El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-02
GREAT HIGHWAY THROUGH
TERRITORY FROM NORTH
To- SOUTH 4 CERTAINTl
Gov Mills Says Canine Real Will Be Built From Ration,
New Mexico to the Texas Line, Making Beautiful
Road From Ell Paso to the Colorado Line-A
Great Day for Las Cruces Was The Visit
of the Governor.
CBy Staff Correspondent

Las Cruces, n. NJ, April Ell Cam
inc Real from Ration TO FL Paso is
certainty. Governor William ]. Mills.
of the territory of New Mexico. has
promised it and governor Mills has
never yet failed TO make good on
promise.
After the reception, the parades and
visit to the Agricultural college Fri
day. the governor was the guest OF
honor at a good roads meeting held IN
the national guard armory under the
auspices of the Mesilla Valley chamber
Of commerce, with attorney r. l. Young
the trail blazer Of the good roads
movement in the Mesilla valley, acting
as chairman
Governor Mills himSelf, in a speech
which was more business talk 10 o.
ness men than an Grafton, sounded the
keynote of the meeting As soon as Ne
had acknowledged the ovation given
him. governor Mills plunged into the
subject of good roads for the territory
and -by his grasp of the details or tni
great teritorial~ problem, showed that
he is an enthusiast on the subject OF
splendid highways for. New Mexico
In 1905 the territorial legislature
passed a law to ouild the Canine feaI
from Ration, where it enters the terri
Pasos where this same trail ends. De-
lieye we must carry out the laws on
the statute books and the laws call 10
the Canine Real Continued applause
That highway will be built as soon as
the territory can get to IT, That roac
ought to be built and, while L VIII NOT
promise when, for / do not believe III
making promises which cannot ue
r;ed ont II should be built as soon as
the convict labor is available, for pc
love + will do great deal OF Sooo
when il is built"
Over Old Santa Fe Trail.
This Canine Real will be built over
the route of the old Santa Fe tran anu
will connect with the work ALREADY pe-
gun in the northern part or the terri
4orv- IT will enter New Mexico at Ration
pass will run through Las Vegas,
Sonta Fe. albuquerque, Socorro, Las
Cruces and terminate at FL Paso- Al
ready a portion Of the work on the
northern end of the canine has oeen
cornpleted and the construction Wor
now being done on the Las Cruces ROAD
between the smelter and the state me
at Anthony win be the final unit In the
80 oonstruction. 1t was for this pur-
nose that the road driveway between
las Cruces and Mesilla Park was
onened and it is known on the surveys
as fhe Canine Real although popularity
known as the college road As WI
be constructed with convict labor from
tbe Santa Fe penitentiary. the compare
tive cost of the driveway which VIII
bisect the territory will be compare
lively light and will be met by the ter
ritory and the counties through which
1t passes
Auto Speedway Through Territory.
When completed from FL Paso north-
ward 1t will give an automobile speed
way the entire distance through the
territory and will connect at Ration W,
the Colorado roads When constructed
from here to Ell Paso, the territorla
road will be the chief means of reach
ing FL Paso. as il viii then be possible
TO run down to the ritv In IN hour ana
a half In an auto from here and
enable the business men TO live in ire
Mesilla valley and attend to their ousi-
ness in Ell Paso. The governors an