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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-12

they are Jagged. sharp and dangesr99S9soi
Alton IS passed at distance OF 90
miles from FL PasO. -
The second Aialpai bed IS Just %
miles from FL Paso and it is by far the
worst The heavy sand lies treacueL-
Ously between the rocks and oIJeh car
are stalled in the sand. Then, the san
is likely to cause s6ldCing and throw
the car onto one Of the Jagged points
some Small MaIpai Rocks
Just before reaching Alden, which IS
SIT miles from Fl Paso, some more
5IaIpai rocks are encountered, and lust
after passing Alden there are some
more, but these are smaller ones scat
no danger from them except TO TRES,
hut they ought to be removed very
little effort would be required TO re-
move these.
GAS miles and water can be obtained
there for the car. Cam bray mas store
and travellers can buy provisions there
If they need them \ siEnooard say
that il is 26 miles from Cambray into
Deming, but this means by direct llne'
evidently, for the speedometer meas
ures 27.9 from Cambray to the Harvey
Biyndus is passed at 2 distance Of ~
miles from FL Paso- Then comes the
crossing over the track TO the norm
at So miles, then Deming.
DeminE Interesting Place.
DeulnS Is 4uLEIESLiAi6 anu bCeAA--
fully laid out on a perfectly level sec
ton of country, with wide business and
residential streets, cement sidewalks
and many pretty yards and modern
homes and hundreds of windmills. Sur
rounding the town, farms extend IN
every direction for many miles all
demonstrating that irrigation by pump
ing is a success. Transmission wires
are strung along all the roads to the
various farms carrying electricity for
the pumps Orchards by the score are
being set out and new homes are being
built everywhere. The roads are all
good and driving in any direction into
the country is a pleasure. It Is only
n drive of two and a half hours on up
to Silver City in the mountains over a
fine road. and two hours TO Mimbres
Hot Springs. Either Silver City or
Mimbres can be made in one day from
FL PasO. Deming can be made in five
hours Deming has plenty Of hotel ac-
commodations. including a Harvey hO-
tel, that is always popular with trav-
elers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-12

I'll PASO, Deming and Douglas, II
n they wish their Borderland high
- way to advertise itself to travel
ers, should Immediately take steps TO
remove the MaIpai volcanic rock) de-
pcsit from the road between Deming
and FL Paso. Aside from some stretches
Of sand, which however, can easily De
pulled by a 80 horsepower car, the road
between Deming and FL FasO is in
splendid shape. except for these lava
deposits, and they are dangerous. A
number Of cars in crossing them nave
met with accidents If nothing worse
befalls a car, the tires are liable 70 pe
cut badly, but several cars have hao
their crank cases broken or their dill
ferentiaI housing smashed There is no
way 10 avoid these lava beds, as there
is only one place in each Of them
where it is possible TO cross at all; at
present the broken, jagged pieces OF
rock are sticking Up IN threatening
manner.
Danger to Car.
In one Of these beds deep sand is
piled between the rocks, making the
road very treacherOus, as a car is La
bic to skid and throw itself upon one
of the rock snags with such force as to
DO great damage. At one Of these
beds-just As miles from FL PasO-the
approach from the Deming end of the
road is very bad, beng in deep sand
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-12

