Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-06-24
HIGHWAY ADVOCATES Off
TO SAN ANGELO MEETING

NfUffa'NiiIF the AfNhFiIIo IMAM
Der Of Commerce. Secretary Seth y
Holman. Commissioner Frank a
white. Tom Currie and e . Wolf
lin. and Clarendon Ions. left yos.
terday afternoon At O'Clock on an
overland trip 10 San Angelo. where
q meeting will be- held Wednesday
for the organization OF the Plains
Division Of the Colorado -io-the
CUR HlghWay Association AZ this
meeting practically an rho towns Oh
The South plains between Amarillo
and San Angelo Will boz represented.
with others from points between
San Angelo aud San Antonio. and b.
Is expected that the meeting vii
rank second boz Importance only 10
the organization Of the Panhandle
Division al Childross
Accompanying the Amarillo dele
CATION VAS party of Sees Mexico
and Colorado highway enthusiasts.
in three cars. from Trinidad Clay
Ton and Ration This party spent
sunday rIEht 100 ullhart. being met
on arrival 90 thr balhari city linn
its b. members OF the Daliam Coun-
- Good Roads Association aud
were later entertained az the Hotel
Do soto and given au Informal re-
cDpfi0n af the Elks club. where.
according 90 q member OF Colorado
contingent plans Ner" outlined to
bc pursued lt the San Angelo meet
ing io .b-.ug thr COlorad0-to-tho-
Gull Highway back with them
Tho uutpf state contingent inclu-
del thr follOwiug
From Trinidad Victor VI Frar.
Secretary OF the Chamber OF Com
MERGE. O. % samucls. T. j Rice 70
g. Wiboy and T. Welsh. mluag
ing editor OF thc Trinidad Adyor
tiser
Fray Clayton Mayor n O. Cha
rll0u. Judge T. q TOombs. mem
beer of the Colorado State Lcg.sla.
ture V z Mnnskcr sheriff Of In.
Ion County y ". and Charles
Couth
From Ration Chairman T. G.
Sporry of the County Board OF
Commissioners Dr G. i Whiicomb
Superintendent = " Conway Of IN,
Ration Public Schools. and Jay r
Conway city editor of the Rator
Range
We are going 10 san Angelo
with our pulling clothes on. said
Managing Editor Welsh Of the Trim
dad Advertiser we want THU
highway prophet drawn our way
for We are entitled To II by every
rls>lt OF excellent roads. dctcrmi
nation 10 make better ones. and
Incompatible scenic beauty. IN
Las Animua County alone there u
@ government appropriation o
$1,000 and this amount has beer
supplemented with special tax lev!
of $4,000, an OF which is to b.
spent in road Improvement
Along the same lines. city Edi
tor Conway of the Ration Rang
said
We hope to divert. once and fo
all, the large and still gruwiu
Texas automobile traffic 90 mi
route which viii pass through thi
place Heretofore. most of the tray
81 has been due north from ToNa
points through Wichita. Kansa,
via santa Pc trails route west To IN
mountains The proposed rout
will 20 northwest 10 Ration 40 m
foot Of the magnificent 20 mil
skyline" drive over Ration Pas
5000 feet above sea level. 90 Trir
dad thence north 60 Culorad
| Springs and Denver From Ratio
through Southern Colorado IA
highway passes through mountain
Gus country. the most boauiiU
stretch of which is the iamot
Scenic Highway crossing Ration Pas
the gateway into New Mexico, on,
q land mark ON the historic SAINT
II Fc trail
The party. including the ANA
lilo delegation. will return 10 "a
city by Friday