Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-04-05
CALIFORNIA 6 ETS
BUSY BUILDING
GAMING REAL
Beautiful Boulevard Being
RECONSTRUCTED Over Entire
Length Between San Fran.
cisco and San Diego.

Los Angeles Goa. Auril To pee !
peiuate the work 81 tae mission padre
who opened The Wnt ciYiiiza ion "
California noic fbau 'hroe centuries
ago. III Canine Real hc great bOule-
I ward which lhcy constructed between
san Diego ana San Francisco. II being
constructed ion % 'n'lIc length lhe
work h. near'y iu.-H.l aud the nigh
way ~ one I'll yhe hut 100 the world
he road Is provided with historic
landmarks IN th. nature OF mission
bells such MS wee eI"ctod by the
padres at The man, missions along the
route one huudf.d aud twenly'one
beIs nov mark fI King Highway
and few more are 5000 10 be- placed
THIS work has been done By HI Ca
mno Real association. I d Angeles
branch of which has aided greatly Ia
the movement. Ten bells are located
in Los Angeles
The bells ~ ~ canine roa. that
now mark he historic road OF the
padres are placed there not merely as
landmarks not a. -Bidts 10 travellers
bul as testimonial % he WORK OF he
brown.irocked missionaries who first
'rod this road in their task OF civiliz.
ng the uututulcd Indians They
rongh.hewcd the wa, aud then made
! 10 into paths and Dads that Joined
The mission establish ucnis.
This road ma, Wrll hc termed tho
| Kings Highway. and with u religious
! Interpretation, meaning the king OF
| Kings aud not thu hne on Spain for
| ihe paths were sanc'lticd 10y the daily
! footsteps o. ho.N men Ol God whose
| a .iOstolic spirit prompted them lo
| leave their homes IN distant Spain and
! endure the priya lions %. = pioneering
{ missionary life among a totally aborig.
inal people thai the cross OF Christ ana
! the star of Rethlchcn might shine IN
| The west
\ century ago ihc maiin aud the
Vcspor bells OF tho Franciscan MISSIONS
| chimed out the hour ut PRAYER To moro
| than - oon Indian ncophytes who had
| been converted 10 the WAYS oi civiliza.
| ton and 10 a reverence fOr the name
| of Christ today both The bells ana
| the converts arr siilcd and the
! padres. too. have long since passed 10
their reward leaving 10 MS but mem.
DRY Of deeds faithfully done. lives sue.
cessfully spent and few remaining
odficcs about which linger the incense
| o, holy zeal
! III Canine Real inks this chain OF
| fast dccaying Monuments ot Califor'
, MIA 3 picturesque aud pious past and
IL rapidly becoming u delight 10 the
! traveller who finds historic interest
along This way tia, Us hallOwed by tn.
/ blood of sacrifice aud Us benutlhed by
| the hand of God
II extends from san Diego ~ SOno.
| ma. passing scenes oi varied beauty.
scenes tha, range from sun.kisscd nils
20 snow crowned mountains from rug.
gpd rocky shores OF foamiug breakers
| to expansive fields of gllsteuiug grain.
| 10 passes through the ccnteIs Of pop
untion of the coast counties wherein
! any mission establishment was found.
ed
There are about 700 miles OF this
/ road OF the padres thai California rs
we'll proud 90 pusscss and which arc
being marked and designated by IN.
! divldual guide posts thar all may
know which road Is ri Canine Real,
the main road that joins he missions
old pueblocs. presidios and also tn
county seats ana the centers of pOpu.
lation
The guide post has a mission De /
~ Identify ii and To call attention to
the work o. restoration that ~ IN mana
As The padres FIRST swung bells from
the limbs %! trees and rung them lust
ilN 20 call the wandering Indians to
sc;her to assist IN establishing each
mission. so the Canine Real aSsocia'
ton Is erecting Dolls 10 draw III" way
ering sentiment OF this day OF golden
iust back 10 the quiet conlenimcnt ~
appreciation appreciation of WORK &c.
complished ht q noble band oi men
who we'll NAV be momorialized as
heroes OF california.
/, Is 20 thp padrcs and their faithful
Indian con, rris hat We owe our herii-
age OF he Golden state They came
carving The Drpss the bell and the
chdlice NDs fhoN carried he beds,
mo- a. adurnmont. a the men q.
Palestine, ha hey hrongh, them as
sacred symbol some oi ,hcH having
been east with religious Ccrcmuuic
and constcrlfrd 20 this WORK hS ha,I.
tHm. lccpiyin- names dnd having
sponsors, ih,l were sprinhled with
holy water auuGnt,d and sometimes
covered viii no, white chrlsnm or hap
tiamal cloth
Therefore wc. having adopted me
bell as emhlcmatic and appropriate
10 the work Of reviving the mission
road veil each bell with the iag oi
our counIry sprinkle u with holy
water chusiDn Il with The name oi
some scl,.sa, iucin- padre or a saint
and dedicate he hell ~ a tribute TO
the dccds of unsciiish worth which
lingcr a. sweet traditions along ia"
way
Prompt rcIcf ia an cases of thront
and lung irouhl, # YOU us' chamber
lain's Cough RcmcdN Pleasant Ia