to lose this road through the valley.
| for IL runs through lanes all the way
Crossing the foothills, the road reaches
the foot OF San Miguel hill, just 1913
miles from FL Paso. It is exactly half
q mile to the top and the hill is sleeper
than it looks, but the sand has been
covered with clay so that there is no
trouble in pulling 1t, although it is
safest not to try anything but low
speed, with a small car There is one
place on the hill where the clay is be
ginning to break and allows the sand
to show. If this is allowed 10 20 with
out repairs, il will soon form a bad
place. This hill was the one that for
merly baffled all efforts Of AUTOMOBILE
lists, but since the clay has been put on,
il is now easily negotiated
Above San Miguel HILL
From the top of the hill, the road IS
in splendid shape for about a mile, the
sand having been removed and only the
clay surface left as a rOadbed. Then
there is a stretch of about mile Of
sand, but not heavy, and the s. P. rail-
road is reached. The railroad crossing
measures 21.7 from FL Paso. Crossing
the track, the road turns west along
the south side Of the railroad and il
runs that way to within 10 miles Of
DemiTr-. in sight OF the railroad all the
way. Ten miles this side Of Deming, the
road crosses the railroad track to the
north, runs north almost a mile, then
turns west and parallels the S. P. until
directly north of Deming, where it
turns abruptly south and runs itnO the
town. crossing a bridge over the dry
bed of the AimbreS river.
Specially Constructed Road.
All of the last 10 miles OF road into
Deming have been constructed by the
people of DeminE as a part OF the BOr-
/ derland highway. and the road IS eE-
ceedingly good Culverts Of galvanized
iron have been put down in all the
washes and clay has been piled over the
sand. On the level stretches, the sand
has been scraped back. leaving the clay
surface for a rOadbed- The road near
Deming is all properly signed and il is
impossible to miss 1t.
Going out, the first of the heaviest
sand IS struck just after crossing the
railroad, 21.7 miles from FL Paso. It is
then sandy all the way to Lanark, SOL
miles from FL PasO. It is Wen TO re-
plenish the radiator at Lanark, as
plenty Of water can be had from the
railroad pumphOuse.
The sand continues 10 miles beyond
Lanark
The AIaIpaI Beds.
The first Malpai bed is encountered
at a distance Of 37.S miles and, as a
good stretch Of road is found on either
l-side, an automobilist. II not watching.
+ is liable to run onto the jaSEed rocks
/ without noticing them Tt is best to 60
into low speed and pass over these
rocks at the lowest possible gait. 1t
/ is a fifth OF a mile across them There
1 is little sand in this lot Of rocks, but
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-12

6 and making it very difficult TO get onto
the rocks 49,, -.
away or break off this rock with a
s1edge hammer and cover the sand with
claw Some automobilists have said
that It could be done for $50; others
say 500, but IN either event, the ex-
tense is not enough to prevent the
work being done.
The Roads Good.
On my trip to Deming and return last
Sunday in my Chalmers 80" 7. G.
Turner and kept a log of the road
We found considerable sand west from
San Miguel hill, the top Of which is
Just 1873 miles from FL EasO, to a point
about 80 miles out, but even in this
sandy section. there are pieces OF very
fast road From that point on or Tor
over so miles on to Deming, the roads
are splendid, except the Malpai beds In
some places the running IS much better
than a paved street in the city, for it
is as smooth without any OF the bumps
found in some Of our cheaper paving.
There are several points where small
bitches CONSTRUCTED to drain the water
from under the TailrOad) are encOun-
tered, but these are wide enough TO be
crossed easily
The Route to DeminE.
The road to Deming leads out of FL
Paso over the FL Paso county Canine
Real north TO CanutiIIo. There the
bridge is crossed to the west side and
the main, graded highway is followed.
At a point registering 14.5 miles from
Pioneer plaza (this is the point where
all my measurements are taken frOm)
the road forks. The left fork, which
passes over a bridge over a ditch
should be taken. There used 10 be a
Rorderland Highway sign here. but it
has been torn down AS a matter Of
fact, the road is not posted as II should
be on this end From point about Is
miles this side Of Deming, the road is
well posted by signs marking il as
The Borderland Highway the Doug
las Way" but there are not enough
signs on the FL PasO end of the road
Following this highway through the
farms in the valley-it is impossible to
get off the road-the automobiles
comes to Jim Naples "BOrderland
Tract" just 16.7 miles out from Ell
PasO, and turns to the right. heading
straight for the mesa for a distance Of
about half a mile. then east to a gate
leading into a farm. with a bridge over
the irrigation ditch just inside the gate.
This gate is entered the house is cir
cled on the right and another gate has
to be passed through.
Climbing san Miguel Hill.
This brings the party out into the
foothills into the new road constructed
by the FL PasO Automobile club to get
over san Miguel hill It is impossible
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-12

