El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-30

the visit OF the commission TO Juarez
pleasing feature Of the entertain
ment
FL PasO Escort To Juarez.
Accompanied by Mexican consul
general Andres Garcia and Sebastian
Garcia, from FL Paso, the pathfinders
were escorted to Juarez by . crowd Of
II Pasoans. 1T the luncheon Otis c
Coles, president OF the Fl PasO cham
Der OF commerce. opened the meeting
and turned II over TO judge Adrian
Pool. who called on the speakers. OF
which there were many
A EscuderO, president OF the
Juarsz commerce chamb er- A. e. Con
zales. secretary; Rafael SoIdana, sec
rotary and directors L. IrigOyen and
RaymundO Garcia received and well
coined the visitors. who were taken 20
interesting points while across the
river.
Following are the e Pasoans pres
ent: ". c. Zoe. Auto CLUB president:
q. \. Martin. Otis Coles. p Burt Orn-
dorff Rev. Fuller Swift, A. ". Reeves,
G. II Harvey. c. H. Lester, T. G
Davis, judge Pool. American consul
7. - Dow. Frank Upton, Of Chicago,
city
Two Members CaIIed Home.
The Bankhead highway Commission
consists Of J. A. Eountree- secretary
who is in charge Of the party; W r
Hinkle, J. ". Gwin. englnsfr; NJ o.
Eldridge. {. s eSengtneer'
accompanied by E G. Perry, from
Plainview. Tex. who had charge OF
all arrangements after leaving Chill
dress: Dr.. s. II. Johnson. president OF
the Baukhead highway in New Mex
leo. and c. ". Shepherd, Of Roswell.
DR.. r 5. Burlington. member OF
the commission. had to return TO his
T.. ~
OF personal illness. and J \ ManQe-
Vile, another member, was called to
his home at Carrolton. Ga soon after
the party started By the death OF his
child
At Sierra Blanca Thursday.
On account OF encounteriing
heavy rain storm between Childress
and Plainview, the pathfindins party
was delayed n day in reaching IL
Paso. The visitors leave THURSDAY
morning at $40 in automobiles fur
nished by the Fl PasO Automobile
club. 10 begin inspecting the all-Iexas
route Luncheon Will Ce served IN
sierra Blanca and. after visiting Van
Horn and Kent, the night VIII be
spent at Toyah-
The commission has covered a ia
tai distance OF 1852 miles, exclusive
of double inspections SO far. three
links Of the Bankhead highway have
been inspected and two designated
The two are from Washington TO At
lanta and from Atlanta 10 Memphis
The third link TO be chosen is be-
tween the Oklahoma and Texas I
routes which are now being Inspected
Inspect Westward in 1918
Il is very likely that the fourth
link OF the highway which viii extend
through Ndfv Mexico, Arizona ana
California will be inspected next
spring after the session OF the BANK
head Highway commission at Mineral
Wells. Tex, in April. Tn highwya
viii extend from Washington to Los
Angeles through the southern part OF
the United States. and when con-
structed by the counties and states
with federal aid will be suitable FOR
travel sos days in the year being De-
low the snow line.
Arizona Boosters Here.
The Arizona delegation, consisting
Of p A. Kirk. OF Phoenix who arrived
in Il Paso Tuesday; judge Fred sui
ter. of Bisbee. and judge D. A. Rich
ardson. Of Douglas. who arrived We'd
nesday morning. held a conferences
with the Ban1head party at 10 o'clock
in the Sheldon hotel parlor- others
the conference were G H.
Lester. 4 Bankhead director OF Texas.
and Dr. s. N. Johnson. president OF
the New Mexico Bankhead associa-
ton
An invitation was given to the Path /
finder party to extend the inspecting
tour through Arizona at this time
However. the commission found i TO Z
be impossible to continue the trip far 4
Their west. but secretary Rountree as
sured the representatives that the 4
trip would be made as soon as J. 3 /
Plowman, president OF the commits !
sion. could make the necessary ar
Ride coo Miles 10 Meet
The Arizona representatives VINO
came 500 miles to extend this invita-
ton to the Pathfinders are some OF
the men who went TO the. Little Rock
lI5o+e see1,s a. nress7t nopch strong