Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-09-22
The GOOdROadS
Convention
Was Held

the station. The wheat crop is only
given us an Illustration and wnen wa
take into confederation the corn. al
ialm and other hay and feed crops
.0f the state cf Kansas alone. &c doe.
not require much Thought 20 nRuff
the Immense interest al cur people
Huould have in the building and maln-
tanning OF good country r0Cdg WC
only have io take the Figures Of the
Good Roads Bureau of tho United
states department or agriculture
which are based upon reliable dnta
and Information. 90 demonstrate that
bad runus cost the farmers OF the
state Of Kansas alone not less than
two million dollars per annum, enough
money in ton years % gridiron che
entire state with good macadamlzed
country roads, which when once con.
structed. villa a small cost per annHm
for maintenance. viii last Cor fity
years. Tho sum lost in ten years
would construct and maintain 10000
miles 81 macadnmsEol roads, each
roadway having width Of not less
than fourteen feet u would build a
highway Thoroughly up TO date and
macadamiacd, forty feet IN width and
reaching from Kansas city 70 Denver.
IS no place having q Grade exceeding
three per cent.
hui some o. you may say, what he's
this 20 do with Sunny New Mexico.
where cur mesa roads are as a rule
good aud generally passahlo9 Well.
lot me make you a suggestion that
VIII at least furnish food for thought.
10 On a triio saylng-so old indeed
that bg first transcription was found
nuri9d On the pyramids--that figures
don't Zee. although al liars can figure.
One OF New Mexlcgs greatest assets
ia It's mountain scenery. The trouble
with cur people lies Ia the fact that 20
oni Of every 100 fan Ga appreciate 40.
although those living on the line OF
the Santa Ne wiincEs the grcat stream
OF tourists daily going westward.
thret -fOuriha Of whom are sightaeors
pure and simple and an with pockets
we'll lined with cash and ready 20
spend u when opportunity presents
itself When the merchant has any.
thing 10 sail, BE- advortisos ~. ho puts
la into attractive show windows, he
displays his goods. wares and mor.
chandiso al best be can. knowing fun
well that almost al Americans ought
"a have been born In Missouri. for
they AT need 10 De- snoWn. Now what
are we OF New Mexico doinKl Com.
paratiyoly little The state 90 the
north 70 as a. doing much % attract
tourists. and their mountains and gem
eral seentry Ga no better than our
own Up 10 September FIRST the
trunk lines from tho Missouri river
and the anst had carried into the
STAKE of Colorado 57.62i tourists, not
enc of whom. MS railroad fare Oxolud-
cd. expended IN that state less than
500, OF a total OF nearly $4,000 600.
good eastern money spent Ia seeing
tho beautifully paved and lighted
dtroots Of COiOrado's capital. its noun
ialns, its valleys and the wonderful
scenic resources of the Centennial
state.
Estimates based up8n sales OF tick.
cts over tho great tranacontluenial
ines from Chicago 10 California dem.
onstrate that for the past ivo years.
a thousand or more tourists per day
have been carried into California and
with an average expenditure OF $500
per tourist IN a months stay, we can
see why hotel and amusement resorts
pay IN tnat state. for these tourists
leave in thirty days in good hard cash
which Is kept in circulation, net less
than s3O00,00O And what are those
cnmmunitiog ioing 10 entertain and at.
tract this buslnoHs3 They are build
Ing nne roads. oiled and surfaced.
rhey make their beauty spots accussi.
BILE and they are reRping aud win con-
tlnue 10 reap q harvest Of golden dol
lars which proves To them tho COM
merclal value OF The roads which make
n possible for the tourist 20 see the
great Golden State.
Good roads aud school houses. aaid
Charles sumner. are the Arft ovf
dences of tho MARCH Of civilization.
IN the reign of me Emperor Napoleon
b. luildcd roads for military reasons.
Those roads were not only huldod IN
LnBolle France but in all portions oi
what constituted the French Empire.
Those roads exist today and are a rec
usniz source of profit tO the people
nf twentieth century Europe who
cater 90 the grea, tide NJ American
tourists who annually cross the Allan
ilo 90 spend their fathers money so
well ls the value OF good roads and
the making accessible of the scenery
of Europe appreciated by the peopvs
Of those countries tnat they ere year
ly building great highways that Ia
thls country even @ city would bo
proud 90 show. lwo hundred and
hty millions OF dollars are annually
spent iu Europe by American tour.
lists. many of whom never had a view
OF The grand scenery which may BE-
viewed IN their native land
Now, my friends, some people have
conferred upon me the title of boost
er Like Nerdani Green. / am a
booster and ] am proud of the title a
booster Is tho man who - proud 81
bis town. of bis state and his country
Ho Us The man who delights IN ihe
recital Of TIE good qualities { his
community and whose eyes are closed
10 any defects that may possibly exist
lie other words. the booster r. a good
citizens. Tie 10 Hike the boys dehni
ton OF he word friend RE knows al
about you. bat he likes yau just the
same 1.e booster is builder. lie
stands FOR AN that ls good aud ht
tries 90 remedy that which ia bad. hl
is an upiimiw Hc ls an hypnotist
ne d everything chat lB desirable and
be- never lets the world know that lii,
ana AFFAIRS have anything hut q 90
seate hoe u he can possibly concea
~. And this "a but q preface 10 whai
want 90 impress upon YOU.
You an know that the territory q
building. under the provisions of al
aet of the legislature, Whist ia know
IA the "scenic higaway" a road d
some respects local 90 lna Vegas and
Santa &c. but one Ia which an th'
tcrrIi0yy should be- proud D. ~ as