Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-10
0CEAN-T0-0CEAN
HIGHWAY IMPROVES;
ROADS FAIRLY GOOD

Bulletins from the most important
points along the Ocean-to-ocean high
wa, aud santa Fe tran. for the week
ending August Z, are 10 the effect
that roads along the route are mueh
better than they were two weeks ago.
The various reports submitted To mo-
florists hy D. X. Il. Sellers, of Anu
duerque, president Of the Ocean-to-
ocean Highway association, through
Secretary John Becker, Jr., are as
follows.
Ration. n. NJ, Aug. Roads muddy
but passahle. Rain most every day
T.. G. Sperry
Santa re, Aug. s.-Reports from
tourists passing here from Ration.
over the road via Las Vegas TO Santa
Fe, are that II is rapidly recovering
from the continued recent storms
which have now abated. The worst
stretch of road. five miles east of Clio
rleta. Is rapidly getting IN shape ana
passable Teams haul autos. gratis,
across the Mora at Watrous. Bridge
across the Gallisteo Rio at Domingo
open for traffic. Road from Santa
Fe to Albuquerque very fair and safe
during any kind of weather. james
A. French, state engineer.
En- Route New York 10 Los Angeles.
Albuquerque, n. NJ. Aug. 5.-Road
across the state Of Kansas in excellent
condition No recent rains. From
la Junta. Colo, to Trinidad, Colo,
the road Is muddy. Ration pass is In
good condition aud made without
chains. From Ration south 10 Santa
Fe the road Is quite rutty--the results
Of previous rains. From Santa fe to
Albuquerque the road IS very good
A. Ognibena and party.
Belen, n. NJ. Aug. 6-Road Albu-
iauerdue TO Socorr0, Via Carthage,
may be travelled. however. quite rough
owing 60 washes from the frequent
rains. BY way Of Becker, Becker-So-
zorro road, travelling is out of the
question at present However. a gang
of men and teams Is busy there on
repairing same Roads to Belen good.
John Becker. Jr
Magdalena. n. NJ. Aug 3.-Roads
are in much better condition. Tour
! ist will have no trouble IN getting
through Roads have been worked
on where heavy rains washed them
/ ont. Ne rains here To amount to any
thing since Tuesday, July IS. the
rainy season seems To be over. A. Is.
I Honeywell, Mgr Machine. Automobile
F a Construction Co.
( springerville, Ariz.. Aug. l.-Road
to Globe over mountain very muddy.
Hard 10 get over Road to Holbrook
IAN right Gustave Becker
Phoenix. Ariz., Aug 3. - Arizona
motorists coming from the White
mountains report heavy rains and a
general muddy condition in the hills
the other side Of Globe The Ocean
/ ta-ocean highway this side of Globe
along the Roosevelt roads in eN-
eelent condition. though rough in
some places. due to the heavy traffic
OF summer Vacationers, From Phoe-
nix west, the worst road is In the val
ley. where haulage Of heavy grain
crops with almost no rain has cut up
surface producing much dust ON the
desert us far as within a few miles
Of Yuma roads are pretty good, hul
Yuma district Is also afflicted win
usual summer dust patches. Lyle An-
bolt, Arizona Republican.
Kingman. Ariz.. Aug 4.-rhe rains
I'm this county thu past week have
lereatly improved road conditions
While il has been warm and sultrs
many autoisls haze made the trip &c
the Grand canyon and many othei
points OF interest IN northern Arr
aon8 The appropriation of Sto,0Vs
hy the United states government, Mo
have county and san Bernardint
county will shortly be available L
build ia the bridge AZ Topeck ovel
the Colorado river but IN the mean
time tho railroad bridge is being pnl
In shape for the accommodation 81
travellers The big outfits Of teams
and men are making dirt fly across
the county in the building Of the cas-
ana west highway that is to become
part of the old Trails roads. Ansot
Il Smith