" WO parties Of FL Paso motorists
are going to California and pos
sibly Oregon to seek new fields
and a new home. They believe they
can make the trip cheaper and more
road trains and therefore they have
chosen the former mode.
Nj and Mrs. \. Melcher Will drive
away from FL Paso Wednesday morn
ing IN an Interstate car OF the 1913
model They will take along a well
filled lunch basket, a fun camping
equipment and their dog y eff" They
viii take their time making the trip
and stop at several places en- route
TO their destination. following the
BorCerland route through to CalifOr-
MIA. From san Francisco they will
follow the Oregon route 10 the north
ern part OF California and possibly
go up to Eugene. Oregon. TO locate.
On the same day T. {. kiniman and
Roscoe Brown Will drive out with
similar equipment in an T. NJ. F..
roadster. They will go as far as San
Francisco and possibly continue on a
tour through California 1t IS pos
sible that some other parties may ac-
company them, but arrangements have
not yet been completed.
Local automobile dealers report the
trade brisk during the past week and
lnclL only OlIIlcullF IS IN securing
cars to meet the demand With the
coming of warm weather the desire
TO own car has taken hold good and
hard.
With the publicity that is being
given the various trips in this sec
tiOn, owners Of machines. are becOm-
ing more cOUra geous and are Ventur-
ing out beyond the city line of paved
streets and the prospects for wei or
gained trips by a large number OF
owners this summer are bright.
X X
H Powell Of Silver City, came down
from there in his Hudson ''S5" this
week, driven oy his negro chauffeur.
He came for the purpose Of placing an
order with the Southwestern Auto
sales company for a Hudson six
Mr.. and Mrs. Y. r Stiles are plan
ming a cross country trip 10 Califor-
MIA by automobile They viii go in
their REQ 5th- and win follow the
Borderland route. It is probable that
two or three other cars will make
the trip at the same time, leaving FL
Paso about June ].
Mrs J. H Russell bought a Chal-
mers, four-passenger six this week.
NaEley & Raster have a new seven
passenger .Studebaker, which they are
using In place of their fiVe-passenger
Maxwell The latter machine was pur-
chased by o. c. BiNley, of Dallas, Tex
and he made a cross country trip in it
TO Denver Colo from where he Will
go TO San Antonio by way of Oklaho-
ma He is coffin salesman and IS
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-12
THE LAW FOR MOTOR
CARS ON THE ROAD

Because there have been so many
pleas Of ignorance Of the law on the
part of automobile owners arrested for
violations OF it, county motorcycle po-
liceman VIII Davis quotes the law, add
ing a warning. Automobiles traversing
the county road. he says, must not 90
faster than Is miles an hour Both au-
tomobiles and motorcycles must De
equipped with an alarm device that can
be heard 5000 feet Lights on autos,
front and rear. must be burning by sun
down. and II they are run all night, the
lights must be kept HEted until one
hour before sunrise. The same with the
exception Of the tail light applies 10
motorcycles. The law provides that
the license numbers must be six inches
in height. Davis stated that a number
four inches in height on motorcycle
would pass
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-12
ARIZONA MOTORISTS
FORM STATE SOCIETY

Phoenix. Ariz., April 12.-For the
purpose Of stimulating interest in the
good roads movement and encouraging
the use OF the roads that Arizona al
ready has local automobiles have
formed the All Arizona Automobile as
ISOLATION. Branches are to be organized
throughout the state. Jack Holmes. the
secretary. has already gone TO Tucson
10 form an organization there and 70
get up a run 70 Globe late this month,
for the annual EIkS' reunion
The first run of the local club viii be
u Camp Creek 90 miles north OF PhOe-
nix. Next the members will go 70
Globe and next summer they viii auto
TO the Grand canyon one OF the
projects under consideration is sum
mer camp in the White mountains.
Attorney general George Purdy Bull
lard is president OF the -Four AS =
Power Conway is vice president, AMI
EoyaI v. fischer IS treasurer.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-12
IS CROSSING THE
COUNTRY ON WHEEL
MOtOrcycIist Arrives From California
in FL P0sO and Leaves for Fort
Worth on JourneN.

