The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-05-06
NOT TEN MILES OF
ROUGH ROAD LEFT
FROM THIS CITY
TO Los ANGELES
Chief Engineer of Automobile
Club of Southern California
Makes Interesting Report
on Improvements
A ALBUQUERQUE ON
TRANSC0NTINENTAL MAP

There are not ten miles of rough
road between here ana Los Angeles
az the present time, is the striking
statement made by o. X. Parker.
chief engineer of the Automobile
club 81 Southern California, In "a
report on his recent trip to this
city, a copy OF which has Just beer
sent To- former Mayor H. X. b. Sell
ora. president Of the Occan-tO-Ocean
highway. Mr. Parker came 10 this
city several weeks q To- meet
Mayor Sellers and County Road
Chairman John heaven regarding
the automobiles cluhs plan 10 sign
post "A route from a Diego,
through Albuquerque to tap tho
Lincoln highway and draw the ma
ior share OF the thousands OF tour
lists to New Mexico, Arizona aud
Southern California.
Engineers Report.
MIR. Parkcr's report follows:
one Of the pertinent subjects OF
Interest to motorists Is that Of trans
continental touring. Particularly rs
this true because OF h two great
expeditions to be held on the Pacific
scasi in 1915. The thoughts OF at
leadg $4,000 motorists are turned
toward "a trip across America next
year
A. an Indication of what this moans
In a commercial way to the c0untr,
IN general IL may be noted that these
motorists viii spend at least $3.50
each. representing nearly sac 000.-
geo to be distributed along the sew
crnl transcuntlnental routes over
which these cans VIII pass.
II IL "A matter OF statistics that 9S
per cent OF the tourists to the PACT
fc coast desire To Jake the westward
trip over one route n return east
ward over some other route. Prob
ably tho best advertised t~ranscontin-
entail motor route % today. from New
YORK city TO the Pacific coast Is via
the Lincoln highway, passing
through Chicago. Omaha, Cheyenne.
Wyoming, and Salt Lake CITY. cross
Ing the Siorras between Sacramento
Hnd Reno. The castariy portion OF
that route Is "a very favorable one as
far west as Cheyenne. Wyoming. but
from that point west the route ID
not as favorable as some Of the 9th
ell lWMlNHs
Inspcct Route.
As an indication OF how this sub
icct is regarded by Lincoln highway
officials themselves, Henry b joy
left Detroit some tine age and mo-
torcd to Denver. colo, where he
turned south ana made AN INSPECTION
of the route through New Mexico t.
Albuquerque. thence To- S%pringcrvtlle
and over the Grand Canyon rout,
through northern Arizona. The oh.
icct OF Mr. Joys trip, according "a
those who had occasion To- talk witt
him along the route. WAS 20 asccr'
tain "a more favorable route for h'
westerly portion of transcuntincnta|
traffic 20 the cxpositions.
ON the trip which we have jus'
completed for the Automobile club
Of southern California from Los An.
sclcs to Albuquerque and return
we talked with a number of people
whu had been told by MIR. Joy tina
ha would be glad to divert as muci
traffic as possible To the Crane
Canyon route,
The Automobile club Of Southern
California through its route an'
map department. has been advised
many times during the past year q
the great development which Ia
hocn going on along the Grand Can
yon route In Arazona, and IL wa
with that in mind that an inNostigd
ton has Just beer carried out. where
by Il was asoertained that a yer
large pcrcentagc of the road betweel
san Bcrnardino and Albuquerque ha
boon constructed within the past 1
months and that, az this time. Their
10 not ten mileC all told Of rougI
TOAD between Los Angeles and Albu
querque. All severe grades haV'