The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1913-09-25

OF Subto C0o8yOS0oo W. u. busSs
kisford Of Missouri 10 NJ the head !
believe thDt the seaiimest Of the
romssittee NJ the present tims il ~
favor Of better local roads TO the rail-
road stations. personally am in IA
vor Of building roads under the STU
psrvisjos Of the state Highway com
mission. The first division fsvorS
the national bureau for transsontin-
entail Highways. This latter method
will not result for several year, II II
ever does ssd I believe the oaly ~.
lution 10 for the sovesanent TO hcip
the STATE aad ist the state build the
roads
"0as schs0s prsseaisd BY Goa.
gresham wsTburton 10 for = special
tax ON tobacco. cigars and snun.
THIS hs claims will raise yearly
rsvesae Of n, least O.o"o.ooo .
year. No such bill u possible al the
present isrm Of eoaxre~s.
u an In favor Of y achem~ where
by the government wtll allow each
state to dispose Of lauds owned In
,hs, state By the government. These
lands could b. sold aud the money
turned over to the state highway
commissioners TO he expended on the
roads. The sale OF pablo domain In
my estimation II the most feasible
solution Of the problem ., the pres
ens tine. Should Colombo be al
lowed 10 sell 200. 900 scrrs Of iaad
NJ auction NJ reasonable terms to
the farmers. n state highway fund Of
millions OF dollars could he created
within ten years. Tho members Of
congress from the west ask tor the
backing up Of the people In some
scheme whereby the government
may be able 10 assist Ia building
roads without = direct taxation on
the people. The time. has come To
cease the Capitalization Of power nj
Washington and fas the states to
have more power In tho building Of
their roads. Personally I favor the
sale al the public domain not bring
Ing In any revenue sAd allowing the
state highway commissioners to sp-
propvlaie the susds derived for tho
benefit Of roads,
Among the cities represented al,
the meetiaEs yesterday were the fo!-
lowing: Alamosa. Durango. Trini-
dad. - vets. Waisenburg. Silverio1.
Mauxanola. Colorado Springs. Blau-
ca. sa&uaehs. Center. villa Grove.
Canon City. Florence. sslids aud Pa
Goxa Spring..
While the three prime motives of
the convention had been for the rat,-
fication Of the completion Of ths
Rainbow Route. the ratification Of
the Colorado to the Gulf assoc Ia, lon e
actions a. their recent meeting In
New Mexico. and the perfection OF
the organization OF the Rocky Noun
tain division OF that association and
the organization Of the Spanish Trail
association, she weather prevented
the attendance Of the Rainbo~
Route association members from the
west. Early In the week It was
learned that there had been heavy
rains In the canons and SHOWS In tbs
mountain pa~ses which would pro-
ven, the delegates from attending.
II had been assured tha, there would
be at least 200 from SaIida on ths
west at the meeting. OF this mum.
Der there were but five who bravct
the storms. the delegation from sa.
gnache who came by auto to Salidu
and on down by train.
II has been planned TO hold a
meeting Of the Rainbow Route asso.
citation at 10 o'clock this mornin,
, at the Commerce club rooms for tn,
purpose of discussing several natter
which have come up at the two meet.
lngs Of the other association will BIZ
held when 1t is hoped to have full
delegation from the north and ives
as from the San Luis valley In at
tendance.
Last evening banquet and recep
ton was rendered the visitors At tn,
Vail Sotel. Plates had been laid rol
100 people and every one was file,
at the opening of the festivities. TIL,
, menu was excellent and was followe,
, by number of impromptu talks b!
the visitors.
!, The banquet was presided over b.
Z. X. McClain. Of Canon City, presi
dent Of the Rainbow Route associa
ton and a member of the state boar,
CT highway commissioners. MIR. Nc
: CLAIM made few brief remarks, ex
pressing his regret that 1t had beel
impossible for the members OF tn
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