El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-25
POOL Tells Of
ROAD WORK DONE
Highway Booster Explains
Commerce Chambers
Part in improvements.

Road signing was a subject taken
up Tuesday at a luncheon at Hotel
Hheldon between committees from
the chamber Of commerce and Fl Pas0
Rotary. The luncheon was presided
over by judge Adrian Pool, chairman
Of the chamber Of commerce good
roads committee.
Cooperation Planned.
The Rotarians through vice presi-
dent II. r. McClintock and others,
expressed a willingness TO cooperate
with the chamber Of commerce IN the
matter Of signing the roads II was
the sense Of the meeting that all the
clubs of the city could help by raising
funds apd turning them over to the
chamber Of commerce good roads COM
uittee for this work President j. NJ
wyatt. of the chamber OF commerce,
expressed a willingness 10 name two
members from any Il Paso club to
" or1 with the good roads committee
i'm the matter Of selecting signs and
having them placed He pointed out
that Rotary is already well repre-
scented on the chamber OF comm cree
rood roads committee, but said he
would be willing 10 add two more
from this organization
Those at the luncheon were ]. u
Wyatt, r. B. OrndOrff. Adrian Pool,
county judge F. B. McClintock. H. R.
McClintOck. Z. ". Kayser. Haymon
krupp, F. N Beall. c. p. Stevens. W.
" Butler, G. A. Martin, n 4 Warner,
= L W Polk, 3. L Clements and
G. II. Clements.
Discussing the subject Of roads
and road signing. Judge Pool said:
IN order 10 keep the records
straight, viii state briefly what
the chamber Of commerce has done
toward getting roads into the city Of
Fl Paso and getting them signed
What Chamber Has Done.
First: 4 little less than year ago,
the chamber OF commerce Of this city
began an active campaign TO get an
automobile highway from the city OF
Fort Worth to the city OF FL Paso- A
great deal Of work has been done on
this highway in the various counties. +
When the highway commission y as 4
delegation from the TT. I
Worth-El PasO highway, including a I
representative from the chamber OF I
commerce Of E Paso. met with the Z
commission At Mineral Wells \
n June As a result Of this meeting,
I was decided that the highway from
CeIarkana TO e Paso should be des-
gnated as o. I, which means that
his highway was the first 20 be built
tate and federal governments and
'arious counties Interested. Since
hat time the chamber OF commerce
Il Fl Paso has been working continu-
.usly on this proposition. Last week.
he state highway commission OF
Texas appropriated money TO build
very gap in this road from TeNsr-
-ana 10 the city Of Fl Paso. This
means that within Il months. we viii
ave an automobile highway piked
rom Texarkana to FL Paso. a dis
ance o. some 600 miles. This has been
. hnrrr IA =rraHE #H-rrrnrh che -
tvities Of the chamber Of comm cree
Z Fl Paso-
Boosts AIamOgordO Road.
Second Last January the chamber
Y commerce undertook TO get a road
rom AlamoEOrdO 10 FL Paso, parallel
ne the southwestern tracks II sent
representative TO santa Fe. N. H.
Tot this road from AlamoEOrdo to
,eWman, y n. desi gnatd as state
ighWay OF the state of New Mexico.
Z then sent several representativ TO
Alamogordo 10 get those people to
'ote a bond issue TO build this road
he bond issue was carried, and the
money will soon be available TO build
he road.
Organizes The short Line.
Third; In July, a representative
rom the chamber OF commerce Of Fl
'aso organized the counties between
amarillo and FL Paso. for the purpose
4 building an automobile highway
1lAA LLE CITY AL ALLaNlAAQ TO II EaSli-
his organization has been very
ctive and through the state govern
1ent Of New Mexico. the federal gov
rnmsnt and the various counties on
his line, money is now available TO
uiid every gap in the road from
.marillo 10 Fl Paso This was
rought about largely through the
ctivities Of the chamber Of commerce
( FL Paso.
Putting DemInE Road In shape.
Fourth. Two weeks ago, represeu-
atives Of the chamber OF commerce
Z e Paso, realizing the necessity OF
aving a direct automobile road TO
he city OF DeminE. began a cam
align TO raise money by private sub
for the purpose OF building
his road. Seventy five members OF
he chamber OF commerce met at the
hamber Of commerce building and
ut up $500 to start this work Work
vas started the next morning, and
-ithin two weeks, this cutoff will be
lade, put into good condition and 20
allies saved in the distance TO Dem
lg.
Raise Money For signs
Fifth; During the summer repre-
entatiyes OF the chamber Of COM
lerce undertook 10 work out a plan
o sign the various automobile high
Tays leading TO the city OF e Paso.
hey raised several hundred dollars
or this purpose. have had the various
Dads logged and locations made
where signs should be placed This
S a big proposition, takes a good deal
4 time and a good deal Of money and
he support OF every citizen in Fl
'aso.
Begin On Mexico Road.
sixth; Less than a month ago a
representative OF the chamber Of com
nerce undertook 10 get the chamber
II commerce OF Juarez interested in
an automobile highway from
he city OF Juarez 10 the City Of Mex
CO. The chamber Of commerce ar
TuareZ and others in the republic OF
Mexico are now very active in getting
his highway constructed. and IL viii
lnly be very few years before the
ourists can travel from Fl Paso TO
he City Of Mexico over a good auto
mobile road
Chamber Is Alive.
so Il would seem that those peo-
pie who are OF the opinion that the
chamber Of commerce is not awake to
he most important matters. are real
y ignorant OF what has been done to
promote them Il Tould seem that the
chamber OF commerce has been not
lnly very active in these matters, but
las accomplished what would appear
20 be almost the impossible. so far as
setting results are concerned
The chamber OF commerce pro-
,oses 10 sign the roads leading into
his city in the most attractive man
Ter possible, but in order to do this.