Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-10-19
u>E on rm NC REASONS.

There arc good many reasons
rh, the proposed S5oo.ooo good roads
bond issue. ~ bc voted on By the
.,ulu 90, N'R Mexico al tho coming
..,,tIun, o. one Of the most important
...I. ever placed before the people
OF rn,a state
Cot foremost importance IL rours"
la 'hr It.t that tho dIyislpn of hair
o. million real dollars among the
in'I'.-Fx counties pf the state. with
out 100 r,nsc Iu tnxauon. VIII result
300 rn" biggest impetus to commerce
.Hd rusourDos.dovclopm ever fur.
n.h,d hy any ono measure. The ~.
'.f at HON" upon the settling ~ Of
lhr country Districts ana the growth
OF 'hr towns ana cities viii b" most
profound. Employment will be given
Goo tnpu.uuds OF men, real osatc nc.
inu" wu iuer"ns" by leaps aud
bounds ana business generally viii
rD nir forward push.
Iui nlmps, ~ fully 49, important IN
lh, big tourist business which will
Improvement campaign Is started on II
Dix ana brpnd scale This transcon-
uu'ulal automobile tourist business
brings millions Of dollars into the
stI's which II traverse. The cold,
ludiSuutuhlc figures In Colorado and
other sla,"s which hay" taken M"
lead ~ attracting motorists demon.
Iratr this proposition with scientific
precision. Their" II no I:uoss. work
about II.
whii" M" trnuwontinontnl motor.
ing business r. Increasing In this state.
II s increasing far more rapidly IN
other states In the Rocky mountain
region. fir the simple ana amply sur
ficiont reason that the other states
are offering some Inducements; they
are prrlecupE beautiful rqadways
through magnificent scenery getting
out literature on their good ronda
ana Ia" attractions which they make
accessible, ana H. general going after
this business IN most determined
manner.
Sew Mexico is away behind her
ucighnors IN this regard; away be-
nina Colorado, which is going 10 yot"
ON tcu-milliou dollar good roads
bond issue. behind california and
Texas uud oklahoma ana Kansas and
other Western hHtcs, behind them Tar
"Jt Of proportion To- tho difference
lu Ey, Colorado has six times the
taxable wcu,th Of New Mexico. yet
her bond issue In not six times the
siy" Ut ours. but twenty times the
rIz". Tho disparity II glarlng. Il
rh"uld bring the people OF New Mex
i.u up With round turn and MAX"
th"m do some hard thinking Colo
imdo n not spending ten million dot
lnrH on dream, sh" n investing ten
million dollars because she believes
ana knows that It viii bring u great
many more millions into tho state.
m" advertising value ~ ten
million dollar bond issu, Is alone ire.
mruJ"us We haven't arrived nt the
ton million stag" yet, but a half mil
Non issue win give ~ more good
r,Ads advertising than We ever got In
our lives The tourists prefer the
"lrDI g." the sunset" ana they will
lall an oyer each other and puncture
their tires getting down through New
Mexico II we viii meet them half
way. Al they ask Ia ronds. They
prefer the scenery ana the climate Of
Sew Mexico add Arizona; they arc
Interested IN the wonderful relics of
the mysterious past IN the remnants
of the strange peoples. In the purple
mountain peaks, the wide stretching
ncsas and the WondTous sunshine Of
Now Mexico; ana all that IL needed
to put this state on the main Travelled
Cilic il for the pcopl, To wake up
and boost. Delay and apathy IN std
ridaL Our belghbOrs are vigorously
In the game; they are working white
We are sleeping; and the proposition
to be laid before the voters in No
vember gives un the big ehenca 20
throw our several and collective hats
in tho ring and give Colorado en-
for her money.