El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-24

his car; Tightening DoIts, cleaning /
valves or oiIing a gearboX is no IN /
usual sight. They love it; they get |
their diversion out of it, the same di- |
version that the owner Of fine horse
used to get out of caring LOT tne am
NAL. Cars are not human, DuV Ihey are
nearer human than anything else thal |
does not breathe; sometimes tney act 4
like humans. They have Lhe slr+ niue |
ouainted with; likewise, they nave
their merits and good points, that oniy |
the owner knows he S1QTles IA MS 4
car and its performances ne treats II
well. he strokes it lovingly when ne is /
cleaning and greasing II, ne cares Tor /
II as if il had life, and thus he gets /
his pleasure and his proIlI from OWL
ing an automobile
The Auto in Business.
The automobile has become ne
cessfty. recognized as such, IN the Dus-
mess of Ell Paso, Keal esIat re ll .l
employ from one to five each for con-
Quoting their business ana customer
can be shown a piece of property IN
this manner in very snort time,
great saving to the customer as wen
as the seller. Merchants employ the
automobile for deliveries. transfer men
employ the automobile 20 reach the
outlying suburbs that formerly took up
almost half a day for trip Travelling
men employ the automobile to go from
town to town, making as many places
in day in this manner as formerly
in week. Travellers employ the auto
mobile for cross-country touring be-
cause of the beauties of the scenery
and the heaIthfulness Of the outdoor
air Pleasure seekers use the car for
picnicking, for going to dances in other
towns or in the country and for max
ing pleasure trips to the surrounding
settlements and towns.
The Opportunities for the Auto.
The opportunities for using the auto
mobile are so general in and around
Ell Paso that there is constant de-
mand for cars and some of the local
agencies cannot supply the demand;
instances are known in which persons
have had to wait for more than a
month to get car they wanted As
general rule, the FL Paso agencies
have the cars in stock, however, and
can supply on demand. One or two
of the big concerns have put in service
stations here, where they sell not only
cars, but parts for cars. Several sup
ply houses, carrying large stocks Of
supplies exclusively for the automobile
trade, are doing q good business
Roads and Autos.
The good roads of FL Paso led 10 the
great growth Of the automobile indus
try With the building of the first
piece of good road, il took a jump ard
| it has been gorwing ever since, rapidly
swiftly. The more than fifty miles of
asphalt-macadam roadway in Ell Paso
county afford ample opportunity Tor
driving. The road follows the river
beautiful green, irrigated valley 20 the
southeast, lined most of the way with
trees and bordered always by rich
green fields of alfalfa, track gardens
and orchards.
Good Drives About FL PasO.
Leading from FL Paso in other d.
rections are splendid dirt roads and
some fine automobile drives. To Ala
! mogordo the road leads across a level
mesa country, with very little sand,
and beyond AlamOgordo the drive to
the Rio RuidOsO and to Roswell as
| among the most picturesque on the
West of Ell Paso, the road is good
through southern New Mexico and Ari-
IONA all the way to the Arizona state
capital at Phoenix through the wonder
full Salt River and ella valleys, the rich
mining districts, Of Globe, Bisbee and
Douglas; past the Roosevelt dam, the
greatest completed irrigation project in
the world, and through some Of the
most ruggedly picturesque country in
the world, the Fishcreek section. Be-
tween FL Paso and Deming, y. NJ, IS
the only bad stretch Of country on this
western road, and that is now being re-
built by the FL PasO automobile club.
North of FL PasO, the Dona Ana
county, New Mexico, @eople are build
ing an extension Of the Ri Paso county
road to Las Cruces, which, when COM
pleted, will form another delightful
drive of 20 miles for the enthusiastic
motorist. At present the drive is not
hard. but it is made in a roundabout
way, by Cox's ranch, and is somewhat
lengthy.
On BOrderIand Highway.
Ell Paso is on the Borderland high
way, a route mapped from Maine to
California by the American Automobile
association, and the greater part of the
road has already been sign posted. 1t
is expected that many motorists, espec-
tally winter tourists, will pass through
here over this route as soon as it be-
comes generally known. It is the only
route that is passable throughout the
winter, towards California, and is open
the year round Owing to the char
acter of the country, the road is passa-
bic even in rainy weather. Some Of
the Arizona streams have not yet been
brfdged, but the Officials of the various
counties through which the road passes
have either taken steps to build them
Of have already commenced work
Road Racing Possible.
Automoollsts are discussing a road
race from Ei Paso to Phoenix during
the coming Arizona state fair. and in
this they are being joined by the resi-
dents of southeastern Arizona and New
Mexico. The race would be over the
Borderland route from this city.
Several Ell Pasoans have made the
trip from Ell Paso to California over
the Borderland. highway. They found
the roads good between FL PasO and
the western state line of Arizona The
only trouble was encountered after ar
rival on the Call1OEnla DESERT Enrhu-
siastic California motorists have prom
ised to build a good road through CAL
ifornia and it will not be long until
motoring from FL Paso to the Pacific
ocean will be no uncommon thing.
Auto Speedway.
An automobile speedway that is ex-
pected TO attract the leading motor
cars of the country, is to be built-s25
miles in lengths a feature of the
Mount Franklin Rancho club, which is
to be erected north of FL Paso. Land
has already been purchased and the
plans are now being completed for this
resort
Many Women Drivers.
FL Paso has a number Of electric
cars, most of them driven by their
women owners, but the women of the
city do not confine their driving exclu-
sively to the electric. Many of them
are among the best drivers of gasoline
cars in the city and numbers of them
drive big cars