Alamogordo news-advertiser. (Alamogordo, Otero County, N.M.) 1912-1914, 1913-02-22
MORE APROPOS
BORDERLAND ROUTE
Roswell Club Outlines Gener-
al Plan and Local Organi-
cations Act Promptly

contained the following dispatch
covering the action of the South
western National Highway Associa-
tion in declaring for the Border
land" coast to coast route. The
fact remains that there will still
be a big fight on to secure the
route from the boosters for the Ma
tional Old Trails Association, the
latter route being from Ft. Dodge,
Kansas, to Santa Fe, N. NJ, thence
south to Ell Paso and on west. The
borderland route is the only one
that would take in Alamogordo:
Dell M. Potter, of Clifton, ,Ariz.,
who has been interested in seeing
a trans-continental highway built,
yesterday sent the following tele-
gram from Mobile, Alabama, to the
Ell Paso chamber of commerce:
=" Southwestern National Highway
association adopts route from Wash
ington City to Richmond, Ashville,
Knoxville, Nashville, Memphis, Little
Rock. Texarkana, Dallas, Ft. Worth,
Roswell, Ell Paso, Las Cruces, Dem
ing. Silver City, Lordsburg, Duncan
Clifton, Stafford, Globe. Roosevelt
Mesa, Tempe, Phoenix, Buckeye
Yuma, Imperial Valley, San Diego
All states join Southern National
Highway associations. Congratula-
tions. Dell NJ. Potter
Potter went east some days ago
to attend the meeting of the South
ern association, but stopped in E.
Paso en- route where he talked OF
this plan to several good road work
ers here. The Old Trails Associa-
tion is different organization ,and
has mapped its route from Wash
ington City eastward to Santa Fe
N. NJ, thence south to Ell Paso, Las
Cruces, Deming, Lordsburg, Doug.
las, Tucson, Phoenix, Yuma, Sar
Diego, or Los Angeles. A bill is
now pending in congress asking
an appropriation for the purpose OF
constructing this proposde highway
Both the Southern association
and the Old Trails association route
their respective highways through
FL Paso, hence travel from the
north and east and from the south.
ern states. in fact from all states
east of FL Paso, will come through
El Paso."
AS stated in our columns las
week, the Roswell Club sent a very
enthusiastic and posted delegate
to the convention to work for the
borderland route. The club hai
sent the following letter to all or
CARNATIONS along the route ives
from Roswell:
Roswell, n. NJ, Jan. 90, 1918
To the Commercial Club. or Others
interested in the "BorderlanC
Route"
Gentlemen
The Commercial Club of Roswell
wishes all the towns and cite:
along the Borderland Route from
Arizona. to unite in an effort Il
bring the ocean to Ocean" High
way over our Route.
You are doubtless aware of th'
fact that the Automobile Manufactur
ers of our country have undertaken
to aid in the construction of a.
Ocean to Ocean Highway. The.
are raising a fund of $10.000,00O
of which 81. 100000 is already pied
ed. There is little doubt of tn,
entire amount being raised. Tn
road is to be completed and dedi
Gated by May 1915.
Colorado and Utah are making
strong bid for the Highway. SO ais
Is the "Old Trails Route through
Santa Fe.
We enclose herewith copy of
request for the proper authoritie
to investigate our Route. May W
ask you to secure prompt action o'
the same by your city and return Z
the Secretary of this Club. who will
forward all of the requests Z
Headquarters?
The request may be adopted b
the Chamber OF Commerce or Com
mercial Club, or Business Men
League, or Automobile Club. or a
of them. and duly signed by tn
officers of the organization. Or b
the Mayor of the town or city. o
It may be used as the heading G
a petition and as many signature
as possible secured. Or you may b
aDle 10 prepare oetuer lorm =
statement and request. The mai
thing Is to pull all together for ou
Route. Please notice this mov'
ment in your local papers. Hopin
Tor a prompt reply,
Respectfully.
w. p. WIGGINS.
Sec'y. Roswell Com. Clul
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