Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-12


one of the most picturesque mountain
MASSES or the continental land Of lit
tie lakes anu wide trout streams
the ,uotorist sees only red hills. scrub
jumpers. aad rivers OF sand.
it"ma 10 RockIcs Planned.
\ iaNoritc project Of Arthur c.
f.ns.and. who has charge OF tho ad-
I 'nin.sira'."n Of the new road fund. and
was long district forester in the
Southwest, is to build Il road through
New Mexico and Arizona which shall
\ make accessible to the tourist the
charms Of the Southwestern Rockies
7 Parts Of the necessary road have AL
ready been built. One splendid hi. or
highway has been built from Santa Fa
almost To the top Of tho continental
divide. ll."op feet high, by convict
( labor. But il VS. never finished and
means nothing to the tourist who ~
bound tor the coast. Hy conncct.rs
! loose ends Of road construction. such
aS th,S, Al!. I;insland expects TO COM
picte tn few years u highway thar
WIZ cross the highest mountain masses
open ~ the most picturesque canyons
enable the auto pilgrim 70 camp be,
sue d troa, stream instead Of a pump
b.s'Aea serving the needs of the gem
"'ai paDl;c. any Improvement in tho
road facilities on the national forests
~ OF incstsnablc advantage u the
little communities that live In t..
tional forests include in their limit.
numerous aiming camps and small
farming communities. az well AZ great
nnmb"!s Of isolated homesteads and
farms. The dwclcrS on these arc Of
tcii pTacticail! cut on from market all
the year around. and from the world IT,
self II the winter season OF heavy
SHOWS They can only he reached hv
III" TouEaest sort ~ wagon travel. some
Of them only BY packtrain. The ae~
roads VII open NJ rich bits Of farm
ing land by IivinS them a way 10
market. and VIII! max. life much NOR.
li"ab!e for those who have u spend
the "hoio Year in som. mountain set
Element or ranch.
Problems Are Dimrult.
The road problems OF III. torres,
area are such ;hat the peorlc living
on them cannot hopc 10 cope with ;hctu
successfully. Tho forests reach The
highest attitudes and contain the
toughest country in the United State.
The Forest Service has built 1000 miles
Of road and 5000 miles 81 trail: but
the main purpose q: this construction
was 10 open the forests for ad,n,nia-
tra'iv" and :irc-.ahting purpose. Now
the NEXT step is 10 lie ;ak.n-the step
Of :oad- nlak.ns with e view 10 opening
tn" country for recreation and pro-
duction
The roads bull; ~ The service ar.
recognized as being 81! The best Ella
by III" Gvelicrs OF ar near national
forests; proicc, for ucw service
road j. always assured .: their en-
thus!ast!c support. Tho hes, that tn.
Sctil": and ranCher can do for HIM
self is 10 ricS out = winding -ou..
over the hills and around rho head.
Of raviues. with no grades over ~
per ccn'. ara u" howla"rs ~ tho "at
that VIII smash III" axl.s o, loaded
blackboard. Til" ForeS; Service en-
I'LL ana grade: they select no he's,
route for the road and then .nhduc the
natural DISADVANTAGES. Their roads
arc usually shorter by = quartz" Or
third than the ones thcy replace: ~.
'nn ximum grade in almost "'ery case
) only . per cent. In Montana +. road
connecting Zig BASIN aud i:it,crr"ot
valley has 'l!St been built with max
tnluru grade u! ) per cent. The old
road had some grades of - pr cont
In Northern New Mexico there was !,
Sradn 90 stccp that - was ,hr Vni-
/ vcrsll custom Of tcamS'orr 10 lash
/ pinc trt!ni 10 Tho rear a.lc ncfor.
starting the descent, 10 supplement-
/ The braE"< \ nclv Forest Sc~sicc road
has put II, ptuc trunk drag vt II
business.
Tho nov roads viii Thus mean not
onlS rho opcu!n. OF tho beauties and
rccrcattons Of forests 80 the pub
lie: they win prove an Immense bou,r
/ 20 Tho permanent inhabitants OF 'ra
~~Gion. and ;hey wt!i Increatc Tic pro-
/ ducins area az thc nation. The money
spen, wiz! nc we'll Invested