The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-03-12
Southwest Is &
Paradise for
Tourists
President of Lincoln Highway
Association, Back from
Tour to Taos, More Enthu-
siastic Than Ever Over New
Mexico.

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More enthusiastic than ever with
the plan To combine the Ocean-to-
Ocean highway With the Lincoln
highway in q route Tor t~ranFcont-
mental automobile tourists. ~. u. JOY
president of the Lincoln Highway as
s%ocintion and the Packard Motor car
company. returned to this city today
from "a weeks trip TO Santa re la "a
new model Packard he has been try
Ing out.
Mr.. JOY has become as enthusiastic
over the route through the southwest
country a. he mas been over the gem
eral plan for the establishment of the
Lincoln highway. He repeated with
Increased cmhpasis TO-DAY the state
ment he made when he came go Al
buquerque last week that IA advised
transcontinrntaI tourists to swing
donw south from the Lincoln high-
way az Cheyenne, travelling through
Colorado. New Mexico ana Arizona
Co California-or. IT. they preferred.
to travel west all the way on the Lin
coin highway. hut return by the
southern route.
The whole northern route can't
begin 90 offer he picturesque and
historic sights 10 be found in the
southwest said Mr.. JOY.
what J wish" continued Mr. Joy.
who has. as already announced.
planned 90 issue aud circulate a book
let on the combined route. lis defln-
! ltc ana official information from the
road associations and state authOri-
ties regarding q seftled route. with
the route fixed the different state and
road bodies can oncentra their cf-
forts on making every mile 81 il az
least paEsahle. II not exactly up tu
the boulevard standard"
In the interest 81 the countryside
publicity to be given the southern
route. Mr.. jog Is In favor OF d~iscarding
the name OcenH-to-Ocean highWry N
favor ~ the s~uta Pc Trail.
Il think the best bet here By far q,
! the magic name ct the Santa Fe
| Trail" he said. laid out through %
Los Angeles, marked as officially
adopted 10y Kansas. New Mexico. Ari-
iona and California. Il r. a name
thnt appeals IA rhe Imagination. ana
has the additional recommendation ~
n historic basis"
Afr. JOY was delighted with ne
sights Of Santa Re and the conntry
about there. lie said he spent q mem
orahle week He toured to Taos and
the Nigil Grant. lie was particularly
impressed in santa Re with the work
d0ne by the Archaeological society.
IT b. "a wonderful work. he said
enthusiastically. "A remarkable wor
Mr.. JOY said the side trip To- santa
Pc was one that no transcontinertuI
tourist could AFFORD TO overlook Thl
run Is made from Cancito 10 santa Fe
and from there 10 Taos and the Wis.,
Grant Returning to Santa re ia
tourist then comes down 10 Albuquer.
que n oh westward. Santa Fc. MI
joy said. was an important and nat
uml center Tor u two-Weeks side trip
Mr.. Joy plans Ia leave for the easl
tonight. Before he goes he will se'
Mayor SELLERS. president Of the Ocean.
to-Ocean highway, not only 20 urg'
that the name Of the route be changed
TO the Santa Fe Trail but To set a.
much as possible NJ the New MeNis p
data for his booklet.
From santa Fe Mr.. JOY yesterda'
sent Mayor Sellers the following tel
egram. received from Earl welbern
ono OF his associates.
Henry y. JOY.
tutu re- ~ ~
"Har64ngton interviewed Pcnnsyl
vanla governor and highway commits
sioner yesterday. They viii immedl
ately mark route Of Lincoln highwt'
across Pennsylvania at states ox
psnsc.'
To which Mr.. JOY appended the FOL
loving annexation.
Hon D. X. b. sellers.
Dear Mr. sellers: You sec the sur
port We are getting IN our Lincoi'
highway work. n II simply great
Everybody turns 10 and helps nail
on the map. Hope 10 see you iomor
row. JOY"