Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-02-19

the total expenditures made by the
average automobile party while
within the boundaries of White Pine
county. Multiply this by thou
sand, the average number of parties
that might fairly be expected during
a season should the tide of travel
turn this way, and you have the
neat sum of $1,000 of outside mon
ley turned into the channels of local
trade from which every citizen OF
the county would directly or indi-
rectly receive some benefit
But this is not all. Everyone
has heard of the great mining camps
of Ely, Tonopah and Goldfeld and
many people would be attracted to
this route by the natural desire to
inspect these districts at first hand
Those who come to see oftimes re-
main to invest, and your travelling
automobilist nearly always a man
OF means. Is the very person that
Nevada, rich in natural resources
but short of capital. is anxious to
attract
In this connection, ii is interest
ing to note what our neighboring
state of Colorado is doing to inn
lproye its highway and attract auto
mobile travel, The magazine MO
tor Field" published in Denver,
says that in 1911 there was ex-
pended on roads in that state ST.
10000 and during the present
year an expenditure of $2,400,000
is figured on. 1t is estimated that
1000 automobiles came over the
roads from other states into Colo
RADIO last year. "This traffic will be
greatly enlarged during the coming
season because of the. dissemina-
ton of dependable information con-
corning attractions and accommoda-
lions for automobile parties in the
western states.
At the recent Good Roads con-
yention in Pueblo, Colo, Governor
John II. Shafroth stated that the
state had $40 convicts employed
in road work and that excellent
results were being attained. He
outlined the work of the state high
way commission, and gave it as his
opinion that the counties should pay
two-thirds of all cost of roads. al
lowing the state to pay one-third.
The governor concluded with a re-
view of what Colorado will be COM
, mercially when she is crossed from
lone end to the other with we'll
defined, solidly constructed trails,
. over which can move sight-seers as
we'll as the produce caravan.
Speaking of the good roads move
ment in Colorado, Motor Field"
lsays: Chambers of commerce and
similar organizations in practically
every county have become enlisted
. in the work. Rivalry, keen and
at times regrettably bitter has beer
= stirred up, especially over the Sc
lection of a transcontinental rout,
!, through the state in anticipation
of the early expenditure of stat,
I. and federal money on such a route
). Fortunately the ultimate decision
/, concerning routes for recommends
ton and for allotment of appropri
ations is in the hands of the Colo
\ RADIO State Highway commission. ap
pointed by the governor This com
mission in the short period of Il
existence and with limited fund
| long delayed IN availability ha
lshown eommendahle Judgment q
+. the past in viewing the good road
i Iprohlom in Colorado IN a broad
Il minded spirit. making for the Dc
j, velonment OF the entire state Wit
4 this commission as the safety yalv,
!, there IS little cause for fear tina
the enthusiastic rivalry between al
yeeates Of various routes VIII ger
+. crate enough steam 60 wreck "a
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