El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-06-05
DOHA ANA WILL
VOTE ON ANOTHER
Road BOND ISSUE
June Is Is Date Set For Ap-
proving Additional $50, 900
For Better Highways.

Las Cruces, n NJ, June 5.-Ihe
good roads enthusiasts Of Doha9 A ~
county-which means pTactilceliS e ~
entire population-are 4oohLLs -
ward to another record vote when tney
20 to the polls on Saturday, June 10
On that date the county Votes on Us
second bond issue for roaQ puL pOsess
this time in the sum OF S5u'uVu- a yeaI
and a half ago the county approved,
by a record vote. q road BOND issue OF
500, 900, the greater part OF Wnlch mas
now been expended on the coLlsS 5s uClAol
Of gravel roads which, accoEQlhB 70
the opinion Of state engineer FRENCH
are the best roads in the state. Having
had this taste Of better highways, the
people Of the county nave 1ouho ~
experience what peter roaus mean N
many localities the farmers are haul
ing their crops-chiefly altaIfa-1or
about so percent or less OF what II
formerly cost to get them 10 the rail-
road Farmers go TO town more ire
Quenrly, and business in the towns mas
increased greatly since the better roads
were built Nothing is advertising the
progressive spirit Of the county more
than its good roads. For tnls reason
the citizens Of the county are anxious
TO approve the second bond issue for
$4,000 on which they vote next week
New Road to DemIng.
The Dona. Ana county board has com
pleted arrangements for the construc-
ton of the new air line road between
Las Cruces and Deming; due TO coop
Grafton with the Luna county ROAD
board. A large part of this road has al
ready been graded from Deming to the
Dona Ana county line, and within the
next 30 days the road viii be com
pleted in an air line to Las Cruces
This will bring the commercial inter-
ests Of Las Cruces and Demtng into
much closer touch and will work to the /
interests Of both counties The road |
will be constructed by tractor and
Z Ea
now being laid out by county road en- |
gineer MeriWether-
Dragging the Roads.
The first substantial rain since De-
cember 6, fell in Dona Ana county /
this week. The six months, drouth /
gravel roads built from the last bond 1
issue. but Notwithstanding the high I
spring winds and the extremely dry /
the roads have shown al /
most no deterioration The earth /
roads, however, had broken up until 4
they were in bad condition The heavy /
rain fell on Monday, and by Tuesday /
every one Of the county drags IN var
iragging the roads. Within IS hours
over 20 miles of earth roads through
put the county had been dragged and
put in good condition
New Road Signs.
The new steel road signs recently
adopted by the Dona Ana county road
BOARD and ordered some time ago have /
low arrived and are being installed ]
These signs represent the last word" /
Il road signposung, and are the result !
# careful investigation by the road
BOARD. after consultation with many
throughout the country /
The signs are of maleable steel, per
nanent, and indestructible- They are
mounted on metal posts which stand /
eight feet above the ground, and are
painted black and white. so as to be Z
seen at a distance The posts are set ]
our feet in the ground in solid con-
.rete. These signposts are being in !
tailed at all turning points in the {
main Travelled roads Of the county.