El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-11
More Roads In
County Needed
BytheFarmers
Needs of Lower Valley
and Island Residents
AreRecognized.

To familiarize themselves with the
road needs OF the lower valley, q num-
Der Of FL Pasoans accompanied county
Judge E. B. AIcClintock. representative
Adrian Pool and county engineer L A.
White to san Elizario. the Island and
Fabsns Wednesday on inspection trip.
Among those who made the trip
were c. NJ Harvey. president OF the
Automobile club, and OF the highway
committee Of the chamber OF COM
mercei A. J. Strayer. H. P. Hadfield.
G. A Martin and E. P. Lerner, direc-
tors OF the Automobile club; James S.
Black. county auditor J. A. Escaieda
and others.
to san Elizario, through Ysleta and
Socorro, then through TO the Island"
over the north end bridge, across the
island and out at Fabens on the
bridge at that point
New Roads planned.
The plan under consideration is the
construction Of a piece OF paved road
four miles long from Socorro to san
EliZario: another piece two miles be-
tween san EliZario and a point east Of
there, where a connection is made
with the road extending from the
main county road below Clint across
to the north bridge leading onto the
island, and another piece Of road three
miles long on the island that would
connect the two pieces Of existing
road
Altogether. It is believed the cost
would be $500 900, which. added to the
amount contemplated for paving the
main road from Fabens 10 the east
county line and the Alamogordo road
from the Country club to Tobin. would
bring the contemplated county bond
issue up to about S550.000.
Roads Are Needed.
There Is a need for the three
stretches OF road inspected Wednes-
day The traffic from san Elizario
over the road through Socorro and
fsleta to FL Paso is heavy and II is
already cutting badly the macadam
carlo. From san Elizario TO the point
where the north and south road ex-
tends from near Clint to the bridge
az the north end OF the island there
is no road-just mud From the
north end OF the island down towards
Fabens a good piece Of macadam road
has already been built From Fabens
west another good piece has been built
IN the island. but in the heart Of the
island there is a stretch of mud road
three miles long between the two.
A Fine Drive.
By filling in these three gaps there
would be a good road from FL Paso
down through Ksleta- Socorro and san
-lizarlo to the island. thence across
the island TO Fabens and back TO Fl
Paso over the main center valley road,
covering the same scenery
twice except from Ysleta into FL Paso,
and even this can be obviated when
the north loop" road between FL
Paso and Ysleta are repaired.
The island is SURPRISINGLY urogres-
s1ve and some Of the finest farms in
the entire county are located there.
although the people have the poorest
communication in the whole county.
The soil is good. the water table is
low and a recently completed drainage
canal VIII keep IL so. It is believed.
and il Is already under cultivation
Lee AOOr's farm is the largest single
5ne in the county operated by one
man The scenery is the best IN the
county. the road running along the
Mexican boundary line for a distance
of a mile or over.
Reason for Road.
The construction OF these gaps"
said Judge AicClintock. would not only
give the people OF the lower valley an
outlet but It would give the peoDle
Of e Paso one OF the finest drives in
the country.
@The loop drive. down through
SOeorro, san Elizario. the. Island
anu nAGA NuN0uEn r anemN would
he about GO miles. MI Of 1t
through different country. It
would make n fine fmnreSxfOn
upOn strangers md would he
nice recreation for home folk.
By Issuing bonds for the construc-
ton Of these roads. we could then
all our roads with the road
and bridge tax levied annually. IT
II not possible TO construct decent
roads from this tax. but the tax is
sufficient. with what we get from the
state. for maintenance.
Why Paving Is Necessary.
Eventually we must widen the
road between Clint and Fabens. ana
this. too can be done from the road
and bridge fund tax.
~fhe reason favor paving for
the StriD in the center OF the
Island Is that II you'd cost only
about - ner cent more than
grarel rond- because Of the creat
distance for hauling the gravel.
and then once II Is built it would
he permanent.
Tt is absolutely necessary TO make !
permanent that section n road he /
tween Socorro and san Elizario be- !
,ause Of the heavy use to which It is /