The chronicle=news., 1912-12-03
Denver and PUEBLO
UNITE ON MIDLAND
TRAIL Highway

nounced here that the Chamber OF
Commerce has secured the co-opera-
tion In Pueblo In connection with
the construction OF the Midland trail
route TO Grand Junction. This fact
was developed during a meeting here
OF advocates OF the route this week.
Senator Horace De Long OF Grand
Junction was present Mt the confer
ence and made stirring speech In
Junction. The senator Is an enthus-
last on the subject and he succeeded
In arousing much enthusiasm. after
which a number OF siKners 10 the
Denver branch Of the association
were received. The Denver branch
has given assurance that II expects
to secure At least 5000 names to the
association.
Denver advocates are anxious to
carry the work on to the east line o;
the state as well as to Salt Lake.
through Grand Junction.
| a telegram has been received here
from Mr.. Hamilton OF Indianapolis
TO tn. cffs ct that the manufacturers
association. composed OF the makers
Of automobiles and automobile sup-
plies. Is behind the great auto excur-
sion to the West which will leave In
dianapolIx July I. and will come
Through Denver. Pueblo and Grand
Junction on Its way to the coast
There will be 100 autos besides army
trucks sufficient to carry the bag
gage OF the excursionists.
Besides this information Mr.. Ham
ilton stated that the automobile man
lufacturers association has assurances
that II will be able To raise the slO.-
OOo. 900 trail fund within the next 80
days and that the sentiment in IA
vor OF the ocean. to-oeean auto route
10 rapidly growing over the East and
Middle West. -,
Mr.. westEard announces that the
Midland trail is shorter by 200 miles
than any other route yet suggested.
besides IL has many more miles OF
scenic features than all other pros
pective routes.
The Midland trail referred to runs
from Colorado Springs to Glenwood
Springs. where 1t connects with the
Rainbow route and Santa Fe trail.
the official route Of the transcontin-
entail highway across Colorado. for
the Sunset route. which runs from
Kansas and Missouri to Colorado
Springs and also the White Pole
route which connects Denver and
Omaha. An effort was made at the
Pueblo good roads conference last
January to have the Sunset route or
the White Pole route declared the Of
ficial transcontinental route across
Colorado. The advocates Of the San
ia Fe trail and Rainbow route. won
out in. the convention and the Santa
Fe trail and the Rainbow route were
declared the official route across
Colorado for the Transcontinental
highway. Denver and Colorado
Springs have consented to accept the
decision OF the good roads conference
In Pueblo in regard to the official
transcontinental highway route on
condition that leg Of it is added
which will connect Colorado Springs
with Grand junction.
This route will be mapped as a
branch of the transcontinental high
way and by reaching an amicable ad-
justment OF the highway controversy.
1t is expected that the state good
roads conference to be held in Denver
in January will avoid repetition OF
the spectacular fight which almost
disrupted the organization at Pueb-
10 last year and resulted in the for
nation Of the Greater Colorado High
ways association by the Denver dele
gates. 1t is probable that at the Dem
yer convention in January the Great
er Colorado Highways association
Roads association