Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-11-13

every day IN the year, And through
the choice sections uf our country.
Each uf our three states hHN" do.
Nclnprd many mites uf good roads
since We organized. We have rca-
son To- bc pleased with our advance
mcnt not satisfied, however tor oar
ambition calls for even greater prog
rCyS.
Sew Nl,Xlcu Is employing convict
labor In building not only roads, but
huulcNardS, aud Is making rrmirk
able progress.
Arizona * building good roads aud
has planned u state highway and wiz
arrHuR, In the near future. ! ana told,
a large bond issue FOR It's Conpl, ton
CALIFORNIA. with her good road
fund ur &lS,oOU,O"O. Is developing her
stat" highway rapidly
Los Angeles county, with It's road
fund nf f3,t0O,000, bas completed
jn0 miles of boulcvards.
California PROPOSES Co keep nIsu-
Tut" faith With her good roads neigh
boris. Since our organization, tn
citizens of OntHriu. Guasli. Bloom.
ington ana cotton, by donation uf
right OF way and financial suhScrlp.
tinns, have built eighteen miles of
hnrd oiled rOnd from Ontario g..
Cotton.
Whitewater point whcr" the road
extended into the river and fnrmrrl"
delayed travellers from one Ia three
days When the river was high, nov
has nu tCrrurs for the farmer ar uu-
tomUblllst --.t good road has been cut
through the rocks. pDint This was
done by our fricndH thu supcrN lsuPs
of Riverside county. good road
20 miles IN length Inns been bullt he.
tween Mecca ana iiruwlCy on the
south side at the Saltun sea over
this road any autuist may casIl,'
make thirty miles al hour and our
crews ara at work now making II
sim better.
The sands Of the Mammoth wash
extend for three miles unlS, ana our
engineers win suun conquer u bit at
road. From there to Yuma the new
road will be- fire." from sand over
hard ground on an excellent rOudhcd.
The total distance from los Angeles
to Yuma. Via Cotton ana lirawlCy, IL
$50 miles, made az ~ follows:
Buul"ynrls, - miles; sandy roads,
- miles; good roads, 81 miles, fair
la good roads. TO miles. Total, $50
miles
Citizens IN California along the
highway have contributed generously
Ia our cause. business men Of Riv'
! crSidc and Rrdluuds. both several
miles off the highway, hay" been Oui
| most generous contributors
Citizens of HrHWlcy, In the I'M
pcrial valley. have aided our rnnsc IN
every way possible. n The Los An.
| gclcs- Cultun- Yuma Ocean to OCrHr
Auxiliary has been formed l." guar
nntee funds to complete our high
| way from Los Angeles to Yuma.
Road builders are at work ON con
structiOn today. Onc hundred thOu
sand dollars Is on call To- aid th'
work, aud long hrtnrc our next an
nuaI meeting IN hch California vii
have completed "A modern Appi1I
Way az her contribution 10 the Occur
to ocean Highway association.
The route of m" ocean to Occal
Highway from Laos Angeles In VII
Alhambrn. III Muutc, Pomona. on
tariO. Cotton, beaumont, Banning
the COnchclla Valley and Brnwley 4
the Arizonn state line AZ iumn. Cal
ifornia proposes TO connect with tn
good roads at Arizona and New Mex
leo, and with the National ola Trail
Ocean to ocean Highway association
through TO the Atlantic,
We should commend the splen
did efforts of the NntlOnnl AutOmo
bile Dealers association in becurin
their large fund to aid In the eHtnb
iiShmcut Of highway from ocean I
ocean. And We call attention ~ tn
public to the fact TINT the autoIud
bile interests are aiding good road
rather than damaging them. We Mt
confident that We can convince IN
officers of their association that Ot
road offers the best inducemcnt fc
their generous assIstnnce---the PROF
; er development Of our highway III
cnth yElaslic support Of our local Of
: ganiEati0n, and Willingness OF on
: cities and counties 10 assist Us WI
{ oftcr tile most cOny lDclnB evidence
, the Automobile Dealers association
, and am confident that evidence vi
: not be lacking.
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