Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-21
GREAT HIGHWAY
IS TO Be BUILT
Plans for Road from Mexico Through,
Four States to clloysto one
Ptirk-Conyi La Dor.
dspecial CORRESPONDENCE.

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Denver, Aug. 19.-An internationa
highway, extending from the republic 9
i Mexico to the Yellowstone park, is thu
4 dream of Judge Z, j. Gavin, VINO Is
4 the father Of the state road nov under
construction near Trinidad, and who
has just returned from Il trip of inspec-
1 ton over the work which has SO lar
been accomplished by convsctSlabor
1t sounds Utopian perhaps, but 1t Is
nevertheless a possibility. and the pres
ent generation Is likely to see 1t full
filed. The thirty-nliIe strip of road
| between Starkville and Ration, begun in
| the nature of an experiment. with con-
| Wet labor, and prDve.l to be a Won
derful SUCCESS will be the nucleus of
the gigantic project, and before the
Transmssissippi congress adjourns,
Judge Gavin will speak before the dele
| gates on the subject5of the plan, which
will soon be taken up by all the western
states Interested.
Judge Gavin took n trip by automo-
bile over the completed portion ofzthe
road between Starkviile and Ration, a
distance of about 30 miles, and he re-
turned enthusiastic beyond measure
over what has been done
1T is a credit to the state of Colora-
do, and the territory of New Mexico,
and a credit to the convicts who have
done the work. he declares
FINE FOB. CONNECTS.
The Colorado convicts from the peni-
tertiary at Canon City did the work
from this side Of the slime and the
New Mexican convicts from Santa Fe
worked from the other end The camp
of the Colorado convicts has
become famous the country over
for the manner in which 1t is
conducted and the success which
has attended the system. The guard,
over them Is merely perfunctory. No
arms are kept in camp, and While a
rigid system of discipline prevails, the.
prisoners have found the work 50 mucn.
more pleasant than a : Canon City that
they consider themselves decidedly for
tunate when they are sent to the carnp.
They are allowed a certain amount of
time off for their work on the road, and
few iiave5tried to escape from the camp.
Just now they are located ut stark
vile. and are working into Trinidad.
Recently a ball nine made up III con-
Wits played team of i,lSs from Trini-
dad. and they are allowed other priv,
.ileges and pleasures unknown in prison..
hjINlCli3 TO JOIN IN PLAN. S9g
The New Mexican convicts are work
ing IN the icsn:iy OF Cin,arron, a;1u
they arc moving south To connect with
the scenic highway ut Las Vegas. IL
lPaso is The objective noin-. The6state
of Texas will cooperate, and undoubt-3
eddy the government of Mexico, with Its
progressive ideas. will carry the road on
through the republic.
The state of Colorado Will build the
road from Trinidad through, yvalsen-
burg, Pueblo, Colorado Springs, Denver
and eventually to Fort Collins and the
Wyoming line. From there 1t will be
carried on to the Yellowstone National
park, and IL the dream of Judge Gavin
comes true, as seems most likely. a
person will be able to go by automobile
over one continuous road of marvellous
scenic beauty from the national park
clear to the other end of the Mexican
republic.
Judge Gavin got. Senator Cashmere
Barela of Las Animas county to intro
'duce the bill which made the starting
of the road possible. 1t follows the line
of the old Gamma real or Kings high
way, over the Ration range. The terri
tory of New Mexico had made provision
to take up the work on the other end.