The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-28

yeIo pc a rssonrces Hsnce. main con,
would be attractive 20 tourists.
Free OF lee and Snow.
The route selected travcrses r re-
gion sufficiently far south to be FREQ
rom snow and ice. hence winter
/ crly route would have encountered less
/ or snow In North Carolina ami New
Mexico, but AT neither point is tho DIFF
ncultY serious, while at both points
this consideration gave way to that OF
SuL,passinE scenic BEAUTY which out
a WeiEns all oth ;rs it was the scenic
that fixed tho route In North Carolina
and New Mexico.
/ The merest reference TO the historic
attractions OF the route VIII convince
one that along no other highway will
there be found 40 complete Il panorama
Is inc Washington Monument, then
Alexandria and Mt. Vernon deepen the
impression of the father of our coun-
try. Then come the series of battle
I fields on the Richmond Petersburg and
PASSES the birthplace, of Daniel noone
ana follows his trail to Tennessee
tennessee presents the battlenclds OF
kn3xviile Murfreesboro and others.
WIN WIN , siaefrip to Chattnnooea. From
old military road followed by tho
Gnited states troops on the march To
the War with Mexico two generations
ago. In the Far Southwest the trails
are those OF brave generals leading the
/ regular army {" the Indian wars
Thus the question OF route was con-
StGsieh oy the commissioners at -Ashe-
vile ~ the broad spirit OF the entire
South and OF tho nation No better
! witness could be given OF the wisdom
or the decision than the fact that tho
American Automobilo Association has
given this route its Endorsement as thc
first official ail-Southern transconti-
Mental highway. w. l.. Wcstgard, the
associaiion'S official pathfinder. is now
! longing ana mapping this route pre-
/ paratory TO the issuance OF the official
! route book by the American Automobile
Association.
buried Cities Of Southwest
Tourists 80 TO Europe and l:gyp, to ses
( antiquities but few rcaiias how s'lch their
YEARS Within Ia. Colorado plateau. In New.
! Mexico. Artznna. southwestern Colorado AMI
southern l.tah are the remains of /, pie-Co-
100! years within sight o: tho southern
highway IN Lincoln County. New Mexico i
a prehistoric ir,igating wall of ston. start
ing at spring. threc-four;hs az . mile long,
high at the roimt or best preservation with
s'at.r. III tn, region referred TO ,h.i. mr..
thousands thousands or runs To IN.
! south OF adobe; 10 ia" north. ~ stone-ililns
in valleys. some on rnesas some on nat.ton-
ped mountains. some like the ,lih dwellings
irhy "w &C.,, ~ "mety raNyGTs underneath
ca In 1870 when the Spaniards entered tho
,,Shu. lhen' 10y lateral roads, caaily accessi
yom of Colorado" tne weird Pueblo indian
ne ana the thousand other attractions that
! constitute 'his. the Wonderland Of Amer
/ lea
Heart OF Producing Area
Then, ton, there is an Increasing num- bAr
, OF the "saIth!est and most powerful citizens
OF the United states. Canada and Great
scenery OF IT. antiquities but lis growing
! rities II, corn ana cotton producing areus
or the rising cost OF meat; its mineral re-
sources and wate'pow.rs ana an its undo
~ Who Mere kept ii, mind At Ashevillc An
! other route might have been taken east of
through th- Heart OF ,he Souths !n,l,istri,i
i,onmsrciai and Misunderstanding developments.
other roads tEat'f-dch out either side To
every part OF 'p.Ne' Willie The resiot. ,c,
4" Build Road at Once.
We aim at the immediate sEIoothi,t: ort
OF every rough p!a"e on the road ana Tie
stendy Improvement Of The road ~ state
~ in the ass % The usual road anJ Irids.
funds since he Asheyiie convention ana
ton. almost Sfoc),Go6 have bar, voted ,o, IN,
improvement OF sections Of this road.
aistinct '" p,,rss arg sG 20, an mi il t
winter and asi; the government .: the United
National Highway and I" build. own and
maintain II forever such IA loyaItv 10
The conyehtiou which met Al the call OF ,ne
southern Governors. ~" VII" t)eycd the
call, expect THAT every ore OF those Cover
noTs, ana every senate aud REPRESENTATIVE,
from the South viii Support II, Congress. the
southern National NiFhway' bNi ana thot
AZ! the good roads Leaders In The South. with
ah commcroiai bodies aud all Southern
newspaper. and Sontheru prca chrrs aud ECU
GATORS viii loin In seeking: 10 enlist and unite
all hearts and hands in this great. patriotic
uprising OF the Southland 10 once more max.
herself most vit.l part or rhe national
life
And when ths hili Tor the Southern VA
pHhal highway iS passed NJ 10 the prrSi-
f, dent 70: his signature, Il VIII reach = MAJ.
who. last October ~ Atlantic CITY. said:
III ~ OF tlte most fundamental Importance
mat the l,nited states should think together,
should think ultimatsly whole. and /
feel In my enthusiasm for good roads
something OF the old opposition that there
always hos been in me to any kind Of sec
sioh1l TeeiInH' Tho who uttered those
words vii! no. veto bill that means more
man ANYTHING else that could possibly be
devised to break DOWN sectional feeling ana
bind North ana South. West ana East in
the bond OF national unity"