Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-07-21
Shelton at shiprook Offers TO
DO Part in Completing
Pennington Gallup Road at
Once.
PLANS FOR coon ROADS
HOLIDAY ARRANGED

Invited secretary ortal Ricketts, ~
the Farmlnaton Board OF Trade 10
accompany him In his auto 90 make
an inspection tour Of the road be-
tween FArmlnEton and shlprock. with
q view 10 seeing what action could
be brought 10 hear on the matter "a
establishing the road. a. the bridge
was assured.
The road seems to be IN need %
considerable repair, owing partly 10
the dry weather, which has made the
repair Of reads 4 difhcuit matter, and
partly TO the lack of proper construc-
tion ana care. Il IL very difficult %
make good time on thu road from
Pennington 20 the hoeback Ia Its
present condition. while the road on
the reservation. which commences 40
the hogback, can be travelled over az
q speed 81 from twenty to twenty
ave miles an hour.
The road on the reservation has
been crowned and topped with gem
erour layer OF shale. which abounds
al along the road.
superintendent shelton made the
proposition 10 secretary Ricketts,
that he would pat the entlrc road.
that Ia on his part 0f The re8erva-
ton. IN as good shape as that beyond
the hogback. IL the people Of Farm
lngtOn and Fruitiand and the lower
valley would but put the twenty five
mile stretch OF road from FARMING
ton 10 the hogback In as good condi-
ton.
This In very good proposition aud
A..
is busy making plans for a good
roads holiday The town ~ to CLOSE
down It's business activity on this day
aud the citizens Will turn out and
help 10 build up the worst places In
the road. SO far everyone who has
been asked 10 take part has agreed
To do his part when called upon.
Commissioner OF Roads John &.
Hubbard has promised "a assist IN
making the plans for the work on
the good roads day. and mas also
agreed 10 mt tprce ~ men AZ work
on the road several days previous to
the big turnout 10 take care OF tho
preliminary grading that win be nee
essary In parts OF the road.
superintendent shelton has gener-
uusly promised the Use of his road
grader ana eight horses with which
to pun t. The people All along the
valley through which tho road passes
have expressed their Willingness 20
get Qua for a day ard work the rond.
with these forces. Joined by others
from Flora Vista and Aztec. the good
road day Ia san Juan county Will re-
suit In the construction aud repair
ing OF the road necessary to estab-
fish the Gallup mail read.
Leaving Pennington there IN fair
~ good road. with the exception OF
disconcerting chuck holes. until sand
Ia encountered on this side Of the
Coolidge arroyo az the Firtland flour
mill. There are about two miles Of
this road that need to be crowned up
and shaled, although there II only
about "A half mile that is almost inn
pasaable with autos. This portion OF
the road is one that should receive
the first attention when work Is COM
menced on the road.
From the Hour mill To Fruitland
the road can be put In first class con-
dition with IA little work properly APP
piled.
The place on the road which ls
both difficult and dangerous 10 tray-
81 Is the HIN at the coal mine. Tho
road commissioners sought 90 eiim-
mate this by building road up the
side Of the mesa Work has been Ia
progress on this grade for some
months, bw unfortunately Il took
more funds than was anticipated. hut
IL is hoped to get Il IN shape soon.
The read Is in In comparatively
fair condition. excepting of course
the eternal chuck holes that should
be iilled In. from the coal bank hlli
Ia the Shumway arroyo which cross
es the road In the Jewett valley This
road was built on solid ground. but
several years aEo cloudbursi uc-
/ CURED In the head % the arroyo aud
deiuEe OF water came down. spreads
ing out for two or three miles over
the nat through which the road
passes, nlling II from one 10 two feet
deep with sand. Since this Il 81 rare-
" that an auto can pull through
without having to be ahOvolcd and
pushed out by passengers. When the
secretary OF the board Of trade went
through this sand with Mr. shelton
he WAS Obliged 10 shovel sand aad
push the car with the sun boiling
down hot enough o. bake an ostrich
egg. This h undoubtedly tho worst
place On the entire road.
Several parties interested hi the
road ara going down saturday of this
week or the FIRST OF next week and
pick out "A route for the road along
the hills 90 the nsrth of the arroyo.
This viii make the road some three-
quarters Of a mile longer, but viii IN
sure IA solid and permanent road bed.
a portion of the road from this
place 90 the hosback has alrceds
been shaded. and ls Ia fair condition,
and with "a little work ihe balance
can also be put into good shape
Az soon ~ al plans are completed
Tor the work 10 be carried QUE on
road dag, a date will be- SCI for the
event. The ladies viii be asked ~
prepare commlssarS wagon for the
occasion, as workers must be wei
fed.
N everyone Interested viii but do
their part. the hardest work on the
road will be completed, gRd the auto