Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-06-22

were lavishly dist ibuted by nature
and eventually will have a good
road in the section she mentions.
AS for getting stuck at any point
in the road, the only bad place we
ever had was near WatrOus, three
years ago, and it has been given
n new bottom and first class drain
age, so that there is no more hang
ing up there, no matter what the
weather.
The early settlers Of this region
were rot Mormons; Las Vegas is
not a mining town, but the center
Of a livestock and farming coun-
try, a railway shop and office
headquarters, and the educational
capital of the state, having a state
normal university, a Baptist col
lege, convent and public schools.
II Miss Putman's friends attended
show at the Gem, they did so
four years ago, as that theater has
been closed since the new Coro-
ma was opened in 1917. had to
mention the Coronado, for we are
all proud of tit has an orna-
mental front that boasts columns,
two life-size heralds and three
hundred electric lights.
Miss Putman's description or
Santa Fe is alluring, particularly
that of the palm trees in the plaza;
the only palms known OF in santa
Fe are in Jake Levy's refreshment
parlors, and sit in tubs. The ter
rors Of La Bajada hill, as set forth
in West Broadway" reminds as
that one must read about familiar
things to learn new things con-
corning them. Instead of having a
80 per cent grade, La Bajada has
no grade greater than Z per cent;
the descent Is not abrupt; there
are plenty of turnouts for passing
and the road in no place is too
narrow for safety; the view from
the top is wonderful. There have
been few serious accidents on La
Bajada hill, and it is safe to say
that careful driving will make ac-
cidents impossible. La BaJada NH
is no place for fool, but neither
is Broadway.
Three ladies, one of them 70
years old, were in our office this
morning, having driven up from
Silver City. l asked them about
La Bajada hill, and they said they
went up without going into low,
and the view was fine. They de-
Lclared they did not believe the hill
dangerous. But they are new
Mexico women and housekeepers,
unused to the dangers of movie
actors and novel writing, and so
may not know q dangerous place
when they see one.
The "Giant Canyon"
The "giant canyon" that the
Putnam party went through be-
tween Santa Fe and Albuquerque
was the clay cut made some years
ago by the state. "This giant can
yon that might have been made
by God with one blow of a super
human AK" as Miss Putnam de-
scribes, was made, really by Jim
French, then state engineer, with
force of convicts, a drove OF
mules and 40 scrapers. 1t Is not
so terrifying as 1t would be an
noying to hunt ones way around
the hill or drive over 1t.
There Is nothing terrifying or
| impossible about our highway
there is no chance TO lose 1t, for
it is marked thoroughly, and !
have yet to hear the complaint OF
a tourist that he lost his way; ii
is traversible all the year round;
II goes through some fine scenic
country; it never killed anybody
who had sense enough to let booze
alone and keep his steering
knuckles frightened, and quite q
number of, those deficient in both
sense and judgment have negotl-
ated it in safety. But, most i'm
portant Of all, it brings us yearly
many visitors, some OF Whoni
spend a little Of their money ano
as little of their time as posslole
and hurry on, while others tarrS
longer, and some remain as cltl'
zens. Thus, we are building VI
our state, which as is pretty wei
known. has a healthful climate
fine scenery and rich soil. A knock
on our highway, especially an un'
deserved one, hurts us badly, es
pecially when it is distributed al
widely as anything published II
the Saturday Evening Post.
Seek Correct Information.
Therefore, we beseech you earn
estly to seek some correct intor
nation about this section or NeV
Mexico, and particularly its roads
and publish it as counteractioi
of the damage that Miss Pullman
has done so Internationally. l
Won do SO we will be grateful t
won. We can not threaten to qul
reading your paper, for we get g.
much more than our money
worth for the nickel invested tina
II would be poor policy to CIV
it up. ..o-
The following from an interview
in an Albuquerque newspaper, VIII
the Rev. Thomas W. Davis Q
Philadelphia, who came through
here with the Elks' National Con
vention truck, gives Pennsylva
: MANS opinion Of La Bajada hill:
"The hill gives a wonderiu
thrill" Rev. Davis remarked, i
10 a great experience to go down 1t
| and it will be one of the feV
things we will remember vividl,
ali our lives. We had no difficulty
getting down the hill, and, Will
of course, an accident could hap
men on it, 1 do not remember !
reallv dangerous, II the driver use
common sense in driving"
Thanking you for having per
severed to the end Of this length.
| letter-if you tailed to do SO yol
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