El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-14

each district IN which county commits
sioners were elected. In many or
the counties this plan has worked eN-
ceedingly well and in others IL nas
not worked as well as expected. The
legislators Of the territory seemed 10
realize that a more centralized form
OF taking care OF and improving ROADS
should be devised and in 1903 passed
an act by which the governor, the
territorial engineer and the commits
siOner Of public lands should act as
a territorial good roads commission
Authority was given this commission
to order the levy Of a tax Of not more
than one mill on all Of the taxable
property Of the territory which should
go into what is known as the good
roads fund TO be expended under the
direction Of the good roads commission
IN the building Of new roads and in
the Improvement Of the old ones. This
plan has so far worked better than
expected The GOOD roads commission
has been anxious to DO all that lay
in Its power to assist in the several
counties in the territory
Through the State.
Much work is being done on the
Canine Real which viii extend from
the Colorado line on the north TO FL
PasO on the south. and in few years
1t is hoped that this tnOrOugntare VIII
be completed and put into such con
ditiou that Iii VIII be pleasure for
tourists to pass over It and be or
great assistance to the farmer in aid
ingg him to bring his crops to market.
improvements IN roads are now being
made in all sections Of the territory
under the supervision Of this commits
sion. Many important roads have been
built which j viii not mention In this
brief article, as TT is certain that the
people Of the territory are at the pres
ent time taking as much interest in
good roads as in any other public i'm
prOvemenL
More Law Needed.
NY opinion is that when the next
enact some laws putting all roads in
the state or at least those on
which the state has worked, under
the charge Of the good roads commits
sion. This commission should IN my
opinion appoint road supervisor ror
each county, who should be selected
for his known ability, probity ana
energy. and the road work In the
charge Of the supervisor for such
county If roads then were not prop
erly built OF maintained, complaint
could be made to the good roads com
in the counties from which complaints
came were repaired or improved, ana
If IL was not done then the super
visor could be removed and compe-
tent man put in his place
Climate q Great Aid.
In New Mexico on account Of the
comparative lack Of rainfall we DO
not need to go to the expense to build
and maintain roads which are required
I'm the states which are blessed with
more rain. Our work does not have
to be as substantial and the cost Of
maintaining a road when once built is
but an infinitesimal part OF what ll IS
in the east or I'm European countries
Our road engineers understand quite
fully everything that is now required
for the building OF roads in the various
parts Of the state and understand
drainage and what is required to keep
the road an order.
If the feeling IN favor Of good roads
is maintained and continues to grow,
j see no reason to doubt that in
few years we viii have a system of
highways which wiz be Of great bene-
fit to the territory at large and
delight to the tourists from whatever
state he may come who happens to
ride over them in automobiles In
their journeys through the country