Albuquerque morning journal., 1908-08-01
GOOD ROADS LEAGUE
FOREVERY COUNTY
MeSiIIa Valley Citizen Believes.
Better Highways Means.
Greater Prosperity for Every
Part of Territory


A good roads league for every coun-
ty in New Mexico is the very good
plan advanced by prominent citizen
Of the Mesilla valley as q means OF
starting a systematic good roads cam
good roads mean good business and
prosperity there can be no doubt. The
fact has been thoroughly demonstrat
ed In the Pecos valley and other paris
Of the territory and is rapidly being
demonstrated in the district around
Albuquerque. The Mesilla valley man,
who Is one of the leading educators
and best known citizens of New Mex
leo, writes as follows
Meslla Park, y. NJ. July 80, 1908.
The Morning Journal Albuquerque.
have noticed with much approval
your work towards securing for New
Mexico better roads. wish to call
your attention to an editorial in Wed
nesday's FL Paso Herald on me sub
ect Of securing for. or the forming o.
good roads league in every county
in New Mexico. believe there Is no
other question Of greater economic inn
pOrtance than the good roads question
II Is not specially local question, but
il is question interesting every pOr-
lion OF the territory. In DOna Ana
county the initiatory steps have been
taken towards the forming OF such a
league. SO far as this county is con-
cerned. the present law. either from
IL inefficiency or its administration,
Is a mere farce Good roads can not
be- secured without legislation that Is
capable of being successfully and
euuitably put in force. Whilst this Is
territorial question. | favor making
such legislation on the local option
plan. Let those enterprising sections
which are willing to tax themselves
for this purpose be empowered 10 do
so. and give them the means Of carry
ing out their desires. Now, II each
county will form TINS good roads
league and go to work studying the
question from the experience Of other
sections of the country. and be pre-
pared to unite on some sensible but
efficient recommendation to our next
legislature. I have implicit faith that
The people Of New Mexico will sustain
their efforts.
Citizen Of Dona Ana County
The editorial in the FL Pas0 paper
g. as follows:
A Good Roads League for New Mex
leo and III Paso county!
The idea comes from one Of the
most progressive citizens of the Me-
Hilla valley II is good one. every
way good.
In every county OF New Mexico.
branch Of the league should be orga-
nlzed. An annual meeting for the
whole territory. with addresses from
experts OF the government road bu-
reau and experts Of state road depart
ments in those states which have taxi
IN 10 the problem in earnest, would
serve to give impetus to an educatiye
campaign. and arouse interest
throughout the territory In the prob
lem OF good roads
Fl PasO county. whose commercial
and social interests are so closely
bound with those Of New Mexico.
should naturally be included in the
territorial league.
The laws Of New Mexico relating
20 roads are obsolete. Progressive
counties need new legislation Out of
the Good Roads league would natural
" proceed a movement for a revision
Of the laws. so that sufficient funds
might be had for modern road i'm
provement and so that the unwilling
land owner might be forced to con-