Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-30
HIGHWAY LINKS u. S.
WITH MEXICO CITY
Open. Up Southern Neigh
Dor to Tourist Travel.

Washington Mexico is pushing
forward its greatest highway project
an improved road linking the United
States border at Laredo, Texas, with
its capital. Mexico City. The federal
highway commission of Mexico states
that this 770-mile section, opening up
northeastern Mexico to tourist travel
and trade. will probably be ready for
through traffic in June. 1888.
A bulletin from the National Geo
graphic society describes the chief
cities and scenic features along this
picturesque route. which will be part
of the proposed 1OOO0mile Pan-Amer-
lean highway linking Washington, u.
c., with BuenoS Aires, Argentina, and
other Latin American capitals.
Motorists seeking new roads to con-
quer will find that this 'farthest south
for a continuous highway journey from
the United States is a roadway OF spec
tacular variety" says the bulletin.
1.-The route traverses deserts, mie-high
mountains. ranch country, lush tropi-
cal jungles. and, in places, runs
through deep canons where the high
way is a mere scratch on the steep
mOuntainSide.
Ties Up With United States.
From San Antonio. Texas paved
road southwark to the twin border
cities of Laredo and NeuvO Laredo
ties in the new Mexican highway with
the improved road system of the Unit
ed States. NuevO Laredo. in the Mex
lean State of TamaulipaS, and the first
city to be reached after crossing the
Rio Grande has developed amazingly
in the last two years, since pavement
was completed to Monterrey. This
151-mile section compares favOrably
with the best American highways.
One stretch runs A. miles across the
desert without curve.
Monterrey. the capital of the State
of Nuevo Leon, is surrounded by mile
high peaks. the most conspicuous be-
ing its famous Saddle mountain
Monte de Ia Silla).
IAN improved gravel road leads
from Monterrey over the mountains to
the west to SaltillO. capital of Goa
hula, region of ranges where long
horned cattle Craze. This eventually
will be part of through route to Mex
leo City via San Luis POtosi.
1.-The main highway today. however,
strikes south TO Ciudad Victoria. This
1S0-mile section is about quarter
paved and the rest is all-weather grav-
el. Here the road winds through one
Of the chief fruit-raising sections of
: Mexico.
Paradise for Hunters.
From this point to the little town
of Wales, in the State of San Luis
Potosi. the road surface alternates be-
tween gravel and graded earth. This
region is a paradise for hunters-wild
boar, deer. raccoon. quail and turkey
being plentiful. Coffee, cotton, rice
and vanilla beans are the principal
crops.
I'm the rugged mountain section be-
tween Wales and the village Of Jacala,
in the State of HidalgO, construction
work has been moving forward slowly
since April. 1881. Here the road climbs
from the dense tropical jungleS and
swamps along the Tamuin river, where
parrots fly overhead, and gorgeous
flowers and banana groves border the
highway, to the tableland.
"FrOm Jacala southwark an i'm
proved highway will carry the route
through Pachuca. an important silver
mining town, into Mexico City. Rapid
progress has been made here in recent
months, and what some travellers once
characterized as the most dangerous
road in the world may soon be mod
ern boulevard. a monument to engi-
neering skill. Near Pachuca are great
basaltic formations sometimes called
the Giant Causeway Of America
From Mexico City modern roads
are branchings out in all directions.
The longest, of all-weather gravel CON
StructiOn, extends over the Old Span
ish Trail to Acapulco. Another car
ries the Pan-American highway south
ward to the city of Pueblo"