in FL PasO and Leaves for Fort
Worth on Journey.
f. G. Baker, of indianapolis, Ind,
was in FL PasO Saturday on a tour
around the world. riding a twin cyIin-
der. seven horsepower, two speed In
dian motorcycle. Leaving Fl PasO, he
went east over the county road to
clint. From there he will follow the
T & P. right-Of-way to Fort Worth
and continue on to ST. Louis and home.
In TO the time he left FL Paso, he
had covered 11,5SS.T miles.
He has been on the road since jan
and went through Indiana, down
through Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky
and on down to Florida In the latter
state. he says that some days he was
compelled to ford q streams in one
dav and frequently found mud.
From Miami, Fla, he shipped his
machine to Havana and then rode
through Cuba to Santiago from where
he again shipped his machine to King
sion Jamaica. This country, he says
is a paradise lie toured the country
and. returning to Jamaica, shipped
his machine again to Colon, Panama
He crossed the Isthmus and shipped
his machine to san Francisco, from
where he toured California and ther
roda into Phoenix. He had TO ferry
HE machine across the Colorado river
at Yuma and also across the CHA
,-iver. Fran Phoenix TO II Paso he
averaged $50 miles day, maklng tn'
whole distance in three days He To-
lowed the route by Roosevelt dan
TO Globe and Douglas then came By
DeminS and LOrdsburg into Fl Paso
He SAYS that, save for chuck holes
these roads are good
on his trip he carries only canteeT
of water and a knapsack containing
FOOLS and other necessities swung
across his shoulders He does no
carry food with him. as he alw ay'
manages to make several towns In
daE.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-12
GOOD ROADS BOOSTERS
MAKE TRIP

For the purpose OF boosting good
roads through Doua Ana county. New
Mexico as a continuation OF the FL
PasO county road. several members OF
the El Paso chamber Of commerce went
TO Anthony by automobile Saturday
morning.
There were four machines thai -
the chamber Of commerce and ii IS
expected that some others may go up
in the afternoon. Among those who
made the trip are T. A Shedd RobJ-
SiIberberg, r. A. Whiuock. Claiborne
Adams. r. r Seeds. Tony a. FerIet. x
z. Talbot, Royal Jackman and RUFF P.
March.
The Southern New Mexico Farmers
association viii hold an annual meet
ing at Anthony during the day and IL
is there that the good roads move
ment viii be discussed.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-12
ROAD TO FIT. HANCOCK
MEARING COMPLETION

The grading Of the Fa52en 15 70 6 51dI
80 ~ D,i1es below Fabens- One hundred
teams are engaged, and as the WoGA +
being pushed rapidly, judge - ;. h -,
1'i5 stated that the road would De
Ia Iy-La.l1,+ed his summer. grades from
ty1-o 70 three miles a day ,-,-
Eleven teams are engaged IN WORMS
the Hueco Tanks roads, ana Il - -
nacted that this highway VIII De put
- First class condition shortly.
Monday morning the county coInlllS-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-12
10 Ply 10 SILVER CITY.

Next Saturday a party Of automoOil-
lists and their friends, about p IN all
viii make q run up to Deming and Sill
yer City taking three days for the
trip. Although the full party has not
been made up, those who viii take
their machines loaded with friends are
+. E Neff. J. A. Happen H 5. Potter. j.
Z. Williams and ". p. Latta- They
will follow the BorderIand route
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-12
Ell PAsOAN RIDS ROADS
OF AL BROKEN GLASS

D. G. Sutton has set a good example
for other aUtOmobilists to follow
Every time he sees n piece Of glass in
the road. he picks il Up and throws IL
out of the road IF all autcmObilists
would do this" he says. "tnev would
save one another considerable expense
because much of this glass cuts tires
to pieces. AfeXicans going TO work are
in the habit OF taking bottles of coffee
with them for their lunch. When they
have finished with the bottles they
throw them into the road and they
break into small pieces making the
road dangerous for tires"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-12

