El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-13
More Roads and Better Roads
Slogan of the Mimbres Valley
BEGINNING in the direction Of tn
By R Bedichek, Deming, N. N.

the formation is inclined 10 be too
soft. This road direct to Carne across
the bridge on the Mimbres will be al
important link in the automobile road
from FL Paso to Deming At tbs
present time the road 10 FL PasO and
Cruces is passable except for the Sar
Miguel hill J. F. Clark and T. r
Buchanan, both Of santa Fe, n. NJ
made the distance from Cruces to Dem
ing last week in q little less than five
hours, and pulled the san Miguel hill
without assistance
TzanseontinentaI Highway.
The movement TO secure transcon-
tinental highway through Deming has
been great boost to the good roads
In Dem1ng convention at which the
following cities were represented: Il
PasO, Silver City, LOrdsburg and Doug
las 1t was the unanimous sense OF
this convention that the all year Dor
derland route was the logical route
take any southern route across
the continent. Reports were made
at this convention Of the cOndi-
ton OF various sections Of this road,
and IL was found that a perfect high
way can be secured from FL PasO to
Douglas Ariz-, at comparatively little
expense 1t also developed that for a
small outlay the following roads can
be put into good condition leading to
DemlnE- FL P2sO to Demlng, the
only obstacle being san Miguel hill,
which the Fl Paso representatives as
sured the other representatives FL
Paso would take care OF. Road
from Cruces 10 Deming, which the
into a fast automobile road, one car
having recently made the trip In less
than five hours without assistance at
san Miguel; 3-AlbuQuerque to Dem
boro and Lake valley, or Cruces or FL
Paso. The route from Albuquerque to
Deming taking in either Of these
places takes the tourist in sight OF the
great Elephant Butte reservoir, where
the water viii eventually be backed
Of Cruces OF FL Paso viii bring the
tourist to the dam itself. The route
from PlainTieW, Texas, by way of
Roswell and FL Paso also leads to
Deming.
Many Good Roads.
When the tourist reaches Deming
a variety Of roads are open to him.
a perfect road leads to Haywood
Springs, one OF the most noted health
resorts in the southwest, and a passa-
bic road further UP in the mountains
to Mimbres hot springs, also 8 famous
health resort. The road also, TO Silver
City is in good condition, also to Fl.
Bayaro, the great government santa
rum Silver City has many historic
attractions. and is a most picturesque
tguOus TO the Ft. Bayard and Silver
City section lie the largest. and per-
haps the best hunting and fishing
grounds in the United States The
trout fishing on the ella is pronounced
by sDortsmen absolutely the finest IN
america, and certainly there are no
fishing grounds where the climate is
pleasanter the year round and set in
more magnificent scenery, or In sur
rounQlngs more interesting TO the his
tOrian and archaeolog ist. This entire
section being a national forest reserve.
hunting and fishing conditions viii re-
main the same for centuries to come
DIR. r. c. Hoffman, chairman of the
good roads committee Of the chamber
of commerce IS tireless and most
enterprIsing worker IN behalf Of good
roads. He has secured a representative
Of the American Automobile associa-
ton TO view this southern route, which
representative is leaving Chicago
about the middle Of the month. Boost
ers for the all year bOrderland route
have a solid array Of advantages TO
claim for the bOrderland road which
cannot fail to appeal 10 the average
tourist who is not mere adVenturer
with penchant for new and untried
roads and dangerous experiments.
In the first place, this way across
New Mexico has the great advantage Of
being the road Of low attitudes People
with weak hearts cannot trust them
selves in the immense attitudes Of
other roads across the state
An All Year Route.
In the second place, it is the all
year route, route never barred by
snow and never sticky with mud Third,
II leads through section of great in
dustrlal development and as a great
many transcontinental tourists are
Iooking 1or investments and industrial
opportunities, they would naturally
prefer TO pass through a section of
vast mining and agricultural resources.
tourth' II is comparatively level
route, and the wear and tear upon ma
cnlnes upon this road are proportion
ately less In the fifth place the great
natural attractions Of the borderIand
route appeal to the tourist most
strongly Gumpses Of the great Ele-
phant Butte reservoir greet the trav-
eler from each elevation of the road
for many miles; the Elephant Butte
dam itself is one Of the wonders OF the
engineering world; Juarez. the scene Of
the iale ana present unpleas antness. is
rich In historic interest; the side triDs
from Deming have already been ad-
Yerted TO; the great smeluers and mines
Of Arizona richest mining section are
features Of extraordinary interest.
Sixth, the bOrderland route IzeeDs the
traveller IN touch with the telephone.
the telegraph and tie railroad. a fea-
-ure Of tremendous Importance. sew
anth. automobile supply and trasoTfne {
s little danger Of being stranded miles
lpOn miles away from nowhere
These facts put before the aufo- I
nObilists OF america cannot fail 10 /
'ecure for this route the major norton ]
4 the transcontinental traffic.