Alamogordo news-advertiser. (Alamogordo, Otero County, N.M.) 1912-1914, 1912-12-21
BOX CANON
ROAD VIEWED
Work Progressing Rapidly on New
County Highway
j. A. BAIRD ENTHUSIASTIC
AFTER TRIP OVER ROUTE
AIamogOrdO's Streets Need Imme-
diate AttentiOn-ShOuld
be Graveled

County Road Commissioner JamesI
A. Baird viewed the new Box Canon
road last Monday and is more than
pleased at the progress being made
by Mr. Morrill, and his corps Of work.
men. At the rate the work is being
pushed, the road will be completed
to the La Luz road in about a
month. This will give Otero county
one of the best roads in the state,
so far as a substantial roadbed is
concerned, and its scenic beauties
cannot be outdope by>any mountain
is impossible to estimate the value
of this piece of road to the residents
of this county, viewed from bus
mess standpoint, and as a shortcut
from FL Paso to Cloudcroft during
the summer season it will attract
hundreds of motorists from the Pass
City. Mr.. Baird is not only pleased
with the road-he is enthusiastic,
and declares everyone else will be
as soon as it is opened to the pub
lie.
Thus it is that Otero county is
quietly building roads and making
other improvements without any
undue blast of trumpets or reheaded
pyrotechnics. Within the past few
months over $4,000 have been ex-
pended on the roads of Otero coun-
~ and while it is pretty nearly i'm
possible to improve every main high
way in county of such huge dimen-
tions in few months. the work is
going on steadily. A few years will
give our county more miles of ex-
cellent roadway than most of the
other counties of the state can
boast.
In view of what the county is
doing with the county roads. it is
up to the town of Alamogordo 10
put our streets in better condition.
Some effort should be made imme-
diately to either cover them with
cinders, after grading them up
properly so they will carry the water
to the bitches. The idea that they
have done service for good many
years and are good enough for any
body now is mighty poor judgment,
to say nothing of Il substantial lack
of civic pride Alamogordo, if she
fort to take care of them and
show them one OF the best
kept towns in New Mexico. to
say nothing OF its natural beauty
will have man. motorist visitors
during the next three years. Nc
advertising town can have will dc
more good than the boosting auto
mobilist. and If things are right
they are the surest boosters in the
world. With our streets graded uT
and given top coat of gravel OF
cinders. thus doing away with muef
dust in dry weather and the disa
greeable mud in wet weather.we vii
not only add to our convenience ant
comfort. but will have the most at
tractive town in the state in which
these overland travellers may so
journ from day to week, ol
longer. Il is estimated that q mo
tor party of four will spend, neces
sarily. five dollars per day for eaci
person at every point where nigh
J is spent by them. With cars com
ing through at the rate OF two Z
six per day. don't it look Ike bus
iness sense to put on our best bib
and-tueker and send them on thei
: way boosting for Alamogo.do.
Thousands of these overland tras
, eiers will pass through New Mex
90 every year. II Alamogcrao get
! them we must do something % a
!. tract them here. and nothing wi
go so far as well-kept streets.
= We have everything else need
: full.
VIII the town board Civ u- thes
improved streets?