El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-03

D thoroughly fused by the volcanic &C
tion that IL is as hard as cliuker
brick
The subway Has Helped
The development II This part OF
Z Tucson has been stimulated greatly
by the construction of a S55.00u con-
crete subway connecting the head of
Fifth avenue. on the south side of
the southern Pacific yards, with Ninth
street on the north side. IL is great
convenience. il is divided by wall
through the center The eastern half
OF the tube is used by north bound
traffic and the western half by
southbOund The mOtOrist-Tucson is
very completely motorized n0w-does
not have TO remember which passage
to use. The principle Of keeping TO
the right is sufficient Ii used 10
be thar sixth avenue and Stone ave
nue. furnished the only crossings over
the railroad yards. and they were not
enough for the northeastern section
Moreover. those streets were very fire.
Queutiy like Mesa avenue is with us.
blocked by a freight train. The sub
way is never blocked
New Buildings at University.
The university also has expanded
physically There are two big new
buildings. one just completed and the
other progressing toward completion
The new mining building is an Slii5,-
Geo structure and the agriculture
building costs $4,000 They take up
a lot of room on the campus and are
quite imposing additions TO the - or
moe other buildings interspersed
among the lawns and flower gardens
and palm lined drives of the campus.
and are quite imposing additions TO
the u or more other buildings inter
spersed among the lawns and flower
gardens and palm lined drives Of the
campus
Enlargement Of Hotels.
Because OF the heavy tourist travel
and the shortage OF accommoulllous
above mentioned a big all concrete
hotel is being built near the southern
entrance TO the subway. Ii is now
Just i'm the pouring stage, but it VIII
be a big hotel and a fine one when u
is finished The santa Rita. the lead
ing hotel of the city is being enlarged
10y an addition Co the south side which
VIII increase its capacity by FULLY
town a new Stafford school building is
Just being completed. costing $4,000
Ii is Of mission architecture and over
the arched entrance is some line
sculpture work, reminding one Of the
old san Xavier del Bac mission, nine
miles southwest Of the city
There are other new buildings. too,
the armory on Military plaza, the
$3.50. 600 Masonic temple. and the new
city han and Y. H. C. A. building
Paving and Street Lighting.
Tucson has reason 10 be very proud
o. its new ornamental street lighting
system which makes all of the down
town district like our san Francisco
street or like the principal business
streets in Phoenix, and proud also
o. its street parinE- The paving move
ueut began about three years ago and
its area now extends from 18th street
on the south 90 University avenue on
the north At the present time 1l1z
miles Of paving have been laid. all of
it being bitulithic- Outside the city
limits. 500. 900 has been appropriated
for good roads Owing 20 the natural .
caliche base. Tucson can have almost
as good roads by merely grading as
most places can conrrlve with
macadam.
Banks Enlarge Their BuildinEs-
The downtown section is bright and
new looking. one gathers the impress
sion that almost al the buildings have
been altered and mOderuiZed- All Of
the banks. Consolidated national Ari-