El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-25

Deming, n. NJ April 81 shall
recommend the BorderIand route. as be-
ing the most feasible, and considered in
its entirety. the best transcontinental
route for automobile tourists" said
Harry C. Drum, in the course OF his re-
marks over the banquet table at the
Harvey house. TO about so enthusiastic
good roads boosters, representing DEM
ing. El Paso. silver City, Douglas and
LOrdsburg. Mr.. Drum stated that ne
had travelled all the automobile routes
across the continent and that IN MS
opinion. even in its present conditions
the Borderland route Is the best ADqn-
dant evidence. was forthcoming al thl5
meeting. however that the BOrderland
route will not stay long IN It's present
condition
The party coming here from FL PasO
passed a squad of 40 men at CanuLlA4o
putting the highway at that place IN
good condition Mr. OWnby, Of Lords
burg told the meeting Of the recent
purchase By Lordsourg or a roso sIl5oeII
OF the splendid condition In Wnlcn
LOrdsburg proposed putting ROADS
either way from that place, OF the
shortening Of the road 10 Rodeo i've
miles, and SO on.
OF activity around Deming in the mat
ter OF building new roads, as the party
crossed eight miles OF recently con-
E. F. Grinden secretary OF the
Douglas Chamber Of Commerce, stated
that since Mr.. Drum came from the
east, the good end of the road lay be-
fore him to the west. Mr. Reno OF
Douglas, who has travelled the Arizona
roads by automobile possibly more than
any other man alive, stated that the
Douglas way is the way the roads
in that section and by that route from
Demiug to Phoenix being better than
by any other route. ne said
DR.. French :. Cary, president Of the
Fl Paso Automobile association. took
good things, that FL PasO was making
good on her promise on the road this
way from the Texas line
Commercial Value Emphasized.
Another point which was hammered
a notch further in the meeting was the
value from a purely commercial stand
point to every community through
which this route passes. Jamaica was
cited by one speaker. which, on account
of its good roads, draws 5000 cars
year. Mr. Drum mentioned Colorado |
which state. he said. derived $500 900 [
from autOists last year, and G. B. Ste
stated that the amount was Sl,z00OOO, I
by the most careful estimates. The :
sum which Europe acquires yearly from [
the United states from automobile {
travel, Ar. Drum placed at S1VV,VVu'OOO, I
although. he said, Europe has no more /
picturesque scenery TO delight the traV- ]
eler than New Mexico and Arizona, and ]
the peasants Of Europe are no more in |
teresting than your natives and indians /
here In the southwest EUROPE now (
ever advertises and builds perfect {
roads. In order to keep this money at Z
home we must do the same.
r. P Barnes, of Silver City, touched |
upon the effect Of tying communities ]
together by means Of good roads. there /
being. in his opinion. no stronger
surer tie. He adyerted to the impOr-
lance Of cooperation, and to the fact
that cooperation in one thing led to CO. (
operation in another. Another Silver (
city man. w. S. Cox, expressed the ap- J
probation Of his city for the work 4
which the other towns along the route 7
had been doing TO secure this route. B
and stated that while Silver City was /
not on the main route and must be con- ]
sidered in the light OF a side trip. stiu
silver City was going TO help the move /
ment along in every way possible.
The meeting was presided over by D
H. H. Kelly president Of the Deming /
chamber OF commerce. Upon recon- ]
mendatiOn OF a conference Of represen-
tatives from Lordsburg, Demfng and
Silver City. Harry G. Drum appointed !
n. II, Kelly vice president in charge OF 4
the route from Chambray to the Ari- /
IONA line, which leg Of the route VIII 4
be known as the Deming division.
These Present.
The following persons were present. |