Gunnison news-champion., 1922-10-06
COUNTY ROAD OFFICIALS
AT ASPEN ROAD MEETING

Commissioners w. II. Whalen, Ted
Knowles and George Sullivan, togeth-
err with Mrs. Sullivan and two children
and Messrs. C. H. Cowan and Alex
Thomas, took in the second district
road meeting at Aspen, which was
held Wednesday of last week, the
goth. The party left the previous
Saturday, travelling in the Knowles
and Sullivan cars, and visited at Glen
wood, Carbondale and Marble while on
the trip.
The road men were in session one
day only, and discussed various mat
ters on road work to be brought up at
the state highway meeting at Colo
rado Springs on October 16 and II.
The meeting was held at the Jerome
hotel in Aspen, which was decorated in
q most gorgeous fashion with flowers
and autumnal foliage. A beautifully
arranged forest scene, the central at
traction Of which was a big stuffed
elk, occupied the hotel lobby. The
whole town turned out and gave the
road men one of the most enthusiastic
receptions they had experienced. Com
missioner Sullivan remarked at the
banquet that Aspen must look upon q
lowly county commissioner as out
ranking the governor. The whole
town was decorated with welcome ban
ners, and every effort was made to
show the visitors good time.
The banquet in the evening, at the
Jerome, accommodated 235, who had
the pleasure Of listening to some good
speeches covering all angles Of west
ern slope road problems.
The days festivities at the Jerome
hotel had Doc Sullivan reminiscing
all over the place, as this establish
ment was the scene Of his initial en-
trance into business career. Twenty
nine yeas ago he was q bellboy at the
Jerome, together with the present
manager Of the hotel.
Aspen people are rejoicing over the
completion Of the Independence pass
road to Twin Lakes, which cuts off
full days journey into Aspen from the
Salida region. The old route required
trip over Tennessee pass down to
Glenwood and then up to Aspen, but
by way of Independence pass, the
traveller goes direct from Leadville to
Aspen.
While in Aspen the commissioners
had an opportunity to talk to the Pit
kin county commissioners relative to
the road from Carbondale toward
Marble, and were assured that this
road would require the necessary at
tention early in the spring.
DIR. Sullivan returned by way Of
Grand Junction, and states that a
great deal Of real highway work has
been done in Mesa, Delta and Mont
rose counties on the Rainbow route,
and states that there is absolutely no
comparison between the Rainbow route
and the Midland trail, down by Glen
wood. The Midland trail ("trail" is
right, says Sullivan) is on the Ocean
to Ocean highway, and is a much
poorer road than the Rainbow route.
in addition to being 81 miles longer
from Salida to Grand Junction. In
addition to this, the scenery along this
route is far inferior to the Rainbow
route variety.
Locating Engineer Ed Cowan Of
the District Engineers Office ct Grand
Junction informed DR.. Sullivan that he
had never seen better results IN road
work for the money expended q along
the Rainbow route tlifs summer. md
he mentioned Gapinero pafticalarly.
where Harry Calpenter's eaae, M
der the supervision Of ArcSSr Niller,
have been working.