Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1920-06-01
Southwestern Good Roads Association.
with Silver City and Clifton Lead
Ing. Met nj Clifton, Ariz.
LuNA.HIDALGo PUT UP FIGHT
Are Out Voted and Road From Hills
boro TO Stafford Recommended for
National Highway

As could have been expected, the
meeting Of the delegates OF the South
western Good Roads Association last
Saturday at Clifton, Ariz.. precipitated
n fight between the southern counties
OF New Mexico and Arizona and those
Immediately north and contingent to
the Mule Creek highway, which will be
fought out ut the next meeting.
The regretable part OF the matter Is
that while the southern counties are
fighting over whether they shall or
shall not recommend the natural pass
of the country as national highway.
the northern route over which the
Ocenn-to- Ocean highway now passes
will carry off the prize which Is ex-
pected TO come IN the way OF heavy ap-
preparation by congress under the
Townsend bill. This legislation pro
poses an east and west highway and n
north and south highway through each
state
In snitc of all that Luna and Hi
dalgo counties delegates could do, the
association Saturday recommended
what II Is pleased to call proposed
link of the national highway supposed
To run between Stafford. Ariz., and
Hillsb0ro. ~ NJ. traversing mountains
almost all the way and going over the
Black Range that Is barely accessible
for burro train In the summer aud
blocked for three months during the
winter. The present roads over this
district are very poor for the most
part and very expensive TO build. How
ever. for purposes OF communication IN
that section of Arizona and New Mex
leo. the road should he built. especially
that part between Mogollon and Clifton
through Mule Greek; but there Is nj
reason In the world 10 undertake Il
divert transcontinental triffic across
this wild region when the pass by way
of III Paso. Deming. Lordsburg, Tue
son and TO the Coast Is open the yeai
around and at no place touches tn,
mountains Only the rank folly that
placed the Ocean-to0cean highway wesi
from Albuquerque through Springer
vile could cause the consideration of q
national highway through IIillsboro
Silver City, Clifton and by way oi
Mule Creek.
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