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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-03
TOURING BECOMING P0PJLARA5
THE WARM WEATHER APPROACHES
Many to Make Trip to Cox Ranch Sunday Roads Are in
Good Shape; Usual Number of Car Sales Reported
This Week. Man Arrives in Franklin Car From
Connecticut; Road to Albuquerque Muddy.
is becoming more a


FIGURING is becoming more and
more popular as the weather con-
- ditions improve and the roads dry
out The trip through the Organ
mountains. described in last Mondays
issue of The Herald, will be a popular
one tomorrow and at least a dozen
automobiles viii make the trip. The
roads are reported TO be in very good
condition.
Between Sierra Blanca and FL Paso.
road conditions are reported very
good" by Joe Gardner, who drove in
from Sierra Blanca on Tuesday. No
definite reports from east and south
Of Sierra Blanca are obtainable but
general reports are that road condi-
tons are fair.
The rain early in the week made the
road to Albuquerque rather unsatis-
factory for touring but no cars were
stuck. The worst trouble was with
the flying mud, as the rain had soaked
the earth for a couple OF inches and
this spoiled all the pleasure Of touring.
The warmer weather Of Thursday and
Friday had a big effect in drying out
this road and it should be IN pretty
fair condition by tomorrow, though
likely TO be rather dusty later in the
week
For a few days this week, the police
apparently made some effort to en-
force the traffic regulations notably
the one permitting cars to stand on
the west side Of the little plaza for
not more than 20 minutes The effort
was apparently a spasmodic one for
motorists are apparently paying little
II any attention to the regulations
again
A E. Bradley, who left New Haven,
Conn. last November on a business So
LETTING trip which IS to cover the
whole United States, arrived at the
city last week with the speedometer
Of his Franklin six" registering H.
ISL miles. MI Bradley came down
the Atlantic coast from New Haven to
Florida. and thence TO New Orleans,
Houston. Galveston. San Antonio,
Waco, Dallas and Ell Paso- He is
equipped with a most complete and
compact camping outfit and says he
has found touring IN a Franklin ex-
ceedingly satisfactory. One Of the
Goodyear tires with which his car is
equipped has been used over 1900
miles. and all four OF them have been
used through IS states
Joe Gardner, accompanied by George
Bradley. drove in from Sierra Blanca
in the formers Oakland car on Tues
day They found the new county road
in excellent condition and road cOndi-
lions generally very good They re-
ported having had a most enjoyable
trip.
A. Bliss Albro. who is driving a
DENLY truck through New Mexico in
the Interests Of the Pioneer Motor com
pauy. is in LordsburE. at the present
time He reports very fair business
and that the roads -are pretty rough
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-03

Such an endurance run as Mr. Lester
has suggested would serve the purpose
OF getting the Fl PasO and Las Cruces
motorists into closer touch with each
other and ought TO work for the best
interests OF all concerned Neither III
PasO nor Las Cruces is in position 10
antagOniZe the other In the matter OF
roads WHAT benefits one. helps both
Both can get the transcontinental traf-
fic ard both can work together. Las
Cruces 0eOple-thOse OF them who still
have the idc1-should put aside the be-
lief that they can bring tourists 10 the
valley either from east or west ana
keep them away from III P1so- IheE
are going TO come TO FL Paso. whether
they come down the cas- side or the
mountain or cross san Augustine pass
and come down the west side. II they ever
get as Tar as Las Cruces IL is TAR better
for all to work amicably and let the
tourists come on down TO FL Paso on the
ca ST side OF the mountain, over a good
road. without grades than 70 send them
over "the pass. which is steep and
hard pulling, everybody must admit. Fl
Psso is not going TO direct westbound
tourists out OF here over poor road
II Las Cruces builds good one TO
DeminE; FL Paso VIII send them TO the
good road. for is is the good roads and
the wonderful Rio Grande valley that
Fl PasO desires to advertise-just as
much as Las Cruces desires 10 adver-
tise them. Therefore. IL is time the
san Angus tine pass route were az .p7u
End the official route Of the southern
National Highway taken up The New
Mexico legislature has endorsed the
route. the Texas legislature has done
so. and various other legislatures have
done so 1t viii some day become
great transcontireuta route Fl Paso
md Las Cruces should be ready to take
advantage OF the travel and harvest
all they can from it. Fighting is not
going TO bring the harvest Let Las
~
bound traffic when il reaches there
from Deming and send il down to FL
Paso and Fl Paso viii agree to watch
for west bound traffic and send it up
10 Las Cruces Thus both Will profit
an will be we'll and nobody will be
sore" and instead OF automobiles
going away "cussing' the hard pull
over the Organs. they viii 20 away
praisinE the fine roads into and out
Of FL Paso and Las Cruces
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-03
{ y endurance run for automobilia

