The Glenwood post., 1913-05-10

post roads and this states revense
from our timber land, Colorado has the
magnificent total of over u 500, 900
svailable almost immediately for the
Improvement of her highways.
In addition to the money which ve
have to spend, this state is favored
having natural road building material
of the highest quality. Unlike eastern
states very little gravel, sand OF CO.
ment has to be carried any distance
in order to repair our highways.
The question arises as to how this
money will be distributed and handled
by the various county commissioners
who will receive it. While only cor
parstively small part of the money st
the disposal of the state highway CON
mission has been allotted to the cosa-
ties at the present time, to date the
county commissioners have shown an
inclination to be slow about accepting
this money, either through . lack ~
understanding of the proper method Of
procedure or . lack Of appreciatioa sf
the immediate need for getting this
money o. the roads, if 1918 is to b .
banner tourist year for Colorado.
BY the terms Of the good roads -
islstion recently enacted, the essnty
commissioners have ninety days in
which to accept their allottnest e
money and to date only the following
counties have formally accepted thsis
money and put up Al equal a.osne
necessary in order to secure 1t from
the highway commissions.
Boulder, Logan, Ell Paso, FrsDont,
Huerfano, Rio Grsnde, Mineral Gar
field, Delta, Aontrose, San Miguel,
Dolores and Pueblo.
If, ~ the apathy Of some Of the
county commissioners would indicate,
they are going to wait until the ex-
piration Of the ninety days time be-
fore taking advantage Of the state aid,
it means that little good road work
can be done this year and it is to be
hoped that the constitue1ks Of the
commissioner in the various counties
will bring pressure to bear to hasten
their actionA.
Colorado now hAs . chance to secure
. transcontinental highway, the Mid
land trail. The Coast 70 Coast Rock
Highway .ssociation Of Indianapolis
y raising = fund ot elO, OK, 900 with
which to build . hard-suffaee road
from ths Atlantic 10 the Pacific and
every is'dication points to success for
Mr.. Fisher and the other good roads
enthusiasts behind this movement.
The Iadiana Autonobile NAnufac-
turers' association will mako tour
from indianapolis to the Pacific coast
next July and included In the person.
mel Of the party will be several repre-.
sentatives Of the Rock Highway ssso-
ciation. The tour IL pledged to come
20 Denver and every indication is that
liz will follow the Midland trail across
this state and ON to Salt Lake City.
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