El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-13


thusiaStic discussion at a banquet at the
Harvey house in Deming last night The
all-year bO1derland link includes the FOL
lowing towns: FL PasO, Deming, Lords
burg. Douglas, Bisbee, Tucson, Florence
and Phoenix. a route which, as was
brought out in the discussion, has the
advantages of being an sll-yeaT route
for trsnscOntinental touring parties
good smooth roads, easy communication
by railroad, telephone, telegraph and
mail with the rest Of the world, route
of low attitudes, and route including at
convenient distances towns and villages
where gasoline and repairs can be OBJ
tanned and where accommodations FOL
travellers are of the best.
The Ell PasO Automobile association
was represented at this banquet by its
president; DR.. French 5. Cary
its secretary; P. ID. Bukey' Geo
R. LeBarOn ii. NJ. Hatcher ot
the Ghristy Auto company, w. H.
COMPANY. VIM AdOlph, VIM. Fortune, H
LaSalle and J. W. Eubanks.
Douglas was represented by the fol
lowing: Fred Caldwell, postmaster
Frank 0. Elvey of the firm OF Henry &
Elvev. A y. Reno, Avery Curry and f.
P. GEindell, secretary of the Deming
chamber of commerce
Lordsburg was represented by the FOL
lowing: J. 7. AlcCabe, R B. Ownby, JnO-
Brown Frank R Coon and by r. Ownby
and Edmund Wright, who had Just pIIr-
chased cars in FL Paso, and came through
the country with the FL PasO contingent.
Silver City was represented by NJ +.
DoFnes, Wayne AfcV. Wilson, JnO. W.
Pinkerton and W S. Cox.
Secretary E. P. Grinde1 states that
during a recent trip he made it from
LorisbJTg to Douglas in 20 h p. car with
three passengers IN five hours and IL
minutes He made It from Douglas to
LOrdSbJUg this trip IN SIX hours, while
big machine he says can make it
easily IN five hours. One Douglas man
made the Trip from Douglas here yester-
day in eight hours. The FL Paso cars
made it here from FL P2sO in eight
hours, and considerable time was spent,
according TO Mr.. LeBarOn in taking notes
upon the road and investigating road
conditions. The LOrdsburg cars make
it here easily in three hours. The Silver
City contingent report a splendid road
from Silver City here, and the run :. mat
ter Of only a. couple of hours. Of course,
Silver City is a side trip from the pro-
posed highway.
j. d. Neriweather, assistant state en-
gineer of New Mexico, was here repre-
senting the state engineers office.
The Welcome Address.
H H. Kelly, president OF the Deming
chamber of commerce, called the meeting
70 order, following the banquet, and
called upon mayor John Corbett TO ex-
press Deming's welcome to the visitors.
After the address Of welcome, DR.. R c..
Hoffman chairman OF thu GOOD roads
committee Of the chamber of commerce.,
was called to act as POSTMASTER. Score
tarT E. P. GTindell was called upon to
state the general objects OF the confer
ence, and to give facts concerning the
proposed route. Mr.. Grindell adTerred
TO the fact that the advent OF the auto
mobile had caused greater interest in
good roads than any other cause. The
people OF the west, he said, wanted TO
90 east. and those Of the east wanted TO
get west. and a number of routes across
the continent have been outlined and
travelled He said that the necessity Of
a route from FL PasO had been called
to his attention by an investor in Doug
las who lived in New York He wrote
TO Mr.. Grinden some months ago in
quiring about an automobile road from
Fl PasO to Douglas, and that he was
forced to reply that the road was not in
good condition As a result the fastener
has never come to Douglas. He said this
case is typical. He had a large map Of
explained It in detail. He spoke en-
Enthusiastically IN favor of southern
route. He declared that we had a good
road, as roads 90, from FL HasO to Doug
las with the exception of San Miguel
hill, shortly this side of FL PasO. He
stated that 100000 had been spent in
Arizona on good roads during the last
lbWo years, most Of which went into the
building OF state highways north and
NJ
TO BisOee, and on TO Empire Ranch, Tue
son, Florence and Phoenix, he declared
the road was IN splendid condition. He
also gave a glowing description OF the
features OF interest in this wonderful
section to attract the tourist.
Bukey Makes Talk.
J. D. Bukey, secretary of the El Paso
Automobile dissertation, was the next
speaker, his subject being the east end
Of the proposed ~all-year bOrderland
link" of the great ocean to ocean high
way. He emphasized the fact that this
was not only for the benefit
OF the automobile owners, but also for
the benefit Of general traffic He stated
that the estimates furnished BY COM
Detent engineers. on the cost of repairing
San Miguel hill and placing it In first
class condition was $500. From the hill
this way, he declared, the road is good.
Mr. Bukev is of the opinion that the
southern route is the best route, and that
BY the proper activity. we can put the
road in first class condition, and attract
tourists from all over the
He read a letter from Harry
c. Drum, chairman of tours of the
TranEeontinental Touring club Of Amer
lea, which is, in part. as follows;
Letter From Drum.
Since your letter we have taken up
both personally and by correspondence,
the subject Of a through southern route,
striking off from the Santa Fe trail in
Kansas and hitting Amarillo and Plain
view, Tex, before reaching Roswell, and
thence TO FL PasO and Phoenix. The
people of this section are very enthusiast
tic and promise their ready support,
while the route itself looks very prac-
ticsble and desirable"
Mr.. Drum then proceeds to cOmpli-
ment the people of this section upon
their activity in this regard, and TO re-
quest a detailed log Of the road from
Phoenix 70 Ell Paso. A postscript to this
letter reads as follows: Il may state
that a definite plan now in mind Is an
organization for yourselves. whole or IN
part, OF a body TO control a southern
transcontinental highway the only solu-