El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-10-19
WELL. BRED HOGS AND ROAD HOGSTS
DON'T MOVE IN SAME COMPANY II

s EVERYBODY knows there is such thing as a well
= bred hog. There lady hogs and gentleman hogs
We read Just the other day Of well bred hog being gwen
a room fashionable hotel in Des Mones There are
blue ribbon hogs and gold medal hogs and blue stocking
hogs It said that money Is spent by the United
States government educating and caring for hogs than in
educating and caring for babies However this may BE- It
certain that there lots Of well bred hogs IN the
United States.
We do not refer to road hogs.
If there is such thing as wen bred road hog, We
never heard Of one
To be road hog is sufficient demonstration of lack Of
To Be wen bred implies that hog or human is a
credit to his kind something to be respected model
for his kind to follow and pattern after
road hog is not credit to humankind and is not re-
spectacle model to follow OF pattern after.
The road hog maness traits that show that he Is not
fit to live IN decent human society.
Every sort Of living being IN this world possesses means
Of manfesug dislike for unfit members Of its species.
forbesring II this connection than any
Hence The unfit tend to multiply rapidly and take pos
session the exclusion Of the decent and fit unless the
respectable majority takes steps to protect itself from
Careful students Of transport problems involving the
Of autorucks and truck fleets have been tabuang
that firms which tolerate Unfair DIVERS which Is to say
road hogs, their trucks have much larger proportion
Of accidents than firms which insist fair driving not
only IN city streets but OF country roads.
An old truck driver says the first thing he wants to
know about the firm he going to work whether It
requires strict attention to the rules Of the road the part
70 take job with that firm for he knows he VIII be
made to suffer punishment matter how carefully be
himself may drive.
at is natural" says he, ito get mad when some fellow
hogs the road and drives you of the paving into hole
You note what firm that fellow works FOX. Next time you
Of that firms trucks you that your assail
ant is driving and you Try your best to switch him into
the ditch pay the wrong he somebody else did you
a driver for certain firm hogs the road few times
the spreads and every truck driver in the district Is
the lookout Trucks labeled that way apt 10 be
switched into ditch This may be rough code but It IS
the only that works
an cities there much trouble interurban
hauling the roads usually that there Is safety
only # each fellow sticks honestly to his own side Among
the drivers there Is rule Of courtesy which makes most
them anxious divide the road fairly if only to avoid
future TePsals They find ways to bring the road hogs
to time"
This sort Of thing may be an right for trucs-battle
shpsand especially when driving other peoples trucks
But this sort Of uls Of the road would hardly work for
passenger cars since serious damage Is likely to result to
both parties to such contest Yet there IS scarcely
driver who at time OF another has not been angered
almost to the bursting point at the brutal assaults Of
road hog.
One Of the worst manifestations Of road hoggishnsss is
speeding whars there is other traffic. Quite aside from the
danger life and limb at every crossing and In front Of
every habon where the spseders pass there is the coz
slant danger Of smashing somebody's BY running into It
head-On OF scraping It trying to run around
And Of all the places where the road hog least to be
tolerated. the scenic drive Mount Franklin is most
Here is beautiful driveway constructed at large cost
be place OF pleasureahle recreation for all The drive
IS hl4e ana ven ns aAly ocLea ana peE4ec-y sLa4eQ
70 for al legitimate traffic to the best possible ad
vantage It Is entirely safe for any for any driver
VINO Is not drunk, idiote OF a road hog.
To enjoy the drive coming up from either end It Is
necessary to drive slowly and moderasy else there can be
N going by that route since scenery and the
pleasure outing the principal objects Of the trip.
Yet already complaints have been received Of drivers
tearing Up and down that beautiful pleasure way, sdding
around curves side swpng cars putting pleasure seekers
terror Of their lives and taking fool chances the
grades and curves 0Ferhanging steep cliffs.
The suggestion has been made that the drive be limited
70 one-ay passage. This would be unfortunate The
dve Is vide enough Is every part Tor two and II most
parts for three with ample turEouts everywhere. All dan
grous parts be protected BY parapets To limit the
passage to direction would reduce its usefulness and
public service by than hail. because BY the very act
Of restricting freedom Of use large part Of the public
would be kept away unnecessarily.
The driFe is important trafcWay quite apart from