Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-11-12
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Especial Dispatch to the Morning Journnl)
Santa Fe, n. NJ. Nov. 1l.-Unless
all signs fail Col. r. f. Twitchell will
be the next president of the Ocean-to
ocean Highway Association. Colonel
Twitchel is being doomed for a num-
Der of reasons. His principal oppo-
nent is Col. Dell NJ. Potter of Arizona,
ana This fact is responsible in some
part for the strength that Las Vegas
is showing.
Tonight poll taken of the dele
gates showed the New Mexican to
have about 40 per cent of the vote.
Probably a quarter are for Colonel
Potter and the rest are undecided or
scattered.
Colonel Potter Is meeting With OPP
position in the Arizona delegation be-
cause it is feared he favors too strong
ly the southern route for the high
way, through the desert country. Col
onel TwtcheH, ON the other hand,
is said to favor more northern
route. He viii likely have the unit
ed New Mexico delegation and many
Arizona votes. II is understood that
California has promised to vote with
New Mexico.
1t is felt that Colonel Twitchell, OF
at least some New Mexican should
have the honor of the office, for an
Arizonian held the temporary presi-
dency and Californian the first per-
manent presidency.
John Becker, Jr., of Belen. is prac-
tically sure of the vice presidency for
New Mexico. The meeting next year
will probably go to Los Angeles, that
being the principal city in the only
district which has not yet had con-
vention.
The selection of the meeting place,
the election of officers the reports
of committees and adoption of reso
lutions will be the business for to-
morrow. 1t is hoped to conclude the
convention by tomorrow evening.
Propose TO Change Route.
An effort is on foot, that is likely
to have the support of Colonel Twitch-
Ell and other prominent members to
change the route of the highway in
New Mexico from the present, via AL
buqueraue. Carthage, San Antonio,
Socorro and Magdalena, TO the state
line, to the northern route directly
along the Santa Fe railway. Numer-
Gus telegrams are being sent members
in support of this route. of which the
following is "A sample:
Gallup, n. NJ, Nov. i, 1912.
Please read this at meeting today
The national highway should go di-
rect west from Albuquerque. follow
ing the line of Santa Fe railway for
the following reasons:
1t is 300 to 400 miles shorter. 1t
has more historic places to visit. in
cluding Isleta, Laguna. Acoma, Zuni,
Inscription rock, Navajo reservation,
cliff dwellings, the Hopi country, the
petrlfied forests and the Grand can
yon. on this route it is possible TO
be every night al a town where ma-
chimes can be repaired, gasoline and
oil secured and passengers can stop
ct Harvey house.
Better natural material to make
roads can he found along this route.
This is following the line of least re-
sistance.
(Signed)
r. +. LANIGAN, Mayor
GALLUP MERCANTILE co.
CALEDONIA COAL co.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
IOREY'S STATE BANK.
Mk1NLEY COUNTY BANK.
GORDON COMPANY.
c. n. COOTON co.
Two Associations are Cnited.
That the National Old Trails Asso- /
cation and the Ocean-to- Ocean High |
way Association stand hand in hand !
was the keynote of today's meeting. |
Nhen the second annual convention |
OF the last named organization was |
called to order this morning, more !
than fifty delegates were in attend
ance and the spirit manifested by |
them all was that a fight for the !
highway, from the
A''antic to the Pacific was the one
'hihg Tor which each man stood i'm
movable. Every one wants a nation a 8
ioau' wants national aid if it can ,e |