Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-09-18
too MUCH FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT SAYS
new MEXICAN
Lincoln County Delegate at
Federal Aids Convention
Says Bad Roads Are Retard-
ing COuntry's Development.

Among other interesting things
noted IN copy Of the printed pro-
cecdinys Of the second federal aid
good roads convention Of the Ameri-
can Automobile association held last
spring IN Washington IL speech by
=. NJ. johnson ~ Lincoln county. deli
egnte from New Mexlco "a the con-
Nention. Mr.. Johnson, animated rath-
or strongiy that hte soveramont was
not doing all Il misht FOR good roads
on the national forests. AR. johnson
made the following remarks.
mir. Chairman. have come this
distance commissioned by my gov
ernor. 10 Doe one Of tho delegates 10
this convention. and my only reason
for asking for any time Is because
wish tO say something directly 90
the point In regard 90 what has been
discussed. what we most desire ace
complished when we go back % our
states 60 our communities I want
10 say that / live in a mountain vail
ley. In southeastern New Mexico. 90
miles away from the nearest railway
and SO miles from Roswell New Mex
have about t00 acres OF alfalfa. ana
J raise fruit which can not be ox-
ceiled for hs quality have had
friends who have eaten apples nt the
Waldorf ana az my ranch who say
the New Mexico apples are the SUI
perior fruit; ana yet we can get only
20 cents nushei for them In New
Mexico We can not get good prices
for onr products because mp IN that
beautiful mountain valley we are sur
rounded by the federal government
and wo lack the ability 90 get 70 mar
ket over good roads We live in the
Lincoln national forest. and I have
spent 500 for every dollar that my
government has spent on the Lincoln
national forest roadway which | trnv-
81 10 get to- nay market Probably the
poorest roads ! travel over 10 market
are the roads in the Lincoln national
forest
~ want YOU 90 bear that IN mind.
Now. I look 60 my government 90 help
nae There is mo- question Of consli-
tutienal authority The government
has abundant authority. because BE- is
national domain
% want 90 sny further, in cmpha-
ais of what Mr. Warhmfon snid ms
monng and ! want Mr. shuCkletord
30 hear what T have go say on tins
pniut because 81 bears on what he said
Yesterday want to say this he
cause I ann spraflns 90 the point at
an American. speaking in tto Interest
az the whoio country as we'll as in my
own Interest We con not hope Tor
railroad transportation les our beau
tlful mountain wiley nut "e are
! looking GO the motor truck TO take
cur products ont 90 market
"The expense Of bulding SO miles
ct railroad to our onlt market would
De- about So 000 600, and we are looS-
| ing 90 the automobile ns the solution
of our TRANSPORTATION problem.
"Ti you can come ont there two
yosrs from now. 81 see get that road
YOU can see so miles Of as fine or
chards as YOU ever saw.
"Now. perhaps Won could H'e why
the governor OF inc state gave m"
bis commission 60 come here aa
delegate
1--WE have so many things in Now
Mexic0 and Arizona and Colorado hn"
tmh that are national Ia scope ihal
$50 foel that wo belong 90 ia" whole
nation aud we want 90 share with you
what $50 have VIZ havo 500 DAYS of
sunshine. 500 days of outdoor ire
year in New Moyico n seems na
lhe angel of sunshine dipped his WINK
"a litilo nenrer cnrth out there than
elsewhere (Applaueo)
mr. lowe. az North Carolina MT
Chairmnn allow mo ta Hdd io what
has heou snld about New Moyioo- ana
Z asa lt for tho benefit ~ NcW York
ohio. ponuaylynnln, nnd all tho rioh