Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-03-02
CAUSE Of
GOOD ROADS
Dr.. 4. /. WesSgard VIII
Make Trip Across Con-
tinent For Purpose
DUPONT GIVES 4 BOULEVARD
1t viii Cost $2,O00,0On and Tx
tend Across Entire State Of
Delaware

delaware
Denver, Colo, March DIR A. L..
Westgard Of New York. special ag"u.
Of the department OF agriculture, Will
leave here tomorrow for the Pacific
coast on an auto trip, the first 10 at
tempt a transconinentaI journey
From San Francisco, DR.. Westgard
will make the return trip to New
York and expects to finish the trip
across the continent by August. The
trip is for the purpose Of investigat,
ing for the Department Of Agriculture
the condition of roads, bridges. etc.
Ou Pont Gives Boulevard.
Wilmington, Del, March :,-Coe-
man du Pont, president of the du Pont
Powder Company, after a conference
with Attorney General Richards, an
nounced that he would bear the eX
pense of constructing a boulevard the
entire length of the state. The boule.
ward will be 1903 miles in length and
will extend from Claymont on the
north to Sclbyvile on the south. The
cost will be approximately $1,000,
600
Mr.. du Points ideq is to make the
boulevard about $50 feet in width
with room lor the installation of pub
lie utilities He will present the high
way to the state, with the reservation
that the governor appoint a state
highway commission to keep it in re,
pair.
Santa Fe on the Route.
Denver, Colo. March "A five-tou
motor truck which has been nick
named the Pioneer Freighter" left
Denver today. bound for San Fran
cisco over The road, in charge Of A. L.
Westgard of New York. the we'll
known organizer Of the Towing Club
Of America He holds a special au-
thorization from the United States
Department Of Agriculture Office of
Public Roads. to report on the condi-
ton Of roads, bridges, culverts, topo-
graphical features. as we'll as school
and church statistics. Mr.. Westgard
is an expert topographer and is thor
oughly familiar with the country to
be passed through. The data thus
compiled will be placed at the dispo-
sal Of the government departments
and will be particularly valuable TO
the war department, as the truck is
visiting military reservations situat-
ed many miles from the railroad. The
Automobile Blue Book viii also nave
all the towing information OF the
route.
The drivers are George Mclean
and Arthur Thompson of Chicago,
and they will be accompanied by Wal
ter NJ. Thompson. The route lies
through Colorado Springs, Pueblo,
Trinidad, Ration, Las Vegas, Santa Fe,
Albuquerque, McCarty, Fort Apache
to Phoenix, Arizona, this part of the
trip being over the old Santa Fe trail.
The ton truck carries a canvas hood
Of the same type as used in regular
service and thus is the pioneer
prairie schooner From Phoenix, the
route lies through Parker, San Ber.
nardinO, Los Angeles. and Santa Bar
bara to San Francisco The load car
ried consists of sound white oak
beams and heavy planks, which with
the necessary camp equipment,
weighs about three and one-half tons,
The truck itself tips the scales at
| 300 pounds, or close to another
three tons, making this the heaviest
vehicle that has ever ventured forth
on the uncertain trails, sand and mud.
holes of the so-called American road
of the Far West.
Hardwood lumber has been chosen
as the freight in order that it may be
utilized to strengthen shaky bridges
build way over the numerous deeI
arroyOs of the western plains, or form
corduroy road over mudholes. The
truck is also provided with a specia
winch driven by the motor, as well as
with tackles by means of which it vii
! be able to pull itself out of the holes
up steep river banks and the like. The
| southern route is taken going west tc
avoid the deep snow in the mountains
at this season, but the return from
San Francisco to Chicago will be over
the northern route through Ogden
Salt Lake City, Denver, Emporia
Kansas City and st. Louis. From Chi
cago to New York the truck will be
entered m the motor truck endur
ance contest to be run between these
cities next July.
The motor truck is we'll known
abroad and in this country, having
an imposing list of victories in endur
ance contests in Switzerland France
and Germany to its credit 1t has
never been defeated in any contest
Thousands are in service abroad. One
of its most important features is {
patented INCORPORATING system, max
ing it safe to ascend or descend tht