The chronicle=news., 1913-06-17
TO
60 TO TEXAS.
G0OO ROADS
MEETING

bTuutuUu VIII hcuO y IuSe ueIt&S-
tiou OF boosters TO the good roads
convention 10 bs held at San Angelo.
Texas. on June :5. at which time
. route for the Gulf.to-c0l0rado
highway may be mapped out. AZ =
special meeting Of the directors OF
the chamber Of commerce last nixhi.
attended BY automobile owners and
citizens interested. in road projects.
the advisabiiity OF sending dclcxa-
tion to the Texas town was discussed
aud the plan endorsed with cousid-
cradle enthusiasm. An effort will
bc made by = committee to have ut
least three cars make the five humid
red miir trip that the twelve or
more local boosters may advertise
TO the tourists Of the Lone Star state
that the best aud most feasible route
ino Colorado il by way Of Clayon
and Ration. \. ~. over the state
highway into Trinidad. and thence
by the northern road to WalscnburK.
Pueblo. Colorado springs and Dcn-
yer.
A. l.. Branson p~rsidrd and the
purIsosr OF the meeting aud the de-
tails OF the proposed highway pro-
jcct was explained by secretary Vic
tor 81 Frisr. Those prcssst To dis
cuss the project besides the president
aud secretary were T. A. Thompson
Floyd Bcsurharnp. Charles Bailey. l..
A. Hauawald. J. ]. J. Abcrcrombic.
y. e. Hall. J. =. sherman. ]. 4. Bcii.
X. 3. Gregory. =. p. Wood. r. c.
Fsrquharson. Charles Samuel. }. 3.
Grtshsrn. W. ~. Jameson. A. r. Hol-
lenbeck and J. o. Packer.
Mr.. frisr explained that = high
way was 10 be established across the
state OF Texas cxtsndinx from the
nostheru boundary 10 Corpus Christi
- ::.~ Oah coast and thst three DIT.
Tereat routes had been proposed.
one extehdinG through 4 corncr OF
New Mexico. touching Clayton. Dcs
Auines. Ration and thence into Trim
idad and north to Denver. one going
through Springfield In Baca county
snd thence to Lamar to Pueblo aud
north. and one soinx through Okla
homa and Kansas. connecting with
the Santa Fc trail to La .lunta to
Pueblo and north. lie suggested that
= party Of boosters 10 by auto To San
Angelo prepared to work for the
Trinidad route In Colorado.
The question discussed was whcth-
cr not cars could bc donated for
tho trip or whether Il would he nee
essary to rent cars for the trip. T.
A. Thompson offered to drive his
car and take 4 PARTY Of four. II WINS
finally decided TO appoint 4 commit.
tee to sec automobile men and Gu
dcavor to get the use OF ears and TO
make all arrangements for the trip.
The committee named Ii composed Of
Secretary v. N. Friar. r. e. Far
quharaon and Charles Samuel. Each
member OF the party will pay his
own expense and the party will leave
here Saturday morning as the trip
Will probably take three days each
way. Tho plan 10 to pick up cara
At Ration and Clayton. as the New
Mexico boosters Will cooperate with
Trinidad In behalf OF the route
through these towns. II was an
nounced that Thomas McHcnry.
agent Of the Continental OIL COM
pany. had offered TO sell gasolinc and
oil at cost for the cars making the
trip.
II WAS pointed out that the auto
mobile travel from Texas will he
great. that for tho Knight Templar
conclave In August \ number Of cars
will be coming to Denver and the
shortest or best route will be the
one to be taken. 1t was considered
probable that IL u concerted effort
was made at this convention that
Trinidad could be put on the estab-
fishcd route from the sulf coast.
A number Of other road projects
OF interest to Trinidad were discuss
cd at thie meeting.