The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-03-06
Ocean to Ocean Highway.

Ihat the Ocean to Ocean High
way, now being projected, and
which has aroused automobile ac-
cessory manufacturers and deal
ers the country over to a pitch OF en-
thusiasm never before equaled by any
other good roads propaganda, will re-
suit in immense good for all the peo-
pie, is the opinion of Henry B. joy,
President of the Packard Motor Car
Company. This company is one of the
heavy contributors to the fund which
is now being raised for the purchase
of materials and the construction of
the highway, Mr.. Joy, in the course
of a recent interview, expressed him
elffully on the subject
Il have carefully gone over the coun-
try in motor car from Maine to Cali
fornia, and most of it several times"
he sad, .'and am convinced the scheme
is entirely practicable and possible.
Il put this proposition up to the dir
ectors of the Packard Company purely
on cold business basis, and | feel
that very many manufacturers in other
lines of industries could well afford to
join in the raising of this transcontin-
entail highway fund. The Rivers and
Harbors Appropriation Bill carrying
number of millions of dollars, if spent
in the contraction of a trascontinental
highway under the supervision Of gov
ernment engineers, would accomplish
greater saving of money and greater
benefits to the American people as
whole than would the same amount of
money expended as it is being expend-
ed under the provisions of the Rivers
and Harbors Bill. do not mean to
say that the Rivers and Earbor App
ropriation Bill is not entirely and en-
inently proper, subject possibly to some
criticism, but the National Highway is
equally necessary and beneficial.
Mr.. Joy called attention to the state
highway scheme in New York VIII ere
eyis!ation has provided for an expen-
diture ofs50OO0, 900 for the building and
maintenance of highways. and cities
the fact that this great progressive
movement is the direct result of
a crusade began a number of years
ago by the Automobile Club of
America, which after much argument
and entreaty persuaded the New York
state authorities to build short sections
of stone highways in the various parts
of the state.
Just for a moment, continued Mr.
JOY, ''anaiyZe the benefits of "a simi-
lar road across the country as illustrat
ing the advantage of highway improve
ment. The wonderful country of the
West would thus be opened to pleasure
seekers in a way which can scarcely be
dreamed of. Think of the countless
tourists in Europe on the roads through
their magnificent scenery. The state
of Colorado would be over.run with
motorists enjoying the wonders of that
more wonderful state. The same is
true of Wyoming, Arizona, California
and all the West
| The subscription of the Packard
/ Company to the Ocean-t to- Ocean High
way movement, on the basis of the
scheme outlined will cost that com
| pany $50, 900 year for the next five
years, but Mr.. Joy is positive in the
statement that he does not believe his
company could invest money where it
would bring greater returns to the
company and where at the same time
it would accomplish so much good in
the great. lesson of good roads which
this narion has yet to learn.