Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-16
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GREAT AUTO ROAD
special TO Il.1y Neu,.

tttNff'" iA.'H AN.NAN. hN lAf Quasi W
coast iirbVay OF the Traasconjihen-
.It ft.t -a ihroup' this sac "a.
Tne passirr of hous9 IDS of can'tli-
lists annually through the PLAINS
would mean much for Texas. c. II
Lester who Nth his two sons tour
I'd by auto from Watertown. $. D.. 70
III Paso a few weeks ago writes for
publication favorably concerning the
route through Texas. A portion OF
his lette- follows:
We know that a few 1ays since
a meeting was held At Phoenix and
attended by representative from
New Mexico, Arizona and California.
20 route and build an auto road from
pra, tically the western terminus o.
tho New Santa Fe Trail 10 Los An
seles via Belen Santa Fe Alblquer'
que. Phoenix Yuma. etc, to Les An
rclcs.
An alternate route and one that
Is entirely feasible at very small
expense for the towns along its
course suggest the following
4 cave the New Santa Fe Trail at
Dodge City. Kans. run south and
west 20 Fowler. from Fowler west
and south 10 Plains seventy miles
from Dodge City, from Plains nearly
due west past abandoned Springfield
10 Edmond Ford. across the CHINA
mon 7iver-this ford IL hard gravel
With but little sand and cas- ybanks
then south to Liberal thirty-siX
miles from Plains. Kans., some sand
on south side OF Cinnamon but not
NJ all bad From Liberal southwest
across Oklahoma via Guymon C5S
miles,. Texhoma and to Stratford.
Texas. lO3 miles from Liberal and
good roads.
From Stratford south through
Dumas 10 Amarillo, crossing the Can
adian on a steel bridge about twenty
miles north of Amarillo. Suratford
to Dnmas, &c miles, Dumas to ANA
rillo. - miles. Amarillo to Plain
view. sc miles Plainyiew 10 Lrh-
book. - miles. This far the road
/ travcls a hgh table-land through
Texas. With very easy 2radcs ard but
little sand
From Lubbock southwest over an
exclusive auto road 10 Brow utield u
miles q very coed road except that
about Twelve miles east If DroVniie,d
Their. IS a stretch Of sand about two
miles across that Is rather heavy o'
tho. rn ram II ia the face Of q very
heavy eala on high ami interme'
.dac. From Brownlicd west C.
Plains. 3o miles 4 few miles cas-.
al Plains th,re are feW miles .
sand with slight Grade from eaci
side to the center ran down grade
on high and the upgrade on second
Mote understand that a new
road is being built on the section lin'
To avoid this sand. Along this route
from Dodge City Kan. TO Plains
Texas. there are fair sized towns a
frequent intervals, in which may b
found hotels. garages. shops gas
oils. etc. and a very courteous peo
pic. ready to give all the informa
ton possible to tourists.
Leaving Plains 90 little nortl
Of west through Bronchc 10 Foul
Lagos ranch in New Mexico, q miles
and ON to Roswell sc miles farther
| 4 road Is hciug built at an expense o
Itho islands OF dollars across the Mos
lc4loro sand east % Roswell
SO far as can estimate this ron',
will he about 9io miles shor'o' mar
lbs way IF Albuquerque end thr auto
isl, ono, fairly on 'his road from 'h'
',,.,rr. rI paso. VIII poo % uo lane"
'of strwn. off 4, Ie is n.er"sfo,
ir .sa.r...Il wonders hc can STE th.
creates. .r 400 Texas near Amarillo
Inn. pr'a u.n CANYON o. "rcU gas,
across tNe Ns.0n OF Oh Explains wiz
Ia ram arl htsror, an its own an.
.cf su.r STRANGE character thar emit
pcnt etrroe.-rs disagree as TO ir
orlcin.
81 rq.. done considerable driving
much Do ,bc time on bywavs of me
resula- routes OF travel when J ha'
Il, pioneer my way and get my infor
NATION entirely from local source
and rh.s route IS the easiest ! hay'
ever driven whore tho road was no
a well kept highway. II is a SAT
road 17 not recall a singl" plac
wrsrr D.. artoist IS In the least roaO
F7r-,r .r,,,s guilty 81 the most fco'
'ha-l. ..-c,essncss Even the noun
b tain F-.y, between Roswell AMI Tula
rosa. while In its present condition
is slow road Is cafe for q c"mp'.
alive novice ~ the wheel Quite dii
Icrer' from climbing steep grade
around gree.riccs whore a killed me
ter. inefficient brake power or
sHeht error OF Judgment will ofic
throw the car hundreds OF Feet {
the rocks below