Residents of the Salt Creek community asked the county commissioners to improve and pave roads in the community—an issue that has been raised repeatedly for several years. Louis Garcia, chairman of the Barrio de Salado Improvement Association, accused Road Commissioner Martin Moore of failing to meet past promises to pave roads in Salt Creek and of being a racist.
Clipping from the Pueblo Star-Journal, July 13, 1972. CSU-P, Garcia Family Papers, Box 3, F 65