The Sentinel=record., 1914-07-07


 official party spent July first and sec ond in Colorado Springs, Manitou and the Pikes Peak region, on the return trip from San Francisco, where the Party went to select a site for tho Arkansas building at the Panama Pacizc exposition. Governor Hays particularly was interested in COln. rado's paas for highway developmsnt and in it's honor system for the work- ing of conyicts on the public roads. The party inspected the Ute Pass sec. ton of the Pikes Peak Ocean-to- Ocean highway, between Manitou and Gas, cade, this mountain road having hae.. rebuilt a few years ago by convict labor
 Your splendid roads are a credit to the state" said Governor Ha7s.
 Colorado has opened the eyes of the world in the adoption and empIoy- ment of convict labor on it's stats highways. and other states are doing well to follow che example. When return to Arkansas, l want to tell our peopie what you have done and to see whether some plan cannot be worked out in our state along this line. Wa are doing a great deal in Arkansas Tor tue development of good roads and our people are realizing more and more the importance of developed highways. The enterprising people of tsOiOr1HD fa, they have done along this line.
 Tn all our western trip we have seen nothing to equal the Pikes Peak region from a scenic standpoint. and the automobile roads in this district are perfect. We are ali delighted that we did not miss this treat, and It IS the hope of Mrs. Hays and my sell than we may in the future have opportunity to spend more time ia this peasant clmatA
 Arkansas will spend S100,OO0 on it's building and exhibits at the Panama Pacific exposition. Our state kas wonderful resources, and it means te let the world know what it has to of. fer'
 Governor Hays party arrived on the morning of July first, and the private cars were taken to Manitou. That afternoon the governor and say eral members of his party made the ascent of Pikes Peak by cog road. m the evening they accepted an invita- tion to attend the Billy Sunday meet ngs in progress at Colorado Sprfneq The next morning they were the guests of the Colorado SpringE Cham Der of Commerce, and under the di. rection of Leonard F. Curtis, a mem. Der Of the state highway commission. were taken on an automobile ride over the Pikes Peak Ocea1-toO Ocean highway in Ute Pass. through tho Garden Of the Gods. Broadmoor. south Cheyenne Canon and Seven Falls and back to Colorado Springs. Some of the members of the party spent their time on the links of the Colorado Springs Golf Club.
 Governor E. NJ. Ammons of Cole rado, sent the following message through Hon. Irving Howbert of Colorado Springs: T regret exceed- ingly that imperative arrangements la northern Colorado make it impossible Tor me to meet you ill Colorado Springs and sincerely trust that yonv stay here may be pleasant and that l may have the pleasure of meeting you and your party in Colorado al some future time.'
 The members of the Governors par ty were accompanied on the automo- bile ride by Mayor Charles L. Me kesson and members of the Chamber of Commerce committee. They all expressed themselves as pleased wit, the beauty of the region and the de velopment in roads and parks as shown them on the tri~
 The members of the Governors par .ty included the following prominent Arkansas citizens, in addition to Gov .eraor and Mrs. Hays: Col. F. B. r. Hollenberg, commissioner general for the Arkansas exhibit at the Pana hiaFacllc exposition, and Col. John W. Dean, both of the governors staff. and their wives; George R. Mann. of Little Rock, designer of the Arkansas capitol building and the Arkansas budding at the exposition; Milton Winham and daughter Miss Hortense Eugenia IWinham, who was elected as the prettiest girl in Arkansas and win have the honor of raising the flag at the dedication of the state building at the exposition; Fred F. Schroeder of Little Rock, assistant general pas senger agent of the Missouri Pacific. Iron Mountain and Arkansas railroad. Virgil A. Beeson, of Morrilton, presl- dent of the Arkansas Press associa- tion; Judge Harry E. Cook, Lake VII. lage; ]. M. Wallace Saratoga: Hon. Peter A. Deish of Helena; B. F. Big. ger, of Biggers; Sheriff s. w. Claude Of Fayetteville: Carrots Walker sec retary to Col. Deah Mrs. Mai Sparks Bryant of Harrisburg, enrolment clerk of the state senate. Mrs Iuev