The Coconino sun., 1924-10-03
YOU Sing AMERICA
THEN WHY NOT SEE IT?

To do away with 13 railroad cross
ings in rs miles is the task that Major
i. D. Blauvelt, Colorado state highway
This he is doing by installing the mod
ern way of avoiding accidents on rail
road crossings, which is by going un-
der the tracks and at the same time
he is doing away with the many sharp
turns, that for years have been the
cause of many bad spills.
The rs miles between Denver and
Colorado Springs, is very important
section in the National Park-to- Park
highway, which is being paved in "a
modern way by the state highway de-
partment of Colorado, and which will
be entirely finished by the end of
1926, as the best road in the state. In
addition to this it will shorten the dis
tance about four miles.
'The Colorado state highway de-
partment under the able guidance OF
Major Blasvelt, is cooperating adj
mirably in making the Colorado sec
ton of our highway safe and good"
said Gus Holm's, president of TIE Ma
tional Park-to-Park Highway associa-
ton, when asked how this section OF
the master scenic highway of Amer
ica was being improved. Doing away
with 13 dangerous railroad crossings
in rs miles is surely an act of kind
ness and deserves the attention Of
other states if they wish to show their
appreciation to eastern tourists"
This Incompatible promotion, de-
signed and destined to become the
greatest highway in America, is serv-
ing a good purpose III creating a
broader use for the family car and
distributes reliable information, val
liable to the west and every town for
turate enough to be on its routing
H. NJ. Albright, Superintendent Yel-
lowstone National park.
You sing America" why not see
it? This slogan is original with the
association which is a national organ1-
zation and public spirited.
"Who knows, but that the National
Park-to-Park highway will be used
and known as such 10000 years from
now" So spoke one of the speakers
addressing the annual convention Of
the association in Great Falls, Mont,
on July %.
Who can say that it will not be
used one million years from now?
Why not ? Its selection of routing and
plans for construction are for the fu-
ture, as well as for the present, every
section of this pageant highway is one
Of commercial use, needed by the pres
ent generation and will be appreciated
and praised by coming generations.
A careful check will reveal the won
derful growth and improvement on
this master scenic highway of Amer
lea, and the unselfish mind will ad-
nit that it's progress is far greater
than expected.
In the opinion of Gus Holm's,. it is
only matter of a short time until
complete hard surfacing program will
be started. The bridges are in and
proper drainage supports the grade.
constructed by state highway de-
paftments to stand for ages. The de-
nnand for the highway is by the pres
ent travelling generation, who also de-
mand a construction that will last for
all time to come.
The Incompatible promotion de-
signed and destined to become the
greatest highway in the world passes
through Flagstaff on its way to con-
meet all of the II national parks of
the west, with one good complete road.
The National Park-to-Park High
waf association has its general offices
in Denver, from where the association
distributes publications and maps tc
the many thousand inquirers each
year. A new and up-to-date wall map
is now on the press, and publications
designed to direct travel over the
pageant highway are being planned
for 1925.