Christmas Greetings

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Near at Fairbank is being extended 120 feet to give a free flow of traffic as well as a free flow of the infrequent flood waters that race down that stream. The first concrete dip, about 11 miles out of Fairbank towards Sonoita, has been removed, much to the relief of the

ARIZONA HIGHWAYS

joying top prices, are happy in paying off old debts; tourist traffic is picking up and accommodations for the tourist are being rapidly increased by the construction of new hotels, camp grounds, service stations and facilities of all kinds which the tourist needs. Then

DECEMBER, 1928 Tombstone-Bisbee Highway ONE MORE STATE ADOPTS GAS TAX

Average Rate Now 3.11 Cents in United States 3.88 Cents in Canada A 2-cent gasoline tax will go into effect in Massachusetts Jan. 1. This leaves New York the only state in which a gasoline tax has never been adopted. Illinois adopted a two-cent tax in 1927 but it was held unconstitutional. This leaves the status of the gas tax as follows: Five cents, six states; four cents, twelve states; three and one-half cents, one state; three cents, fourteen states; two cents, thirteen states; no tax, two states.

Four provinces in Canada have a fivecent gas tax; namely, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Quebec. Five provinces, Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Ontario and Saskatchewan, have a three cent gas tax.

The average rate in the States is now 3.11 cents and in the Provinces 3.88 cents a gallon.

The favorite story is the one about the Scotchman who opened his pocketbook in January and a June-bug flew out.

The motorist, who cannot drive slowly when on this road. As a speed road this is the “piece de resistance.” Through the pretty village of Patagonia the maintenance crews are improving the streets and in the last few months a short piece of road was built in the gorge below Patagonia which has helped the road in that vicinity.

From Sonoita to the Pima county line in the Empire Ranch country, State Route No. 83 is in excellent shape. This route forms a connection between the Coronado Trail and the Broadway of America, which route it intersects at a point 32 miles from Benson and 21 miles from Tucson.

From Nogales north on United States Route No. 89, first comes three miles of paving and gravel, thence to the Pima county line. This is on the route that goes up into Utah, crossing the Colorado River over the new Grand Canyon bridge. This concludes the con-dition Log of approximately 360 miles of state and federal aid highways in Cochise and Santa Cruz counties.

Industrially the country traversed by these roads is in good shape. The copper mines and smelters have increased wages and mining generally is looking forward to better times. Cattlemen, enthere is the growing amusement and gastronomical inducements “over there” in Mexico, just across the line from Douglas, Naco or Nogales. Add all of these to our sunshine, and the well