Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-05-15
WESTWARD 40, wIrB THE
GAMING REAL.

A-AMiNb hftAi.
The bin introduced by senator
Page. providing FOR the appropriation
os ten thousand dollars for work on
the extension % the Canine Real
westward 20 the Arizona llne from
Albuquerque via I.asuna and Gallup
10 the border OF New Mexico. ~ one
that should have the strong and
united support Of the people Of this
locality The route recommended BY
the bill Is an entirely feasible ones
81 u virtnally the historic and seem
&c" route endorsed ny the big con-
NentioB Of good roads boosters IN
Kansas f,lVi and the plan has the
co-operation bg the state OF Arizona,
which VIII atrsnse 40 meet the New
Mexico road III ans point specified BY
this state This road. striking direct
II west from Albuquerque TO the PFC
tnrenque and historic pueblo OF La
guna. goes snto the heart Of tho Inc
dian country and follows roughly the
trail not oulx 81 the old Spanish con-
querors 81 seatth Of the Seven Cold
en- cities Of Clbola, but the pathway
OF the earliest frontiersnen and path
finders as we'll u ~ logical. az
tractIve. scenic and historic route FOR
transeontlneniel tourist traffic, and
its completion will not Interfere with
or embarrass any other cr0ss-conntry
road work ~ the state. II IL in the
one part OF the state most In need
OF through highway and win form
the great avenue to the grandeur Of
The Titan Of chasms. the most inter-
esting and aiuring Indian country.
the wonders OF the Petrified Forests
and the mysteries Of the Painted Des-
erts.
This bin coniempIates ire building
or completion OF thirty miles Of road
in Bernaiiro county. forty-fiev miles
in Valencia county ana seventy-five
IN Mckinley county. The county COM
mlsioners OF the latter county have
already agreed 20 bear half the ex-
ponse OF the construction IN that
county
Arizona has already started work
on tine road which Is TO Join this one
at the border line between the two
states and with the three counties OF
New Mexico working Enthusiastically
together this soad. Of more import
ance 90 Albuquerque than any other
route west. could be finished up IN
Jig time--espeeinliy with the assist
ance OF that appropriation OF ten
thousand dollars
The road would be maertent TO Al
huaucrque in many WAYS a good
highway TO Gallup would mean closer
relations with thut thriving town;
overland and transportation facilities
% the important seven Lakes Gel
field which promises to establish one
of the greatest Industries OF the
state; u would Immediately mean a
good automobile road All the way
from Albuquerque to the san Juar
country and northwest New Moxlc,
and Il would be "a long step f0rwars
III consolidating and unifying the De
velopment OF the whole northwes
quarter Of New Mexico. perhaps IN
least developed Of the entire state
Albuquerque would become the rem
devious for Customers desiring &
travel by automobile 20 see the pue
bios OF Laguna. Acoma, Zunl and IN
Hops country OF northern Arizona
not 10 mention the Navajo reservation
and the famous ruins OF northwestern
New Mexico. The direct highwa
westward must ultimately he the mai
Travelled transcontinontal road. as
will follow the natural outlet 60 "A
west blazod many years ago by ~
santa We railways giving access easn
90 many points which while now az
penring on the map az short dl'
lance from the railroad are practical
~ inaccessible so The tourist.
u Is 90 be- hoped that this bin vi
be- passed hy both houses ana passc
promptly The legislature can den
onssraie its sood faith no better tha
hy generosity IN highway bettermeu
legislation; and the appropriate
asked for IN this bin IL modest one
10 VIII merely put the proposition o
basis where the three countie
working together onn pat this roa
through.