The chronicle=news., 1913-09-12
WITH RoAD
WORK IN COUNTIES
OF 50. COLORADO

Pueblo. Sept l:.-Returning from
= trip Of several hundred miles. Com
missioner Of Highways Thomas J.
Ehrhart. c. X. McLain OF Canon City.
Commissioners Glsscoe and Hixgins.
who accompanied Mr.. iEhrhart are
home after having left the city last
Monday for the purpose OF Inspect.
ing the road work being done on
southern Colorado. The entire par
~. all OF whom are practical road
builders and judges OF road construc-
tion. were surprised At the interest
being taken In road building. and At
the splendid manner In which other
counties are constructing new high
ways.
Speaking Of some of the details Of
the trip Commissioner Ehrhart said:
what impressed all Of US most was
the pride every county IL taking In
the good roads movement. II seems
TO have taken on the scope OF . con-
test In road construction. 20 eager
arc the counties not to fail behind
In the movement. Everywhere wc
went wc found an Increasing inter-
est. and . desire To accept suKEcs-
tions concerning the best ways Of
building roads In each particular Soc
tion Of the state. Local roadbuiiding
conditions differ In various sections
Of The state: there are different kinda
OF soil to handle. all Of which r..
quirrs diffescn, methods Of handling
II to obtain best results and wc were
all pleased At the readiness with
which our suggestions were accept
I'd.
"Wc left Pueblo last Moaday. went
south 10 walsrnburg over the new
North and South trail. which L. BE-
Ing put Into perfect condition. and
which will require only swo or three
lishi rains to make Il A. good as the
Colorado sprinks road. Form Wal
srnhurs wc went to Ia vess. thence
over the pass into tho Han Luis val.
ley where We found extraordinary
interest IN road building. The San
Luis valley 10 In fine shape through
the mos. thickly settled sections. and
the circle trip through the foothills
around the northern and western
sections Of the valley b great.
I'VE returned 10 wslsesb burg.
where . mectiaG Of county officials
representing every county in the San
Luis valley also those from.l.as AMI.
mas and Hucrsano counties. ~as held
and was very much kAriificd Al the
results of tho meeting. County Com
snis'oncss Gissroc and Higgins told
of what vas bcink done around Pu.
cbso 10 make Il the banner road bull
ding county In tho state. Mr.. Nc.
Lain told of the Rainbow route eoa.
sesuctton. and ! gave an out line oi
the general work being done BY the
state highway eommisaion. and tho
remarks of all who spokc at tho meet
ing srct med 10 be highly appreciss.
Cd
MY Idea II that tho pcopic oush,
10 stop Tu,bhiiax about Official trans.
continental routes and bend their
encrstrs toward building = network
Of good roads into sjl desirable and
attractive srrtious ofthc state. That
Will rcsnlt In keeping tourists In tho
state. and that u what We want. To
my mind tho North and South trail
u most important. and shoaid he pu,
into perfect condition to keep the
southwestern trssc, from solak to
California by making trip to Col
ord" an easy one. with plenty os xpo,i
roads after tcurisss get here. Az us
uaI your county commissioners came
In for much praise for their splendid
work In road building In Pueblo
county which Ia accorded the banner
good roads county In Colorado"