Arizona republican., 1914-08-11
WORLD Of SPORT
90 HIGHWAY
ROAD BULLETIN
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
August 18th, 1914.

August 18th, 1914.
The Ocean to Ocean Highway as
sociation submits the following bulle-
tin on road conditions of the high
way and Santa Fe Trail for week
ending August 7:
Ration, N. NJ, Aug. l. Roads mud
day. f. C. Sperry.
Santa Fe, N. M, Aug g. Reports
from tourists passing here from Ra-
ton, over the road via Las Vegas to
Santa Fe, are that it is rapidly re-
covering from the continued recent
storms which have now abated. The
worst stretch of road, five miles east
shape and passable. Teams haul
autos, gratis, across the Mora at
Watrous. Bridge across the Gallisteo
Rio at Domingo open for traffic.
Road from Santa Fe to Albuquerque
very fair and safe during any kind
of weather Jas. A. French, state
engineer.
En- route New York to Los Angeles,
Albuquerque, n. NJ. Aug. 5. Road
across the state of Kansas in excel
lent condition. No recent rains. From
La Junta, Colorado, to Trinidad, Col
orado, the road is muddy. Ration
Pass is in good condition and made
without chains. From Ration south
to Santa Fe the road is quite rutty-
the results of previous rains. From
Santa Fe to Albuquerque the road
is very good. A. Ognibena and party.
Belen, N. NJ, Aug. 6. Road Albu
Guerque to Socorro, via Carthage.
may be travelled however, quite
rough owing to washes from the fire.
quent rains. By way of Becker,
Becker-Socorro road, travelling is
out of the question at present How
ever, a gang of men is busy there
on repairing same. Roads to Belen
good. John Becker. Jr.
Magdalena, N. NJ, Aug. 8. Roads
are in much better condition. Tour
lists will have no trouble in getting
through. Roads have been worked
on where heavy rains washed them
cut. No rains here to amount to
anything since Tuesday, July 20. The
rainy season seems to be over. A. B.
Honeywell, Mgr Machine, Automobile
and Construction Co.
SprIngerville, Ariz., Aug. /. Road
to Globe over mountain very muddy.
Hard to get over. Road to Holbrook
al right. Gustave Becker
Phoenix, Arizona, August 10 Rains
in the White mountains are shifting
and tapering off. and road condi-
tons are much improved. Prepara-
tons to improve valley roads go on.
The Maricopa supervisors will motor
to Aqua Caliente on September 10 to
meet with the Yuma supervisors in
one of the most important good
roads sessions ever held here I'm
provements, made necessary by the
auto and motorcycle races will be of
great benefit to the fall tourists.
Lyle Abbott.
kingman, Ariz., Aug. 4. The rains
in this county the past week have
greatly improved road conditions.
While it has been warm and sultry.
many autoists have made the trip
to the Grand Canyon and many other
points of interest in northern Arizo
ma. The appropriation of $4,000 by
the United States government, Mo-
have county and San Bernardino
county will shortly be available to
build in the bridge at Topock over
| the Colorado river. but in the mean
| time the railroad bridge is being put
| in shape for the accommodation of
travellers. The big outfits of teams
and men are making dirt fly across
the county in the building of the
east and west highway that is to be-
| come a part of the Old Trails roads.
! Arson H. Smith.