taking this means Of making his trips
about the country instead of travelling
on railroad trains
Mrs. Anna E. Maetze bought a seven
passenger Studebaker IS this week
and is enjoying several runs about
town.
J. z. Benton bought new five
passenger Overland this week.
Mckinney & Crank have a new two
passenger HupmObile.
DR.. D. Rodarte bought a five-pas-
senger Ford fro mthe Tri-State Motor
COMPANY
Chss. H. Lawrence bought a new
Marquette delivery truck for the de-
J. r. Diaz bought a REQ runabout
G. II. Bush. Of Deming. y NJ, bought
a seven-paSsenger Studebaker 's5"
and drove IL up home
x
The Chino Copper company. OF San
Ia Rita. y NJ, bought new. five-pas-
senger Overland ~ and had it driven
Up to the mining camp.
=
H l. stewart bought new seven
passenger Studebaker '35."
J. Wallace Downing bought a new five
passenger Overland.
Spencer Bros. of Carrizozo, y. NJ,
bought two Studebaker. seven-plSsen-
ger "55' cars and had them driven
up 10 the New Mexico town.
Oscar Snow, Of MesilIa Park, y NJ,
bought a REQ 5th. in FL Paso during
the week and drove it home.
George S Martin, master mechanic OF
the Nicksburg Traction company, OF
Vicksburg, Miss who came to FL PasO
! last October, leaves tomorrow on his
return home. He will 90 from here
by way Of Hueco tanks and Sierra
Blanca and then on through Fort
! Worth.
C. W Wilcox, Of FL Paso. is driv-
ing a new battleship gray Dread
naught Moline 30" the first ever re-
ceived in the city. Tt is a very hand
some car. with gray wheels and body
Z and black chassis and tenders. cleo
trically lighted. with electric starter.
gasoline tank in front and a reserve
tank beneath the front seat; stora &C
batteries under the seat. both running
/ boards clear and spare tires carried on
the rear Tt is a lOng-StrOEe motor.
! the Moline people having been among
Nj Wilcox has taken the agency for
the first 10 adopt this type Of motor
! the car in FL PasO.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-12

sioners will 20 over the Fabens road.
returning here that afternoon in time
TO hold the regular session Of the com
rnisSinnarsl courf-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-12
Ell PasO Motor Parties Start on Trip to Oregon

Approach of Warm Weather Sales in FL PasMany Out
Planned for Into the CountyNumerou Sales
Reported During the Week
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-12
Deming, Ell Paso and Douglas Should
Remove MaIpai Beds From Auto Route
By G. A. Martin

B%d4S AT 8s R 8an FL Pa0 and D Is
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-06-28
800 Reward. 500

The readers of this paper will
be pleased to learn that there is
at least one dreaded disease that
science has been able to cure in
all it's stages, and that is Catarrh.
Halls Catarrh Cure is the only
positive cure now known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh be-
ing a constitutional disease, re-
quires a constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and
giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have so
much faith in its curative powers
that they offer One Hundred Dol
lars for any case that it fails to
cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Address T. j. Cheney & Co.,
Toleeo, Ohio.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for
constipation.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-06-28
LOCALS and PERSONALS

Miss Aurelia. Berthaud is on a
visit to White Vile as the guest
of her sister.
Miss Douglas Hazard is spend
ing sometime in this city as the
guest of her aunt, Mrs. Walter
Roberts.
Miss Lula Flanagan after an
absence Of twelve months, visit
ing various places, has returned
to her home in this city.
Misses Carmen VOORHEES, and
Thelma Healey are spending a
fortnight in Chenneyville, as the
charming guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Johnson, Miss Healey's grand
parents.
Messrs. Pat and Aaron Wolf,
of Washington, was on a visit to
relatives here during the week.
Mr.. Cliff Allen paid a visit to
Washington on Tuesday.
Mr.. Edwin RooS spent Sunday
in Jennings as the guestof friends
and relatives.
Sheriff Marion L. Swords re-
turned from New Orleans during
the week.
Mrs. George Fletcher, of Beau
mont, Texas, is spending a few
days in this city as the guest of
her mother, Mrs. G. J. Thomp-
son.
Miss Cecile Virgins, of Vile
Platte, is the guest of Mrs. Chas.
Ventre.
Judge E. T. Lewis. for many
years a prominent resident of
this city, but for the last year a
lawyer at Jennings, returned to
his home on Monday, after spend
ing several days here as the
guest of his daughters, Mrs. j.
M. Boagni andIMrs. Willie Las
trappe. s
Mr.. Walton Mccain, manager of
the st. Maurice Lumber Company
of Basile, spent Monday here.
Messrs. Yves Andrepont.
George Vidrine, Alva Smith and
Clarence Decuir were entertain
ed at a barbecue on Monday
night in Vile Platte by Hon. L.
J. Dossmann. President of the
Vile Platte Ice and Light Plant,
who was for many years a popu-
lar citizen of Opelousas.
Mrs. Fred Hollier and little
daughter, Irene, Misses Helen
Dimmick, Marion Mcdowell Josie
and Ivy Price and Mrs. G. D..
Price left on NJ onday for
a visit to relatives in Jeanerette.
Miss Esther Vidrine, of Andre
pont, is spending a week in this
city as the guest Of Miss Stella
Andrepont.