El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-02

Las Cruces, N NJ, August 2.-The
| latest move to interest the Automobile
| association in the improvement of the
valley road from Las Cruces to Ell Paso
is the organization of a week end auto
tour down the valley for Saturday.
After office hours Saturday after
noon the following owners of cars have
agreed to make the run down to Ell
Paso to spend Sunday and show the Ell
Paso club that Las Cruces is really on
the map. The committee in charge of
arrangements is headed by R. H Sims,
assisted by F. c. Merrill, F. E. Lester,
T. R. H. Smith, Orrin Foster, Frank NJ
Hayner and DR.. R. E. Mcbride, all of
whom will take part in the trip down
the valley Saturday afternoon.
There will be a large party in addi-
ton to the above members of the club
as each car viii be loaded to capacity,
making seven cars or I'VE passengers
each.
The First State bank mas been desig-
mated as depository for state funds by
the governor and it is understood that
the accounts of the Agricultural col
lege will be handled by this institution
in the future under the direction Of
college treasurer Llewellyn.
Judge Becomes FaneIer.
Judge Edw. Medler of the third
judicial district is one of the prominent
chicken fanciers of the upper valley.
He has a homestead OF the first bench
above the valley near Selden station,
just south of where the Leasburg
diversion dam is located.
The land at this point was formerly
held by the United States war depart
ment as a fort, and for many years Fort
Selden has been recognized as one of
the most picturesque points along the
open to settlement and judge Medler
secured a choice tract of $50 acres
which lies Immediately east and join
ing to the Atchison, Topeka & Santa !
Fe railroad rightofway.
White leghorns are the favorite /
chickens on the Medler ranch and the !
judge has 200 of as fine pullets as can /
be found in the valley. The oldest !
ones are just past five months of age 4
and last week they began laying, max |
ing a record for the breed as well as 1
for the locality. The land being high 1
and wei drained it will make an ideal /
poultry farm, and being within a few 1
hundred yards of the new switch which /
will be installed by the Santa Fe with 4
IN a very short time, it will be possible /
to make one of the most beautiful I
places in the Mesilla valley.
Repairs to the roof of the Crystal /
theater were made necessary by the !
recent heavy rains, and new coating !
OF tar is being applied over the old !
Work on New Church.
Construction work on the new Metho-
dist church has progressed so rapidly
that the roof is being placed in posi-
ton. and inside finish will be well IN
der way next week. This structure will
be one Of the most artistic as well as
one Of the best buildings Of its kind
In the state.
Road Damaged by Rains.
Word was received from Organ that
he mountain road between the Stephen
SON Bennett mine and Organ camp was
badly dama2 81 by the recent hard
aims. This road has always given !
trouble during the rainy seas On ac-
count OF the frequent floods from the
Mountains.
Professor Fabian Garcia. of the New
Mexico Agricultural college, and presi- {.
lent OF the MeSilla Valley Fair asso-
;iation, leaves the first of the week
or an extended trip through the or
,ha1d districts of Lincoln county and
ne White mountain section of the
tate This trip viii take about a week
and during that time professor Garcia
expects to cover the greater portion of
the fruit producing valleys in Lincoln
and Otero counties
Fair Committee To Meet.
The executive committee of the Me-
silla Valley Fair association will hold
a regular meeting at the office of the
secretary this evening for the purpose
Of discussing the various plans for the
coming fair, and also to decide on a
site for the fair. which will be held on
the 25th to 10Th of September.
One OF the features of the fair of
1917 VIII be the poultry show The
superintendent of this department. NJ
B. Stevens, is a prominent breeder of
white orpingtons, and has one of the
best flOcks of show birds to be found
In the valley. The work Of securing
q licensed judge to come to Las Cruces
and judge the birds is now being taken
up through correspondence with vari-
BUS well known authorities.
r. H Sims. T. r. II. Smith, NJ O. !
LIewellyn. Dirk G~liGman and Hugh
Nry formed a little auto party to look
over the various auto roads leading out
IF town The trip was made in the
lew Flanders car recently purchased by
Mr. Sims and a very enjoyable trip |
vas reported.
The condition Of many of the back
ards in the business district is the /
,ause of much complaint by tenants
# the various offices where the win
lows open out on yards which are
Tiled with all manner of refuse from 4