Cañon City record., 1910-06-30
FROM KANSAS CITY
TO CANON CITY
The Story Of The New Santa Fe Trad
AS Told In A Press Story Being Sent
OCT All Over Kansas And Colorado.

had to be treated after the govern
ment sandy-clay plan, and improved
SO as to make them like macadam.
For the last three months the great
est activity has been manifested, and
the road was finally put in such good
condition. through the use of graders
hauled by steam tractors. and by the
King Drag. and the construction OF
new bridges, that an endurance run
was made by ten motor cars not long
since. from Hutchinson to Pueblo, 4s1
miles at an average speed OF twenty
miles an hour, and the cars went into
each station ahead OF time.
The Colorado territory was soon ad-
ded to the highway and only recently
the road was extended from Newton
to Kansas City. and now forms. In its
entirety. 500 miles. from Kansas City.
Missouri. to Canon City. Colorado.
where IL terminates In the glorious
Sky Line Drive. one OF the most mag
nificent high drives in the world.
This is under the control of an
association. composed OF presidsnt.
two vice-presidents. n secretary, and
an executive and publicity committee
man for each OF the Kansas and Colo
rado counties traversed This asso-
citation holds frequent meetings and
keeps the work mp. The local COM
mitteeman looks after matters In his
locality. and reports at intervals to
the officers OF the association.
The road arverses In its original
territory the famous Arkansas valley
OF Kansas and Colorado. than which
there Is no finer section Of the entire
west Irrigation has made Il what Il
In. and Intensive farming. the small
agricultural unit. with alfalfa and
sugar beet fields and orchards firing
Ing II make travel along this high
way a matter Of pleasure.
Summer tourist travel to Colorado
by motor car has been greatly stimu-
lated by the advent OF this highway.
The headquarters OF the New Santa
Fe Trail has daily inquiries concern
ing the possibilities OF easy travel.
been put out pending the preparation
OF complete. permanent log. In the
summer and early fall OF this year.
numerous runs. some endurance, and
some OF a leisurely nature. will 20 ov-
er this road. and for the motorist an
well as for the farmer II is a great ad-
vantage
In the valley that sheltered this
great road making campaign In its In
fancy. and was the scene OF Its frst
achievements. will be held this year
the Eighteenth National Irrigation
congress- No less an authority than
former President Roosevelt called the
National Irrigation congress, "the na-
tons greatest development agency"
IL has stimulated every development
work in the West for two decades. and
viii be the greatest and most COM
prehensive irrigation exposition ever
he'd in the West. and the work OF
preparation for II is proceeding rapid
y.
The possibilities OF utilization Of the
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Irrigation congress has been rccog-
nized, and Mt recent meeting OF the
Trail organization. these possibilities
were pointed out in resolutions, and
people were Invited to attend this
great congress by travelling over the
Trail In motor cars. The increasing
number OF farmers In Kansas and
Colorado owning motor cars has made
1t probable that great portion of
the attendance at Pueblo next fall
will be in this way.
So the New Santa Fe Trail, relic OF
the Old Santa Fe Trail. which was the
highway of commerce in the Great
Southwest before the days Of steam
roads. and over which Mr.. Hamilton
Will make the trip In the old-fashion-
ed prairie schooner. will be the scene
OF great travel this year. not only By
runs OF various character, but In at
tendance at the Eighteenth Irrigation
congress.