El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-11
ROAD REPAIRS
To SAVE MILES
Hall Cutoff On Borderland,
When Fixed, to Shorten
Way to Army Camp.


| Hall cut Off The only bad part on
this road is about three miles west Of
Montoya TO the top Of the hill, very
short distance
Norwood Hall and a few other men
/ have been spending their money TO
keep this road in repair and 1t is not
fair that they should bear all the ex-
pense. 1t is in DOna Ana county, n.
n, bat that county viii not help Us
If we divert tourist travel from Mesil-
la Park If Fl PasO wants this shorter
route we viii have to do the work
ourselves"
Judge Pool said he thought the road
from this city TO Alamogordo would
soon be repaired and made passable.
Could Carry 80 Cars Day.
Norwood Hall said that during the
time when the ''cut Off was in good
condition they kept tab on the number
Of cars that passed. 1T averaged IS
cars each way day." he said, making
so cars in all But when the road
is bad It is almost impossible for any
kind Of machine / think we have
already spent about $500 on the road
This was money raised from several
business men here and the cOWmen in
that section The roads were made
almost impossible by the heavy
trucks OF the PershinE expedition that
were driven over them
Estimates Cost ut $500.
Judge Pool said that he had driven
over the road with engineer J. W.
Eubanks who estimated that the road
could be repaired for $1,000. Mr.. Pool
said Mr.. Eubanks was always a lit
tie short on his estimates and that he
believed il would cost at least S2500.
Then, he said, after it was improved
the people Of FL Paso should make an
effort to have the county Of Dona
Ana and the state Of New Mexico keep
up the improvements.
Tom Lea Says Hill Bad.
Tom Lea. who had just returned
from a trip over the road, said: I
came over the road from Deming yes
terday and IL measures exactly 81
miles to my home. The hill is very
bad, the sand heavy. IL would no
doubt make a wonderful road if re-
paired I overlook at least So heavy
road wagons on the road and believe
they were going to do some road
work It would not, in my opinion,
cost much 70 improve the road
Should Interest Deming People.
e. A Martin, who has Travelled the
Deming road often, said he did not
believe the road would be built or
Improved If IL depended on Dona Ana
county or the state Of New Mexico.
The speaker said that they wanted
10 divert the road by way Of Las
Cruces and that the upkeep Of the
road would be upon Fl Paso. Mr..
Martin said the road needed straight
ening out near Lanark.
If DOna Ana county does not re-
pair the road as IL now goes by way
Of Mesilla Park Il Will soon be just
as bad" Mr. Martin said. There are
some bad chuck holes in the road east
Of Deming. think we should
also try TO interest Deming in the
matter Of the improvement Of the
road"
Says Officers Would Use II.
Don A. Carpenter said that he had 4
driven over the road many times and I
arrived a few nights ago during the 4
after being nearly I
drowned "The road should be i'm
proved on the hill" the speaker said.
and also across the lava beds. I am
n favor OF improving The road at the
Op Of the hill and keeping it re-
paired Many army officers viii
,ome 10 FL PasO. They told me they
you'd If we provided 4 road for them
The road is good after rains but when
he sand dries out it is almost impos-
. bic for an ordinary car 10 get over
says should Spend More.
Charles B. Stevens said that when
he was president Of the automobile
,lub they spent about $4,000 on the !