El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-09

S result of the meeting of the
n BorderIand Route association at
n Phoenix this week. it is believed
that the route between 81 Paso and
san Diego is going to be put into first
class shape Immediately and kept that
way. There were delegates from prac-
ticaIIy all the interested points along
the road and all enthusiastically
pledged themselves to return home and
arouse sufficient interest in the road
TO put it in good shape and keep 1t that
way Gov Geo. W p. Hunt, Of Arizona,
made a tender of the state good roads
truck and 10 cOnvicts for working on
the road, providing the different coun-
ties will pay the actual expense Of
feeding the men and keeping the tools
in shape.
Carl McShay, representing the Auto
mobile club Of Southern California
pledged assistance to the road and Of
fered 70 pay half the cost Of signing
it from FL PasO TO Los Angeles, saying
that If the work was turned over to
the Southern California club, it would
make the signs and put them I'D and
would stand half the expense Of the
work; that Los Angeles was in favor
Of all transcOntinental routes and was
particularly interested IN the Border
land, because it is a southern route
open all the year and because Of the
fact that 1t is the artery by which the
Texas, New Mexico and Arizona people
get to Los Angeles He offered the as
sistance Of the clubs road engineer for
any work the Borderland people might
want him to do
To Boost Together.
The idea Of the meeting, as stated by
Joseph Gray. Of Bisbee, originator Of
the plan for forming the association. was
to have a general head for boosting
the road and improving it. and to keep
the different communities interested
A vice president was named for each
city through which the road passes and
1T IS the duty Of that vice president to
form an organization at home for the
purpose Of interesting the home people
IN keeping the route through and near
that town in shape J. W StOckard
is the vice president for Ell PasO and
he is going to get to work Immediately
to have the Ell PasO end of the road
put in shape c. B. Stevens. president
of the FL PasO Automobile club, at
tended the meeting and says he viii
ard.
Hunt Is Interested.
The proposition of Gov Hunt to keep
the Arizona end of the road in cOndi-
tiOn has been made to the various
county boards Of supervisors and state
engineer Lamar Cobb is following it
up with personal letters to the differ
ent supervisors. while the various vice
presidents Of the association will also
take IT up on arrival at home and urge
its acceptance, as it will only cost the
different counties about SIS a mile
year for keeping the road worked.
The matter is to be taken up with Gov.
". C. Mcdonald. of New Mexico, also,
with view to having the state of New
Mexico cooperate on the New Mexico
end of the road, although there is not
as much work necessary in New Mex
leo as in Arizona to keep the road in |
shape. The most of the work needed
in New Mexico is from the foot of the ]
Canutillo hill to a point a couple Of |
miles west of Iauark Occasional /
spots need attention at other points but |
1t would not be necessary to keep a !
large crew Of men at work all the 1
time Three or four men going over /