S.S. 101-E 63 complete. W. R. Stevens, resident engineer.

Lee Moor Contracting Co. has completed contract for grading and draining approximately 4.7 miles of roadway on the Globe-Showlow Highway, F.A.P. 99-J. Work begins about 61 miles northeast of Globe and extends northeasterly. R. D. Canfield, resident engineer.

Harry Hagen has contract 83% complete for grading and draining 3.2 miles of roadway near the Gila-Navajo County Line, F.A. 105-D, Globe-Springerville Highway, A.F. Rath, resident engineer.

Heuser and Garnett have contract 72% complete for the grading, draining and oiling of 8.8 miles between Coldwater and Buckeye, Phoenix-Yuma Highway, W.P.G.H. 46 B. & C. James A Parker, resident engineer.

Daley Corporation has contract 71% complete to construct a concrete and steel underpass between Glendale and Peoria, Phoenix-Prescott Highway, W. P. G. H. 48. George E. Lange, resident engineer.

Tiffany Construction Co. has completed contract for grading, draining and surfacing 2 miles of the Safford-Bowie Junction Highway, W.P.S.S. 115-B. N. G. Wallace, resident engineer.

O. F. Fisher Construction Company has contract 98% complete for grading, and draining approximately 6.4 miles of roadway about 50 miles northeast of Globe and extending northeasterly on the Globe-Showlow Highway, F.A. 99-H. R. D. Canfield, resident engineer.

Arizona Sand and Rock Company has contract completed for the widening of West Van Buren Street between 3rd and 7th Avenues in City of Phoenix on Phoenix-Tempe Highway, N.R.M. 30B. Geo. E. Lang, resident engineer.

Lee Moor Contracting Co. has been awarded a contract for the grading and draining of 10.7 miles of roadway on the Globe-Showlow Highway, F.L.H. 6-A, Unit 3. A. F. Rath, resident engineer.

Allison Steel Mfg. Co. have a contract to furnish structural steel for the Boulder-

JULY, 1936

ARIZONA HIGHWAYS

er Creek bridge on Apache Trail Highway, nonF. A. project Lee Moor Contracting Co. have been awarded a contract, F. L. H. 6-A, Unit 3, beginning 7 miles N. E. of Navajo County line about 70 miles N. E. of Globe and extending northeasterly approximately 107 miles, work consisting of grading, and draining roadway. A. F. Rath, resident engineer.

DISTRICT NO. 4

William R. Hutchins, District Engineer Pleasant-Hasler Co. has contract 83% complete to grade, drain, place select material and plant mix on approximately 10.5 miles of roadway, beginning 122 miles south of the U. S. Military Reservation and extending easterly. W.P.S.O. 108-B. Mark H. Layn, resident engineer.

State forces have completed work on grading, draining and placing aggregate base course on 4 miles of roadway about 15 miles north of Tucson on the Florence-Tucson Highway, W.P.S.S. 111-C. D. A. Flickinger, resident engineer.

Lee Moor Contracting Company has contract 13% complete to construct a reinforced concrete overpass and approaches at Cochise on the Douglas-Safford Highway, W.P.G.S. 114-D Gene Gilpin, resident engineer.

Arizona Sand and Rock Company has contract 25% complete for the grading, draining and oiling of 14.4 miles of roadway between Casa Grade and Sacaton on the Casa Grade-Sacaton Highway, W. P.M.S. & W.P.S.S. 122. R. C. Bond, resident engineer.

J. A. Casson has a contract 52% com-plete for the construction of a concrete and steel structure underpass at Doug-las, on the Benson-Douglas Highway, W.P.G.M. 79-H. A. J. Gilbert, resident engineer.

J. A. Casson has contract 42% com-plete for the grading, draining and pav-ing of 0.4 mile of roadway adjoining new underpass at Douglas on the Benson-Douglas Highway, F.A.P. 79-J, Schedule 1. A. J. Gilbert, resident engineer.

Vinson and Pringle have contract 12% complete for the construction of a concrete and steel bridge over White Water Creek on the Benson-Douglas Highway, F. A. P. 79-J, Schedule 2. A. J. Gilbert, resident engineer.

Borderland Construction Co. have contract 100% complete to grade, drain and o'l 8.7 miles of the Ajo-Tucson Highway, W.P.S.O. 110-C. Dan J. Lyons, resident engineer.

