Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-12-30
WANTS SI0,OO0,OOO
HIGHWAY THROUGH
COLORADO
Colorado Springs Chamber Of
Commerce Adopts Strong
Resolutions About COaSt-tO.
Coast Road. Imrlt
tspseisI Correassasene. 70 ths Herald


tspsCtaI Correspondence 60 ths herald I
Colorado Springs. Colo, Dec. az
Mr. Carl a. Fisher and James A. Al
llson OF Indianapolis. Ind, propon.
ents of tho Coast to Coast Highway.
have oeen seeking Ia get In touch
With chambers OF commerce, boards
OF trade. automobile clubs. and such
public spirited Institutions through
out tho country, that they might lay
before them the advantages OF tho
highway proposed. aud feel worry
much encouraged ~ tho receipt OF
the following resolutions adopted by
the Colorado Springs chamber OF
commerce, relative To this highway;
Resolutions Relative to Proposed
OceRn.to.OPHn Highway.
Whereas. tho automobile manufAc-
turers OF tho country have inaugural
ed movement for creation OF n
$40, 100000 fund tor tho purpose OF
providing materials for an ocoau.to-
Ocean highway: and
Whereas the committee In charge
~ tho raising OF this fund has an
nOunccd that tho selection OF tho
route for said Ocean to. ocean high
way ~ to be placed In the hands Of
n permanent committee representa-
tive Of various sections aud qualified
to consider the many phases OF this
question, Hs soon as the said fund IN
assured: and o.,
whereas, various transcOn tinentai
routee have been suggested for
adoption offictGlly by the AutomO-
bile manufacturers now therefore be
II
Resolved by representatives OF the
Colorado Springs chamber OF COM
mercc. the III PaAo County Good
Springs Automobile club, and tho
board NJ county commissioners Of El
paso county In conference on Do
cenbor g, 1912, that We feel that II In
Of the utmost importance that this
proposed road be constructed through
the state OF Colorado ana that we
pledge the active cooperation OF these
organizations In . campaign having
this end for It's purpose; and be II
further
Resolved, that we call upon other
cOmmcrclul organ lzations. good roads
associations automobile clubs, boards
of county commissioners ana similar
bodies Interested In the Development
Of good roads In Colorado to join In
concentrated cffOTt to bring said
road through Colorado; ana b" 1t fur
thcr
Resolved. hat the permanent com
mlttCr Ia lac appointed for tho loca'
ton ~ this road he invited Ia inspect
all roads passing through the STATE
OF Colorado which may be nVailHnl,
~ u portion 81 said tranacOntncnta
highway. IN order that II may give
proper consideration % tho vuriou
questions involved. such Us length
| present condition Or roads, amour
and character Of work TO be done, ex
penso Of construction OF the route
willingness of the various local com
munltlea and counties 10 cooperate
| with the automobile manufacturers Il
this project, and other factors: an
that these EXAMINATIONS pledge them
selves 10 render every possible assist
ancs and cooperation TO SAID perman
ent committee In said invesiiga lions
und be II further
Resolved. that In fairness 10 III
state Of Colorado AS a whole, aud {
the various sections Of the state.
liz the sense of this conference tina
every section OF the state should b
given opportunity TO present lts claim
TO said permanent committee wlthOu
pre- Iudice 10 the interests OF any Otho
section,