The Glenwood post., 1922-04-06
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Mcclure PASS
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only connect two important state high
ways and their alternate routes and
feeders; it will also open to settlement
vast area of the most productive az
ricultural land in the entire west.
Where six years ago little develop
ment had been done, today there are
fifteen ranches in process Of improve
ment, with at least a hundred pros
pective homesteaders awaiting only
the assurance that the road is actually
to be built, according to Mr.. Mat
thews, who has kept accurately in.
formed Of the situation. The new an
thracite coal camp to be established
on Buck creek will be little more than
a mile from this main highway. The
City of Glenwood Springs will be
about sixty miles from Paonia, instead
Of 100 miles by auto road today.
Delta will be closer to Glenwood
Springs than Grand Junction. The
completion Of the work and opening
of the road to traffic should be made
ehe occasion of huge celebration.
Mr.. Richardson admits that he is
"dingy" over the Mcclure Pass cut
off, which he claims would be of more
value to Glenwood than even the Col
orado riger highway, the Loveland
Pass route or any other line across
the Continental Divide, for the reason
that it would connect us up with som
orado river highway, the Loveland
much interested in us and our country,
and the advantages which Glenwood
possesses along recreational lines, but
who have heretofore been prevented
from visiting with US because of tho
great barrier which intervenes in the
way Of the high divide which separates
the Colorado river from the Gunnison
river watershsd.
Mr.. Richardson, in his cowboy days,
Travelled all over the country which
would be affected by the new road,
and he says it IL an area of wonderfD
possibilities, and only needs the pos
slbility for easier travel to make it
TEEN with prosperity, and its contigu-
ity to Glenwood would mean much to
us if the Mcclure Pass were removed
by good connecting road between
the two sections which Mr.. Richardson
declares is altogether feasible.
The Muddy and Gunnison countries
are the best watered sections in Colo
rado, declares Mr.. Richardson, and
rich in possibilities along agricultural
and stock growing Lines, and the peo-
pie located in those sections are hun
cry for an outlet which would give
them privileges such as are enjoyed
by the people of other portions of the
state.
Speaking Of what it would mean for
Glenwood if we were properly con-
nected up with that vast territory, Mr..
Richardson says that with the sort Of
road as we should have, and which is
altogether feasible over Mcclure Pass,
the people of Delta, Montrose and
nearby sections could drive to Glen.
wood and play game of baseball with
our twirlers, and drive back home the
same day if it seemed necessary to
exercise . little haste. But he pro.
nounces it an ideal two-day trip of
which the people on the other side Of
the ridge would be glad to avail
Themselves, while our people would
likewise enjoy visiting our near neigh
vors over in the fruit growing Sec
tions Of the Uncompahgre.
Are We passing up a good oppor-
tunity by our lack Of attention to this
highway possibility Of which we have
heard but little Of latei This is q
question well worthy Of our eonsidera-
ton.