El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-13

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motion of C. A Martin. the faculty Of
the normal school was instructed TO
draw on the budget fund for whatever
deficit there was. not TO exceed S7o0.
To Aid Peeos Valley.
J NJ Harris was before the directors
and requested that the chamber OF
commerce wire congressman ThOs- l.
Blanton and ask him to devote his en-
ergles to the support Of the bill now
pending before the national congress
Z for the reclamation OF 10000 acres Of
I land in the PecOs valley. This bill has
the sanction Of the Texas delegation
rectors instructed the secretary 10
wire congressman Blanton and sena-
tor Morris Sheppard that the FL Paso
chamber of commerce approves the
project
Need of Farm Demonstration.
The directors informed George r.
LeBarOn that they would favor the
employment OF a farm demonstrator
for this district One-third Of the cost
of the demonstration is secured from
the government under the Smith
Lever bill and the county commission
ers are asked TO pay the balance.
Mr.. LeBarOn told OF the need OF
demonstrator and said A. G. Graham
saved several times more than his SAL
airy last year in combating hog chol-
era in the valley. zone OF the things
we want the demOnstrator TO do
said he. sis TO organize the farmers
so we can make a survey Of the crops
I in the valley and arrange TO sell them
State food administrator Peden, at
! Houston, has advised US that he will
arrange to sell all our surplus crops
in other parts of Texas if we will let
I ~ n
have for the market The farmers
must organize so we can learn this
They must also organize II they are
ever to benefit from the farm loan act
While it is not yet applicable to this
valley, because of the prior mortgage
to the government of all lands to pay
for the Elephant Butte dam, We hope
to have the law altered so the farmers
may benefit We want TO have them
organized and ready when this meas
ure becomes a law
John NJ. Wyatt and c. n Bassett
were appointed to go with Nj lie
Baron to the commissioners and urge
the appointment of demonstration
Mr.. LeBaron has been appointed by
Mr.. Peden to organize the farmers and
is giving his time free. The govern
ment only pays his travelling expenses
when he is out Of the city engaged in
organizing.
Commends FL PasO Roads.
A F. Rountree, who was here in the
interest Of the Bankhead National
highway, addressed the board on the
matter of the road. He said FL Paso
county had the largest stretch OF
permanent road along the highway,
and that he did not want any money
from the city Of FL Paso but wanted
cooperation from the chamber OF com
merce for the purpose of securing the
proposed highway national recogni-
ton. Mr.. Rountree invited the cham
Der to send a representative to Little
Rock. Ark, April Is, 16 and II when
the National Good roads convention
will be held there. There will be sc
states represented at the convention
he said
The highway is located, he said.
from Washington to Little Rock and
from there, three routes are pro-
posed During the session Of the
National Good Roads association at
Little Rock. the Bankhead Highway
association expects 20 select the route
west from Little Rock. Three pro-
posed routes are to be considered
one from Little Rock down by way
Of Texarkana, Fort Worth, Big
| Springs and FL Paso; another from
and Amarillo, by way Of roswell 10
FL Paso and a third. through ANA
rillo and west to Albuquerque, HOl-
brook and Needles.
A Military Road.
"Our idea is TO connect D national
post roads, through from Washington
to California" he said, 'and then get
the federal government to designate
the route as a national highway and
later as military highway. The
entire distance Of the road from
Washington to California will be $500
miles. Five millions Of dollars have
already been appropriated for that
section Of the road between Washing
ton and Little Rock Seventy percent
Of the road must serve rural delivery
before road can be made a post
road To Little Rock. over 80 percent
Of the highway serves rural delivery.
Goes TO Inspect Road West.
In order that he might inspect the
road west Of FL Paso TO California.
Nj Rountree left Ell PasO Wednesday
morning on an overland trip. He was
accompanied to Deming by c. II. Les
ter, of Ell Paso, who will take him
from there westward in his Stutz car.
They will 60 over the route by way
of Lordsburg, Rodeo, Douglas, Bisbes
and Tombstone to Tucson and will
burg to Tucson along the Southern
Pacific.
Money for Fort Worth Road
Incidentally, judge Adrian Pool,
chairman OF the chamber of commerce
good roads committee, informed the
I directors that four million dollars are
available to date for the construction
Of the Fort Worth to FL PasO high
way Judge Pool has had Mr.. Roun-
tree in charge since he came to Fl
Paso, showing him the good roads
around FL Paso.
lIr. Rountree asserted that the
amount fffdce poo1 <afd vas or-aFr@ frn