endurance run for automobilists
n from Ell Paso to Las Cruces by
L n way OF the ". W. Cox ranch and
san Augustine pass is suggested by
Francis f. Lester, OF Mesiua Park. The
roads are in fine shape and such a run
would prove an excellent test OF the
physical endurance Of A car. tt is not
too long and IL affords all conditions
OF road There is much very fine road.
where splendid time can be made, much
mat Is rough, some that is sandy. about
seven miles OF upgrade. part of IT very
steep, and a long stretch of down grade
an ideal road condition for testing a
car in every particular. Mr.. Lester be-
leves that the run would be a perfect
test for cars and thinks II Paso and
Las Cruces automobiles should get il
up for an early date, before il gets too
hot and while the roads are in good
condition. Constant travel will make
but at present the road is in good
shape
Regardless Of the outcome OF the sug-
gested endurance run, Fl Pasoans
should not lose the opportunity of max
ing a run over this delightful road
while conditions are so nearly perfect
The snow Will remain upon the north
side Of the Organ mountains for an
other week or more and every day OF
sunshine is bringing out more Vegeta-
ton along the route. The yellow Cali
fornia peoples are already cOlOring the
mesas a beautiful tint and the bracing
atmosphere is wine to the soul Up the
east side of the Franklin mountains
10 CONs ranch is only 81 miles from
Pioneer plaza, Fl Paso. and is easily
made in three hours. The roads are
very fine. The 221a miles over the san
Augustine pass into Las Cruces are
also easily made. Back to FL Paso
from Las Cruces-44 milos-the roads
are perfect. except for some bad places
county road. Very fast time can be
made up the east side Of the mountains
to the ranch There is very little sand
and none Of il is deep enough to force
car. even a small one. out OF high
speed The rough spots are very few
The round trip over the same road is
splendid excursion. but il is not a hard
trip through Las Cruces. Mesilla and
the Rio Grande valley is most enjoy
able. Like an oasis in a desert. is the
Ellls' club at Las Cruces, where Fl Paso
EIks are always given hearty well
come
Dona Ana county Is now at work on
a road straight across from Mesiua 10
pemiug. which is expected TO be com
pleted in few weeks. The road Will
strike the present FL PasO-D eming road
at Alden. From Las Cruces TO Deming-
the new road cuts the distance 10 90
miles As III is only about Il miles
from Fl PasO TO Mesilla Park. where
the new Deming road leaves the Canine
Real. this would make the distance only
about l01 miles from FL Paso 70 Lenlns
by way Of Mesilla Park, and Francis T.
I ester. secretary OF the DOna Ana coun-
~ road board. believes IL would pay FL
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-03

Few persons ever think Of the bail
bearings until some mechanlc cans
Their attention to the injury done BY
breakage. AT least once in six months
ban bearings should De inspected the
rouen or worn balls replaced with per
feet ones. and the ball run filled with
rrau1fte grease
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-03
c.RTNc FOR INNFR TUNES.

The tube should be rolled nat win
soft cloth between the layers. a strip Of
cotton flannel rolled up with the tube
is good The roll should then be
placed I'm thick cloth bag with the
stem protruding, and the mouth OF the
bso tied around the stem. Il is a good
plan to put talcum powder in the bag
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-03
RSMUST HAVE
COMFORT NOW
Just Being Able to Run Is
Not the Only Exaction
of the Buyers.

There are so many good AUTOMOBILES to-
day that BE- would be as difficult to find q
ago no find a really good one said George
~ Dickson general manager OF the COM
pany building Rational cars so 10 would
seem that 10 would not require the skill and
Judgment 70 select q car now as was ueces-
sary 90 select a good one 10 years ago. The
paradox Of the situation D. that fully as
much skill and judgment are necessary to-
day 10 select a good ear as was necessary
10 years ago. However this Judgment is
now exercised along different lines
Points Considered Now.
"Thc points for consideration nov are other
than mechanical Motorists have been high
ly educated iri motor csr-ology- They have
high standard by which they measure the
locks riding qualities. ease Of control ana
performance Of the modern car. They are
just particular and ready 10 find fault
today when the majority are good as when
the majority 81 cars were suspicious TO say
the least The judgment Of the modern
buyer IS law, too. Let manufacture. who
has educated his customers 20 put Implicit
faith in the car bearing his name plate
put out a single model that in any respect
fails short Of this standard. and that manu-
facturer reaps a harvest Of trouble
As a Matter Of Course
"A car Of today. 90 ne recognized as a
leader. must do much more than be able 90
run. stop climb hills and carry passenger
IL must do AN these as a matter OF course
and IL 90 doing so &c attracts the attention
OF the passengers TO the fact that it is la
boring TO perform these primary functions
LlrA LuaL car IS NOT up 10 LAr A4o---A-
demand
There is also the gross and apparently
irrevelanr question, ag TO the standing or
the manufacture. This has little 20 do
with automobile machinery, but is one or
the wisest things to think about in buying
car and the wise buyer Of today appre-
ciates this. and instead Of asking about
the strength Of tho wheels. he is asking
about the strength Of the firm II has very
wisely been said that an automobile cannot
be any better than the factory behind It,
A car either has a worthy ancestry OF IL is
nondescript
Must Have Comfort
To-day. instead o. asking about the cool
ing facilities OF car the buyer OF discre-
tion IS more interested In the question OF
beauty and appearance II he knows the fac
tory behind IT, This Is because an autom0-
bile IS one OF the most personal possession
as personal. almost. as haberdashery or
millinery. There is discontentment in the
possession OF an awkward appearing auto
mobile. and criticism ~ ones car rightly
touches their deepest seuslhillties- A car
reflects. 10 a degree. the owners good
taste and business judgment Instead OF
asking about the clutch the buyers OF better
grade ears are today wanting 70 know II
the car IS comfortable. They take 10 for
granted that all cars viii run and now de-
mand that they have comfort while riding
Athey eIofh-Irhed weather strip keeps
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-03
1IOsT WFICHT rs N FRONT.

