Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-02-14
HuIU FOUR
WAS Instructive
Mayor Selignao Suggests
Several improvements For
Road to Duke City
MILE POSTS ARE DESIRABLE
And $500 Worth of Culverts
Would Save Many a Jolt
Over Acequias.

! Would Save Many Jolt
Over Acequias.
! The trip made by We'll known Santa
| Feans Sunday to Albuquerque. has
proved both a pleasure and instruc-
T. tive The trip was made not only
because motoring at this time of the
year is delightful, bul 10 promote
more cordial relations between the
cities AS a result Albuquerque will
send out a motor party to Santa Fe
and thus popularize the road which
links the Ancient with the Duke City.
Thel too, Santa Fe will send q party
Iup to Las Vegas for The same pur-
pose and possibly the Meadow City
will make the rotor courteous by
sending several of its citizens over
here, using autos as locomotion.
All of the motoristz returned from
the Duke City yesterday afternoon,
though Mr.. and Mrs. Henry d. Moul-
ton and Mr.. and Mrs. James l.. Salig-
man came back per train as their
Moon car had trouble with it's gears
just as the powerful machine was
being taken out of the garage.
The others returned in their mo-.
tors. Those in the rarty were Act
ing Governor and Mrs Nathan Jaffa,
Mayor and Mrs. Seligman, Land Com.
missioner and Mrs. R. p Ervien, Mrs.
S. C. Cartwright, Superintendent of
Public Instruction J. E. Clark, Arthur
Griffin, Frank Owen and H. b. Lewis,
Mechanician Lewis controlled the
destinies of the Moon car before it
took the gear trouble. Mr. Clark was
monarch of the Cartercar's machin-
cry and Frank Owen piloted the third
car. Mr. Griffin lent mechanical aid
to the trio of lightning conductors.
The Trip.
Speaking of the trip Mayor Selig.
man said today:
at was well worth while even if
we had gone only to the brow of La
Bajada Hill and enjoyed the splendid
panorama it affords over the Rio
Grande valley. This is an easy trip
and can be made in an hour and for
short trip is to be highly recon-
mended. The trip from Albuquerque
here can be made in four hours but
our car took longer as we had the
camera craze and took IS pictures"
Recommendations.
"The trip proved very instructive
as well as a pleasant outing. Among
| the recommendations that should b.
made to the good road officials of the
county to improve this road to Albu
querque is the erection of mile posts
so that motorists can tell just where
they are at Sign ports telling place
and distance and warning signs to giyi
signals of danger should also be put
up at certain points, especially be
fore the big cut the sign Stop Motor
to Cool for Hard Climb might be
erected with advantage. The acequias
which make crossing such a jar tC
machine and passengers could be
easily fixed with culverts for 500
each and the county should contribute
the $500 asked by the Good Roads
Commission for that purpose.
Mr.. Seligman said the road from
here to the Half Way Hill should be
dragged to take the dirt to the center
Praises This County.
The mayor was warm in his praise
Of the general condition of, the roat
in this county but he declared the
roads in Bernalillo and Sandoval coun
ties, especially the road from Berna
lilo to Albuquerque are a fright"
AS for weather conditions they were
agreeable except the party met witt
sandstorm at Algodones.
The mayor who kept pencil in hant
gave the following official schedule
OF his party's time in Mr.. Owens car,
Sunday.
Left Santa Fe sunday 9 a. m.
Arrived top La Bajada Hill, 1906.
Thirty minutes for picture taking
Left at 1926 a. m.
Lunched at bottom of hill leaving
at lis p. m.
Arrived Santo Domingo, 1.45 p. m
Watered in machines. Left at 2 p. N
Arrived at the Big Cut 2:40 p. m
At Algodones p. m. At San Felipe
$3.50 p. m. At Bernalillo 4 p. m. Al
Albuquerque 5:28 p. m.
Monday.
Return trip. Left Alvarado hote1
11:40 a. m. Monday,
Arrived Bernalillo 1:10 p. m. Al
San Felipe 1:35. vt Algodones 1:5C
p. m.
Ten minute stop to water machine
Left p. m.
Arrived at cut At 2.33 p. m. Thirty
minutes for luncheon. Left at 3:OS
p. m.
Arrived at Santo Domingo 1852 p
m. At La Bajada Hill Ais p. m. AS
cended to top Of hill in 2S minutes
Arriving at 4:46 p. m.
Arrived Santa Fe 6:06 p. m.