Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-30
WOULD SAVE
$4,000 A YEAR
Automobile Line From Santa
Fe to Aztec is Prac-
ticable
ANOTHER GOOD ROADS MOVE
Commercial Bodies of This City
Should Take an Active
Interest.

From Santa Fe to Aztec. San Juan
county. in one day; the saving OF
almost $4,000 TO the Territory. the
federal authorities, the counties. in
railroad fares and hotel expenses; the
conquest of new trade province,
that is what the opening of an auto
mobile road from Santa Fe to San
Juan county would mean, Capital is
ready TO place automobiles into serv.
ice, without further notice, if the
road is laid out.
Governor Curry is much interested
in the project and has promised the
cooperation Of the Good Roads Com
mission if the counties of Santa Fe,
Rio Arriba and San Juan do their
part. In Santa Fe county, the road
would follow the well worn, historic
road to Santa Cruz by way of Tesu-
que and Pojoaque and which ought
to be put in prime condition anyway
as the New Mexican has advocated
previously. This road, as it is, car
ries large amount of local traffic
and from the tourist standpoint is in
comparable. At Santa Cruz, the road
| would cross the Rio Grande to Espa-
nola and thence running to Chamita
would follow the present road along
the Chama TO Abiquu, and thence to
Coyote and Gallina Just beyond
/ Gallina. 1t would cross the Conti-
mental Divide at an altitude of only
I 1900 feet, and then follow the
/ Canon Largo to the San Juan river,
! thence to Bloomfield and Aztec, and
I if found desirable. on 10 Pennington,
/ the entire distance being about 200
miles, or to be more exact, 1872 miles
! to Aztec, an easy days trip for an
automobile for there are no heavy
grades on the road. The hardest hill
is in Santa Fe county from the Tesu-
que river to Pojoaque There is al
so long stretch of sand between Abb
quiu and Coyote. Over the Conti-
mental Divide and along the Largo,
the road would be almost level for
miles and miles and all that would
brush and low timber. From Coyote,
branch road could be run to FL
Vado and TERRA Amarillo. while from
Abiquiu a branch road runs to Ell
Rito and Ojo Caliente and from Cha
mita to Alcalde, Velarde, Embudo,
Glenwoody, Ranches de Taos and
Taos, thus opening up again old trade
. arteries. AS stated, a practical road
exists already to Gallina, and from
there on to the San Juan river the
road making would be comparative
trifle, for the grade is easy and there
is no sand. However, the old road
would have to be fixed up in places.
With a daily automobile schedule
over such a road it is certain that 9TH
er traffic would also increase for the
country traversed is populous. and
very productive. Jay Turley of San
Juan county, who is spending several
days in this city, is seeking to inter
est local businessmen in the project
and has every assurance of assistance
from Governor Curry and from those
who have the capital to incorporate
an automobile line. from Santa Fe to
Aztec with incidental service to Taos,
TERRA Amarillo and Ell Rito. The
next few years will see extraordinary
development work in Taos. Rio Arri
ba and San Juan counties and Santa
Fe would reap a great benefit from
it if had easy communications with
the territory to be developed.