It is generally supposed that the
greater portion Of the weight Of a car
is carried on the rear wheels. This is
only true when there is a full load IN
the back seat Usually the front wheels
cary one-cighth more weight than the
l-a-r
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-03
M,rcH RRAKE CAnLEs.

cable wires on the brake should
have frequent Inspections If a single
strand Of the wire breaks. the rest
ravel out very quickly This Is espe-
cialIv true at places where the cable
masses through or around the sheave-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-03
MAKES THE MIXTURE LEAN

NAMES THE MIATUHE ''LEAN."
While too lean a mixture is the usual
cause of popping back" il must not be
forgotten that any defect in the intake
manifold. either original or acquired.
may cause only one cylinder to get
too lean mixture and cause popping
back when the average mixture is right
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-03

Afhey eIofh-Irsed ySeHther strip keeps
out the cold. Rathbuu-AfiL Co--Ady-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-03

Joe Gardner. accompanied by George
Bradley. drove in from Sierra Blanca
in the formers Oakland car on Tues
day. They found the new county road
in excellent condition and road cOndi-
tons generally very good" They re-
ported having had a most enjoyable
f~fu
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-03

FL Paso automobilists who made the
tour to Deming and Silver City found
the roads in good shape practically all
the way. according to reports received
last night and this morning from those
On the trip.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-03

A Bliss Albro. who is driving a
DENLY truck through New Mexico in
the Interests Of the Pioneer Motor com
pany. is in LordsburE. at the present
time. He reports very fair business
and that the roads "are pretty rough
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-03

Sales have not been very brisk along
gasoline row this week but the deal
ers attribute this to the rather uncer-
tain weather and look for better busi-
ness in the near future.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-02-18

The west has always had its trou-
bles. To use the language of the
eastern pessimest. there has been just
one blankety-blank thing after an
other for the last 60 years but In all
the trials. hardships, and suffering
which western people have had to
undergo there have been few words
of repining. The uncomfortable spirit
of the west is the best product of the
Union.
One of the chief causes of the
wrecks of so many irrigation enter
prises has been the fact that those
who promoted them gave little
thought to the farmers part in such
undertakings. The capitalists who
invested their money. the engineers
who built the works and the real
estate agents who sold the lands
seemed to take it for granted that
when the water was to be had in a
nearby canal, the success of the en-
terprise was assured In their minds
worthless desert growth would
disappear as If by magic and in it's
wake would appear heavily laden or
chards. green alfalfa fields and COM
Portable dwellings.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-02-18

OF exceptional yields on irrigated
farms Is IL they represented the re-
turns which any good farmer might
expect is a practice to be condemned
as dangerous TO the future of irrigat-
ed sections. said Samuel Fortier,
chief of the irrigation Investigations
for the United States government. In
an address recently.
The results of half century of
development throughout the arid re-
gion." says Mr.. Fortier. have dem
onstrated that irrigated agriculture
is its mainstay. The revenue now
derived from the chief irrigated crops
exclusive OF the irrigated farm. is
probably not far from 100000, 900
a year. As such records go, this Is
not bad showing when one con-
siders that this revenue has been Gre
ated out Of worthless land and vast
ed water. From the trend of the
past II is safe to predict that the
prosperity of the arid states in the
future will depend to a much greater
degree on the products of the irri-
gated farm
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-02-18

the real estate vendor when he talks
and writes on crop conditions.
1t is well for western people that
they are optimistic. Were it other
wise the hardships and privations of
the desert might crush their spirits,
but the practice of picking out excep-
tional cases and basing conclusions
on these should be disregarded.
Finally, the successful development
of irrigation enterprises can best be
attained by first formulating careful
plans which include all the essential
features Provision must be made
at the start not only to settle the pro-
ject. but to see that the farmer is
properly equipped to do his part. I'm
less there can be reasonable assur-
ance based on experience or other
wise, that land in any locality can be
settled up and improved within a
comparatively short time. and that
farmers will be able to prosper, con-
struction of large and costly irriga-
tion projects should not be undertake
en-. Then in the construction stage
statistics becomes orthodox truth to
the proper quantity and at the right
time. Lastly, when ii reaches the
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-02-18

