Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-09-19

OF ROUTE HERE
WITHIN A WEEK
Part of TranscontinentaI High
ways viii Be Marked
From Here to Los Angeles
in Short Time.

ANi HHutH'lH Aahlofhldt Wnlcn y pditN
over the Ocean to-ocean highway viii.
be s.gn-posted To Albuquerque.
col. u. X u. Sellers, president Of
the ocean-to- ocean Highway associa-
ton, yosle rday received word from the
sign-posters, who are coming this way
/ in an auto truck. that they would he
here within seven days. The route
Of the sign posting auto was arranged
f By engineers and officials Of the Au-
iomobi e club Of Southern California,
who we're here some time ago. They
were followed by representatives who
induced every county in New Mexico
through which the Ocean-to-ocean
highway extends to pay sor sign-post-
ing the route within its boundaries.
Metal Posts Used.
The Touring Topics magazine for
September contains an account of the
start and part of the journey OF the
sign-posting auto truck 1t follows.
Travelling slowly eastward over tue
route of the National Old Trails high
way the transcontinental ign-posting
truck of'the Automobile club Of South.
ern California is on the first lap OF its
long Journey to Kansas city. Mo. one
by one the metal posts with their per-
manent direction signs attached are
being placed and already the entire
width OF the state of California has
been signed so that each man who
drives car over this portion OF the
southern route has the way so plainly
marked for him that the trip can be
undertaken without single map or
without the necessity Of verbal inquiry
Before the truck began its journey
il participated In n ceremony in which
the city officials OF Los Angeles, the
Chamber of Commerce and the Off
GERS and members of the Automobile
club OF southern California took part
The first sign of the thousands that
will be erected was placed In front
of the new building that is being con-
structed. President Baker and Vice
President Miller. OF the Automobile
club with Miss Trixie Fraganza, the
famous Coincidence, assisted in erect
ing this first one of the direction signs
The truck was then christened with
appropriate ceremony, and. the truck
leading a long procession Of motor
cars drove to the city hail where act
Ing Mayor Whiffen presented the
truck crew with letters addressed to
the mayors of Denver and Kansas
City and the big Moreand rolled out
of Los Angeles and took the boule-
ward for San Bernardino and the ac-
tual beginning of a great sign-posting
project was under way.
Post Locations Selected.
The departure of the clubs sign post
ing truck from Los Angeles marks the
completion OF long and ufduous
by representatives of the
club in visiting each of the
scores of counties through which the
route passes between Kansas City aud
Los Angeles. The boards of supervis-
ors and the county commissioners of
all of these counties were interviewed |
and their cooperation and assistance
secured for the enterprise. Many
months were consumed by the clubs |
road crews and engineers in charting I
the entire length of the highway and |
noting the thousands of beaten points /
at which IL is necessary that direction ,
signs or danger signals be erected in !
order to adequately sign post the I
whole route.
The preliminary work has been so /
accomplished that the To-
cation Of every sign post is marked I
and each sign of the four thousand I
that viii be placed has already been /
A carload of posts and 1
signs has been shipped to Colorado I
point and from there the signs will be /
reshipped to intermediate towns both (
east and west to await the arrival Of /
the truck
The truck itself Is undoubtedly the +
best equipped and most complete ve-
hicle for sign posting work that has
ever taken the road. The chassis of
.hree-ton car has been fitted with an
built body, subdivided into
compartments. each en-
closed so that none of the tools or of
he signs or posts or any part of the
equipment of the crew is exposed.
To Mark Feeders.
The heavy metal posts are stored on
he lower floor of the truck and over
hem is built second floor which
Seeps them in place and concealed
rom view The hundreds of metal
Iigns that the truck carries are ranged
II grooves along one side of the car
md are reached through doors that
1t evenly with the side of the body
rhe opposite side Is arranged to carry
he camping equipment OF the crew.
ools tor erecting the posts and signs.
cooking utensils and extra equipment
or the truck. Special tanks for oil,
.asolre and water are a component
art Of the truck body and a refrigl
ratof for carrying food is also d built
n feature OF the car Cots and bedding
or the crew of three men are ar
4 the body so that they may be turned
n end and strapped to the back Of the
rivers seat
The most important divergent roads
hat the club sought to sign are the !.
wo connecting highways through
colorado known as the Great North !,
nd-south highway and the Lincoln !
lemorial highway The first of these !
Dads connects Trinidad, which Is on IN
he route of the National old Trails D
cad, with Denver, and the second ex- G
ends from Denver through northeast
I'm Colorado and northwestern Ne =
raska to its intersection with the Lin
DIN highway at Big Springs, Neb.
Kansas Counties Line Up.
The cooperation OF the Denver Mo- ,
Or club and the state Of Colorado was
nlIsted By the automobile club In its !