El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-09
Success OF Au-Southern
Highway Is NoU Assured
The Pathfinder For This AYear Route Writes Of the
Work Accomplished and the Great Enthusiasm that
Has Prevailed Regarding the Work that Is
Necessary to MAXI the Roads Good.
BY E. L. FERGUS on. PATHFINDER.

mining factor that will reduce an Op-
ton 10 a certainty VIII be the higher
quality Of road in each instance
one experience had in coming back
in trying out a different way from that
used in going out for distance OF
about 20 miles in either case, so we'll
always contend for in laying out
touring routes, that 1 am going 10 give
its details even at some length
To simplify the description we viii
call the way we went as the east
loop and the way we returned the west
loop. In the east loop there is a town
Of good size and TO the south Of 1t
is the objective city, about % miles
AWAY In the west loop are two or
three small villages The chief point
made for the west loop was UnaL IL
avoided ferry which had TO be Jalle',
on the east loop between The town and
the city.
Accommodation Lacking.
We had planned 10 start from the
city in the morning, but just as We
were ready 10 60 / broke lens IN
my eyeglasses Replacing TINS lens
delayed the getting away until IoUf
o'clock. but everything seemed serene,
as we were told il was possible 70 get
accommodations in one of the villages
for overnight. Events proved 20 me me
contrary. neither food or lodging was
70 be had Fortunately an excellent
road led across TO the town where
there was a hotel
In the general average Of tourists
others would have, at some point some
unexpected cause for delay in starting
and. like our experience. would neeQ
living accommodations FOR OVernl7 nv
and The east loop situation Is the only
one that could make gOOu- Also. IN
this instance, the optional route claim
for superiority because It mas a DrldEe
in place Of a ferry Will this year cease
to be. as the other loop Is putting N
a bridge to replace its ferry
one Of the noteworthy points
brought out during this double trans
continental pathfindinS trip was this
There Is no great modern issue which
Is sDreadinE more rapidly than the
subject Of good roads Every section
passed through developed one mighty
apDarent and most important cohoi-
/ tfon-one that really must be expert
enced to appreciate ITS 1uu Nsllue a lll
future Import. This is the condition;
In those sections that are known IN
/ the surrounding country as old Io8g
md Of the order what was good
enoueh for grandfather is good eoOJgh
| for me-" the good roads situation mas
[ changed from active oDposIJ;Dq t. a.
| lest massive Indifference This pas
sfve Indifference has meant, In several
| Instances, that a recent road bond clec-
| fion has carried-becausH those who
/ he-etofOre had voted against did not
1 vote at all in the dast instance. In one
! instance where a precinct road Is Delne
I built the election was won because
| r. had been shown in the prediction
I canpaien that the two hitterest oppo-
[ neDrs were one who paid 50 cents 2
/ y-ear DroDerty tax and the other was
/ sanding eight children to school on
{ poI tax Of 50, and no property tax
There is a saying in Texas that vel
I illustrates this peculiarly in the hui
man makeup. THE man VINO does me