Alamogordo news-advertiser. (Alamogordo, Otero County, N.M.) 1912-1914, 1913-02-22

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lation is increasing at a rapid rate;
at the same time there is less in
reference with the comfort and
pleasure of tourists from rain, snow
or muddy or dusty roads or by heat
or cold than by any other proposed
route. During the heavwy SHOWS of
this month (January 19l34when the
Colorado Routes and even the Route
by Santa Fe were blocked by snow,
the Borderland Route remained oper
and was in daily use by autos.
2. 1t is a road of easy grades.
BY leaving the Old Santa Fe Trail
at Dodge Ciyt and going south, it
avoids crossing the rugged Rock
les, passing over their Southern ex-
tension through the white Noun
tain Region" by the easiest of grade
at an elevation of 5000 feet and
over an excellent government road
Tourists pronounce this route the
easiest and best across the noun
tains to the Pacific Ocean.
3. 1t traverses the Newest
South" eldest in point o. explora-
tion and settlement by Europeans,
yet the newest in that it contains
more objects of interest that are
absolutely novel to most of the resi-
dents of the East than any other
section of our Country. There are
the Indian Pueblos and thousands
upon thousands of ruins of cliff
dwellings and prehistoric Cities and
| irrigation-works a thousand years
old.
Side by side with Mexicans ard
| Indians are American towns and
cities as progressive as any in the
land The ronte passes through the
White Mountain Region, said to
be more exquisitely beautiful than
anything in Switzerland or Scotland.
At Ell Paso and elsewhere it touch
es the border of Old Mexico and
affords the opportunity of sight
of that interesting country. At Ros-
well, New Mexico, an auto highway
runs Northwest to Santa Fe; at Ell
Paso another runs North up the
Rio Grande Valley to Albuquerque.
At Phoenix the transcontinental
tourist may easily reach the "Won-
derland" of Arizona by the two high
ways-to Springerville or to Hol-
brook.
4. If the Ocean to Ocean" high
way came to Dodge City and then
over the Borderland, our Route
would serve as the western end of
more East and West highways than
any other route. Both the great
highways, by Chicago and by st.
Louis, would use it for great part
of the year. The Savannah-San Di-
ego Highway now being put through
via Atlanta, Birmingham, Memphis
Little Rock, Dallas aud FIT. Worth
following the Texas and Pacific r.
r. to Roscoe, and then up to
Brownfield, Texas, would use the
Borderland from that point to the
Pacific. There are more days OF
sunshine and delightful weather for
touring in the latitude and climate
If the region traversed by the Bor-
ierland than in any latitude far.
ther north. and therefore a high
way constructed through our region
would serve more people than along
any. other route. Garages, hotels
and all requisites for touring are
found at frequent intervals and
the Route is now in daily use by
tourists.
TheRetailers' Association and the
Alamogordo Town Board tool
prompt action on the recommends
tions as to the "Borderland Route
coming by Mescalero and Alamogor
10, aud the same was forwarded tC
the proper authorities. The recon-
mendations as published elsawher'
in this issue were amended some Il
suit the conditions and to -empha
size the attractions of this vicinity