El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-20
FL PaSO Sends
Delegates To
Road Meeting
Meeting Discusses Alamo
gordo Road and Road
Signs About Ell Paso.

C. II. Lester. one OF the chief ex-
perts on highways in and out Of Ell
Paso. was present at the meeting OF
the highways committee Of the El
PasO chamber Of commerce on We'd
nesday afternoon. giving the commit
tee the benefit Of his recent expert
ences on the New Mexico roads. Mr.
Lester has Travelled over the FL Paso
territory to the extent Of 10000
miles in an Imperial car. and 90, 1000
miles in a StutZ The object OF the
meeting was to plan for a delegation
10 attend the seventh annual meet
ing OF the United States Good Roads
association which meets at Mineral
Wells, Tex. April "A to 19.
A subcommittee composed Of G. A.
Martin. Frank II. Bannell and J W
kirkpatrick to select 20 or more
names. was decided upon. The names
Of those selected by this committee
viii be asked 10 attend the meeting
at Mineral Wells. and represent Texas.
Mr. Lester stated that the usual pro-
gram in the meetings Of the Bank
head National Highway association
and the United States Good Roads
association is to hold the next con-
TentiOn always in the territory be-
yond that through which the road will
take its course In this case the next
logical meeting place would be Ell
Paso, or some city in Arizona OF New
Mexico. The Texas delegates it is
understood, viii work for FL Paso as
the meeting point in 1920.
Course o. Highway.
Mr.. Lester also stated that the issue
is not whether FL Paso shall be on
the highway. because that is assured,
but whether or not the highway shall
traverse Texas by way OF Plain
view, or whether it shall ira
verse Texas through Texarkana,
thence diagonally southwest to FL
Paso. and taking in a much richer
territory than if passing through the
Panhandle
K " Roberts. the chamber OF COM
merce manager, submitted TO the com
mittee the information that the La
ney constitutional amendment reso-
luton to authorize the state TO issue
bonds not TO exceed S75,00o.000, would
be presented on April 16. by judge
Adrian Pool OF Fl Paso. in order that
this body might get behind this move
ment and help put II through.
Want Better Rates
The committee was also presented
with a resolution, suggested ~ the
state highway department, urging
upon the railroad administration I
more favorable freight rate for thei
movement Of highway building ma I
terials and also to issue an order per
hitting under suitable regulations the /
LLlLOaEAuE OF nAAANal nAAAAA-AE ma
terfaI on passing tracks. spur tracks, /
or tracks Temporarily constructed for /
that purpose at points or division OF
roads where It is shown that high
ways are being constructed. The com /
mittee endorsed the resolution and |
suggests that the directorate take II /
under Amusement
Objects to Signs
Mr.. Lester stated that there were
misleading signs directing tourists
from Deming to Eft PasO; also a /
misleading sign at Montoya and a /
lack OF any signs where the state
highway Of New Mexico cuts into the
road leading 10 Elephant Butte dam
and suggested that signs be placed at
these points Immediately. Mr. Lester
agreed to change these signs and in i
stall new ones if the chamber OF com
merce would bear the expense. To
this Mr.. Roberts assented-
There was also a frank discussion
Of the condition Of the Alamagordo
road. The state OF New Mexico built
this road on strength Of a pledge of
Judge Adrian Pool. who promised the
support Of Fl Paso while attending
a good roads meeting at Alamagordo.
The amount pledged was $500, half /
of which has been paid into the state
highway commission Of New Mexico
The road traverses some bad cuts
which are filled with sand following