El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-12
TIME IS COMING WHEN PAVED ROADS
WILL LINK TOWNS OF THE SOUTHWEST

THE time is coming-it may be long time coming but
it VIII cOme-when New Mexico, Arizona and Texas
VIII have network OF smooth, hard surfaced roads, They
viii be safeg=arded from floods by dykes and cuverts and
they VIII be kept up against deterioration.
1t is not too much to hope that they viii be paved
roads Good paving long stretch lots of
money, everybody knows. but It makes the hest road
invites travel and costs less for upkeep FL Pasoans have
to regret money that has been invested
paved up and down the valley They realize the worth
Of the paved the unpsved demonstra-
ton Of that value is attributable the present project
into Las Cruces
The hope that in time paved roads will link the towns
Of the three southwestern states lies IN the fact that roads
N the vicinity OF number OF cities have been paved and
that those paved portions may be extended to meet each
other This may about gradually, through the
Of funds from taxation OF II NAV be taken
of through big bond issues The federal aid may
expected to play prominent part IN the paving of the
future just it is expected to figure in connection with
the SooO0 bond issue for Texas to provide good hard
surfaced roads for every county of the state.
In the meantime, the southwest is hard work, build
ing roads with the funds that available Farseeng
taxpayers IN Cocise and Marcopa counties, IN Arizona
realize that paved roads the smothst roads and the
roads Of longest life Therefore they going the
extent OF hundreds thousands dollars paving
Travelled thoToughfares such the PhoenxTempe road
and that part Of the Bordeand route that extends from
Douglas to Bsbee MaIcopa county is also to pave
of the roads that checkerboard the county, aong easy
to Phoenix to suburban residents and farmers The
Park road extending north from the eastern part of Phoe
nix is of them Dusty rutty and difficult to travel
now, is about to be paved nearly miles from the
city. There others like it
Over eastern part Of Arizona substantial benefit
VIII Clifton from the construction Of the Clifton
Springerville Toad, which than 100
employed It VIII include forest section "a miles long
which is to cost $4,000 and the cost Of which viii be
borne BY the United States forest service ThirytwO
miles Of the road IN Greenee county viii cost $4,000 and
the money viii from the proceeds Of $4,000 bond
issue Greenee county people constituting rather sparse
population plungng bit this big road project but
they viii realize It if easily Travelled highway Is
maintained between LOrdsburg and Clifton and between
Clifton and Globe For the CfOnSpringeryile road viii
pass through region of cool climate, mountains heavy
timber and clear Geld streams and it viii be delight to
sightseeing motorists. It viii also afford Of bring
ing down timber motor trucks for shipment to mills
The chances that after this road is completed
Clifton viii mills established to convert logs into
lumber with box making and single factory adjuncs
Fl Paso viii be interested IN obtaining almost direct
route for travel by automobile from this city to the Grand
Canyon GTeene county has Just added another road bond
ISSUE Of 100000 to build better highways between Cliff
ton and Morenci Duncan from Clifton and to Eagle
Creek Morenc thus providing good roads for all parts
Of the county. Antagonists Of corporations should note
that about 60 percent Of the cost Of these roads VIII be
borne BY the Arizona Detroit and Shannon copper con
MES since they of the property the county on
which taxes are paid and which the bond issue rests
Far over on the side Of Arizona, Yuma county
proposes to oin in the good roads movement with bond
issue of about 81 100000 Of this amount the greater por
ton probably viii be devoted to the conjunction of paved