Semi-weekly herald., 1913-10-02
J. z. DODS AND PARTY
WILL VISIT SAN JUAN

made by John r. Dods. publisher Of
the Automobile Blue Book, an auth
ority on roads and a guide to tour
lists, in talk at the good roads meet
ing at Pueblo.
Mr.. Dods pointed out that the cars
would average four passengers and
estimated they would spend $4,000
O90 in this state. He said Colorado
has the attractions scenically. He de-
c!ared that tourist travel was attract
ed largely by three things, scenic at
fractions, transportation facilities and
accommodations. He declared the
scenery and accommodation were in
Colorado and that all that was need
ed was the facilities, which in this
case meant good roads. He pointed
out that Colorado should provide the
three necessities and advertise them
thoroughly.
Mr. Dods arrived in Pueblo last
Wednesday accompanied by Mr..
White, general advertising manager
of the White Automobile company of
Cleveland and Mr.. Lazernick, photo
grapher, of New York city. Mr.. Laz-
ernick is noted specialist in his line.
He accompanied President Roosevelt
to Colorado on his first bear hunt.
He has made two trips to Europe on
special work, and is engaged by the
White company on such trips as the
one now in progress. The White COM
pany manufacture three different
grade Of autos ranging in price from
$4,000 to $4,000 A new $4,000 car
was shipped direct from the factory
to Pueblo, arriving Thursday, for this
trip. The Herald editor was one of
committee of three to meet the
party and look after details while in
Pueblo and became pretty well ac-
quainted with Mr.. Dods, putting in
three hours Thursday evening with
the gentleman along with Mr.. Jen-
kins of Pueblo and Mr.. Gerisen of
Alamosa, going over the proposed
trip and route The schedule will be
followed about as given in The Her
aid week ago, bringing the party to
Durango around the 18th of the
month. The gentlemen are unde-
cided as to their route, possibly stop
ping at Shiprock over night and GO
ing to Cortez direct and visiting the
cliff ruins enroute to Durango, or
they may make Pennington, remain
ing over night and then up the La
Plata road to connection with the
Mancos road and then to the cliff
ruins, this being one Of the principal
points to be visited owing to the
general interest to tourists. One night
will be spent in Durango and while
the gentlemen are in hurry to cover
the trip arrangements were made ia
have them take a trip up the Ami
mas valley, taking some views of
roads and scenic sections. The party
will go out by way of Pagosa Springs
making side trip from Pagosa as
far as possible to the top of the range
going to the San Luis valley, then
crossing the range by way of Chama,
TERRA Amarillo and Ell Rita pass. Ar
irving at Pueblo one day will be
spent in going to the top Of the
Summitteville range as Mr.. Dods
makes it point of not logging a
road unless convinced of its feasibil-
ity and also personally knowing that
it will be in shape for travel by the
time specified.
A meeting of the Board of Trade
and Motor club will be called in few
days to arrange an escort for the
Dods party in this section. In this
connection The Herald will state that
the visitors pay all their own ex-
penses and are not asking dollar
from any one, the four to five weeks
jaunt costing upwards of s5,O00
The Automobile Blue Book is com
posed of some ~ pages and is COM
plete index of roads logged by the
company throughout the United
States, mostly in the east and middle
west. Last year Mr.. Dods came to
Colorado and logged the Rainbow
route and connecting links and the
coming year wants to make another
trip into this southwest section, con-
Meeting Silverton, Ouray and other
points with the main highways.
A recent issue of the Pueblo Chief
tain gives the following interesting
account of an interview with George
N. Raymond, the Herald editor, re-
garding the attractive features of the
Spanish Trail:
George N. Raymond, secretary of
the Durango Board of Trade. also the
San Juan congress, comprising what
is known as the San Juan basin dis
trict. was among the good road en-
thusiasts attending the meetings in
Pueblo the past two days. Mr. Ray
mond is greatly interested in the new
" organized Spanish Trail-Grand
Canon national highway. He is firm
M the belief that it will become the
most popular of all Colorado roads