El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-15
SILVER CITY ROAD
is SCENIC HIGHWAY
Douglas and Ell Paso Auto
lists Are Entertained
at Rannnet.

Silver City. n. NJ. Feb. 15.-The party
OF Fl PasO and Douglas autoists who
are mapping the route between the
two cities arrived in Silver City &C
conpanied by q party OF Silver City
motorists who met them in Deming and
pilOted them through The visitors de-
clared the stretch OF ridge road lead
Ing south OF Silver City TO be one OF
the finest and most beautiful scenic
highways they had ever seen and all
are enthusiastic over the Deming- silver
City road, which they say can be put
in splendid shape for small outlay
The party stopped at the famous Fay
wood hot springs for lunch and were
banQuered in the Elks club rooms BY
the chamber OF commerce W. ). Cox,
president Of the chamber, presided. r.
P. Barnes welcomed the visitors and
talks were made by Messrs- Bukey and
Lebaron, Of FL Paso, postmaster Ca
dell and secretary GrindeE OF Douglas,
and others. A vaudeville entertain
ment followed.
The party left for Douglas by way OF
Fort Bayard, Santa Rita, Hurley and
Lordsburg.
The meeting Wednesday night was
one OF the largest, most enthusiastic
and most representative gatherings OF
SILVER City business men ever held in
the history OF the town, and all Silver
City is talking good roads today. The
trend OF the remarks was that while
Silver City may not be on the main
route OF the rans-cOntineutal highway.
as a side trip IL offers Irresistible at
fractions to the tourists, which few OF
them will be able to resist, and with
good roads in and out OF the town, ST.
yer City viii be visited by thousands
OF motorists annually
The big government sanatOrium at
Fort Bayard, the largest OF its kind
In the world. the mammoth mining op-
erations at Santa Rita and mill at Hur-
ley and the beautiful stretch of scenic
highway south OF Silver City. which
one visitor declared unsurpassed IN
America, all VIII tend to sttract the
motorists and the meeting win go a
long way towards that end.
Hospital Man Fatally shot.
Jeseph Wlllams and J. p. Eirsch
members OF the hospital corps at Fort
Bayard. had some trouble In the mess
hall over syrup can when Williams
is said to have picked IL up and
smashed kirsch in the face with it,
breaking his nose. Kfrsch. IL Is al
legged. secured a As caliber revolver
and returning TO the mess hail shot
Williams four times each bullet Dene-
trating the lungs. inflicting wounds
ttnat the post surgeons say win prove
Kirsch was promptly arrested. turned
over TO the civil authorities and ar
raigned before judge w H Newcomb
on charge Of assault 20 murder. and
Wa4Nlng examination. he was remanded
TO JAN without bail to await the result
OF Willisms's wounds.
Both Williams and Kirsch bore good
names al the post and were held IN
nigh esteem by the members Of the
hospital corps
Fathfinders at Lordsburg.
~ - arg n Al. Feb. 15.-Ih6 party ]
or III Paso and Douglas motor car men Z
locatng a section OF the ocean-to-ccean I
I9ute netWeen Ell Paso and Phoenix ar I
rived here last night They we're en- /
ler FAMED by the board OF trade at I
modest banquet At a table talk Ed /
Irlndell, OF Douglas. said the route I
y as a practicable one and needed but I
.itIe WORK 20 make it in first class 4
At every point along the line before 4
-ney reached LOrdsburE. road commls- 4
sloners mad promised them that the I
necessary work would be done Just I
oeIore they reached LOrdsburg. they 4
found that the road commissioner mad I
not waited to promise what ne Would 4
10, put had force Of men at work /
putting the road in shape.
J. ID. Bukey. secretary of the FL PasO /
automobile club. promised that Fl Paso 1
people would build a practical road