The daily sentinel., 1900-06-13
HIGHWAY FROM OCEAN TO OCEAN.


During the last session OF the Colora-
do legislature, Senator Edward T. Tay-
lor OF Glenwood Springs introduced
bill known as the state road bill. for the
purpose OF building a state road across
the state Of Colorado.
Considerable opposition developed
against the bill, but under the care OF
Mr.. Taylor the bill finally passed the
upper and the lower house and it receiv-
ed the signature Of the governor and be-
came law, appropriating $4,000 to
commence the work. The work OF
Senator Taylor has since bore fruit
greater than he ex xpected. A movement
10 now on foot to secure the building OF
q national highway or military road
across the country from ocean to ocean.
This road it is prof. osed shall be l25 IN
width and to be OF such stability that it
can be used in time of war for the pleas
ure and comfort OF the millions Of peo-
pie along it's route.
A national commission. consisting OF
such men as General Nelson A. Miles,
Col. albert A. Pope, Col. John Jacob
Astor, Col. Samuel E. Tillman, Col. Pc
tor Niche, Major Richard L. Hoxie, and
General Roy Stone have investigated
the feasibility Of the plan and are en-
thusiastic overit They will petition
congress at the next session to inaugur-
ate the work.
One of the most active workers for
this great highway is John Brisbin
Walker editor of the great Cosmopoli-
tan magazine He is doing all in his
power to forward the movement and
there is hardly doubt that their work
will be listened to in Congress and the
road DO ,un.
However, to the state Of Colorado be-
lopgs the credit for i:augurating the
work. Senator Ia, lor bas been an en-
thusiast on the project and he has ef-
fected all wi o have come in contact
with him with the great road contagion.
He is now in communication with the
commission and also with John Brisbin
Walker and they will work jointly for
the building Of this most wonderful
thoroughfare.
Such a highway built through the
state would attract thousands OF visit
ors to this state, says Mr.. Taylor 1t
will then be possible to take bicycle or
automobile ride from Denver to Salt
Lake City with very little effort. In a
long article which appeared in the Rocky
Mountain News OF last Tuesday, Mr..
TAYLOR sets forth the possibilities Of the
road.
About the time that Senator Taylor
was working very hard for the passage
OF the bill in the Colorado Legislature, a
fellow by the name OF Blake, who at that
time run q nondescript newspaper in
this city attempted to ridicule the prop
osition to build the state road and the
effort which this paper, at the request OF
Senator Taylor, was making.
or course no one paid any attention
Whatever to the fellows vaporings. but 1T
shows the disposition Of some people to
tear down instead of attempting to build
up.
As in the past this paper will do every
thing in its power to forward the move
ment inaugurated by Senator Taylor.
1t thinks that it is one OF the grandest
and most feasible schemes that has been
proposed in this country in decade and
would contribute more to the sum total
Of the happiness ef the people than any
scheme which has been proposed in this
state for many years.
Colorado sets the example over the
hardest piece of territory which the road
will have to be built certainly the other
states will have no complaints to make.
In the interview, Senator Taylor,
speaking OF the Colorado portion Of the
road, Gays:
cit 10 4 mistake to think that the
roads only valuo would be the coast-to-