El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-14

Lester, and as guests were Jos W.
Taylor and W c. STROBE Of DOna Ana.
This is the first automobile trip ever
made between Las Cruces and Elephant
Butte. Mr. Lester reports a splendid
road for the greater part Of the way,
and both going and return trips were
made in quick time aud without a
breakdown Of any kind The total dis
lance Is about 80 miles each way.
MI lester made a complete and
careful log OF the tip, showing all
distances, road functions, landmarks
and conditions Of the road. together
with gasoline and water supply points,
and as soon as the log is written I'd
il viii be printed and copy filed with
the FL PasO Automobile club for the
benefit of others who may wish to
make this trip.
The road taken was through DOna
Ana thence east to the mesa. Rhodes
ranch. Detroit Flat lake. AIeman and
cutter, and with the exception of
ABOUT five miles Of rather heavy sand
me entire trip vas made over hard
clay or gravel roads The scenery IN
Yiaces IS magnificent and the road al
most all level Near the dam site Mr.
Lester struck the system Of govern
ment roads and the descent into what
looks ike a miniature Grand Canon.
Win all It's beautiful scenic effects.
IS made over a splendidly constructed
winding road that descent.s some 1900
Ieet within about three niles by a reg
ular grade.
Mr. Lester is an enthusiast in adFo-
eating the routing of the transcOntf-
mental automobile route down the Rio
GFande valley from ALBUQUERQUE TO
II Faso such route is already
available for the greater norton Of tbe
way. along the splendid level n1ai1s
IOdos Jnar cross the mesas. and a lit
tie pioneer path finding would DrOb-
ANY snow that good route exists
thst vii avoid the heavy sands of
t. -
Dflng the tourist he SAYS by the two
4tdulng cities Of the southwest fha
biggest sight in irrigation engineering
~ ne country, and combination of
LOU an, mesa ad fertile valley see
merry tnat would make II an ideal TOM
ing LIP, me completion Of the CAM
mo heal VIII also add to fbe a+frsc-
--t tt4ss OF this route, as cOmDared
M T,esfyo, O-Her so Tar proposed. SAYS
Judge Frank ". Parker raoa,+1,,
SIe(ieoo - gne supreme bench Of New
~ 1850 and VINO has been in e-en+a
Tet,,+1s5 sumo weeks on business. mas
e- VIM. A Sutherland has ra+,rn.a
Am An pref business trip to CIif filII
Moses B. Stevens Ia. u..-.,
d TIP 10 central Texas. iieu rum
Plan Alfalfa 7TU
Frank NJ Redfield. NJ Cbto.
6alInornea, Texas. accommodates u, anu ~
= y aLhef' OF Chicago. made -
Icy a VISIT to look into the aIfsiFo "a, va
ffon with the object Of pn+fn il'7 =,
o,,. ne edwards & LOOMS cor,,.--- -
Ch1ieago, Is the firm bacl- IN IN 2eLIy' OF
1 T, meal industry in fbi oI me al
ms Ilrm has built up Iars, Sc Ion Ion
less IN meal and the deT1s5,z Is
car VIII exceed 100 600 fo1g ~ IL. ell.7
70 70 DC used In the eastern states % w le1.
hogs. uairy cattle and
HeaI Can Be Shipped Che,,-
AILalIa meal viii take q --S,-t
IrelshI rate than baled hsv M ~ ~, =, al
takes less than half Of t5e me ne i l,sal
the nay takes In bales. and ~ .t la
ments 70 New York by sfea,1s- Ss, 49,
galveston take a rate Of Iess -. - en- 81
per ton, as against $500 ne +a-
oaled hay. The steamship c6rors In - ITI
not take more than five go ~ -
IN any one cargo, and the ~ss+-{a+f -
are such as to almost probifiti st}-l9
ments to the eastern market sI+1,oI15P-t,
that is one Of the best marlta+s 80 : =
can be reached from here. '''3'
Mrs. r. H. Sims entertained tho Tree
day club with cards. A luncheon vas
served during the afternoon
Dr., P. R. James has left Tor Des