El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-17
YEAR "a PUBLICATION
Opposes Westside Road
Declares It Would Be Foolish 70
Change Present Road to
Las Cruces
Road

Editor FL Paso Herald:
/ In The Herald Of December II, Mr.
I Garrett, Of CanutillO, secretary Of La
Union ditch, declares they believe 1t
would be much better to run the road
l (BOrderland rOute) from Las Cruces
down through the farming communi-
ties on the west side to the Texas line"
at Canutillo instead Of on the 'east
side Of the river, where the road runs
at present almost in the foothills"
In The Herald Of the 14th, the same
idea is further advanced in palmer Ian
guage and with the additional fnfor-
nation that the La Union district farm
ers are really going to make an effort
to have the Canine Real constructed
there instead Of along the line OF the
Santa. Fe, where the present road
runs"
This is a continuation in earnest Of
the talk begun, supposedly in jest. dur
ing an lntermiSsiOn OF the Las Cruces
Good Roads convention. and, to, the
Anthony delegates tC that convention
it is an explanation of La Unions fight
for an unfair advantage for represen-
u. - - Ae~1tAf = CDHtlnll-
tee board The key notes OF the con-
vention were, first, Get together
second, United we stand" and, third
". Roads from somewhere to some
where"
A proposition to change any estab-
llshed road in this valley is not "ger
together" proposition The proposition
to change our present Canine Real the
years ago while the La Union country
was a place OF deserted homes and
buried fences from the security Of She
foothills, which, by the way. win soon
be peach and apple orchards, to the
river bottom lands. subject TO overfloU.
is most emphatieslly a proposition in
which the west siders viii have to
stand" entirely alone
In the lighl OF the history OF the
OYerflOWS Of the valley and in the face
Of the bridgeless Rio Grande during
rrN fn inc civ
built, a proposition for a Canine Real
from Las Cruces to FL Paso, crossing
the river twice, through the west side
farming community, is a proposition
for road from Las Cruces to mo-
where. or from Fl PaSO to the same
place. therefore La Union is out OF KEY
all along the gamut and deserves de-
feat
No railroad or street car company
ever has or ever VIII, until the cratic
Rio Grande IS under control by the EIe-
Tor moment the building Of a road
from FL PasO up the valley, or from Las
Cruces down the valley, except VIA.
some fOothin route, and It is safe to
say that cautious Representatives OF
Dona Ana county interests never will
The La Union promoters Of this
scheme know full wei by experience
the past two years what happens 10 =
macadam road. The stretch
across the sleWs Of CaRutfllo IS now
after three years, under its third pro
cess Of building.
The west siders, Of course, viii get
their rightful share Of funds for their
local. even If proved to be temporary.
roads, but a big appropriation for a
gamble IN expensive road building at
the expense Of the present Canine Real,
never. EA
The writer gave the La Union dele
gates to the convention due notice
what a fight on this proposition would
mean. and still hopes that the conser-
vative element there viii get to-
yether7 and obviate the necessity OF
west side closet
Royal JacAman.
Anthony. n NJ. Dec. II. 1912.