El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-15

growing by pumping arc as great as
in any other section of the southwest
The character Of the water supply and
proof that It IS permanent has now
been proved by the city water system
RecIaIming Wrecked Bridges.
The work of retaining the wrecked
portions of the Mesquite and Anthony
bridges which were taken down the
stream by the recent flood, some parts
being buried in the sand as far as a
mile below the bridge site, is now IN
der way. The board of county com
missicners intends TO make all haste
possible in saving what portions of
the bridge can be saved, and the re-
pairing of both bridges will be com
menced as soon as possible
The section Of the valley served by
these two bridges makes it important
TO get the 5rodges in at once for
large tonnage Of alfalfa is awaiting
shipment and this hay can not be
hauled to the railroad on account of
the river
oscar c. Snow and senator H B.
Holt left today for business trip 10
Kansas City and points east. This
trip will be of Importance TO the peO-
pie of the Mesilla valley in the mat
ter OF further development OF certain
neglected
New Bids for Hotel.
The Las Cruces Hotel company after
having received bids for the construc-
y
to make a few slight alterations ia
the original plans and this Will ne
cessitate new bids which will be opened
at very early date and actual con-
struction work commenced as soon
thereafter as possible.
Owing to the building Of the new
hotel and the consequent wrecking Of
its present quarters, the Las Cruces
citizen will soon be installed in new
quarters where the plant can be en-
larged.
At the United states land office the
following business has been done:
Homestead entries-ThOmas a. Hull
sey, Columbus, y. NJ, SEX sec. IS, 7.
Deming, y. NJ, \ II, Sc. a. and M,
SW. 4, Sec 20, 7. "a 5. r W; J.
Lewis Brown, Deming, n. NJ, =, Ne
4. and S Z, Nv. =, Sec 20, T. "A, 5,
R s W; Samuel Locke, Dstil, n NJ,
Nv. 4, Ne. 4, Sec 9, and W Z. Sc
4 Sec. 4. T. 5, S R. IA. W.
Friday being flag day the business
houses and public offices displayed
odd Glory in many places, giying the
street gaia appearance which was
greatly added to by the large number
Of strangers seen on the street The
numerous new arrivals IN the valley
during the past few weeks are mainly
from Mexico, being refugees from the
interior who prefer the quiet life OF
a small town to living in the city until
the trouble is over at home. As
consequence houses and rooms are IN
great demand and winter prices pre-
vail in spite of summer weather
Road Link Being Improved.
The link in the Borderland route
between Las Cruces and the san Au-
gustine pass viii soon be in shape for
automobiles.
Frank IL Hayner. accompanied by
c. T. Turney, W Isaacs, jr-, j. J. Nc
Cullough, y. L Hurley and William
Palmer, IT., Travelled over the proposed
route from Las Cruces to Organ in ma
chimes and the log Of the road was
taken by them
The proposed route is from the bust
ness section Of town west to the Ala
media, which Is a continuation OF the
Canine Real, thence north to the Ala
media to the ace quia, WAe-e tie road
turns west, lcle the Organ mountain
road viii branch TO the EAST and in
that course with but two mIi's Of sand
the road VIII reach the crest Of
range Of low hills leading to the mesa
The sand encountered along the two
miles after leaving the Alameda viii
not be hard to overcome, there are
no bad arrOyas, no heavy wash sand,
and a coating Of adobe and gravel,
which can be found close to the por-
ton to be repaired, viii be all that is
necessary to make this part of the
road hard and compact, and it will re-
main in that condition
On the crest Of the little range Of
hills the road viii be somewhat wind
.
level and the soil being Of q gravel
and adobe mixed the roddDed viii be
as hard as pavement. The hills cover
less than two miles and then che road
is on the mesa itself, where tie line
VIII be sUrveved as stIcisnL as the
crow flies to point on tn. cid Organ
mountain road about one nile south Of
the Stephenson mine, thence
along the present road 70 the town OF
Organ.
NJ people Il Organ are very much
interested in the proposed new route.
and mass meeting Of the citizens of
that camp was held on Saturday to
provide ways and means to aid in the
building of this road
me building of the road, il is esti-
mated. VIII cut the distance to organ
Irom Las Cruces to less than u miles
saving over mile and half in dis
lance, and the expense Of putting this
road through VIII be less than so per-
cent OF the cost Of repairing the pres
ent road Aside from the saving in
cost OF construction and the saving in.
Instance, TINS new route will have the
ddVantage III being more easily kept
III repair, there viii be no deep arroyas,
nor small water courses that viii con-
lInuaiIy ne washing out, and Dy FOL