Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-05-21
ARIZONA LOOKS
TONEW MEXICO
Wants to Join in
Good Roads
Movement.
SPANISH TEACHERS NEEDED
Superintendent Of Public In
struction Receives Many
Requests.

1GUOQ hOauS sCOMMlSSlOn, sudS received
the following significant letter from
the chairman of the Arizona com
mission, and 1t has been referred to
Land Commissioner r. P. Ervien,
who is a member of the New Mex
leo Commission, for reply:
Chairman Good Roads Committee,
Santa Fe, N. M.
Dear Sir: | have had some CORE.
spondence with citizens of your Ter.
ritory, relative to good roads, and in
particular, to the connection Of your
. scenic route with proposed route
through our Territory, the object be-
Zig to make trans-continental route
via the two Territories.
This route could connect with your
route, either In Socorro county, on
the west border, or at some point in
Valencia; thence southerly, through
the Apache National forest, and into
the mineral belt Of the Clifton Moren-
'ci district, one of the most beautiful
routes in the world; thence south and
west through the beautiful Gila val
ley, as fertile as the valley of the
Nile; thence westerly via Globe, one
of the greatest copper mining camps
in Arizona; thence westerly via the
great Roosevelt dam, the eighth won.
der Of the world; thence to the Salt
River valley, where the finest oranges,
lemons, grape fruit, and many other
fruits, the finest in the known world
are grown, to the capital of our Ter
ritory; thence continuing on down the
Salt river to Yuma, the entire route,
one grand panorama.
Thence westerly to all Southern
California points, approximately $780,
900, has been expended on part Of
this route, and we are expecting to
get assistance Of at least. $4,000 to
apply on this route in the very near
future.
would appreciate an early reply,
so as to form some idea as what inter
est your part Of the Territory will
take in this matter. This will make
a route that cannot be duplicated, as
1t will be in southern latitude, warm
In winter, and beautiful in summer;
going through the greatest virgin tim
ber belt in the United States and
also through, or close to the greatest
copper mines in the world, and not
least our fertile valleys.
You to have many attractions, and
everything considered, there is no du
plicating this route.
Kindly get an expression Of all goot
roads committees, you can, and let me
known what you think will be done.
Now is the time, and the automo
bile traveller is the fellow that invests
and those are the ones we are looking
for.
Yours very truly,
DELL M. POTTER,
Chairman Good Roads Committee
Demand For teachers.
Superintendent of Public Instruct
ion ]. e. Clark, is receiving many
demands for Spanish-American teach
ers for the town, village and rura
schools of the Territory, especially
for holders Of first and second grade
certificates. Many Of these district:
have long terms and pay fair salaries
It is believed that the four weeks
teachers institute provided for by thu
new law, will result in many Spanish
American teachers securing highel
than third grade certificates and Su
perintendent Clark is making every
effort to encourage Spanish American
teachers to attend.