Bisbee daily review., 1913-05-03
5oRDERLARD ROUTE
NOT ON OLD TRAILS.

NOT ON OLD TRAILS.
The action OF The National old
Trails association in Kansas City this
week in abandoning the most inter
tsting route travelled by the pioneers
who sought the west and planted the
first dim light OF civilization in south
west Texas, New Mexico and Arizona,
may be attributed partly to the fact
that TIT hundreds of members OF this
association in Texas, southern Ari-
zona and southern New Mexico. were
deceived by the assurance given BIZ
the gentleman who visited this sec
ton and enrolled members at $3.50
and gave what everyone believed was
a valid assurance that the National
Old Trails association would adopt
the Borderland route with its ocean
20 ocean highway through New Mex
leo and Arizona. The route adopted
follows the Santa Fe railroad across
the extreme northern end of Arizona,
not even touching Prescott, the me
tropolis OF that end OF the state and
missing by hundreds of miles the
other important cities of the state. in
GLIDING Phoenix, the capital The
hundreds OF dollars paid to the repre-
Sentative of the National Old Trails
association was with the clear under
standing that this proposed ocean TO
ocean highway would come over the
Borderland route and this explains
tie reason why there was no effort
made to send delegations to Kansas
City from FL Paso, Douglas. Bisbee,
Tucson and Phoenix. 1t is unfortu-
nate for the entire state of Arizona
that the Old Trails association aban-
doned the Borderiand route; this
route is one which may be Travelled
every month in The year with perfect
comfort, while for several of the win
ter months. each year. travel will be
blocked by ice and snow along the
Santa Fe route, just as trains are
blocked by the same cause on the rail
road. A national highway over the
BorderIand route would not only take
the tourist over historic ground
where the pioneers first planted civ
flizatlon and industry in the country
once marked in orr Biographies a.
the AGreat American Desert" but
would show them what has been ac-
eomplished during the last half cen
tury in the development Of the min
ing. agricultural aud other Industries.
Along the Borderiand route the tour
list would rec the great copper reduc-
ton works at Douglas. the mines Of
tire Warren District with the Queen
City of Bisbee as its center and me
tropolis: they would see historic
Tombstone, around which elings mem
Dries OF stirring events which has
kept The pen OF Alfred Henry Lewis
busy for a quarter OF century; Tue
SON is another historic spot on tbs
Borderiand route; its original settle
ment dating back for nearly ioai
hundred years, as proven by records
yet to be found in the old San Xaviei
mission near the present modern city;
from Tucson the route continues e
Phoenix, the state capital in the cen
ter OF the Salt River valley wsiei
shows how the desert has been re
claimed and turned into perfec
agricultural paradise, with fruit, gran
and hay lands wstered fro mthe Roose
velt storage reservoir, ninety mile
away in the mountains where sbund
shce Of water is held ready for US
wien desired. Tho last point touches
by the Borterland route as it crosse
Arizona from east 10 west is Yum
and here again is one Of the Ian
marks OF the southwest The l
raso Times 10 commenting on the az