El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-27
POOL TELLS Of
ROAD MEETINGS
Over 700 at Lawton Ozark
Trails Convention; Much
Highway Enthusiasm.

Ad. ian Pool returned Monday from
the ozark Trails convention. held In
Lawton, Okla, last week He says
that there is now more interest in the
construction Of automobile highways
throughout the southwest than there
has ever been in the history OF the
country. More bond issues for the
construction Of roads are now being
voted than at any other previous time.
The war seems to be an impetus TO
road construction throughout the
country; in fact. It would seem the
war has made people realize that good
roads are a necessity, and every BODY
is trying to build them.
Texas State Highway Commission.
Il arrived in Austin Sunu.y night
a week ago" said judge Pool 4
did not reserve a room before arriv-
ing there, for the reason that l had
been going TO Austin for IS years; had
been there many times when Austin
had had her greatest crowd for inau-
gural balls, final bills for the univer-
sity. and sessions Of the legislature,
and had never had any trouble in get
ting a room. but this time / was told
that I couldn't even get 4 cot When
] asked the reason Of the crowd in
Austin 1 Vas told that the state high
way commission met next morning
and everybody in the state OF Texas
was there to go before this commls-
sion The next morning / went Up TO
the capitol, found the house Of repre-
sentatives packed with people Inter-
ested in having some piece Of highway
desi gnated. and everybody had already
voted bonds. or were voting bonds, 10
construct some portion of the high
way to pass through their respective
Ozark Trail Convention.
The Ozark Trail convention at
Iawton was supposed to have been
meeting Of the officials and various
chairmen Of the Ozark Trails tor the
southwest, but IL developed into a
convention Of zoo delegates. princt-
Lawton, who wanted the Ozark trail
routed through their respective towns
1t was decided to designate three pre-
liminary routes from LaWton 20 II
Paso; one from Lawton by way OF
PlainvieW, Roswell. AlamOgOrdO and
FL Paso; one from Lawton by way Of
Lubbock, BrOwnfield. LOvington, Ar
tesla, Orange, Hueco Natural park and
FL PasO; the third by way OF wichita
Falls, Haskell. following the Fort
Worth highway into Fl Poso.
Route conventions Will be held on
each OF these within the next few
months, and one Of these routes vii
be selected as the Ozark Trail from
Oklahoma City 20 FL PasO. provided Fl
Paso pays her part Of the expense OF
promoting this highway TO FL Paso,
which will be $500
jefferson Highway.
There was also a meeting OF the
jefferson highway at Dennison on the
Esd. This highway runs from Can
ada TO the gulf. over 200 delegates
were in attendance at this convention,
every county being represented that
is traversed by the highway TO the
Gulf Of Mexico. Work is eng
pushed on this highway through all
parts Of the country and they claim
they will be the first to have hard
surface road across the continent
oklahoma City and Ozark Trail.
oklahoma City spent $4,000 IN
promoting the Ozark Trail across the
state OF Oklahoma They are now
raising $4,000 for the purpose Of pro-
noting automobile highways from all
parts Of the state into the City Of
Oklahoma. this money to be spent next
year. Oklahoma City is very anxious
to get an automobile highway from
Oklahoma City into FL Paso. and viii
cooperate with US IN every way pos
sible. II is going 10 take the coop
Grafton Of every citizen in FL Paso 10
get FL Paso connected with the rest
OF the world by automobile highway,
and the sooner we awaken to the ne
cessity Of this, and raise a large sum
for the promotion OF roads, the bet
ter ii will be for FL Paso."