State forces are engaged in placing dust palliative on 4 miles of roadway about 15 miles N of Tucson, Tucson-Florence Highway, W.P.S.S. 111 C.D. D. A. Flickenger, resident manager.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS PROJECTS IN ARIZONA

G. L. McLane, Highway Engineer in Charge.

W. R. F. Wallace, Assoc. Highway Engineer, Supervising Engineer.

R. Thirion, Associate Highway Engineer, Highway Planning Engineer.

J. H. Brannan, Associate Highway Engineer, Supervising Engineer.

W. P. Wesch, Associate Highway Engineer, Locating Engineer.

W. J. Ward, Associate Highway Engineer, Locating Engineer.

E. F. Strickler, Assistant Highway Engineer, Supervising Engineer.

R. M. Rutledge, Assistant Highway Engineer, Office Engineer.

ROUTE 3-Flagstaff-Clints Well National Forest Highway

The grading and drainage of Section C, 3.906 miles in length, beginning approximately 16 miles north of Clint's Well and extending toward Flagstaff, was completed by Ernest W. Everly on June 4, 1936. F. A. Bonnell, Resident Engineer.

ROUTE 7-The Oak Creek National Forest Highway

Lee Moor Contracting Company has a contract for stabilizing with sand and placing rock base course on Sections G & H of the route, extending from Flag-staff 12.696 miles south. Work is about 35% complete. C. R. Brashears, Resident Engineer.

ROUTE 11-Payson-Colcord Mountain National Forest Highway

The grading of Section C of this route, located about 30 miles east of Payson, was completed by Bennett and Taylor on June 27, 1936. The length of the project is 4.218 miles. G. E. Nelson, Resident Engineer.

Grand Canyon National Park Highways

The placing of a seal coat on Section H of Route 1, all of Route 10 and Sections A, B, C, D, and E of the Cameron-Desert View Approach to Grand Canyon National Park is under contract with Lee Moor Contracting Company: The length of the project is 32 miles. The project is now about 72% complete. V. G. Watson is Resident Engineer.

Jack Casson has a contract for placing base course and light oil application on Grand Canyon Route 8 and the Headquarters Service Roads. Work is about 60% complete. C. R. Brashears, Resident Engineer.

Petrified Forest National Monument Highways

George W. Orr has contract for bituminous treated surfacing on Sections A, B1 and B2 of Route 1 and all of Route 2, Petrified Forest National Monument, Arizona. The length of the project is 25.3 miles. Work is now about 60% complete. V. G. Watson is Resident Engineer.

BIDS OPENED

Bids were opened on June 25, 1936, for grading 1.854 miles of the Clifton-Alpine National Forest Highway. H. J. Hagen, Globe, Arizona, was low bidder for $50,594.

BIDS TO BE OPENED

Bids will be received until 10 a. m. July 7, 1936, for grading 4.280 miles of the Flagstaff-Clints Well National Forest Highway. The project is located approximately 32 miles south of Flagstaff. Bids will be received until 10 a. m. July 9, 1936 for grading an additional section of the Payson-Colcord Mountain National Forest Highway. The project begins approximately 27 miles east of Payson and extends 8.164 miles in an easterly direction, A complete unit of the petroleum Industry-ProducersReginers-Marketers.

Rio Grande Petroleum Products are available through out the Southwest.

RIO GRANDE OIL COMPANY

ARIZONA'S GRAND FALLS

Canyon with its bed covered with tumb-led lava is now dry and bare.

In Colton's expedition he found no archaeological remains in the immediate vicinity of the falls. About four miles above the place, however, he found a cliff dwelling. Also three miles below is a structure that was evidently a fort. In the hills to the west and to the south are many untouched ruins. Enroute to the falls from Flagstaff we turned left at the Leupp road. This entire section is ripe with now buried pit houses and store bins. About one mile past the Leupp road on U. S. 66, just north of the Winona over-pass, the Muesum of Northern Arizona and Arizona State Teachers College at Flagstaff are ex-cavating another Pueblo III ball court. Here is also found a pit house about 15 by 20 feet. There are 26 other pit houses within a vicinity of 300 yards.

By turning north at the Leupp road, also known as Turkey Tanks, we follow an improved road 16 miles to the Grand Falls turnoff. Here the route is signed. From this point it is 12 miles on an unimproved road to the falls.

