Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-06-13
HEADED BN PRESIDENT WILL
hhS on COLORADO-TO.GlLE
ASSOCIATION.
RECEPTION TO VISITORS
Importance of Good Roads Discuss
eel aud Value of Tourist High
way Through This section
j. Emphasized.

New and forward impetus was Civ
On the COlorado-to-the-Gulf High
way project last night by the arrival
of o h. Williams OF Bowie. presi-
dent Of the Colorado-to-the-Gdlf
Highway Association. Panhandle Di-
vision NJ r. Leonard. engineer of
the Interstate Highway Association
Marcug Dods, representative OF the
Automobile Blue Book Publishing
Company Of Chicago. and delega-
tion Of progressive Dalhart citizens,
composed OF Hon. G.. II. Walker, W.
H. Wagner $. Coon. &. T. Williams
and T.. = Frederick.
President Williams and party
were on the second lap ui the first
official tour of the highway route
paralel'ng the Fort Worth a Den
yer city railroad and touching the
Denver towns from TeXline 10 Wich-
ita Falls They were met near Du-
mas by a delegation from Amarillo
which included Mayor ". +. Gee,
County judge ". NJ. Jeter, Secretary
Holman of the Chamber of Com
merce, President G. O. Wolflu OF
the Potter County Good Roads Asso-
citation Walter Crossctt. Sam u
Vaughn, G.. G.. Maddox. NJ. J slim
son. G. u Yost. Horace Gooch, Len
Mcclellan and W NJ Edmiston The
party encountered rain-hcayy roads
enroute but made Amorillo before Z
O'Clock
At night a reception was held at
the Chamber of Commerce rooms, at
which an opportunity was given the
visitors to go more fully into the pro
iect. and to give their views with
regard to the feasibility Of the route
and the most effective methods OF
going after the highway.
Ia special recognition OF the pro
Rrcssive spirit manifested by the
Dalhart delegation, Hon. c. Herbert
Walker was called TO the chair. and
upon assuming It. invited President
Williams 10 address the gathering
The speaker went into detail In q
forceful and convincing manner
Strength was added 90 his argument
by statements OF the results achirv-
ed by good roads work Ia Montague
Wise aud Clay Mr. Williams told
of the elegant roadWays built in his
county. without cooperation OF the
people who most benefited thereb,
Of the effect which they had upon
homeseekers, aud Of adoption of this
road as part OF the Meridian Road
by the officials of that important
highway he ucclarcd that the road
could be- built through this and all
Panhandle counties at One-third the
cost 90 his home county of Montague
and urged the citizenship 20 fall
strongly in line for a project which
would result In general good one
emphatic statement was made hy the
speaker. which carried special weight
lie asserted that Montague count
would not exchange her superb
stretch of improved roadway for d
railway of the same length through
the county
Marcus Dods. representing the
Blue Book Company, was the next
speaker. Tie talked al considerabl,
len-th on the purposes OF the Blue
Book. aud Of the material profit
which would accrue 20 all this sec.
tion from the building and mainte.
nance of the Colorado-to-the-Guli
highway Hc told OF the thousands
of miles travelled annually in the In.
tere.t oi his publication. which was
an accepted authority on roadways
in the United States and assured
his auditors that he would render
ever. ala possible in making The
highway project certainty he
stated loo response 10 Inquiries by G.
n Sos. that the roIte from ANA
rillo north to Ration would tap one
of tho finest stretches of roadway iu
the Nr.t. aud would put as directly
in liur for large share of the tour
ist travel east TO west
Mr u1Is. Ras followed by Eugin.
Ger 81 r Leonard. Who talked brief
Is hu. f0 the point he stated that
after Inspection the roadways ira
yers.I yesterday. it was possible for
Poiter County 10 construct a per.
feet roadway according 10 specifi.
cation. of fbe most cXacting standard
al cost of from $50 10 Sluo per mile
" o. Wagner OF Dalhart Sas then
called upon hy chairman Walke-. Mr.
Wasrsr resp0nding with enthusi-
afm and a-9r. told how tourist traf
IT, had been lost 20 Amarillo and
Dalhsft. through lack OF cooperative
effor- ana advertising. and asserted
that paIhart could be- depended upon
10 do her un share. and more u
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