Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-24
ROADS NOT YET READY
FOR WESTBOUND AUTO
TRAVEL, SAYS SELLERS

issuing his road bulletin Yesterday
tol. d. h. b. Sellers recommended.
as ne mas previously, that automobile
,purls's postpone starting westward
uhtil the first Of next month He said
ne nad every reason TO believe that
ROADS would be In first class travela-
ne condition BY that time.
| lhe colonel is routing easthound
/ tourists by way OF Tijeras canyon.
Estancia, Encino and thence To Santa
Nosa, Amarillo, Wellington, Wichita
ana Kansas City Tourists coming
! over that road have advised him II is
IN travelable condition.
The bulletin follows:
hutchinson. Kan, April 22,--Road
conditions are improving very rapidly
ana many touriats are hegning TO
come through. Roads should be in
excellent condition by May l.---
tsisned) Taylor Motor Co., by II. II,
! Taylor,
Trinidad. Colo. April 22.--Roads
almost impossible In all directions on
account of heavy rains and SHOWS, but
are now drying out fast - (Signed. -
Trinidad Novelty Works and Garage
Co.
Ration N. NJ, April 22.---There was
a slide on the eight-mie section of the
Old Trails road across Ration pass, but
had phone message yesterday say
ing II was again open. ] have sent a
foreman from here to cut out new
road and thus hereafter will avoid
the slide. The road is now passable
but muddy. (Signed. flames A.
French, State Engineer
Las Vegas. n. NJ, April 22--The
roads are again in very good condition
and drying up rapidly The ford over
the river at Tecolote was high yes
terday bus is down again today. The
ford at Watrous, over the Mora river,
was also high yesterday, but will be
passable tomorrow. The new steel
bridge across the river at that place
win be finished this week. (Signed.)
Las Vegas Auto & Machine Co.
Santa Fe n. NJ, April 22.-The
road from Las Vegas to Santa Fe is
still quite rough and little muddy.
The road from Santa Fe to Nlbuauer-
que is also quite muddy. tSigned. -
Closson & Closson Garage.
Albuquerque, April 22.-The road
from Santa Fe to Albuquerque is
muddy near the Santa Fe end. but
viii dry up rapidly with present clear
weather From Albuquerque to So
zorro there are also several muddy
stretches, which win dry mp quickly
I IL no more rain. The road from So
zorro to Magdalena Is good. Light
April showers occasionally. -.
CSigncd. Butler Anto Co.
Magdalena. N. NJ, April 22.--Have
sent a bridge crew to construct a
bridge across th<Blanes lake arroyo
and road crew to build up the high
way on 10th sides OF the bridge. This
bridge should be completed within a
few days and thus eliminate the diff
ficultes that have existed at this
point for some time. A bridge has
been built over the Cow Springs or
royo and n road crew is now at work
STRENGTHENING the road and cleaning
out the rocks. Have given instruc-
tions to bridge and road crews to as
sist autosts at any time, free of
charge. Have dragged the greater
portion of the road from Socorro TO
Quemado and the entire Ocean-to-
Ocean highway from Socorro to
Springerville win be in good passable
condition in a few days. (Signed)
William r. Morley, Member So
zorro County Road Commission.
Springerville. Ariz.. April 22.-fave
inst returned from a trip east from
here over tile Ocean-to- ocean high
way to Blaines lake and found the
road in good. travelable condition. OF