El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-25
MAChDAN IS
bound WITH
ASPHALT
Automobiles VIII Not Tear
Up This Construction.
Built For the Future.
BRIDGES ARE
OF CONCRETE
Construction Of Roadway
and Bridges the Best That
Money Can Obtain.
BRIDGES ARE
OF CONCRETE

FL Paso county can boast of more
substantial roads than any other coun-
y in the state
ThA first road ia FL Paso county.
regularly surveyed and graded. was the
road down the valley through Ysleta,
SOccrrO. san Elizario. and ending at
QuedriIla- L was built in 1885
The first macadam road in FL Paso
county was built in 1896. under the ad-
uinisErati0n OF the commissioners
court over which judge Sweeney SO
ably presided
II 1903 the taxpayers Of this county
VOC a quarter Of million dollars TO
improve the roads Of this county. That
marked the beginning Of that extensive
system of road building that viii give
10 the public so nile driveway through
the entire irrigated section OF the Rio
Grande valley IN FL PasO county. When
completed, as IL il viii be by the close
OF the present year, FL PasO county viii
take front rank n modern road build
inE, among the counties Of our country.
b. Tbc term modern road, is meant
rOac t.-at VIII endure modern traffic.
Automobiles and Roads
The automobile IS too much for the
oId fashioned system OF construction.
sas9cth surface, but one that has suf-
[iCieEt tenaci1y TO resist the suction
~ the tires The road 10 Ysleta was
first straight macaGaal An automobile
drirer who went down 1t. came back
looking Ike he had fallen into a lime
bin Constant complaints from the dust
nuisance. not only worried the COM
missi03ers' court, but II meant that
tie road was wearing out Dust is
proof that the road is disintegrating
and blowing away.
Asphalt as Binder.
After various unsuccessful expert
mcnts with oil and coal tar products,
&c settle the dust ard stifIe the COM
plants. the commissioners court final
y tried an asphalt binder. Since then
there has been no trouble The asphalt
grips the rock in place Where stone
Is pulled loose from the surface as
viii happen frequently W hen there is !
no asphalt binder, there is a hole /
around which the road begins to ravel. /
Then the small particles of rock flip /
loose from the old fashioned macadam, I
and as they are crushed by traffic, we /
have the dust Prevent this with an !
asphalt binder and you have a road 4
durable and dUstless- The first part Of 4
the asphalt macadam road built in FL i
BasO county has been down two years .
and IL is better now than when first :
built, and not a cent has been ex- 1
pended on II for repairs
Putting the Binder. +
The asphalt binder was first sug-
gested By John Eunbank, county sur
veyor- Its placing is a simple process. /
Ina gine an old fashioned macadam /
road. just built, the rock still loose. /
Heat a tank Of asphalt TO 500 degrees
Fahrenheit and pour IT on the rock, /
20 pounds TO the square yard. Then
while the asphalt is still hot, dash on
top q half inch of screenings "a small
rock The side Of pea) and follow this
Immediately with a 10 ton roller, mash
ing the screenings and hot asphalt
down into the voids OF the large rock.
and iron il with the roller until it is
smooth Half an hour after this is
done. II is ready for any kind of trif-
fic. and the longer il is down, the bet
ter and smoother IL becomes.
First Glass Roads Only.
The plan that the commissioners
court has steadfastly adhered TO, has
been 70 build a first class highway
through the irrigated section of the Rio
Grande valley in this county. In spite
Of fervent appeals TO expend the bond
issue in cross roads and side lines, the
court has remained firm, and the end
Of the present year viii see an ahphaIt-
road from Anthony on the
west 70 Fabens on the east, a speedway
Of so miles through a valley that in a
few years is destined 10 be celebrated
a. one OF the most beautiful and pro-
ductive spots on earth
The Fl PasO-Ysleta road was COM
pleted in November, 1908: the road from
Ysleta 10 Clint, in May of the pres
ent year the contract for the road Il
from Clint TO Fabens was let on the
18th Of June, 1910, 10 be completed in
not less than five months: and the con-
tract for the % miles of road now build
ing from Anthony, viii be finished at
about The same time Of the Clint-Fa-
bens read
Thirty Miles OF Valley Road.
There viii be 30 miles of road down
The valley, passing through the his
toric town Of Ysieta, with its old mis-
sion church TO attract the tourist then
leaving 1sleta and following the canal
for miles, overlooking TIE green alfalfa
fields as Il passes by Clint terminal
Ing in one Of the most beautiful parts
q the VALLEY at Quadrilla, this road
viii unite the city Of Fl Paso with what
IN few years viii be one of the gar
len spots Of earth
The road UP the valley will end at the
state line at Anthony, and Dona
Ana county Is preparing TO connect
with road from there TO Las Cruces
The first three miles of this road.
built By 8fr- CapIes, is as fine n speed
zen Of asphalt-macadan construction
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