Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-04-02
CONCERTED MOVEMENT
FOR NEW AUTO ROUTE

An early aud concerted movement
on the part o. the towns and cities
along the Fort Worth = Denver tfv
from TeslIne 10 wichita Falls %
the end that the colorado springs
Good Roads Association. in a letter
received yesterday by secretary hol-
man Of the Chamber OF Commerce
This Is in line Nth suggestion
made b. Interested parties boz ANA
rlllO. and 10 Is deemed certain thsi
an early and united effort viil b"
made by all 'he counties along me
proposed route
The letter Of Wr Tal"y follows
Wichita Fails. TEXAS. March -.
ltsf3 Citizens OF Al Towns on r.
lW I'D O. rs Dear slrs Refer
ring % correspondence nat has
passed betNeen Colorado springs
Chamber ~ Commerce and myself.
copies o. which ! sent 20 you having
received encourglng answers from
Amarillo. Memphis Quanah and 9TH
ers. and believing that our combined
efforts awaken Interest boa each coun-
~ on the Fort Worth 4 Denver city
RaiiVay 20 the extent ~ causing ne
bad places between Goodlsii and
Clarendon remsdied and the whole
route PIT Doc better condition. ] noH
suggest that 49, Oh Join In al Effort
"a NJ once perfect organization Of
all towns possible bete""n Colorado
Springs aud wichita Falls Via ANA
Irillo. forming the Colorado 10 Gul'
route II by this means we can az
compllsh the road Improvement ne
cessary for that sort Of highway yoi
can positively count on Wichita Falls
pulling for the success Of this route,
also upon our taking OF our costs
and hitting from the shoulder. IN
harmony Vith sou towards making u
an acceptable one 10 The public "
OF course remains win each county
10 pui lts own shoulder 20 mo wheel
and make Itself saf" link iu th"
whole chain. but aIihout organiha
ltlon little wlIl boz done Giving a
highway name and signboarding u
does not make it a highway w.
have 10 deliver the goods In lh"
shape Of acceptable roads.
put THIS matter before our Cham
her of Commerce and they we're IN
animous .u approving my recommen.
dalton 10 do this. and they Instruct
ed our highways committee OF which
am the chairman. 10 Join you ~
this aud help sou work out the de
tails A. the spring travel viii soon
begin I think Il important We take
immediate steps. and ! suggest that
Vernon Immediately take this NJ
with Oklauuion and Tolbert- and
Quanah With Chilico'he. Acme and
Goodle't aud Childfess with Kirk
land and Cary and Eselline. and Mem
lphis with NeWlin. Giles and iledley
Clarendon With Leila Lake and Sou
Ithard and Amarillo with Goodnight
| CLAUDE Washburn and towns vest
Also that Amarillo and Memphis see
whether or not Chlldress and Clar-
Tendon will comply With this request
land arouse proper interest ICE Their
RESPECTIVE counties wichita Falls
will look after Electra Iowa Park
and this end. and Ne noV have this
up With towns between here and
Fort Worth In communicating with
these towns l"' us arrange FOR an
early meeting al once al some point
conveuient between here and Colora-
do Springs. organize Nth proper OF
| ficers. and executive committee com
posed OF one man from each county
on the route other Committees de-
cided upon an appropriate name Tor
this highway adopt "a definite route
through each county and town With
the understanding that 10 NAV later
be- changed 10 run around any town
that falls 20 show proper Interest oi
TO do the road Improvement ueces.
sary. then have The entire route az
curately logged fully marked and
signboarded. tho To- published and
route advertised throughout the
country The marks and signhoards
20 be done by each county u az.
coardance with a uniform system 10
be- adopted by the association.
| have no doubt that tho Fort
uror,h 4 DeuV.r civ RaNVay towns
between here and Fort Worth will
Join our organization. which viii
will give Ms straight route all The
way down the Denver from Amarillo
20 Fort Worth. They are doius some
splendid road work and 7 think that
such Improvement will result In the
Fort Worth & Denver City Railway
route between here and Fort Worth
being made the permanent Meridian
| Road" between here and Fort Worth
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