The daily sentinel., 1910-08-18
'GLENWOOD WILL COOPERATE WITH
Us FOR ROAD ACROSS, THE STATE
Meeting Of Valley Interests Called for Sept.
Oth--Judge Wheeler Pledges Grand
unction's Hearty SUPPORT

The matter of an east-to-west road
across the state is meeting with en-
thusiastic response all along the line
All the cities and towns seem to ap-
preciate the great benefit it would be
to them and their interests. The lat
est move to be made is that by Glen
wood Springs. The summer resort
burg is ready and anxious to Join
hands with Grand Junction in secur-
ing river highway straight through
from this city to the Colorado Spa.
Much enthusiasm is being aroused
in our sister city by the Glenwood
Avalanche Grand Junction was for
tunate in having Hon. 5. n Wheeler
on the ground when the matter was
under discussion in that city and he
guaranteed the hearty support and
cooperation of this city in the mat
fer
In speaking of the proportions the
movement is making and the forth
coming meeting on September 10th
in that city the Gleuwood Avalanche
of last evening says:
There is every reason why the
people of Gleuwood Springs should
work to the end of getting that pro-
posed good road through from east
lowest across this state" said a bust
ness man of this city to the Avalanche
yesterday evening. "Glenwood would
be benefited by such a route" he
continued And l for one am going
to keep hammering away at the prop
osition until we get that road
through.
"At the present time. our roads are
in fairly good condition, but there
are changes which may be made.
which will he of benefit to a vast
section of this part of the western
slope. Take, for instance, the road
in Mesa county. At present time the
roundabout way they have of getting
into Grand Junction from this way
keeps many people from travelling. ]
am convinced" he said, that with
the building of not more than eight
miles of roadway, we can cut off at
least twenty miles of the distance be
tween this city and Grand Junction
and that is a small item compared
with the benefits that will accrue to
the farmers and other people in that
section. | suggest that road be
built from the mouth Of Plateau val
ley across to the Blue Stone valley.
In fact, the road should follow along
the Grand river from here to Grand
Junction OF course the FLYER would
have to he crossed at DeBeque. and
again at Palisade, but they have good
bridges and instead of going away
around fifty miles through the Plat
eau country and over that hill. which
is worse than Lookout mountain. the
road would follow through the canon
and be AZ least twenty miles shorter.
Not only would this make better
auto roads but the DeBeuue people
cannot estimate the benefits to be
gained by them. And Grand juno
tion would be, connected with all her
nearby towns and be able 10 draw
more from this way. There are lots
of farmers, who like to drive to
Grand Junction on business or to
spend day and if the road is good
and several miles shorter than at
present they would make these trips
more frequently.
las il looks to me It is the duty
of the business men of Glenwood TO
work for better roads throughout this
whole section of the state What
helps one of the lower valley towns,
will help this city. know of no bet
ter scheme than for the business men
of Glenwood to ask the business men
of Grand Junction, DeBeque and all
others. who ere interested, to come
here on the 10th of September that
we may arrange to go before the
state legislature this winter and get
an appropriation for that eight miles
of roadway"
other business men heard of the
scheme and were anxious that such
steps be taken at once. Glenwood
has awakened to the need of better
roads, not only in our own vicinity.
but through our section Of the west
ern slope. Glenwood is ready to go
down the line with her neighbors and