Although it is little advertised and has been seen by few white people, Grand Falls presents a gorgeous setting in the great rolling country that is Northern Arizona. The best time to visit the falls is after the rainy season. The season is never too muddy for travel.

Accurate pictures are difficult because of the immensity of the spectacle. Word pictures are impossible. When the Indian gods have answered the prayers of the snake dancers and granted rain to the crops, go north to the land of the Painted Desert and tall mountains and see "Chocolate Niagara" pound the rus-ty waters of the Little Colorado into a spray of vaporized mud.

DESTINY OF THE DESERT

(Continued from Page 7) country, a total of 18,092 cars of fruits and vegetables.

We reach the limit of production of some crops only to find new crops for which consumers clamor, and new uses for old products. Soy beans are as old as Solomon but even he, with all his wisdom, could not conceive the uses to which Henry Ford has put this plant. Jerusalem artichokes, corn and other

ARIZONA HIGHWAYS

products are used for making alcohol for motor fuel, and 100,000,000 gallons annually are used in some foreign countries. Research workers believe the cost may be reduced comparatively with that of gasoline. Here, where we have no producing oil wells, and the cost of transportation is a sizeable part of the gasoline cost, perhaps some of our unproductive acres might be turned to growing such crops as could be utilized for motor fuel. Perhaps the quick growing Athel tree might be found to be as practical for wood pulp as the slash pine of the south has just been proved to be. We still are seeking plants with rubber content. Research has brought us much nearer that goal, and our climate seems to be favorable for the growth of some plants from which rubber can be obtained.

We will have for many years great valleys and rough mountains that are uninhabitated and unproductive. More of these will have a commercial value because they are unspoiled by civilization and there will be found means of changing some of them into productive farms.

Much has been done in the seventy years since the real worth of water in Arizona was proved. Much more may be expected in the years that lie ahead. Some of these changes are coming now, some may not occur for another seventy years, or a century, but we should plan now with the belief that the greatest developments lie ahead.

IN TIME'S LABORATORY

(Continued from Page 8) walk trustfully up to the tourists.

A descent to the river from the south rim over Bright Angel Trail, is conducted daily by guides. Many secure mules for this venture while others hike. It is a charming experience to journey from rim to rim. One may leave the beautiful modern El Tovar Hotel on the semi-arid south rim, 6,886 Feet above sea level, and start down the Kaibab Trail, passing in review floral changes extending through the equivalent of many climatic zones until tropical heat is registered. An overnight stop is made at Phantom Ranch on the Colorado River. The trip is resumed the next morning over Colorado Suspension Bridge, and ends in the afternoon of the second day near Grand Canyon Lodge in the alpine heights of the north rim, an elevation of 8,400 feet.

Grand Canyon National Park is accessible over excellent highways; by rail, airplane, or motor bus. The National Park Service conducts many guided trips, lectures and evening entertainments. Modern hotels, camp grounds, and shops, provide adequate service. The construction of Navajo Bridge in 1929 over Marble canyon makes it possible for tourists to visit both rims, by auto in a single day.

The first white man to discover the Grand Canyon was Don Lopez de Cardenas, who in company with 12 men of Coronado's expedition, came here in 1540. Father Garces and Father Escalante, Spanish Padres, in 1770, led exploring parties into the region. The first Americans to see the canyon were James O. Pattie and his father, beaver trappers, in 1846. Government explorations followed in 1858, and in 1869 Major J. W. Powell accomplished his memorable boat trip down the Colorado River. A unique character who helped to make modern Grand Canyon history colorful was Captain John Hance, venerated among Arizona Pioneers. He built a house on the rim in 1892 and hazarded the building of the first trail to the river. It is said he was worth a trip to the canyon. He had a truly wild-western personality. His obvious and original lies about the canyon spun a ridiculous web of circumstance over the serious omnipotence of the gorge.

In 1908, Grand Canyon was made a National Monument and later in 1919, created a national park. Its 1,009 square miles enclose 56 miles of the Grand Canyon stretching west of its beginning at the mouth of the Marble Canyon. Through it winds the Colorado River for a distance of 105 miles. From rim to rim that portion of the canyon within the park varies from 4 to 18 miles in width; it is more than a mile deep measured from the north rim, which averages nearly a thousand feet higher than the south rim, THE COLORADO BUILDERS SUPPLY CO.

Specialists on Reinforced Steel Mesh Guard, Fence Stays 1534 Blake Street, Denver Plants at Denver and Pueblo