The Winslow mail., 1925-06-09
Child Is Thrown From
Car on Flagstaff Road:
Tourists Tell Opinions


DIR. ]. w. Bazell was called upon
Thursday to treat a youngster who
had received several cuts and
bruises on the head when thrown
out of a car travelling the Flagstaff
road The youngster was the
daughter of tourists who were trav-
cling west and the little girl, not
keep her seat.
The Winslow-Flagstaff road has
been the cause of considerable COM
ment at both ends of the route for
some time because of the innumer
able ruts, rocks and so forth, and
though these comments have been
for the most part verbal ones, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Mehen, proprie-
tors of the Palace Hotel, conceived
the idea last week of providing a
book in the lobby of the hotel where
tourists passing through could
write their opinions of the Flag
staff road. To date about twenty
opinions have been recorded.
"The worst road in the United
States says one fellow. Il haven't
travelled them all, but they couldn't
be any worse"
81 didn't knod there was a road
until | saw this book" another says
and adds, at is a fine sheep trail.
however.
81 would be arrested for telling
what I think of it or for telling
what 1 said on the way-a broken
spring thrown in is the comment
made by one tourist.
Another tourist writes: We
were never on a road between here
and Flagstaff Webster states that
a road is a street or path to drive
or walk on. There amt no such
thing between here and Flagstaff.
Another says: "This road nearly
made a widower out OF me. MY
wife and | had heard tales of this
road ever since we left the Pacific
coast. It's only parallel that know
is a stretch through Zion City be-
tween Chicago and Milwaukee, but
it is only mile long. 1t is ma
tional joke, lbut this road is frae-
edy."
"It's a helluva road another
says.
'Made the trip in two hours ana
twenty minutes with a Ruckstell-
equipped Ford" boasts Dud Il. Kay,
travelling representative for the
Ruckstell company, who makes TINS
territory regularly. Consequently
hit only half the bumps. Moral:
Buy a Ford and contribute the dlt-
ference to the highway department
for a paved road. It's money thae
builds roads, not bull"
81 have Just come over the Flag
staff road, and my. appetite IS JUS
right for supper. This road IS
wonder to what it was, so cheer
M, is the comment made by an
other guest at the hotel. /
Lots of bumps? Well, yes, put y
Mason tires and tubes brought me
all the way without any trouble. I
saws D. W. Thomas, another safes
man taking advantage OF the pooh
as a medium of advertising.
81 would just as soon be SIX feet
under ground with flowers sprlnk-
led over me as to think | had TO
travel that road again" is another
comment.
nDuring the last three weeks
have travelled over conslaeraple
territory" another tourist writes
..but the Winslow-Flagstaft ROAD IS
without doubt the worst | nave
seen. and | am taking into consld
Grafton Missouri mud.
No Improvement work on the Ola
Winslow- Flagstaff highway mas
been done for many months, owing
to the relocation and building OF
the new highway north OF tna
Santa Fe tracks from Wlnslo" To
CANYON Lodge. Within few WEEKS
however, the new road Will De
opened, or just as soon as recently
constructed bridges across Cow /
CANYON and other structures are
approved by government engineers
travel will be routed via Moqul,
Dennison and Sunshine to Canyon /
Lodge. From Canyon DlaDlo 10
CANYON Padre the road is some
what rough, but nothing COMPARE
BILE to the stretch of old ROAD from
CANYON Diablo to WinsloW. From
Canyon Padre to Flagstaff an entire
new roadbed has been graded ana :
is in good condition. AS soon as
the new stretch Of road west q
Winslow is opened, it is expected
that complaints which have been
made on this particular section OF
the National Old Trails will cease.