The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-08-02
FEW FAITHFUL IN
ATTENDANCE At
THE HIGHWAYS
GATHERING
Good Roads Meeting Here To-
day Makes Up in Enthusiasm
and Sincerity What 1t
Lacks in Numbers.
ANNUAL REPORT OF
OFFICERS ARE READ
People of New Mexico Urged
to Awaken to Opportunities
Which Abound for Growth
and Expansion.

anu EApdHslOH'
Judge Granville \. Richardson
struck the popular chord ut the good
roads meeting. the sixth annual one
of IA, New Mexico division oI the Ma
tiuuhl Highways association, today
when he suggested appealing to CON
grcss for grant of lu.pOU.OuO acres
uf grazing lands for state roads aud
drainage projects In the Eiu GrIude
ana Pccus valleys.
"A million people should bee in the
Riu Grande valley" hv said, and II
needed only roads ana drainage tu get
them ~ is coming he said. We
are approaching q truly American civ
inlatiuu In New Mexico. with attcn-
uun To- our own Interests and those Of
uthers. with attention tu roads aud
schools and lands. We can bring II
today 10 We VIII
President Twitchell. with his annual
address. followed the judge. He prdc-
ticauV stated he would not again ace
,cpt tho presidency. llis address dealt
with the sentimental associations
which New Mexico possessed. saying
that business economies and seuti-
msnt were the two factors which orr
ginatcd great movements
The colonel dealt with the subject
~ Power" which he s'id had been
h1ru"sscd Ia automobile before the
people had roads thut wcr, suited for
them he denied that the automobile
Wa, rich mans t"y and said r i""
years would see autos aud trucks "n
Il
ten wears ago.
Committees ON resolutions. predcn-
ulIs and audit w,r, appointed ls f"l-
lows
Resolutions \ NJ. Hove. Carlsbad
\ y struup Nbupu,rpu". Eugene
krmueurh rcraita.
Credentials g. N Thuruc. Darls
uud. clark VI cart Albuquerque. th'
secretary.
Audi, Put Ross. Alpupuorpu'
Francis r.. Lester McsiIin PARK ~ T"
Packard, Alhugu'duu".
Al trc TO report tonight
Iudg, Richardson's address. post
pou.d from the morning session, wa
next The Judge said lt could only
hay. been good roads meeting. hi
opportunity to encourage colon"
Twttrhcl. Francis g. Lester and ms
other "poutapcous suuls' that wnul'
have brought him 500 miles 90 maxi
speech
lie declared that. despite others
opinions the time tn uuit hu"'iin'
roads had not arrived. Thl
of the business idea, hc said
,iUuIy fhuWrd that some m'l
were convinced of the benefits "
good roads. not that an were. IT,
cited the ncighhuriur states n'h'
issues and declared Sew Mexico va
b.hind hand In the rupd development
she was making. ana that the stat
was losing money and opportunity II
NOT getting better ruuds Travel h
said. was following other routes. am
the state might as we'll lose all IN
wealth ~ history romano" ana 'h
mate she has unless she capitalized i'
we are not at homc horc. he SAID
w, nugt get the home interest i
our state II we are to develop TO- W
must "a, uuseifish. Then the state wi
not be used as a stcpping-st"ne I
something else. We have lost lh"U
sands uf citizens and millions u
money hy failing to make this "u
state. To- stay here aud invest h"r'.'
lie cited the Santa Fc railway q
bnying been only a rirht-ui-way, ne
"A IupI Institution. ana declared mi
sentiment was reflected In the pee
pile
To build highways takes money
the mdrc sn d. "likc q took money
huud the spnn Fc This state ha
voted % pittJncr in bonds, which som
of our political friends appear 4" u
irving tu take away from ms, an
bona Ana county hravcly has vote
gI.OU0O. bu, irs too bad we haven
got IA, view of the situation vet
we need s5,OO0,oOU That's a lars
sum. hut We need it We have don
nothing In the way ot doN'l"pmont
Sow vou wonder how 90 get
Yes. I'm willing to las this tax ON "
people. nut there's another way 60
the Legislature To dctcrmin" the sta
highways boy enactment connecting
least three county seats. "r ir'Nrtsii
at least three hisways. NJ "ihr
should bc local taken care OF
county bond isgucs Every '"un
should vote bonds
Sow then. though II may take
nou-polpitiral legislature composed
business men tu do this ana III ne
YOU II that time comes.
Another way. ynu c1n secure
sending men TO Washington Wh" wa
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