Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-04-06
GOOD ROADS
COMMISSION
Work Begins Today on the
Scenic Highway North of
Albuquerque
TRIP UP SANTA FE CANON
This Summer May Also See
Thoroughfare to Taos Placed
in Condition.

|
ouerque-Santa Fe road at the Albu-
querqua end. Last evening, at the oN-
ecutive mansion, a meeting OF the
Good Roads Commission was held.
Territorial Engineer Charles D. Mil
er had just returned from a trip to
San Juan county, and the third mem
ber, Land Commissioner r. P. Ervien,
was present Governor Mills had
made an inspection of the Scenic
Highway yesterday afternoon and de
clared that when it is completed to
the Pecos, it will make the finest
scenic drive from Albuquerque in the
country. The completion To the Pc
cos, will make a loop, providing for
return trip down the Pecos VIA Clio
rieta and Canoncito and also giving
Las Vegas connection. As soon as
the ground is dry enough, a convict
camp will be re-established on the
Dalton divide and work pushed
! through to the Pecos.
albuquerque Road,
! At the same time, it was resolved
| to hire men today for the Albuquer-
| que end of the road and to establish
camp about three miles north OF
/ that city The work of building the
! fifteen miles of road to the Sandoval
county line will be pushed with all
possible speed. Good Roads Engin-
eer c. H. Neel will be in charge per-
sonally. There are $4,000 in bank at
Albuquerque to pay for the work. and
/ as soon as Sandoval county does its
share, the road will be completed
! through that county to the La Baiada
| connection. 1t is hoped that this will
be by early summer.
! Taos Road.
I 1t is also understood that the road
from Santa Cruz to Taos will be un-
dertaken this summer, providing
Taos county makes the customary
contribution. 1t will connect with
| the Santa Fe-Santa Cruz road at San
ia Cruz and thus complete a splendid
highway from this city into the Taos
valley, which will be of immense i'm.
portance commercially as well as
from the tourist standpoint
The Good Roads Commission offers
the use of its grader to Santa Fe
county to keep the road to La Bajada
hill and to Glorieta in good condition.
1t was pleased to learn that Santa Fe
county is the first to purchase steam
roller and grader for its road werk
and believes that its example will be
followed by other counties.
Las Cruces Road.
Says the Rio Grande Republican:
Actual work on Ell Canine Real
is making rapid progress. About sew
enty-f1ve teams and one hundred men
are working and nearly four miles of
road bed are ready to receive gravel.
Several miles of brush will leave the
old route in order 20 shorten the
length and follow The Santa Fe
track. F. OBrien is in charge of the
work for the territory and says that
; thirty teams are grading at Dona Ana
and twelve more will be added to the
present force Monday. About two
miles are ready for gravel at the Dona
Ana end. At Berino thirty teams are
grading and two miles ready for
/ gravel. A large force of men are
clearing the brush from the state line
at Anthony to Berino Twelve or fif
teen men are grubbing mesquite at
; Vado. Private citizens are to be
complimented for their work on the
enterprise. Oscar Snow has prom
: ised large force of men and teams
: to fix bad stretch Of road bed nea,
Mesilla Park. Many that do not hav,
the time to work are giving money.