Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-23
STATE MAY LOSE
FEDERAL ND TO
BUILD HIGHWAYS
Especial Correspondence to The Journal,

Especial Correspondence to The JoUrnaI)
Santa Fe, Aug. 22.-The question
of the state contest wherein the
members of the boys and girls
club and the Smith Hughes school
are to take part, will be definitely
settled in the near future. the
contest will be held in october and
all arrangements will be in the
hands of a communities who will
select the place where the contest Is
to take place, the superintendent.
the committees who will act and
the judges. The boys and girls
club Is at the state college and the
Smith Hughes school is of the vo-
cational department in state edu-
cational work. The combination
of these two activities will bring
about successful contest and
those who are to have the arrange
ments in charge will be speciai'y
fitted for this work. The further
announcements will be made, spcn.
A charter has been granted by
the state corporation commission 10
the Citizens State bank at Noun
tainair.
Word has been received by State
Corporation Commissioner Hugh
Williams from b. H. Coffin, who
met with the very serious accident
on little La Bajada hill a few
weeks ago, when his automo bile
ran off the hill into the valley
wrecking the machine and injur-
ing his sister severely, has written
from Los Angeles expressing to the
citizens of Santa Fe, and especially
to Mr.. Williams his most sincere
gratitude for the manner in which
they all took interest in his case.
Commissioner Williams took pains
to secure accommodations for the
Coffin family when they left the
state and in spite of the danger
through which they passed, are
now recovering from the accident,
They will remember New Mexico
with gratitude.
About twenty members OF the
Masonic fraternity left for TAOS
Saturday morning, where exercises
will be held and degrees conferred
The party left on the West truck
seats having been put on the ma
chine with backs and cushions SO
that com 'ort could be enjoyed by
the travellers. They left about
nine in the morning and expected
to reach Taos in the afternoon
The serious question before the
state highway commission as to
how and where to get the money Il
meet the $1,500,000 which Is the
federal allotment, was taken up
and the result will be given out In
| n day or two. This state bids fail
to lose this road building aid UNI
less it comes through with its part
and there does not seem to be any
| way to furnish the money. 1he
three mill levy authorized by the
legislature is not sufficient to meet
the demand for the full'three year
time over which it is to run. There
| will be shortage of one and one
| half million and it may be -neces'
| sary to ask the legislature to con-
tinue this levy to meet the needs
| and not lose the government aliot'
| ment. 1t might be possible to pass
the two million bond proposal hui
| there is some doubt as to- that
| There is a question whether II
could be submitted at the next cleo
ton because of the shortage OF
funds for the purpose. There will
be made a strong effort to get tbs
amount needed to meet the fed
eral allotment as it means much
to the state In the road building
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