El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-21

0 and like welcoming the New Mexico
] commissioners. And I did clasp hands
with them across the state line at
Anthony today We have been trav-
cling some. coming direct from Fort
I Worth across the state TO FL pasO.
I a distance Os long as across the Ger
man empire Here We spied out the
great FL PasO and can picture what
the future FL Paso viii be-
Auto Plates Coming.
The state highway commission IS
now ready for business We are now
! registering about 5000 cars a day. We
are a little slow IN distributing the
license plates because Of our inability
TO receive them from the factory. We
have ordered a half million plates and
are getting them at the rate Of 10000
a week
If these plates were laid end to
end they would reach $50 miles. It
would take "a freight cars 10 convey
all the plates
we want TO thank admiral Won
Beckett. auto editor Of The Herald.
siasm is indicative Of the help given
the commission throughout the state.
He sent us the names and fees Of
hundreds Of motorists for their license
plates.
Praises FL PnsO's Spirit.
4 want 10 say now that the Texar-
kana-El Paso highway viii be the
first constructed by the commission.
II PasO shall have an all-TeXas route
TO Texas. I like the spirit Of Fl Paso.
You are not coming to us and asking
for state aid Many others are. But
you have built your roads and only
ask US TO connect you up We are
going to build this road across the
state first
During my motor ride today 1 was
astOunded at your beautiful paved
streets and your splendid county
roads. They are the equal Of those
Of Wayne county, Michigan, or those
OF New York or Illinois, the three
states that have the finest roads in
the country There are not as fine
roads in the state as those in FL Paso
county
The commission has already made
one mistake We designated the
TeXarkaua road TO FL Paso- Now we
are going TO extend it to Anthony 20
meet our New Mexico neighbCrs.
To Build Over Sands.
Il am impressed with the enthu-
siasm OF FL Paso and 1 hope that The /.
first appropriation from the federal ]
fund viii be used in constructing a .
good road across the p mile stretch /
Of MouOhans sands. This is the great
constructing the cross-stare highway /
and it lies in counties not able to do Z
the work alone
we believe il is folly and an un-
DaILoldnle SIN 10 ulllQ EOOu EOau9 |
and then fail TO maintain them One /
half OF the money derived from the 7
state license plates for automobiles ]
goes for road maintenance in the dir I
fereut counties This money goes
back TO the counties for this purpose I
and one Of the policies Of the commits ]
sion is TO see that. once the highways 4
are built. they viii be maintained
Trying to Help Is.
H C. Odle. of the Texas cOmmi ssiOu.
said 'El Paso has not asked much .
Of the commission but we are now (
trying TO give Fl Paso q road 10 Fort .
Worth and TeZarkana- We ask your
cooperation in assisting Money -
beginning TO pour into the state com
mission from the sale OF license The
money is coming very fast. notably
rom The Herald As fast as We goT
n one bunch OF money. The Herald
lends US more"
James G.. AIcNary, president OF the
First National bank, and a good road
enthusiast. when introduced said he
was "a motor bug" and told Of many
II his long trips in the western cOuu-
try He said the run from FL Paso 10
Denver is one OF the most beautiful
he has ever made and that within a
few DAYS he again intends driving to
the Colorado city
When the Texarkana-EI Paso !