Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-04-30
Old Trails Association Con-
veotion at Kansas City
IumS Down BorderIand
Road,
SCENIC BEAUTY WINS
OVER HISTORIC FEATURE
Fight Proves Close, Delegates
Settling Matter in Caucus
by Marrow Margin of Single
Vote,
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Kansas city. April 2g.-The west.
ern end Of the proposed ocean. to-
ocean highway will pass through a
section of the country Characterized
hy scenic beauty rather than hlstorl-
cal interest This was decided tonight
by the delegates attending the con-
vontlon of the National old Trails us
ISOLATION
The delegates who came here 10
urge the convention TO choose a
scenic route for the highway from
Santa Fe y. NJ. west TO the Pacific
coast. carried their point after n
lively fight. The association nearly "a
Ncar ago. tentatively selected the his-
toric route south of Santa Ne Ia FL
paso. thence west through pemlng. \
NJ, and Tucson, Ariz.. by the Salton
sea In California to los Angeles. This
route was opposed by delegates from
Gallup. y. NJ. Hobrook and Flag
starr, Afiz. and Needles and BarHow
Calf
When the question came UP In the
convention the delegates from New
Mexieo. Arizona ana California were
instructed 10 go into conference and
settle the issue themselves There
we're nearly fifty delegates from these
states and after nearly two hours dis
cussion. the scenic route was adopt
ed ia the caucus by majority OF
one. The convention later ratified
the action or the caucus
\ tax un tobacco % raise "a fnnd 10
build national roads vas adNoeatre
by former Congressman ] NJ Miller
of Council Grove. Kan.
Judge J n Lowe OF Kansas cts
was re-elected president OF the ASSOC
citation and +. 5. Ralph Of Spring
field. ohio was reelected treasurer
G.. l.. Cotton Of Gallup, y. n. was
elected first vice president
Among other statements ny dele
gates. Charles II Davis Of Cambridge
Mass said
"Of the vast cost of our railways
the United States government has
paid about per cent The railroads
have been operated a. profit hy ana
Cpr few favored individuals. can
anyone advance sound argument
against our national government
building and maintaining system Of
national highways
"Fifty thousand miles of national
highways could be SO arranged as TO
serve everv section. AZ S20,u00 ~
mile. this would cost si,00O,000, ,OoO.
n sum which does not exceed the
amount spent by the government ON
railroads. which are privately owned
mot publicly owned, as would be
these national hlghwaSN
FIFTY thousand miles of national
highways will increase the value Of
adjacent lands within one mile there
of hy more than 5000 900, 600. There
are iS.000.000 school children who
ondeavor to attend school There are
over $4,000. 600 who should attend
school why don't they2 obviously
because schools are not provided nor
Attendance required why not
Largely because during much Of the
school term i considerable part OF
tho 1000. O00 miles Of our roads are
impassable
Jesse Taylor editor OF good roads
magazine. suggested that members ot
the association start an immediate .
agitation among their congressman 10
have the drodges steam shovels ana
road rollers now In use in Panama.
brought to the United states Tor use
in road construction.