Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-07-05
COL. SELLERS
PLEDGES CITY To
SUPPORT RACE
Former Mayor Tells Citizens of
Phoenix Albuquerque viii
Do It's Share Toward Auto
Road Event,

Tho Arizona II publican. of phoc.
lniA. gave Col y * y sellers =
lengthy wfiie-up upon hls arrival
there lael week. including an nlefs
view from the former mutof Uhet.
Ipllt pralalng both Phoenix and Aibu.
auetque aud omphaslzlng their kIn-
Idftd rood Interests
Tho story follows
col -. Is. -. Sellers former mayor
iui Albuquerque. a. NJ preHdout of
tue oc'nn-tosoeoan Highway Hssueia-
tom president af the Sew Mexico au-
tnmohilc association and president of
The New Mexico Good Roads assucIas
ton, fifft president nf The Now Mes
leo state Fair association. live wire
aud booster extraordinary. ncoompn
MED 10y Mira. Sellers. arrived Iva phuo.
niN from Albuquerque hy way of the
.ocenn-to-oeean highway from the
Duke city. The doughty New Next
can colonel had not been In the eity
an hour before he Waa clostied with
the state fair commission talking en-
Enthusiastically With those gentlemen
about the suggestion Of the Republic
eau to put over Il road race from AL
huautrdup here over the oceau-to-
ocean highway Before midnight he
had succeeded In giving AN The satls-
faction necessary and the work on the
race arrangements VIII begin imme-
diately.
ldmlrcs "pcp" la Hot Phoenix.
Colonel and Mts Sellers arn on
their WAY. over The O-D To- Los An
seies ana thW Will make Phoenix
their headquarters tor "a day on two
looking IN srewing city over ltI
and the valley around wore marvel
to Colonel SELLERS. us WAS also The
Hpep" displayed N the business men
here ia spite of thr heat
! don't see hrw you stand It, said /
Colonel Sellers. but ! zee u does not /
deter you ans from getting thines /
lone Ia i hurry Phoenix for mine /
We are sure glad we came.
Colonel Sellers ia authority FOR the I
statement that over 500 automobile T
passed through Albuquerque for tho 1
sost last year. many OF thpm coming I
a his HdNirc through Phoenix For
he year lust passed more than ace f
AVE taken the Journey This * evil
ience enough of the popularity OF this \
lection fer automobile travel. aud IN
'icw OF this he believes more ought 4
% he done on the matter Of good
Dads Tor he believes IN building
cad In shape that Is VIII stay huilt
scenery Wonderful
In coming through over the Ocean
u-neean highway he said. I'VE were
maked ~ the wonderful scenery on ,
he route Il ls worth the time 90 any II,
nan Co come this way for thst alone I
hen MAS also pleased with the :
Dads The grades are idopl aud with {
little work the roaus can he vat into
plendid condition. As it ls thcN are
cttcr NOW than those II many other
iates who huasi loudly and long
hout their routes for autos. New
ieNirn and Arizona have. ia my opin-
ln. the best roads Of any state la the
'est Ne want to keep them good
nj improve them as last As possible.
means MONEY to us Who live and
% business Ia these two states
Albuquerque IS With YOU Ia this
lad race proposition and We win do
ar share "a make the Albuquerque
hprnlx road race a success. IL Will
raw racing ears from an sections a.
Ne North and east ot us. and you will
'e both ef our cities distinctly on
io man more than they are nov
hen the race Is over
7 am glad to see the Republican /,
re pubic spirit enough Ct publish +,
lc bulletin which the Ovean-to- II
eean Highway association is pub q
shmg regularly In the future We s,
,pcel to set lt eut twice week and !.
give In ii such Information a. viii i
AXE lt invaluable O. che anlomohihst =
Rrist have succeeded Ia getlins :.
IN every town I have -
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