Show I Other Points of View I QUESTION OF Goon GOOD ROADS DS There Is still sUll an educational work to bo be done among amon- the people and the peoples people's representatives in the Colorado Lolo Cob rado general assembly Tho The education required must benol benot be bo bonot not nol only along economic lines but to break down sec eec A notion noton prevails on tho the outside that a n highway bond Issue Issue- or an Increase in revenues re for tOI road construction Is for tor the thc particular benefit of Denver Around tho statehouse statehouse statehouse state- state house ono one may hear talk of or the tho question of better roads being a a. Denver affair undertaken solely to secure 2 curo more moret t tourists ou ne ts The Tho t tourist business s Is a a. small part of or the movement although tho the seeker pleasure In Colorado Is la not to be bo overlooked over over- looked for tor In a years year's time ho leaves leave a trail of dollars not alone alono In Denver but throughout the thc state In tact fact Denver since the coming of the tho automobile and the na national national national na- na park parI has hns not benefited to the extent of oC some other sections and when Denver Den appeals for tOl support for forthe forthe forthe the tourist traffic it is doing so as LS a Wido tion Jon t A great man many parties th that t spend weeks in Colorado dOnot do donot donot not spend as many hours In this city Put IUt up tho the bars bars bars- and a a. reputation for tor bad roads is a barbed wire entanglement entangle entangle- ment for tor any Ln state or part of at a L state In these times times times- and tho the tourist and the thc whole state will feel the tho evil 11 effect during tho the first season As has been ma made do clear in the tho now new state to executives executive's message and in other official statements the tho good bood road proposition for tOl Colorado is not the construction of or tourist hl highways hwa's from and to Denver Tho general plan is to build for the good of the farmer first and to let tho traveler share with him in tho bene bone fits Give tho farmer good roads and the tho rest will alce aice care caro of oC lt Itself Surely by this time lime the tho advantages ad of or first class roads from the tho farm to the tue city aro are appreciated by bv bythe bytho the tho producer as we well as tho consumer Tho The motor truck an 00 a n farm tarm necessity Is a n factor In Inn n agricultural development and It must havo good food roads or 01 It Is la a failure Prom From the tho general uso of or motor vehicles driven on first class roads tho the city is a gainer and so Is the tho producer Colorado under modern conditions must uphold Its end with the nation A deca decade e a ngi aI I in this state each count county was a a. law Jaw unto Itself It Jt spent Its road and bridge money without respect to tho the adjoining counties Wo 0 have havo chan changed ed that and ond there thoro is an aim at consecutive road worK This evolution o noticeable within the c ate is being applied to the state In Its relationship to the nation nallon Congress has a big IG road pro program ram of Its own running Into war vai- figures and tile the different states are required to do their share before the they can benefit from the federal treasury The amount of a bond hond Issue required by Colorado In Inthe inthe the tho next haIr half dozen dOT years cars will be graded b by what whal Is proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed to be done lone b by congressional action In national highway highway high high- wa way construction within the nab tato boundaries But the legislature In lr dealing with the good roads s question must extend Its liB vision from tho tue count county political machine inachin to toI Washington I Another thought the present lawmaking bod body lody should havo In rind In dealing with Denver Uen aud I i ithe H hi hithe the amount of or Denver's cn contributions t to th the tho state highway high way vay fund The Tho city does doe its own construction arid and repair from ordinary taxes and nd In addition contributes from crom a fourth to a of tin thit total statu stale tax taL-lociy taL Mountain News h- h In |