Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1916-04-03
PLANNING CELEBRATION
COMPLETION STATE ROAD

Last fall the secretary of the Du-
range Motor club and others made
an inspection trip to the new Wolf
| Creep Pass road over the continental
divide. At that time the Logan and
West contract force had reached a
point a few miles north of the pass
and was rapidly approaching the
Chapman force working to meet them.
There was but few miles of road
left to work and the weather per-
hitting they would have finished this.
However. storm prevented them
from finishing. There was left some
ten days work on this stretch of
road, which will be completed as soon
as the contractors can get into the
| mountains there, which will not be
until May.
At that time, the secretary of the
motor club suggested upon his return
to Durango, that it would be most APP
propriate to hold celebration of mo-
| florists at the top of the divide. Sug-
gestions were made as to the detail
of plans which were to be worked
out as soon as it was determined
when the road would be opened for
travel.
Del Norte Interested.
AT the same time the Durango Mo
tor club was planning for motor
club meet on top of the Continental
divide to celebrate the opening of the
scenic road, the Del Norte CONNER
cial club, one of the best boosting or
CARNATIONS in the state, was figur-
ing on the same proposition. They
took up the matter with the COM
mercial clubs of the San Luis val
ley and the San Juan country. A
letter from John Ewing, Jr., of the
Del Norte Commercial club, and may
or of that city, has been received by
the Durango Exchange concerning the
matter. The Durango Exchange,
knowing the active work of the Du-
range Motor club along this line, re-
ferred the matter to the Motor club.
Upon the suggestion of the Del
Norte Commercial club it seems most
proper that the motor clubs of the
San Juan and San Luis valleys and
the commercial bodies of the same
sections go in together and make this
one of the biggest celebrations ever
pulled off in the state There is a
very good reason why the CONNER
cial bodies of the state and the mo-
tor clubs should work together on this
proposition. Both classes of organi-
cations have been interested in this
particular work. The Durango Motor
club has been most Interested in this
proposition from the very beginning
and used all its influence in having
the road built The Durango Board
OF Trade spent considerable time and
money helping to determine the best
route across the range. We presume
that the same condition existed in
the San Luis valley. When these
facts are known, we believe that all
the motor clubs and all the CONNER.
cial bodies from Pueblo to the west
line of the state will participate in
same way in the celebration of the
opening or this scenic highway, which
is destined to become one of the
most popular highways in the United
States. 1t leads to the Mesa Verde
national park.
Union of Effort, the Plan.
The secretary of the Motor club
here will communicate at once with
the Del Norte Commercial club and
the Durango Motor club will, at its
next meeting, it's annual meeting, on
April 10th, take up the whole mat
ter ard it is to be hoped that there
will be a union of effort and that all
southwestern Colorado will take part
in the celebration. There is no ques-
ton about the success of such an
undertaking. There is an excellent
place at the very top of the pass for
a celebration. Then again, the drive
to the pass will be one to be rem
embered by all who are fortunate en-
ough to take it.
1t will be of interest to all San Juan
people to learn that the San Luis val
ley people are getting busy as we
viii see from the following letter to
the Durango Exchange and by that
body referred to the Durango Mo-
tor club:
Del Norte, Colo, March %, 1916.
Durango Exchange,
Durango, Colorado.
Gentlemen:
We think the completion of the
state highway across the continental
divide connecting this valley with all
of southwestern Colorado is an event
worthy of celebration by all of