The Glenwood post., 1912-01-13
We MUST HAVE
ROADS SAYS GRUBB
II State Board Won't Build
We Must Build Il Over
independence Pass
VALLEY IN EARNEST

Denver, Jan. 1O-"'Not since the
days of free silver have the people of
Colorado become so interested in a
subject affecting the whole state as
they now are in the building of a
transcontinental highway across Colo
rado''
Eugene Grubb, scientific farmer,
whose fame as an agriculturist is
countrywide, made this statement
when he arrived in Denver today en-
route as western slope delegate to
the Colorado Good Roads conference,
which opens in Pueblo tomorrow.
Said the man who has made the Car
bondale district famous:
We want the transcontinental high
way through our district in western
Colorado. What's more, we re going
to have it. If the state doesn't help
build it, we re going to build it any
way But we are going into the con-
vention at Pueblo to see that the state
does aid in building the highway by
way of Twin Lakes over Independence
pass and down the Roaring Fork of the
Grand river. The wealth of the agri.
cultural sections in our part of the
state is second to none in Colorado;
for natural beauty and scenic gran
deur we claim first place A national
highway can't go elsewhere if the best
of the western slope is to be shown to
the tourist.'
When the Colorado Good Roads con
ference. begins H., s~so-aays session in
Pueblo tomorrow afternoon it will b"
the opening of the greatest good roads
gatherings in the history of the west.
The attendance promises to break all
records, while never before in the his
tory of Colorado has there been sub
ject that has aroused the same inter
est that is now being given to the pro
posed building of the transcontinental
highway across the state. All indica-
tions point to anything but a peaceful
gathering, but the promise of clashes
between contending sections Of the
state look only to still greater interest
in road building everywhere and a con-
sequent fastening of Colorado devnl-
opment.
Garfield, Pitkin and those parts of
Eagle and Gunnison counties tribu-
tary to the Roaring Fork of the Grand
will present a solid phalanx in the CON
vention, advocating Independence pass
as the national highway route over the
mountains. The Grand valley, includ-
ing Grand Junction, Glenwood Springs,
Rifle, New Castle, Carbondale and
Aspen will descend upon Pueblo tomor-
row in special train, according to Mr..
Grubb.
The largest delegation ever turned
out of northern Colorado for state
convention is expected to attend thu
conference. Two hundred and fifty i'll
all are expected to present the claims
of northern and eastern Colorado for
the routing of the transcontinental
highway.
The last preliminary good roads
meeting in Denver was held Tuesday
afternoon, when an organization of
northern Colorado and Denver dele
gates was perfected. 1t was announc-
ed that the Denver Motor club would
send fifty delegates to the convention.
The Denver delegation will take
band.
Delegates to the convention began
leaving for Pueblo today. Tomorrow
morning two caucuses of delegates
from the northern and eastern sections
of the state will be held in Pueblo to
perfect their lneups for the conference.
The Arkansas valley has been shap-
ing its good roads affairs with an eye
on the convention for months. Every
town in that section will have big del
egations, while Pueblo, on its own
stamping ground, probably will be the
strongest numerically in the confer
ence. Pueblo and the Arkansas valley
people want the first national high
way built through the Arkansas val
ley, and they are going into the con-
vention determined to secure indorse-
ment of the "New Santa Fe Trail"
Southwest Colorado will be represented
by a delegation that will support q
move for . national highway through