1t is as important to inquire into
how and where the prospective farm
er is going to get his part of the ne
cessary capital, and what interest he
will have to pay, as it is to determine
how and where capital for construc-
ton will be raised In most instanc-
es the farmer cannot issue and dis
pose of long time bonds, neither can
he get capital at as low rate of in
terest as the promoter.
In much of the development of the
past 10 or Is years the farmer has
been to a great deal eliminated. The
promoter. capitalist. engineer. land
speculator and real estate dealer
have undertaken to reclaim the des-
ert. The men who farm on paper ex-
ert their imaginations rather than
their muscles and exceptional yields
are distributed broadcast over the
country as if they represented the
returns which any good farmer
could expect. Because one home in
a community Is blessed with triplets
no sane person is justified in hasing
an increase In population on this sin
gle case.
But what seems so absurd In vita
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-02-18
MADE A SUCCESS WITH GRAIN.

Mr.. Z. v Cook came to the tract
in 1908, with a capital of 5000, fl
ing on a forty miles northeast of
Jerome, where he still resides. His
first efforts were to get his land I'M
der cultivation, which he did the first
year, being ready for the water when
it was turned on in 1909. His first
experience in raising wheat was on
new ground, having 10 acres that
averaged 40 bushels per acre. Later
he turned under 5 acres of alfalfa
which had also been pastured by
sheep and from this land he secured
yield of SOS bushels of oats, or an
average of 113 bushels to the acre.
In 1914, however, from alfalfa land
upon 10 acres he secured an average
yield of sc bushels of oats to the
acre, but he attributes this decreased
yield to the lack of water at the pro-
per time Since coming here Mr..
Cook has purchased two additional
forties adjoining his land, now hav-
ing 120 acres which is all under cul-
tivation, the most OF which will be
put into wheat the coming year. Mr..
Cook has had no financial assistance
from any source since coming here
and his success has only been due to
the products that he has raised upon
this land. Having his place well
stocked and equipped with up-to-
date machinery, he expects TO realize
handsome income this season.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-02-18

Mr. Newton F. Devaney, who re-
sides 5 - miles north of Jerome. is
another example of what can be ac-
complished here with little energy
and perseverance. Mr.. Devaney filed
on so acres at the time of the draw
ing, and in 1909 he came here from
Spokane. Wash, determined to make
success at farming. His capital
consisted of about 5000, and his first
outlay was in constructing a shack
for himself and wife, while he de
voted his spare time in removing The
sage brush from his land with "a
grubbing hoe. Acting on the advice
of very successful friend he sought
work from others and in this manner
was able to go ahead with the de-
velopment of his holdings, bringing
his land up to a paying basis.
Without any financial as distance
from any source, Mr.. Devan' q .aow
has his so acres all under cult zion
and in alfalfa, which is yielding lhim
upwards of ESQ tons of hay each
| year. Believing it is more profitable
to feed hay than to sell it, NJ is ac-
cumulating stock as fast ,sss possible
and now has 10 cows on the place
together with three bead OF horses.
all of which has beeR purchased from
the proceeds of the ranch. He has
also been engaged in hog raising. &c
which business h attributes large
share of his success, for as he states.
the cows will keep up the expenses
while the hogs viii LIT the mortgage.
land his advice to all newcomers is.
l"Raise enough stock TO eat up the
lproducts of the farm" I'm this con
nection we might add that Mr.. De-
vaney has been through all the west
ern states and has thoroughly in
vestigated the stock raising propo-
sition, and he is free to confess that
he considers this section the best
adapted to this line OF farming OF ally
section he has visited
A letter of inquiry to Mr.. Deyaney
with a stamped envelope enclosed
will bring reply 10 any Information
you may wish to obtain.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-02-18

the same broad conception should BE-
kept in mind, the chief object, -
to deliver water TO each farfJ
stage of operation and maintf
the entire enterprise should
garded as a single unit and tho
est kind of cooperation and cor
ton should be carried out bet
the various parts"
We believe that the above cont
sions have been pretty well adopt
on the Great North Side tract, \
having gone through it's experimental
stage, and we are now ready to ex\
tend a welcome hand to those who
are seeking to better their condition
Come and look us over and decide
for yourself.