Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-09-26

| o. A. Hodge. who returned sun
1 day from a stay in Denver. aid some
goods roads boosting while there
lHe met with the good roads section
OF the chamber OF commerce and saw
several OF the men who made the
"trip through this city last spring
They were talking about the road
leading into Denver" said Mr.. Hodge
today, land told them a few
things. The road from Limon to
Denver 10 in very bad condition and
is not marked. While the people
have spent some money on II travel
is practically diverted to Colorado
Springs. / called the committees at
tentlon TO the fact that the Golden
Belt Road association has brought
great deal OF travel across this sec
ton OF Kansas on the direct road TO
Denver instead Of allowing II to go
10 the Santa F'e trail, yet BY neglect
ing the road into Denver that city
Is losing the bulk OF this travel.
They admitted all / said but said
they had decided to spend no more
money this fall because few farm
ers along the route in eastern Col
orado will not contribute. This Is
childish, as the farmers have far
less interest in this travel than does
Denver. They said that In the
spring they might fix up this road,
which will take several thousand
dollars. 1t seems strange that after
the Kansas people have established
and marked route across the state
the Denver people should allow the
travel to go to Colorado Springs"
The Denver Republican has the
following comment on the matter;
"The good roads fund of the cham
her Of commerce has been spent and
unless more funds are raised imme-
diately the road gangs which have
been at work on the Colfax avenue
road between the eastern limits OF
Aurora and Watkins will be taken
off and work discontinued. At the
beginning of the good roads cam
paign the chamber expected to raise
about $25 900 for the repair OF this
and other roads around Denver, but
after exercising all Of its efforts
the fund did not exceed $4,000.
According to c. A. Hodge, hard
ware dealer and automobile owner
of Abilene, Kan, the residents OF
that section of the state do not come
to Denver in their automobiles be-
cause they are given to understand
that the road from Limon into Den
yer is in such poor condition that
It is almost impossible. He said
before the good roads committee OF
the chamber yesterday that the roads
through western Kansas are in good
condition and that the road from
the Eastern Colorado line into LII
mon was in good shape. He criti-
cised the chamber for not even hav-
ing the road to Limon marked, say
ing that many people who are d.
verified to Cheyenne and Colorado
Springs would try to run into Dem
yer If they knew that they would
not get off on some wrong road and
thus get lost.
"'You don't meet the farmers and
automobile tourists from the east
even half way he said, and as
result more than 1900 automobiles
have gone to Colorado Springs this
year that might have and should
have come into Denver. ! have
good six-cylinder car at home and
when / decided to come to Denver
/ made up my mind to leave my car
at home and come in a Pullman
car. There are thousands OF other
people who have done the same !
thing. and all because they know
that the road for eighty-five miles
east of Denver is in poor condition.