The border vidette., 1921-12-31
A FINE CIVIC IMPROVEMENT.
New Gateway to Mexico Will Be For
 malIy Opened Tomorrow.

The gateway at the southern l terminus of Grand avenue at the international border will be open ed January l, 1922. This an nouncement was made yester- day by Charles l.. Fowler, collec- tor of customs for the district of Arizona, says Fridays Democrat. The formal opening of the Grand avenue gate, the widest entrance on the international border into Mexico, will be mark ed with ceremony by the prop the thorOughfare.
 One of the features of the day will be barbeque to which the residents of Nogales, Sonora and Nogales, Arizona, will be invit ed and a program of Speechmak- ing and music will also mark the event which is an epoch in the progress of NogaleS.
 Plans for the opening of the Grand avenue entrance to Mex ico, were formulated more than year ago when the Nogales Home Folks Delegation attend ed the inauguration of General AlvarO Obregon, as president of Mexico.
 At that time a committee con, sisting of Julio Pima, president of the NogaleS, Sonora Chamber of Commerce, Joaquin Terrazas, Mexican consul at NogaleS; Ale jandro c. Villasenor, former pre- sident of Nogales, Sonora; B. K. Cumming and F. F. Rodriguez, called upon President Obregon and Adolfo de la Huerta, secre tary of the treasury of Mexico and explained the plan for the opening of the Grand avenue gate.
 Through secretary de la Huer- ta, the sum.of 1000 was obtain ed from the Mexican govern ment for the building of a con. crete wall on the Mexican side of the border, controlling the 1 waters of the arroyo and by popular subscription a sum of money was obtained in Nogales | toward the completion of the work. Through the co operation l of the citizens of both countries, the epoch making event of next Sunday, has been brought to a successful conclusion.
 Under the supervision of Al. Peck, the work of filling in the low ground on the Mexican side of the line at the head of the avenue has been in progress for the past two weeks and, on Sun day, the work will have been completed.
 It issalso the intention of the members of the Grand. avenue improvement club to erect a building for the housing of the customs and immigration men at the new gate. The following the gate was issued yesterday by collector of customs Fowler: TO CUSTOMS OFFICERS:
 It is proposed to close the gate at Bonillas bridge permanently and open Grand avenue for traf- fic on Sunday, January l, 1922. It has become necessary to make e a new arrangement of assign ments of customs officers.
 The gates at the railroad cross ing will be closed except the hours as follows. They will be kept open these hours in order to accommodate passenger traf- | f1c and baggage.
 On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, the gate at the R. R.. crossing will be open from a.. m. to 9 a. m., and from 4 to 6:3O | D. m.
 On Sundays the gate at the R. R. crossing will be open from f to 6 D. m.
 On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, the gate at the R. R. crossing will be open from 7:3O 1 to 9 a. m.- and from 5 to 8 D. m.
 The foregoing arrangements ! have been made after a confer l ence with the Mexican Customs, Mexican Immigration Service, and the Southern Pa cifc R. R. management.
 In case trains are late the gate will be open at such time as may ! be necessary to accommodate 1 the traffic.
 The large gates over the tracks will be closed at all times. but un- locked during the day time, and ; opened and closed by switchmen as trains pass thru. These gates will be unlocked at 6 a. m. | Should tho P P Onnnanu bavn