Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-08-20


The foregoing manifeat# 10y the ex-
ccutive committee OF thE itate Good
Roads association. NAKED September
10 officially Good Roads day IN New
Mexico and the project which had It's
inception at Las Vegas " being en-
Enthusiastically taken up all over the
state. Albuquerque good roads en-
thuslasts have az once begun laying
plans for tho proper and effective OBJ
Eervance of the day here.
81 believe the best piece OF road 20
which 60 turn our attention on Good
Roads day II the thirteen mile
stretch on tho east side OK the river
between here and Isleta." said Mayor
Sellers today. Let twenty-six cara
turn out. each loaded with az large
a crew as II can handle. each car 60 be
assigned half mile OF road. BY this
method days work would complete
ia first-class road between here and
/ the nearest dig tourist attraction. A
sufficient number OF teams could be
used with whatever tools necessary
and n little elbow grease ans enthusi-
asm would complete most important
link In the Canine Real down the Rio
p
cst need 81 good road. Los Lunns
IL going 90 have celebration az the
opening of the new court house and
u might he suggested To- the people
down there. to include IN their cele-
hrstion similar attack on the road
Setween Los Lunas and Islcta. This
would mean the immediate compile
ton Of good road from mere To Los
Luuas."
The mayors suggestion has mel
with Immediate favor Isle'a Is ths
nearest and most popular Sightseeing
adjective point for tourists and good
road 90 the old pueblo would create
n big pleasure traffic between here
and fslcta.
MISSOURI WOMAN
As GOOD ROADS BOOSrEI
Fulton. Mo. Aug, e0.-Miss Bettt
Gaiwith. reputed 10 he the wcalthles
woman in Galloway county, and one @
the largest land owners In the king
dom" will he one OF the active work
ers during good roads week here
Miss Galwith lives In the section hay
ing the largest amount of good diF
roads In proportion 10 acreage In thi
farm In sklrted by more good dir
roads than any other in the county
And these good dirt roads were ac
qulred through Miss Galwith's EFFORT
During the last ten years she ha
hitched two teams of famous Missoui
mules to a drag and has dragged "a
highways in the vicinity OF her HON
until they are models of their kine
Miss Oaiwith also has gotten he
neiEhbors interested In the drag sys
tenn and altogether they have work
ed wonders.
The GaiAth home 10 six mile
northeast OF Fulton and here Mia
Galwitn manages an estate Of approx
imately 1900 acres. she Is an 81
pert horsowoman. automobile drive
and also can coerce a team OF stui
born mules into doing most anythin
she wants Her farm contains son
choice specimens OF Missouri hybrid
and Miss Galwith IL especially prou
Of a famous saddle mare in her "a
bles. She owns an automobile and
good. weather makes her trip 70 Flu
toll IN the machine.
Tier interest Ia good roads dat
back to when the split DRAG was mr.
advocated as the cheapest aud be
method % building good roads, MI
Galwith took up tho idea and throue
her own practical demonstration
satisfied herself that what good roa'
supporters said about the efficacy
this method was true. She has se
eral kinds OF drags and uses them a
cording 10 tho condition of the roal
aud the seasons OF the year. In sprin
when the roads are muddy and q
most rains occur In her busiest tim
and every other duty about the mr
IL o secondary matter when the roa