El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-21

unnecessary forma1ities. Tor the crowd
was shifting al the odors OF baroecued
beef. mutton and pork and the aroma
Of boiling coffee from the hlS S3p9si-
ton buildings Three hundred and fifty
automobiles were inside the GROUNDS.
and the total crowd numbered over
Plenty To Eat
From the speaking platform tle
crowd sureed to the exhibition hall,
whore barbecue. pickles. bread baked
beans and coffee were served mere
was enough for everybody and pltnl.
left over Members or company IT, list
Michigan infantry- eucamped m inc
fair grounds. guarded the nali ana
helped to keep the crowds moving so
that they could he served expeditions
w. Members OF the Las Cruces com
nittee-staid business men law erS
and doctors on all other OCCASION
ncrspired i'm their shirt sleeves as inet
poured cream for coffee dished rnt
meat and beans or supplied spoons or
pickles. Michigan infsntrymen aided
Them in this. too-both the sweating
and the serving
When the appetites had been salts
fled the crowds gathered 10 witness
q football game between the A. and NJ
college boys ard the Las Cruces high
school boys and this was follow ed nE
= drill hy the Michigan cuardsmen- T ne
affair closed 81 night win dance IN
the srmory. the perfect ending Of
perfect day
only Nnr To Pleasant Day
II Pasoans "a no went M on the tram
had nothing 10 mar their good time
Those who went by automobile had
nothing from New Mexico TO mar their
pleasure. hut before they reached New
Mexico ana after their return Go Texas
i'm the eveninc- they uttered many ur-
kind words about the roads From
Courchesne north almost 20 CanutiIo-
the rad is torn up for pavin- ana u
is necessary TO hop skid and jump All
asHra. 81
saudhils TO get anywere- There IS an
other bad place north Of Canut'llo- be-
fore anthony Is reached To many IL
Pasoans. so much grief seemed unnec-
eSsary. Some stretches OF concrete
road that had been down for weeks are
still covered and closed to traffic ana
At other points unusually long stretches
are closed for the small amount or
work that is in progress
some Of the Fl Pasoans suggested
that il president Orndorff. Of the ri
Paso chamber OF commerce did not
see commissioner Orndorff of the coun-
IS. and arrange Tor some improNeilleIl, Z.
not . handful or Las Cruces people
would be able 10 come down TO the
big Soil Products exposition in Fl Paso
ia October
UnSpeakabIy Bad Roads.
Beyond Courchesne, beginning at the
santa Fe crossing. there is q stretch
. of one and a half miles. actual speedo-
meter sureneut-where automobil-
lists are turned OUT mo Nilf <dNN- go
eral cars were stuck Wednesday Tor
periods OF from few minutes 10 an
hour Hardly do the cars get back on
the road until "A turnout mile long IS
necessary Then there is some n the
fastest running IN the world on the
new concrete road into CanuuilO and
for a considerable distance north then
we'll IL Is impossible to use polite
/ English and describe IT,
Most OF the u Pssoans came back
over the west side road crossing over
AT Mesquite and coming down through
san Miguel and La Mesa, To Canutillo-
7 Tn the 1e-milc ride from Canutillo %
! TT Paso. they only had to jump skid
and slider stick ia the saud-for
TWO and a half miles.
All Praise Dona Ana County
/ Among the RI Pasoans who put IN
J their appears nee in autom obiles. at the
1 Las Cruces celebrs ton after the &C
] count was sent The Herald yesterday
were Mr.. and Mrs Robert H. Einehart
( Carl \. Beers. W T owen. G. W vii
{ son. Alfred Kerr Walter Arnold
! Adolph Schultz and Robert Krakauer
/ and party. which included Mrs. kra-
kauer. Mrs f. Outer. Louis York and
/ Sidney Frenkel- Beers was en- route
70 Silver City, but stopped over for
/ All the Fl Pasoans returned home
praising the good roads that pona
/ Ana county has constructed and ais"
Z talking OF the new Developments no.
Cruces is taking on city airs every day
I and the whole country between II Paso
and Las Cruces is settling up fast.
] with substantial new houses going M
in many places. Canutillo. just L
miles north OF FL PasO. has grown inn
mensely in the last few months and the
country Whereabouts is thriving in a
manner that indicates to no uncer Ia in
extent the prosperity OF the people
The Beautiful West side.
The drive along the west side OF the
river between Canutillo and Mesquite,
! Is one Of the most pleasant in the
southwest. The road is graded and
-raveled. all the bitches are bridged
with substantial structures and the
green alfalfa fields. che apple orcha rds
with their loads Of bright red fruit.
the cattle grazing peacefully, the far
mers harvesting and baling their al
falfa all make a scene Of prosperity
and contentment that is gratifying and
inspiring The stately shade trees
along most Of the road add much TO
its beauties. But not the least TO at
tract attention are the new school
h0uses-aI mOdern-at every cOmmu-
I nifty settlement They indicate not
only the rapid growth Of the commu-
mites but the progress Of the people
in them Fl Pasoans on their return
| home We're all willing TO take off their