Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-16

spot to another. A large part OF such
a roadway would necessarily run
through government land through for,
est reserves and Indian reservations
and the grandeur OF the scenery on
such roadway would be absolutely
unsurpassed anywhere in the world.
The government has appropriated
large sums Of money for improve
ments to rivers and harbors.
In 1906 the appropriations were
s26,5oo.ooo.
In 1907 s1l25O,OOO and in 1908.
the appropriations OF this present con
gress as estimated. viii be s43.3O0,-
900.
Why should not this western cou1-
try. this Bocy Mountain district. re-
quest and demand that more notice be
taken OF it, and that it receive at the
hands Of the central government some
substantial appropriation to improve
what might be called its dry rlvers?'
ut is a work that would be an ex-
tremely difficult one for this western
country to assume by itself In the
seven states mentioned which would
be covered by this association, the
density OF population is but % pei.
sons per square mile. It is naturally
an impossibility for us to improve
this country as the eastern states i'm
prove their territory where they have
a population OF from 150 TO 34S per
sons per square mile. We must have
government aid In this larger develop
ment and | believe that our Congress-
men can secure such an appropriation
There never has been a large sum
of money spent by the national gov
ernmont on this western country ad
yet the natioal government has re-
ceived millions OF dollars from the
sails Of lands here. A fight had to be
made to secure from the national gov
ernment even loan of part Of the
money received from the sale of gov
ernment laad
we recognize the fact that a streng
army ana navy are for the protection
Of the country as a whole. but II case
of war with q foreign power the navy
would greatly benefit the sea coa,.
towns and The navy costs this country
over SloOooO.0oO a year
q believe we are justly entitled to
secure some concession from Wash
ngton. and believe we VIII secure it
II we work assiduously for this cause.
1t will require time and money To
properly form this larger scheme. but
/ believe that the money VIII be to.,h-
coming and that there are those whc
are sufficiently Interested in the work
to give their time.
The subject Of good roads is one
J in which everybody should be deeply
, interested, 1t means more to Denver
to Colorado aud the other Rocky
Mountain states than to almost any
other section OF the country that !
know of in the United States.
In the other states of the union
that have large inland lakes or rivers,
5 or ia those on the sea coast with har-
hor privileges. the improvements
have az rule been made along these
waterways, or fronting on their lakes
and harbors
: In the establishment and improve
ment OF these natural advantages in
the way OF water they have made
their cities and towns attractive and
/ have drawn to themselves a large pop
ulation who would not otherwise be
attracted We have no large lakes.
We have no waterways that are cap
able Of any extended Improvement,
and We have no sea coast.
THE only method Of travelling
through this country OF ours. aside
from the railroads, is by the roadways
and to the extent that these roadways
are made passahle and attractive
navigable one might say-to that ex-
ten will this country be made accessi-
bic and invite the tourist travel. The
roads are our arteries, and life will
flow over these roads to the extent
that they are made smooth, Recog-
nizinE this fact as everyone must who
has been long IN this western coun,
try, we should devote our earnest at
tention to the development and i'm
i prOvemeut Of these roadways.
This movement is broader than the
state OF Colorado and we deemed it
wise not to looalize it by name or in
diyiduals to the extent that any of
the other states in this Rocky noun.
tain district could take exception to
the organization
The seven states that are to be
benefited are Arizona, Colorado. Ida.
no Montana Wyoming, Utah and New
Mexico. These seven states repre-.
sent in square miles 25 per cent Of
the total area Of the United States.
figuring the population Of the United
States on a basis Of 100000.
Recognizing the fact that we rep
resent but ~ per cent of the popula-
ton OF the United States. we realize