The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-08-02

4 , months anent roads and roads
boosters. Much OF Il has been Islander
for the highways and ancomplimcn-
tary. at least. for the boosters, who
are accused OF talking too much. Il
Is time Tor this TO stop.
Had u not been for this talk stirred
up by the boosters. even though they
did a good deal thereof themselves.
we'd have no better roads In New
Mexico today than we had twenty
a ago; there would have been no
incroase OF tourists and tourist money
and tourist advertising influence. New
Mexico owes a debt OF more than
gratitude to these royai souls who
spend their time and energy and
~hard-earned dollars for The benefit Of
their state. n she cannot pay II nj
least she can refrain from abusing
her creditors.
Tho state good roads association is
meeting here today. Albuquerque
welcomes these highway enthusiasts.
She IL glad they are meeting and she
~ glad they ars meeting IN Albuquer-
que. They are a peppery lot and are
going 10 do something for the roads
that will be worth white II they carry
out present plans.
From the addresses heard thiu
morning It would appear that the OBJ
ject Of the association. strict atten-
tion 10 business. had been obtained.
There was an absence OF the usual hot
DIR In the roads talks and a plenty Of
snappy attention 60 the main topic I'M
der discussion.
IL seems the roads people have
wearied themselves tryIhe to-talk tho
rest OF the state into improving the
roads or seeing farther. in the roads
direction, than the end ~ lbs nose. II
takes a lot Of optimism to make a
farmer take n statewide view OF the
road question when he IL too selfish
and has too little public spirit 20 fix
up the bad bridge m the public road
hat he put in there twenty years ago
TO span his main acequia This sit
u%stion. slightly exaggerated. Is what
the roads enthusiasts have been up
against for years, Now they have
concluded hat u Is easier to do the
work themselves than to try to OBJ
tain cooperation from the public TO
any great degree and they have
started u on a BODYBUILDING am
paign.
The first big gun In a statewide
"chuckhole Day which tney hope TO
hold this fall. This is a good idea. II
the good roads people cen induce all.
or even a majority. OF the men OF
this state 20 go with shovels and
picks and chop down the bumps. drag
down the ruts, cut out the high CEN
iers and nil the chuckholcs as well ns
they can in a single day the roads
Of the state will be benonttcd Inn
measurabiy.
II is no, necessary To- go out and
spend an entire ten hours laboring
with a pick and shovel. that Is not
the idea. The plan Is 10 go oyer the
roads IN autos n when the car
comes 10 a chuckhOle az hands pile
out and nil u up. Same thing with a
rut, Same thing with q bump. Much
the same system was used in putting
the Silver city-Deming road In good
shape several years ago and a good
deal the same system is uAed now in
keeping that road in repair IT'S a
good system.
Also. the moral effect NJ such 4
day VIII be large Every man who
works that day will have a vested IN
terost in roads that he has nat had
before and every man who works will
wear enough hlisters on bis hands TO
make him want TO see his neighbor
equally miserable. hence The idea
provides It's own method Of enhancing
Itself upon the people. once IL is
started.
just one more idea on this Youd
meeting and then We are through with
the subject. Attendance az the meet
ms should be augmented by an the
Albuaaerqueans possible. Albuquer.
q1s's lamentable detection In this re-
GARD three ago sim IS hurting
her. Had she done her share In the
roads meeting then she would not be
without a good strong delegation from
the Mesilla valley today. II Albu-
auerdue IL going 20 have conventions
come here a second time II is % 20
her e take an interest in them the
first time.