Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-05-08
Vigorous Presentation of Road PRO.
bIcms la Address


The address of President Ralph e.
Twitchell of the New Mexico Good
Roads association at the morning
session OF that body In the CONNER.
cial Cluh buildin~ ;his morning was
splendid presentation uf the pro-
hlcms which must be solved iu the
task of securing an adequate highway
system for New Mexico and full OF
thoughtful recommendation as to ga J.,
best method at solving these pro-
b'ems. Colonel Twitchclls address
follows.
Fellow Members OF the New Mexico
Good Roads Association
Ladies' and gentlemen II Is not my
purpose. in making my report as
president of this association. To enter
into any academic discussion ot th"
objects for which the association was
formed or the principles Tor which
II stands do not know. and ! can
not undertake 20 say. what MAY bc
the .ipWs pf those who have In the
past cndcavored 20 maintain proper
system of highways and local roads
in this state relative to the efforts
and activities Of this assoc iution. II
is "a matter 90 small consequence
when such views or criticisms cna-
nate from politicians who happen TO
he holding office and who are charged
with the performance of public
duty. ia the execution uf which. " we
Judge hy experience, they have. in
many instances been wocfully dcre-
livt II this association stands Tor
one thing more than any other IL b.
the elimination OF political preference
and machine power IN the admins
tration. maintenance aud local con-
troll of the roads aud highways OF this
ttf Ms ht &
or member Of county road board,
who In the administration of the road
laws. b. guided and controlled hN po-
lltical considerations should hc con
demncd hy every citizen and tnXpay
or who al heart u interested iu the
upbuildiug uf this great common
wealth.
The construction and maintenance
ut our highways h today greater
factor In the economic growth of
communities Than over before in tho
history uf our country. Modern
methods of TRANSPORTATION and travel
impcrativcly demand modern meth
UdH in road construction, The city or
tuwn which IN today located upon q
well constructed and maintained
highway, receives daily material ben.
ciits unknown before the advent OF
modern motor vehicles. statistics
might be adduced ana references
cited relative 10 road Vonstrurtion
and bettermsnt IN sister states of the
Union which, from an educational
standpoint TO the every -day farmer
and business man. would prove Of
greater material value in their att-
tude toward those who are endeavor-
Ing bN the securing of good road laws
and good roads. to make and save
money for them, But these statistics
are hardly compatible with the Obj
iccts OF this address. 4 reading OF
any of our great periodicals. dealing
with motor vehicles ahd good roads.
will satisfy anyone that the stock VI
Information ON these subjects pos
sesscd by the average citizen is la
mentally deficient and la amount al
most unhelieva bie. Your average
farmer cor business man can learn
moro ana pruht grcater by reading q
good roads magazine than is usually
dreamed of In every day philosophy
The taxpayers of this state would se-
cure untold henehts u copies of these
magazines were distributed at public
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