Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-05-30
(By Carl Stow

1t II the concensus OF opinion that
this will be Colorado's greatest
. tourist season. And though all these
visitors to the state will not come
TO the San Luis valley. we know be-
yond question OF doubt that sew
eral thousand Of them will: and We
know too. that II these tourists
could be routed through more OF the
Monte Vista farming district that
some Of them would be so deeply
impressed with the productiveness
Of these farms that they would de-
eide to move to this much favored
section and establish homes.
The average tourist travelling
through new localities In the auto
mobile very naturally forms opinions
Of the towns and country visited
and these impressions upon his mind
usually guide him to = decision as
20 whether he ever eares to see that
locality again. These likes and dts
likes formed about communities are
usually judged while speeding along
the highway. or while In the camp
grounds. hotels. cafes, filling sta.
lions and garages. It's the sttrac-
tivoAess Of the town-the productive
moss Of the farm-the appearance
Of the homes on the farm and In the
town-the prosressiveness OF the
people and the general surroundings
that guide the tourist In forming
his opinions OF the various localities
he visits.
when he drives into the San Luis
valley over Poacha Pass. Cochetopa
Pass. Wolf Creek Pass or La veta
Pass to spend his vacation In the
mountains at the head OF the Rio
0rande river, he OF course drives on
the established automobile high
ways. And considering the total
productiveness OF the farms along
these Highways Of more than two
hundred miles. can you wonder that
the tourist leaves this valley with
his mind fully satisfied that our
greatest assets are trout fishing and
wonderful mountain scenery?
II engineers had been sent into
this valley to build highways con-
necting these four Mountain Passes.
and given rigid Instructions to do
everything In their power to locate
them 20 that tourists will not see
the large productive agricultural
districts Of the valley. they could
not have chosen routes that would
have accomplished this end better
tAaa the ones now established.
In driving along this spproxi-
0ately two hundred miles Of auto
mobile Highways connecting Poncha
aad Cochstopa Passes with Wolf
Creek Pass. aad also La veta Pass
With Welt Creek Pass. Q stranger
would not even think Of this valley
- . productive agricultural district.
Dssauss. With the exception OF . few
aosea1iA farms aloaS the highway
eiooo 70 Monte Vista. very uttis
vs0seatioa Of any kind can ~ sssa.
As1 although The ssv farms referred
% 80 Exceptionally good asd -
protective - any good farms b asy
is1iBAeeA ssetiea Of tAs vest yse
N = tAe sxtsnslvsnsss In area Of the
Sod earms Of a. agricultural dis.
tSict that has much 70 do with the
aDDeal 70 . stranger. and he does
Dot - this q hs travsrses these
AigAwsys.
A. ~ illustration. . very prooi-
0oat buoinses man OF Roswell. New
Mexico eans By automobile 70 this
valley last summer and sDsat two
- three weeks fishing near Crss1s.
Astse HI rsesr. 70 Roswell be nsAs
. talk beeefs the Rotary Club OF
tAAs city u vhieh ~ sathusiastseai-
b teaA ee The vesAsrful mountain
oseossy sn1 sp,ssdid trout fishins.
TAea - compared the farming lands
q tAis valley with the irrigated
farms aseusA Roswell. and By his
seoavks 80 would oonciuds this
valley was greatly over rated - q
peoAueiss ssetiea. aad that our
fArns "a net sompars n any way
With farms u tAst locality. Hia
elreAg polat was that our big asset
was tSout fisAjaS aAA Dountasn
eeesesy. New this nas 10 . gsed
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