El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-03

pie is 10 try to divert the traffic at
BronchO 10 their cities from Roswell
the official route Of the two highways
They viii have maps made Of the road
from BrOncho TO Fl PasO and distribute
them along the two highways east OF
I there, in the hope OF inducing the trav-
elers to take the short cut TO FL Paso.
Mr.. Rinehart urges the expenditure
of some money on this road by FL PasO-
ans and says 10 would be returned
manifold in business from that great
region Of wealth
Roads Are Good.
His letter, dated at LOvingtou, fol-
lows:
We were very agreeably surprised
TO find such good roads TO BrOnchO.
2S4-7 miles from FL Paso- This opens
new route from the Borderland and
means much to this section OF the cOun-
try, as well as FL Paso- BrOncho is SO
miles east Of Roswell and is just over
the New Mexico line in TeXas-on the
plains drove over the best natural
road-ot all my eXperlence-today. II
you ever drive over TO this section. sou
would run out OF breath trying to get
10 the top Of the next hill. which is al
ways just ahead, but you never reach it
rom II Faso 10 Hope Is 1851 miles;
to Artesia, 1854; to LoVington, 247-1: 10
Broncho, 2S4-7 miles. Our running time
INTO Artesia was IL hours from FL
Paso, and anybody can do il in that
umei as We toured all the Way. From
Artesia to FL Paso. there is a daily auto
line operating, giving a much needed
service between the two towns Artesia
and Hope citizens are preparing 10
establish half way station. probably
at woods Tanks, where meals. gas and
OIL may be had Some changes in the
road between Alamo Ranch and Mule
Hill are TO be made at once. Prepare
ton for this work is now under way
and after this work has been finished 1t
will shorten the distance somewhat and
eliminate practically all OF the road
tnat IS bad during the rainy season
Some Fast Travelling.
From Artesia TO L0vington. some Is
miles OF new road has been constructed.
/ think our car was the sixth to pass
over II and we drove the 70-T miles in
less than Your hours. After traffic has
beaten IL down, II will be fast From
LoVlnglon TO BronchO. 3T.6 miles,
maze the round trip IN three hourss'
elapsed time-sOme road. some road
Fl PaSO, Hope. Artesia and Loving
ton viii profit much by the opening OF
TINS new route for the motoring pub
lie understand two travelling men
rom Fl Paso business houses were in
LoFlngIOn today by auto and that more
would visit this section IL they knew
how TO get here Cattlemen through
this section are much elated to know
mat they can drive to El Paso in q day.
People re Interested
1t is interesting 10 see how much in
terest IS being taken by everybody hav-
ing their roads mapped so that they. can
lost 9''-7
About half way between FL Paso
and Hope We saw a Ford car comin.-
at right angels toward US. The driver
was sure stepping on the throttle We
thought he was trying to beat Us 10 the
crossing OF the roads, which proved
true and we wondered why he was in
such O hurry It developed that he
thought our car was the auto stage and
he was coming out to meet il, having
sent 10 FL paso the dav before - -
for a sick woman living on a ranch
some three or four miles off the road I
What a luxury that ice must have been
10 that poor SOUL that hot Sunday af-