El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-16
MEXICO WANT5A
ROAD To JUAREZ
Judge Pool Is Informed
That Steps to Build Line
Have Been Taken.

Manuel RODRIGUEZ. subsccretary OF
communications and public works Of
the republic of Mexico. replying to
petitions from Judge Adrian Pool. Of
El Paso, and the chamber OF COM
mercc % Juarez. announces that Mex
leo has taken steps for the constrUc-
tion or q highway from Jaarez 10 the
Mexican capital
Judge Pool received letter today
from AR. RODRIGUEZ. replying 10 a
communication recently addressed by
5udse Pool. in his official capacity as
chairman Of the good roads commit
tee OF the I'll Paso chamber OF COM
merce. TO the Mexican department
Arrangements are being made 70 or
-aulZa the work from JuareZ TO Mex
leo City. ar Eodr.EUcz says. and ne
replies also that an agent is being
sent out 10 organize the people for
immediate effort between JuareZ and
Chihuahua The letter follows
answering YOUR kind favor OF Oc-
tober L relative to the construction
OF highway between this capital and
the city OF Juarez. / take pleasure in
stating that this office had already
taken under cousideratiOn the import
ant suggestion OF the Juarez chamber
Of which il took the first step by ad-
dressing TO the governments OF the
several states through whose terri
tory the proposed line would run the
following circular letter
The chamber OF commerce or the
city of Juarez suggested the idea Of
opening n public highway between
that point and the capital Of the re-
public thus facilitating the various
excursions TO our country from Amer
Mn#
come 20 the border by divers old road
ways lately opened up Tt is calcu-
lated that 100000 vehicles would visit
cur country annually. benefiting all
concerned in the project by the eN-
penditures made on account Of tray
elers and cCuveyances and facilitating
minor business transactions with our
EeighborinE country
THE administration OF roads and
bridges. branch o. this office. has
introduced this plan as far as the city
OF Queretaro. appointing protective
committees for the project and gath
erinE data for carrying out the wOrs1,
which they have already begun As
the continuation Of the work towards
the city OF Juarez will pass through
great part OF the state so worthily
governed by you. and as the advan-
taces Of this improvement are meal
~ulable. not only as stated above from
travellers coming from the north. but
above all in having a communication
by land with the capital OF the repub-
lie and with the intervening states, 1
would greatly appreciate your care
ful reading the memorandum hereto
attached and which contains ideas re-
ferrinE to the manner of carrying out
the construction OF the proposed high
ways in the republic.
also 7 viii thank you 70 kindly
state what assistance your state VIII
lend towards the realization or this
project. i'm order that this office may
form some general plan for the eV-
ecutiou Of same. This data once as
certaiued the agents who have this
work In charge will continue the
same on from Queretaro. for the 7ur-
pose Of forming new committees on
roads and bridges. that they may ask
aid from the ranch owners. business
ing Of this important improvement
kindly inform with reference 70 this
matter the mayors. chambers OF com
merce. industry and agriculture. also
such other persons as might he IT.
terssted I'm perfcctiuE this project.
stating the amount OF money thas
each VIII subscribe 20 assist in this
work OF administration OF roads and
bridges
This office wishes 20 thank the
Fl Paso chamber OF commerce FOR its
and for its assistance
in carrying out the construction OF
Of road between chihuahua and the
city OF Juarez is cicsrl- defined an
gent viii be 81 once appointed -
institute the protective committees
and 20 introduce the plan for the
realization Of this project