Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-01
GOOD ROADS LEAGUE
FOR E COUNTY
MesilIa Valley Citizen Believes
Better Highways Means
Greater Prosperity for Every
Part of Territory,

a good rohds league for every conn.
~ IN New Mexico IS the very good
plan advanced By a prominent either
81 The Mesilla valley as u means 81
starting a systematic good roads cam
paign an over the territory That
good roads mean good business and
prosperity there can be no doubt The
fact has been thoroughly demonstrate
81 In the pecos valley ana other paris
81 the territory and IS rapidly being
demonstrated Ia the district around
A|Ibuuueruue. The Mesilla valley man.
who Is one Of the Leading educators
and best known citizens of New Mex-
leo. writes as follows.
Mesilia Park, n NJ. July 80. 1908.
The Morning Journal. Albuquerque.
have noticed with much approval
your work towards securing for New
Mexico better roads ! wish Ia call
ynut attention tn an editorial IN Wed
nrsdny-s Il Paso Herald on me sub.
ret uf securing for, or the forming Of
i good roads league In every county
IN New Mexico. | believe there Is no
other question Of greater economic i'm
nartance than the good roads question
Il ~ not specially y local question, but
il Va a question interesting every por
Hon OF the territory. IN Dom Ana
county the initiatory steps have been
mken towards the forming of such "a
league. So far as this county Ia CON
cernod, the present law, either from
lfs ln%efhtiency or its administration
Is q mere farce Good roads can not
b. secured without legislation that h
capable Of being successfully ana
equitably put In force Whilst this ~
a territorial question. ! favor making
such legislation on the "locai option
plan. Let those enterprising sections
which nrr willing 10 tax themselves
for his purpose be empowered 10 do
80. ana give them the means OF carry
ing out their desires. Now. IN each
county will form TINS good roads
league aud 60 to work studying the
question from the experience of other
sections Of the country. ana be- pre-
pared 20 unite on some sensible but
efficient recommendations Ia our next
legislature. ! have Implicit faith that
the people 1f New Mexico viii sustain
their efforts.
citizen of Donn Ana County
The editorial In the El Paso paper
l. AZ follows;
A Good Roads League for New Mex
200 and El pesn county
The idea comes from ~ of the
most progressive citizens OF the Me
silla valley. II is q good onr. every
way good
M every county Of New Mexico, a
branch of the league should De- orga-
nized. An annual meeting for the
whole territory. with addresses from
experts OF The government q bu-
rrau aud experts Of state road depart
menis iu those stntes which have TAX
81 up the problem in earnest, would
serve TO give Impetus 90 an cducativc
campaign and arouse interest
throughout the territory in the prob
lem ut good roads
81 paso county. whose commercial
and suoial interests ARE so closely
with those of New Mexico,
should naturally be- Included In the
territorial league.
The laws 81 New Mexico relating
to roads are obsolete Progressive
counties need new legislation out of
me Good Roads league would natural
a. proceed "a movement for a revision
Of the laws. SO that sufficient funds
be- had for modern road i'm
pfovement. and so that the unwilling
hand owner might be- forced % coin