El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-10
.DEMIRG IS HOST
TO PbTHFINDERS
Ocean to Ocean Route Is
Discussed at Smoker
Given Visitors.


formal smoker was given last night
by the chamber of commerce in the
Miller restaurant in honor OF Dell NJ
Potter. vice-president of the Arizona
ocean to Ocean Highway association,
Harvey Herrick, who is driving the
Los Angeles pathfindlng car, and
Chester Lawrence, Los Angeles
neWspaDerma DR.. French s. Cary,
president OF the Ell Paso Automobile
association, was also present
Mr.. Potter was the first speaker
and explained to those present the
presence of the pathfindlng car in
Deming. He stated that the convention
which met at Phoenix last December
had fixed the route by way Of Spring
erville and Magdalena, thus leaving
DemfnE off the route. He stated
that this route was acqUiesced in by
the New Mexico delegates. He said
that Messrs- Lawrence and Herrick
before leaving Phoenix were beSieged
with kilograms from parties in the
northern part Of New Mexico stating
that Il was practically impossible to
get from Clifton into New Mexico by
a southern route. The facts proved
TO be, however, that II was Impossible
10 cross by the Springerville route,
as TO use the expression of one OF
the party. AN eagle could scarcely
make the trip" The fact that the
southern route is the practicable
that is passabIe is responsible
for the pathfinding car COM
ing through here. Mr.. Potter stated
further that he could not change the
routing Of the ocean to ocean high
way, as that had been settled by the
convention at Phoenix. He said that
he considered the route through
Deming only a temporary affair, until
the road by way Of Springerville
and Magdalena could be put into con-
ditiOn TO admit Of being Travelled by
the harder cars and the more daring
and adventurous Of drivers me
held out TO cooperation in the matter
OF securing the highway is federal
aid He thinks that Ii is quite likely
that the route finally settled upon
win be subsidized by the United States
government. He also showed cOnclu-
sively the immense returns which
would come to any state or cOmmun-
ity through which this road passed
in the way Of tourist travel and in
Harvey Herrick contented himself
with the remark that so far New Mex
leo roads were better than the Cali
fornia roads over which he had
passed on this trip
Chester Lawrence made few re-
marks bearing upon the tremendous
publicity given the towns through
which this car passed
Better news far to Demings how
ever. was the assurance from DR..
French S. Cary. president OF the j..
Paso Automobile association, that the
avoiding san Miguel Kill The engin-
GERS estimate $1,000 as the amount
needed" said DIT. Cary, and work will
be started at once TO put the road in
perfect repair TO Lanark from which
point there is a good road into Dem
The Hearst party left Deming at
o'clock. The speedometer registered
91AT miles. r. II. Case IN a pilot car
accom- panies the Hearst party as far as
san Marcial and perhaps to Albu-
QuerQue.
At a meeting Of the board OF d.
rectOrs Of the chamber Of commerce,
the contract for magazine advertising
was. renewed. 10000 booklets were or
dered and 600 cOlOnist folders, a
space was rented in the Pacific Elec-
trio building Of Los Angeles for
permanent Deming display Of products,
a special writer was employed to write
the booklet, also a special photogra-
pher to take the views for 1liustrat-
ing the same, and another expert was
employed to come and select the dis }
play, put up the fruit pack and install
fl in the building at Los Angeles
i. @. Aitken leaves tomorrow for
several weeks business trip to Hans
ford, Texas
Miss Josephine Smith. daughter Of
RObt. F. Smith, has arrived from Den
YER Colo, and has position with the /
local telephone company.
A A. Smith sold so acres of land !
six miles south OF Deming to Mrs. f.. I
G. Rodolf for $500, yesterday.
There was born 10 Mr.. and Mrs. Z /
W. Bauman Tuesday morning a s. I
pound girl.
Ira O. WetmOre has bought OF p. E I
Kern the latters interest in the real /
estate and business OF the Hon-Kern- I
WetmOre Co. and also his interest in 1
the lola tOwnsite-
The function given at the Harvey 4
house last evening by Mrs. Ira o. I
WetmOre and Mrs r. c. Taylor was I
one of the most brilliant social events 1
OF the season, and was largely at I
tended.