The Glenwood post., 1913-01-04

For months the good roads enthusi.
asts of this aud adjoining counties
have been devoting time and breath 10
discussing ways and means for ma king
better roads. They have planned no
less than half dozen thoroughfares
aesoss the state; they have discussed
and 1t times almost "cussed" the va.
visus boards Of county commissioner
fos failure to do this or that piece Of
road work. But through it all they
have never come to the front with the
greatest need-the cold cash to pay tn,
sxpense Of the work.
Bot the dawn is breaking the obsta.
eles are fast disappearing and in the
Light shining through the clouds is seen
. sure way whereby the actual WORK
4 may be, e,accomplished and the roads put
I IN shape for the much desired autoiss
. - well al. for the farmer, who hauls
heavy loads 70 the market. , .,
The national government recently an.
nounced its willingness to distribute
ss0s e300,o00 among thirty Of the
states At the rate of 10000 eaeh, pro
vidins The states would give . IKE ,ppq
tswasa The sfsnR le&d xssk. Colo.
rsdo accepted tie offer and will receive
her proportion II the $4,000 To this
must then be added the &2l,5O3 which
was given to this state from the forest
~ department under the bill of Senator
Guggenheim. This makes a total of
43l SOB which is now available for road
work on roads within the forest re-.
serves in Colorado.
During November o the past year
Supervisor H. H. French of the Holy
Cross reserve made a trip with the
county commissioners of Eagle county
to the east line of the reserve, white,
is the east line Of Eagle county and
which crosses Tennessee pass. With
them he discussed methods for over
esAiAg Aitchell hill and other bad
places in the road, which is part of
one Of the Highways proposed for the
tsassesntinental highway. He was as
sured by the Eagle couHty commission.
ere that they were ready and willing
to do all within their power to put the
road in good condition. He announces
that the Holy Cross reserve will have
$1,000 to contribute toward the work
within Eagle county. The commission.
ers announced their willingness TO ex.
pend at least $500 .nu perhaps more
II needed, to complete the work. Tha
forestry department will supervise the
spending of its appropriation. The
Lake county commissioners did not com
nit themselves regarding what would
be done ON their side Of Tennessee pass
but it is believed that the incoming z
commissioners will be more than willin q
to meet the Eagle county commissioners
and the forestry department in putting
the road in good shape over the pass
1t is proposed to abandon the present
AoSASA USe"cSh ohuO 8Au y poiuL neal
Leadville and use the old narrow
gusge railroad grade. This will dc
away with Mitchell hill and other bal
features Of the road and will give .
grade which does mot exceed six pei
cent at any point. It win, in fact
mako one Of the finest pieces Il rsad.
way between Denver and this city. Fo.
nearly one and one-baIf miles ths
bssstiful Mount Of the Holy Crsss ses
be ssen.
''I sxpset - do IN tie wsrt ped.
BE With tAs neaey at Aaaa,' aa
1f. French 70 H. Pest. "It h NJ In
tss<isa to do right what ws tzy e 4
cd esaplete what W eaa witAssl
apesadiag The nsney over - nseh ter
ritssy that no ssction II IL road viii
- mad better. BY following Nj
plAa ys can in tias gee IL whsls ysal
h I'D sAape."
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