Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-23

NOT 10 HitHiipH the southern ana lui
eastern part means business IN Thu
good roads campaign. Expense Is n,
object, Everywhere the money IS i'm.
mediateiy forthcoming from the citl.
zcns when the need for road improve
ment Is evident. Every section Is co.
operating efficiently ond readily with
the territorial office ~ good roads In
The work Of securing better overland
transportation facilities T. build up
business.
Santa Fe now wants q f00-foot wide
road from the capitol to Cerrillos,
santa Pc wiz get II Are We to show
less public spirit than santa re? The
New Mexican" says regarding this
road:
Now then, let everybody help. This
time 1t Is 10 raise funds for surveying.
marking Off and condemning a 100
foot wide public road from the United
states Indian Industrial school TO Ger
rlllos. The cost OF such an undertake
ing Is $500, but the county commits
sioncrs have agreed "a defray hair Of
that expense.
There remains. therefore. but $50
TO be raised and that sum is going 10
be collected from the citizens OF Santa
Fe. Frank owen has been appointed
chairman Of a committee of three TO
get people to put their names on the
dotted line and he is getting them.
said a member Of the committee
today.
santa Re Is sadly IN need Of a
road of this kind and now IS the time
for all good men to come forward and
seize the opportunity presented. Why
does santa ne need a road. a big
wide. up-to-date road from here to
Cerrilloss Because the southern
part Of the county has been practic-
ally cut off from this city because OF
the lack Of decent roads. The mer-
chants Of Santa Fe have been de-
prived of just SO much business be-
cause those who would buy here have
not been able TO get 40 the city. Is f.
RN9 N'AN't fHft AHf wy "a SANTA 4 =
is suffering a kind of boycott due to
the difficulty of transportation?
IT is time the people here wake
mp for at no epoch of this city's his
tory has such a splendid opportunity !
been offered as is given now,
" The road from The United states
Indian Industrial school Fan be had
az little expense before home
steaders rave taken up land along side
of il. There are but Two people who
VIII have to move their fences back
and they will move them. II we wait
IA few months or longer We may not
have "a chance to get this road. so now
is the time to start the surveyors TO
work
As to the good roads movement in
northern New Mexico, the Ration
Range also says;
Considered socially and commerce
alls we agree with The New Mexican
and the Taos Valley News that the
relationship between the two cities
ought TO continue In the old harmoni-
Gus a The fact that Ration is look
ing toward am increase of trade with
the Taos people can In no way dis
turh this friendly relationship
yet We are seeing today more
than la the past perhaps. that
In the land of plenty there is more
than enough for am. Commerce dis
tributes her favors along the line of
HE least resistance The most feast
line Ia Taos ts over the Rocky
mountains to Ute creek and thence
through tho Moreno valley over the
pass 10 the city. II Is the logical OUT
let Tor Taos pr%oducuveness ana the
logical inlet for her Increasing needs
rhe Swastlka route has realized this
for several years. and while the peo
pie of ColfaN county have always CON
.idtrcd it one of our chief assets on
historical interest ln this section OF
Kew Mexico. We are now awakening
go the many advantages 20 De mutual
IS gained by "a closer commercial fell
.oWship ln doius $50 10 ls not our de-
Co divert trade already in exist
'nCe but to awaken dormant business
lhe value as yet has only been pros
.octed. there are possibilities await
nag only che call OF % market. With
he people of Taos and santa Fe. we
Co cal poo nature Tor her greater
icld And when 30 comes 90 the
.ccnic out we most heartily shake
lands with abe other two cities In
day when nature beauties arc be-
.omlug increasingly beautiful. at "a
when wc have already realized
he possibilities there are in thc eight
u nine miles of scenic Story Boo Cole
county we are more han eager
to place tho other portions Of grand
at the disposal of thc tourists
Tho scenic rontc viii more than
iect this calL Put boz the road abe
nurist Wiu FIND 80. and over &c We
iay the more readily run to greet
another boz commerce and friend
hip
Albuquerque. the commercial me-
OF the territory. ought 10 lead