Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-12
RATION WORKING
FOR circle
DRIVE
rs BACKING MOVEMENT TO SEND
TOURISTS BY WAY OF
TAOS ROAD

TAOS ROAD
Ration is boosting with all her might
the campaign to attract tourist traffic
over a route through that city, through
Cimarron canyon, Cuesta and Red
River to Taos; then looping back
through Cimarron to Ration. This
part of the scheme cannot be objected
to by anybody, but Ration is going
farther by advising tourists to pro-
ceed onward from Taos to Santa Fe,
thus cutting out Las Vegas and many
cities north of here from the trans
continental travellers route. So far this
plan has not been successful, owing to
the fact that the circle drive is not
in good condition.
The latest number Of the Ration
Range had the following to say about
road matters:
Dimick Baldwin, chairman of the
county road board, accompanied by
Road Commissioner Livingston, Will
lis G. Brown and NJ. Weisenthal,
the latter an ex-eounty commissioner
of Milwaukee county, Wisconsin,
made run by automobile with Ray
mond Davis driving to Red River hill
on Saturday morning, returning the
same night. The object of the trip
was the inspection by the two mem
bers of the road board of the new
survey made by the forest service
for new course over the hill as an
outlet for the ore from the mines of
the Red River district.
The Red River people have display
ed for the past year remarkable
amount of dynamic energy and as a
result the forest service has become
interested in the construction of this
new road to the extent that they will
expend $4,000 on it. The inhabitants
of Red River are spending $B509 in
addition, which insures one of the
finest highways to be found in the
whole state up to the Colfak county
line, and they are now calling on Col
fax county to show like spirit in car
ing for her portion of the road.
The new survey on the Taos county
side reduces a very heavy grade TO a
maximum grade of ~ per cent
The construction of this road has
great Importance for Ration CONNER
cially, and it should be encouraged
by every possible means. 1t is now
generally recognized that the Red
River mining district is a conner" I"
The development of the past year has
proved that the values are there, and
the activity and expenditures by the
companies now operating makes GER
tain that the values will be success
fully taken out. We must get this
business coming our way, and should
not forget that if we are not active
in this matter we will lose it to the
parties who are trying to pull it north
ward into Colorado.
We cannot but admire the splendid
enterprise of the Red River people in
this matter. They are as warm a
bunch of live wires as the state can
produce and can be depended upon to
get what they go after. Their latest
plan is publicity campaign for tour
ist travel, over a route to run from
Ration through Cimarron canyon, then
to Questa, southwark through Red
River to Taos, and then looping back
through Cimarron canyon to Ration
a trip of about 135 miles which in
cludes probably more scenic grandeur
than can be found in the same dis
tance anywhere in the west. Persons
desiring more Of trip will be able tc
continue south from Taos to Santa FL
and thence by Las Vegas to Ration, {
distance Of nearly 600 miles In this
campaign all the towns and cities OF
the route will be asked to give assist
ance. and data as to the number O
cars making the tour will be kept. s.
that the benefits attained througl
tourist travel may be DEFINITELY
known. sss 0oa w.