Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-08
Observations by he Way
(F'rom Tuesdays Daily.)

| I'm with you in the matter OF
good roads," said r. r. Smith Of Cor
tez to the writer last evening. II be-
lieve good roads and national auto
highway will do wonders for this
southwest section. | have not gives
this or that route west special at
tention, but | am for the route that
is practical, and can be placed in good
condition at the earliest opportunity.
We feel that the Mesa Verde park
will attract thousands upon thou
sands of tourists from all parts Of the
country and every section Of the
southwest will be benefited. Should
the Shiprock- Gallup route be select-
ed it will be an easy matter to place
the road between Cortez and Ship
rock in good shape. There il soms
sand at one place but persons who
have travelled between the two points
the past summer state that few
hundred dollars will work wonders
and our county will be to the front In
making the road satisfactory to auto
lists. There Is more to attract the
tourist in the Mancos canon than any
stretch of road in the United States
outside of the Grand Canon of the
Colorado, but in neither respect =
the two compete. The Grand Canon
is entirely scenic while the Mancos
canon is scenic and historic. More
history centers around the cliff dwell
ings than any section Of the west.
The Palace and other cliff houses are
worth going a thousand miles to see
and when properly advertised It
means the Spanish Trail-Cran1
Canon highway will be lined with
tourists every summer"
II have given auto routes consider
able study as an automobilist," said
w. s. Mowry of Cortez, at the Strat-
er hotel last evening. II favor the
Shiprock Gallup route. The talked
Of route west to the Colorado river
and on to California by the Grand
Canon is not to be considered. While
the proposed route from Shiprock to
Tula, connecting with the Grand
Canon direct, and thence to California
may be all right. still prefer the
Gallup route for the reason the trip
can be made in n day and from Gal
| lup one has the choice Of several
routes, almost direct to California
over q good road at the present time
another south to Phoenix and, with
| proposed work another route will b.
opened to Texas, thus giving the tour-
ist three avenues Of reaching this sse-
ton from the south and west. We
alc going TO have great many Ari-
sona and Texas people come this way
and il we are to have only one routs
prefer the one to Gallup over the
one proposed between Shiprock and
the Grand Canon. You will find that
nine out of ten tourists will want to
stick close TO some line Of railroad
1s a whole. They will be willing to
chance it for on. day across the
country between Shiprock and Gal
lup which is an easy days journey.
| Atheists wan. accommodations. This
they can obtain at Gallup, Flagstaff,
and at convenient points going west
and south. say let us 90 after
what we have In sight and we are
promised government aid in putting
the road across the Navajo rsssrva-
tion in shape"
Mr.. Weyman: For months you
have been trying to get money from
the counties to make useless trip
to the north of the Colorado river to
California. When you come before
the board Of trade to get money It
became a public proposition and The
Herald strenuously objected to throw
ing the money away and we are pleas
ed to say that so far as the board Of
trade and LII Plata county IL con-
cerned that no money will be thrown
away. If You want to make the IN
vestigation go ahead on your own
hook, but don't think for 4 moment
that The Herald IL afraid to ohjset
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public money. There Is no piskine "a
you or any one else, but don't think
that your proportions, whom ~
call for public money, are above crit
icism. The Herald used no psfssn-
! alities and none will bs used BY this
paper but we will continue TO objsct
TO public money being donated ter
/ satisfying your personal opinions
) when there Is nothing TO b ~
I, complished, threat or no threats. This
paper IL not to blame II you d -
know the proposed vouts ~ ~ 0pan
: ish Trail-Grand Canon highway. Il
!. The first place. yeu should kssev ~
: special efforts were ma4e = 1nso
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