El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-10
AUTOROAD WEST
ALONG THE s. P.
Meeting to Be Held at Bowie
to Help Secure Short
Cut to Tucson.

"TOWNS along the southern racine
west Of Lordsburg to Tucson are
\ going to make a hard fight for
automobile traffic that way instead OF
by way Of Douglas and Bisbee- Or
ganization is being perfected and with
in a few months the towns interested
expect TO have the road in such shape
as TO make It inviting 10 motorists
There Is no gainsaying that such a
direct route would have Its attractions,
particularly for automobilists IN
hurry, for much time could be saved
with the tourist the new route would
not make much OF a difference. for Bis
bee, Douglas and Tombstone are inter-
estinE and the tourist would want 70
see these places. but for the man in
hurry 70 get from III Pas1 to tucson son
the new route would make the Trip
possible IN two days as against three
by way Of Bisbee.
That the towns along the Southern
Pacific are active in their work is evil
denced by the following letter 70 The
Herald this week.
we are determined to secure the
Borderland Auto route from Lordsburg,
y. NJ. through san Simon, Ariz-, Bowie,
Ari, Wilcox. Ariz.. COchise. AriZ-, Ben
son. Ariz.. and also from Bowie, Ariz-.
north through the ella and salt river
valleys TO the Roosevelt dam and
Phoenix We have taken the matter
Up with the several towns interested
and a general interest is being shown
The board OF trade Of Bowie has
sent an invitation TO the commercial
bodies Of the several towns to meet at
Bowie on the evening Of october IA for
a supper at the Southern Pacific no.
tel. at which plans TO secure this auto
route will be perfected
Bowie is the junction point OF the
Arizona Eastern railway with the
Southern Pacific railway and Is a cen
trail point for such a meeting Plans
will also be presented for confed-
Grafton Of the commercial organizations
OF this section Of the state
Willard Belknap."
The meeting next week is for two
purposes First, TO consider and for
mulate plans for a campaign 10 have
the Borderland automobile route
changed TO follow the natural course,
which IS along the Southern Pacific
railroad, and second. to make plans for
a joint campaign 10 advertise the re-
sources Of this section OF Arizona
The matter Of having such meeting
was first suggested by the San simon
Valley board Of trade. Other CONNER
cial organizations in the section saw
the value Of the suggestion at once an
agreed TO have the meeting. Bow
was selected because It is more cent? A.
" located than any other town inter-
ested in the proposition
Representatives OF the san Simon,
Benson, Cochise, Wilcox. Solomonvflle
and Stafford boards OF trade win attend
the banquet Some OF the Officers OF
the Southern Pacific railroad will also
be present
Mrs. ". H Lawrence. J. p. Schaefer
and J. G. Blanks have charge OF the
arrangements for the banquet
The bOrderland automobile route
leaves the Southern Pacific railroad at
~ e-H. HHrrH
mountainous sections OF southern Co
chise county. coming back to the rail-
road at Tucson There is no logical
reason why II should not follow the
Southern Pacific through this section
Of the state" the S. P. people argue
1T is believed that with united action
IL will not be a hard proposition to
secure the adoption Of the logical
route they say.