The daily sentinel., 1911-12-18
PARADOX ROAD
TO THIS CITY
ALREADY BEGUN
Ten Men. and Teams Start Labors on
Road to This City.-Montrose
Loses Out While Hot Air Mer-
chants Vend Their Goods.

In spite of the boasts of Muntrose
people that they would have the road
from the Paradox valley into their
city, before q single shovel full of
dirt was turned on the one from Para
doN to Grand Junction. work has al
ready started ON the road and ten
men and teams are now busily MAX
ing the highway which viii bring
Grand Junction much business.
The survey across the Dolores river
has been completed and the men in
terested are already getting their esti-
mates on cable and steel for the
bridge.
Concerning the recent article in the
Montrose Enterprise, i'm which Mr.. T.
W. Monnel was quoted as saying that
q wagon road would he complete from
Nczt Parade To --11trose before a
shoyelful Of o2r,h was turned on the
Grand Junction read Ir. ]. w. Will
---th, N,o g. .ltgrC ed in the road
said that The laugh was on Mr.. Mon
mel, because not only one shovelful,
| but q great many more had already
been turned and more were being
turned, with increased rapidity. Mr..
Willmarth took a photograph of ac-
tual work under construction, the
morning he read the article in the
Montrose Enterprise. 1t shows ten
| teams and many men actually at
work on the Paradox end Of the road
and he reports the enthusiasm con-
cerning the same to be remarkable.
At a small meeting held at che
Paradox school house. a week ago
Friday afternoon, $4,000 in cash was
subscribed and raised. in addition to
IL.
give the time Of themselves and teams
from one to three weeks. and others
who did not have teams pledged their
labor for the same period at least, and
still others who were unable to work
on the road and could not furnish
teams or contribute cash, donated pro
listens in manner that shows great
interest and enthusiasm.
Old residents of Paradox, who are
acquainted with the country, cay that
there is no question about their be-
| ing able to keep the road from Para
dCN to Grand Junction open all Win
| ter, and there is only one place that
viii require any attention, and one
| team can easily handle that for what
little time will be required, whereas
concerning the Montrose outlet, both
| lllS Olu ItSlNtHlS u IdIduONs as well
| as those Of Norwood. and intervene
| ing sections, who are thoroughly ac-
quainted with both proposed outlets
during all seasons of the year, say
that it would not be feasible to at
tempt to establish an all year round
road over the mountains and canons
| between Naturita and Montrose.
The residents along the proposed
| Grand Junction outlet, are enthusias-
| tic concerning the proposed road be-
cause they realize the immense guam
| tity of teaming etc, that would be
available to them, on account Of the
ore that would be hauled out that
way. As far as West Paradox itself
is concerned there is no question
about the fact that they have the
soil and climate that will raise the
best of all produce growable on the
western slope. as has been thoroughly
| demonstrated at the various fairs, and
1T is apparent that the residents OF
| West Paradox realize how their lit
tie country has been held back by in
adequate trade outlets. that they are
so enthusiastic concerning the road
TO Grand Junction, which will enable
them to do their hauling and trading
after they have made their roundups,
which are of great Importance to
| them.