Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-09
GOV. LARRAZOLO
ADVOCATES GOOD
ROADS FOR STATE
Chief Executive Hopes to Be
Able to Call Election Soon to
Vote Bonds to Build High
ways in New Mexico.

| Il
! mobile show last night, made de-
cided hit when he advocated the car
rying out of an extensive road build
! ing campaign in New Mexico. He
stated that four and one-half million
| dollars was available from the fed
| eral government for this purpose,
| conditioned upon the state appropri-'
ating an equal amount. The govern
; or said he had recommended to the
! legislature that steps be taken at
! once to submit the question of a bond
! issue to vote of the people, and
| hoped to be able to issue a proclama-
ton calling such an election in the
near future.
| After thanking the people of the
state for elevating him to the high
office which he now occupies, the
! governor reviewed the development
of the automobile.
81 well remember how in 1872
| made trip from Tucson to Las Cru
ces on a mule train" he said. II
thought l was travelling like a king
| The wagons were pulled by three Or
| four teams of mules. 1t was a Splen-
did means of transportation for those
days. We covered the distance OF
300 miles in, / think, twenty-five days
and thought we were travelling fast
Today the trip could be made in an
automobile in perhaps dav. The
! automobile has entirely displaced the
OK team and almost displaced the
horse and mule teams"
Fayors Concrete Roads.
"A few men brought the automo-
bile to its present state of perfection"
the governor continued But all of
us must join hands and build good
roads / want to repeat to you what
| said but yesterday morning to rep
resentatiyes of good roads at Santa
Fe. | am in favor of good roads. l
mean not dirt roads but concrete
roads The question Of good roads Is
not new one to the American peo-
pie. 1t is a question that has de-
manded and received the careful at
tention of civilized people in all ages.
Good roads were constructed cen
turtles before the Christian era in or
der that the transportation of the
Roman legions might be facilitated.
They have stood the test of ages. They
are the kind of roads that America
in the twentieth century must have,
| instead of dirt roads.
| The government has appropriated
large amount of, money which will
be distributed among the states for
the. purpose of building good roads.
! Out of this federal appropriations
there Will be coming to the state Of
New Mexico the sum OF four and one
half million dollars. But the condi-
| ton is that we must match the feder-
| al appropriation dollar for dollar. In
other words, the people of New Mex
leo must contribute four and one half
million dollars"
Need of Good Schools.
The necessity for good roads Is
second only to the necessity for good
| schools, the governor said.
| Without education no free gov
eminent can exist. Freedom in the
hands of the ignorant is Just as dan
| gerous as gunpowder In the hands ot
| children. There We're republics eS-
tablished in other nations long before
/ our own republic came into existence,
but they have disappeared under the
greed of INSCRIPTIONS politicians be-
cause the mass of the people were
not intelligent enough to defend ana
protect their liberty. That is why
| those republics have persisted"
The governor then pointed out that
under the state constitution the legis-
lature cannot incur an obligation in
excess of 100000 without submitting
the matter to vote OF the people.
Therefore | advised the legislature
| Friday before | left Santa Fe," he
said, Ito arrange to submit to the peo-
pie at an election to be held at an
early date, the proposal to issue
bonds in the sum of four and one-hall
million dollars for road construction
This, added to the federal appropria
ton, will make nine million dollars
| hi fa E,til
New Mexico.
support Bond Issue
In conclusion, the governor urged
his hearers to vote for the bond issue
when the time arrives.
The governor spoke from the
west balcony, and was given close at.
tention throughout his address, being
applauded quite often as he made G
telling point. His voice was good and
his appearance magnificent. His
speech last night was regarded by
many as the best delivered by him in
this part of the state.
Frank A. IIubbell, c. M. Barber, DR.
M. x. Wylder. Judge George =. Craig
John Baron Burg, County Clerk Mes
tor Montoya, w. c. Oestreich anC
Charles f. Wade composed the com
mittee which escorted the governo,
from the Alvqrado to the armory. Mr.
Wade presided, introducing Governor
Larrazolo.
Mr. Barber, at the conclusion of the
governors address, thanked the
speaker, on behalf of the Automobile
Dealers association, for honoring tn.
show and pledged the support OF the
automobile dealers and the citizens OF
Bernalillo county in general to the
l. nj q n Of hnill innr good rnads