El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-02
f PASO MUST
PUT Up AFIGHT
Good Roads Meeting Would
Omit Fort Worth to FL
Paso Highway.

e. Paso will probably have to send
a delegate to the good roads meeting
scheduled TO be held IN Dallas next
Tuesday. The program plans TO get a
number Of roads built as war emer-
gencies" and everything that has been
contemplated in Texas, virtually. ex-
cept the Fort Worth-El Paso highway
is down on the program for endorse
ment The program embraces en-
dorsement OF the road between Tex
arkana and Fort Worth. but omits
that part OF IL west OF Fort Worth.
AS judge Adrian Pool said, 1t at
temptS TO get some good roads work
done for other parts OF Texas as q
war emergency measure and contem-
plates leaving out the western part OF
the state, which feeds all the rest Of
Texas its meat. We ought to send a
strong delegation there TO fight for
our rights" continued the judge
Would Leave Us out.
It Is probable that the chamber Of
commerce will take action The Dallas
News. in mentioning the meeting,
says;
Manufacturers association has made
an extensive distribution over the
state OF the following invitation TO at
tend a highway conference here
Feb. s;
I'm conformity with plans formu-
lated by the American Association Of
State Highway Officials at meeting
in Richmond Dec. 4. we invite you to
attend a conference in Dallas at our
auditorium on Tuesday, Feb. 3. next,
at 1920 o'clock a. m, for the purpose
Of preparing a road program for the
Improvement and maintenance in the
order of their Importance OF highways
in Texas which are Of greatest eco
nomic and military value IN the
present crisis
should shortage OF materials and
labor require priority ruling on our
highway work, the program as out
lined by such a conference would
then be presented to the authorities
at Washington as basis for national
approval and authorization OF work
on the essential routes. Should no
priority ruling interfere. the program
would nevertheless insure expenditure
Of funds where it Will be OF the great
est benefit TO the industries and
people OF the state.
Suggests ROad-BuildinE Program
George A. Duren, state highway
engineer of Texas, has outlined q
bodybuilding program for the period
of the war, which he regards as an
absolute war necessity and OF eco
nomic Importance. The highways
which he suggests as first considera'
ton are as follows:
That part Of meridian highway
starting from Wichita Falls running
ny way Of Fort Worth, Waco, Temple
Taylor. Austin and San Antonio.
THE other branch OF this highway
by Bremond. Bryan, Navasotas Hous-
ton and Galveston.
1.-The ExaIl highway from Denison
by way OF Dallas, Ennis. Corsicana'
Mexia. Groesbeck. Bryan. Navasota,
Hampstead. Houston and Galveston.
That part OF the Texarkana- III
Paso highway which embraces the
! counties from TeXarkana to Fort
/ Worth.
also a proposed highway from san
Antonio TO Houston.
These highways az outlined by the
state highway engineer touch the
army environments and aviation fields
as we'll as the large cities and centers
| Of population and production
This conference will take into con-
sideration the road system suggested
! by Mr.. 'Duren and If in its wisdom II
thinks proper to indorse some such
program IL would be submitted to the
office Of public roads at Washington
for approval and in that way effort
would be concentrated for the build
ing and maintaining these highways,
thereby conserving energy, funds and
materials.
1T is desired that you make IL con-
/ venient TO attend such a conference
and render such assistance as is
necessary in the formulating OF fair
and practical road plan during this
crisis"