Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-02
GOOD ROADS MEET
|. TOMORROW TO Be
ENTHUSIASTIC
Everybody Should Attend,
Advice Of State Engineer
Miller; Wants Work Better
systematized.

There should be a large attend
ance a. the meeting Of the New Mex
leo Good Roads congress q open
"Wednesday ni9ht la the hall Of the
house Of Representatives IN SAINT
fe." said State ENGINEER G. u. Miller
yesterday, during q flying visit %
Albuquerque. Mr.. Miller SAYS that
large delegations are assured Ircm
several towns Ia the central rio
Grande valley while number OIL
local enthusiasts Will make the trip
20 the meeting by automobile. 4. n.
McMiilen will probably be one OF the
speakers before the congress white
among the speakers from the north
crn part OF the state ~ Harvey shieidF|
81 Coifax county. Former Governor
=. Bradford Prince will have nm ad-
dress. and the state engineer win
briefly outline 20 the congress his
ideas for the bettermont of the good
ruaa4 work throughout csc aatl.
Tho ttorN siouid "a better -Vs-
tematszeu. especially the state work.
said Mr. Miller yesterday 'rht STATE.
should confine It's effort 10 the Ca-
mino Real or the state road systcm.
ana spend is money for The con-
strnation and maintaining of the
links Ia this system. working IN each
direction out Of every town along the
route and leaving the purely local
work on branches OF the main artery
90 the counties. 4 patrol or district
system should be put into effect. with
the through routes divided into dis
tricts about 100 miles in length and
man 10 patrol each district.
Another thing that the people OF
this state have got 10 realize Is THAI
roads must not only be built. but they
must be maintained. socorro county
Is practically the only county which
has spent any money in maintaining
the road work done by the state. This
IL suicidal rolicy--no road on earth
will last unless Ii Is regularly repaired
and kept up.
FIRST ROAD COMPLETED IS
TRANSCONTINENTAL ROUTE
There are half q dozen towns in
New MexloQ." said MIR. Miller each
one after is own separate transcon-
tinental highway. OF course every one
Of these towns IL boosting road im-
provemcnt that needs 20 be done; as
a matter or fact In the course OF
time each viii have It's own ocean-to4
ocean route. as the tourist will have
wide choice Of lines through the
state. But ftr the present Il may
only be said that the route which n
first completed viii be the first
transcontinenta route.
/ thi&k the SocorrO county people
have the best OF Il AZ present; for
/ they have tho men az work and are
pushing the road through toward
springeryille, Ariz.. az a most rapid
rate"
Mr. Miller also says that there Is
considerable enthusiasm along the
Rio Grande south Of here Tor the
completion Of the Canine Rcal
through the valley. reaching the fer
tile Rio 0rande farming lands. ana
he Is much IN favor OF getting this
road. which has already been sur
yeyed. completed as soon AZ possible,
chiefly Tor the big impetus Il will give
10 agriculture and industry IN the
central Rio Grande country.
DEAIING DELEGATION
WILL BE TWENTY STRONG;
c. J. Laughren. r. G, Ely. DR.. r. G.
Hoffman and 3. J. smith are the
delegates so far 20 the good roads
convention called by Governor Me-
Donald 20 meet at Santa Fe April 3.
Each civic organization IL entitled "a
five, however. and all organizations
are appointing delegates today. five
being appointed by the chamber ~
commerce. fivo by the city council
ana five by the board OF county CONF
mlnaloners The Deming delegation
there win be at least twenty strong.