The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-04-28
MEN
PUSHING MOTOR
ROAD This WAY
San Juan County Newspaper
Tells Of Elaborate Plans for
a First Class Automobile
Road to Albuquerque.
Huntington Enterprisc.l

'fhIfhinkton Eutefpflac.f
An undertaking which, when car
ried into effect, will be Of ~incalcula-
BILE benefit to H~ernalilio. s~andoyal
and San Juan counties was recently
launched through the Initiative OF
Attorney Frank A. Burdick OF Farm
inston on a recent visit 10 the capt.
tai city when he o up with state
EnEineer French. the state highway
ID commission and others the matter OF
the survey Of h Albuquerque, Je-
me1 and san Juan oto highway.
and received enthusiastic endorse
ment and promises OF practical. n
financial n political support for the
project
II y proposed 90 at once proceed
with survey and location Of a suit
able point on the Albuquerque-Jemez
road, which Is nov under construc-
ton. northwesterly through the
northern part OF Sandoval county to
"a connection with the D~urango-Gai-
lup highway at Pennington and Az
tee, which will involve the construc-
ton or about $50 miles Of road from
where the line leaves the Jemex road
'f 60 the San Juan river. =.ate Engi-
neer French estimates that the pre-
o. liminary location survey will not cost
over 1880 and Il In proposed that
san Jnan county contribute $500 of
% thu amount ms Albuquerque $1,000.
and that the same he placed to the
credit of the state engineer. who will
then proceed with the survey
promptly.
Those familiar with the country
have demonstrated that two-thlrds OF
tic road can be built along the top
Pc of smooth. wcll-drained mesas where
cost Of construction and maintenance
Will be very low and danger OF dam
age from water almost negligible be-
cause of natural drainage both ways
from the roud constitutes aud dis-
poses Of the most expensive portion
' of the proposed road because In the
construction of that the most sandy.
expensive and difficult engineering
WIN be disposed or the extension be-
ing through Easy country an the way.
The benefits derived from CON
struction OF the Albuquerquo-Jemez
and San Juan motor highway viii be
b commercial connection Of New
Mexico's metropolis and the entire
central part OF the state with a pop
uation Jf 10000 people in northern
Sandnval and all OF san Juan and
with 10000 people In southwestern
Colorado, all Of whom can motor
either their passengers or produce to
Albuquerque quicker and far more
chcaply than they can transport them
with present railroad facilities. The
present passenger time from san
Juan comfy points 10 Albuquerque
Is from So To IS hours; the expense,
from S2S To SEQ. over the proposed
motor highway 10 hours time and
$40 fare eNp'Ise would be a liberal
allowance. The present freight rate,
first class, Is from 81 To seas per
100 pounds, time, from five to fifteen
days. over the motor highway
freight could be moved at less than
~ scr 100 pounds In less han 20
hoi'rH. either way. At present Il re-
qi.ircs from 30 10 80 hours by rail
for any northwestern New Mexico or
southwestern Colorado passenger To
make any eastern main line cOnnec.
ton; over the motor highway Il
f. would require only from eight to fIf-
teen hours.
The proposed motor highway
~ would put all the people OF san Juan.
stndovai "a Bornalllo counties IN
touch with each other, in communi-
cation with their n%eighhoring ooun-
ties and an in touch with the CAPT.
ial. metropolis and all other COM
munities of the central part OF the
state.
Il will Open to tourists the Jemez
and sulphur SPRINGS country Of san
doyal county, which IL one OF the
most remarkable FOR variety OF min
oralized hot and cold springs and It's
deposits Of pure sulphur and other
minerals OF ms ON the continent.
II will open TO scientists. students
and the curious the great ruins OF
Pueblo Bonito and the Chaco IAN
yon. some OF which still stand three
stories high, aud the great wealth,
trade and attractions Of the Navajo
indian reservation.
u viii open Ia inspection and lead
TO the development and to the be-
ginning Of the marketing OF three
billion feet OF timber In Sandoval and
three billion tons Of coal In san Juan
county.
u viii insure the construction of
the long needed. often proposed and
much discussed railroad which must
eventually revitalixe agriculture, cree
ate Industry and open communion
ton along lis route aud connect the
great northwest with the gulf.