The Delta independent., 1911-10-20
GOOD ROADS BOOSTERS
COMING HERE IN NUMBERS
First Big Meet of Western Colorado
Good Roads Assn. Here Next
Friday and Saturday.

Because of certain responses
from expected visitors and other in
complete details, the program COM
mittee has not completed its num-
bers in time for publication in this
issue of the Independent as was
promised, but an interesting pro-
gram can be depended upon, as We
feel sure that everything possible
of being done to make Delta Good
Roads Meeting a big success, will
not be neglected.
AS the time is now short for
completing arrangements, it can be
urged however, that the various
committees get to work earnestly
to have all arrangements for this
very important event completed.
People from all over Western
Colorado will be here to discuss
good roads and plan for their ae-
complishment.
The times are especially busy,
but for so important meeting, it
is well that all should make a
slight sacrifice of other matters, for
few things are of greater i'm mportance
than good roads.
There is greater activity in all
sections of Colorado just now than
ever before in the matter of good
roads for this state, and as to the
final good results of this increased
activity, If continued, no doubt can
possibly exist.
The Importance of these public
highways is fast coming to be fully
realized by all taxpayers and they
are now ready to put their should
ers TO the wheel and push for the
end desired.
At one time, and not so very long
ago, the farmer of this state chose
to consider good roads the de-
mand of automobile drivers-pleas-
ure seekers, as it were-but he now
realizes his error and is ready to
aid in the movement. He plainly
sees where he can save both mon
ey and time in getting his products
to market and also find his drives
to and from his nearest trading point,
post office, church or school, much
more agreeable.
Monster meetings are being held
in all the cities and towns in Colo
RADIO this fall by good roads enthu-
siasts and one of the most recent
was in Pueblo a few evenings ago
when a speaker from this section re-
viewed the situation about as fol-
lows:
We have done much to boost the
good roads movement in our sec
ton of the state, and to get some
good roads in spite of the failure
OF the people TO get the money for
highways that was appropriated at
the recent legislature. But We must
go further" contended the speaker.
in our efforts to have the fine
highways that should abound in this
state to the great profit of the peo-
pie. We must interest the farmer.
This may sound easy to some, but
il is difficult task. For some reas-
on it is a problem to make the ag-
riculturist-the average man see
that the road that is a good road
for the tourist, is a good road for
the farmer also. There is a breach
between the farmer and tourist or
automobilist that has not been bridg-
ed over.
The farmer must be shown the
facts. He must be made to know
that good roads are just as much
in his personal interests as to the
city man or the visitor. He should
know that a good driveway to the
market means money in his pocket.
1t will probably be interesting news
to him to know that the German
farmer can reap much bigger prof
ii from his crops than the Colorado
farmer because he can market his.
food stuffs and stock cheaper. The
proportion of the costs between
Colorado and German farmers is
about 26 to I, with the foreigner on
the short, the more desirable end.
Surely the enterprising farmer val
ues his time. just as the merchant,
and the work of his horses counts
for much. Better roads, therefore,
mean more directly to the farmer
than any other person.