El Paso Herald from El Paso, Texas • Page 16

i Saturday, July 19, 1913 EL PASO HERALD mavxYrs 77 rn i i i mi u.axiU.'u.üjLu.LL i i ui rrn mu i 77 a 1 Motoring Possibilities In West Texas, East Of El Paso Automobiles Get Gasoline On Sunday Afternoons Hereafter Must Be Bought Before That Hour or the Tank Will Go Without Being Takes Over the Overland Agency. Notes About Local Automobilists. Two Auto Races to Be Run to Phoenix to Advertise Borderland Route Los Angeles and San Diego Combine and Will Have One Race for $10,000 in and Douglas Settle Their Differences Over Route for the El Paso-Phoenix Race and This Is Also Assured a Big Success. Beautiful Scenery in Vicinity of Alpine, Stockton, Marfa, Fort Davis and in the Chisos Mountains About Terlingua, With Good Roads Leading Everywhere. AN DIEGO and Los Angeles have joined hands this year in promoting an automobile race from California to the Phoenix fair and hope to make it the biggest event of the kind ever run out of California.

All the little obstacles in the matter of the El Paso to Phoenix race are also being removed and it is assured that the Borderland route will get moVe advertising than any other one route in the country as a result of the two races to the Arizona fair. The California race will be from Los Angeles through San Diego to Phoenix. In the past, Los Angeles has been fighting for a direct road to Los Angeles from Yuma, and as a result, has always run all its own races across the desert. This year it made the proposal to run through San Diego if the San Diegans would participate. tA.s this is a direct recognition of the 'Borderland route and will take the race squarely over that which San Diego has been the San Diego people readily accepted proposition.

The prizes in the California race are expected to total The route the race will follow through Imperial valley was not decided at the meeting. The race may swing into Mexico, thus giving the an international aspect. It is that a road has been partially constructed below Calexico. The route through the valley will be jrhosen after careful investigation of several proposed courses. Thf El Paso Race.

Whatever difficulty or misunder- tetanding there has ever been as to the route of the El Paso to Phoenix road race is straightened out. The is to go through Lowell and Bis- tbee and the divide to Tombstone, Fairbank and Huachuca and not by the way of Hereford over the route as was suggested. The Warren District Auto club at Bisbee, is in receipt of a letter from secretary Grindell of the Douglas of commerce in which he says that they have withdrawn their condition relative to the contribution of $500 and leave the matter of the route up to the El Paso committee and George Purdy Bullard. He still maintains that the as the Bisbee Review cails it, is shorter and quicker and still urges Bisbee to yield but he gracefully retires from the sition taken by Douglas after the return from the Phoenix meeting when the Bisbee-Tombstone State highway route was unanimously adopted. Over State Highway.

The Bisbee Auto club also has letters from Mr. Bullard in which he states that unless he hears further from Douglas or Bisbee he will fix the route over the state high way. He has heard from Bisbee relative to the amount that will be sutscribed and that Bisbee stands squarely on the agreement reached in Phoenix and is raising the fund in Bisbee and Tombstone in accordance with the agreement. A letter has also been sent to chairman Rinehart of the El Paso race committee, stating the facts and informing him of stand in the matter, of the agreement heretofore reached, of all of the reasons in the matter and other points similar to those given to Mr. Bullard.

Under these circumstances the leaving of the matter to the El Paso committee and Mr. Bullard can mean nothing else than that the Bisbee contention prevails, the Bisbee papers think. Because of the inequalities in arranging for Tucson as the night control, El Paso is against it, and as the largest number of cars will be entered from El Paso, this will eliminate Tucson from the contest. El Paso has stated they will insist on Bisbee or Douglas and the Warren District Auto club has suggested that this be settled later by a vote of all of the cities along' the route, whether it shall be Bisbee or Lowell, or that it be given to the city making the largest contribution as was suggested by Mr. Bullard at the Phoenix meeting when the matter was left in abeyance.

The El Paso committee and Mr. Bullard have both been informed that either of these methods will be satisfactory to Bisbee. Raising the Funds. Progress is already being made in raising the fund for the Bisbee and Tomstone prizes for this great 500- mile race. Monday the various committeemen received notification of their appointment and some of them immediately started to work.

This committee has been divided into eight sections so that each member has his work outlined for him and all will bear their share instead of the burden falling on a few. The following is the committee: J. Cunningham, chairman; Bassett Watkins, George H. Kelly, Red Gannon, representative W. J.

Graham, Bailey, H. B. Hunter, Sam Frankenberg, E. B. Wallace, J.

R. Henderson. B. Smith, Dr. N.

C. Bledsoe, Dr. George P. Hawley, H. Gardner and William Hattick, for Tombstone.

committee will meet with the directors of the Auto club in the office of the Commercial club this evening at 7:30 to make their report for the guarantee, for the Bisbee prize must be sent to IVlr. Bullard before the end of the month. No Obstacle Lieft. Officials of the Bisbee Auto club state that there is now no obstacle in the way of success of the race and that it will mean, together with the race from Los Angeles and San Diego to Phoenix, which this year has been combined, the permanent establishment of the Borderland-State Highway route from El Paso to the coast with tourists passing over in constantly increasing numbers and leaving thousands of dollars annually at every point along it; that the races will give to that route all the advertising it has required and that each city and town upon it will get its portion of that advertising, or benefit from it. Already it has received columns of advertising in the newspapers and magazines and this is but the beginning for interest will grow in the race and consequently in the route from now on until after the race has been run.

These officials claim that all money contributed to the success of the race will bring back dividends by the hundred percent, dividends that make those paid by the greatest producing mines look small. Alpine, Texas, July Paso motorists who are planning summer trips in their cars should not overlook the charms of the Davis mountain country. The road between El Paso and Alpine, once a byword on account of its many sandy and rocky stretches, has been put in good condition, and now contains fewer hazards than the average country highway. From Alpine, whose situation makes the natural headquarters for excursions into the surrounding mountains, one can make the trip to Fort Davis, through the lovely Musquiz canyon, in a few hours. On the way one passes Mitre peak, a landmark for many miles by virtue of its perfect symmetry, at the base of which, a few miles off the main road, lies the Mitre Peak orchard, the largest fruit ranch in southwest Texas.

In Fort Davis there is an interesting collection of indian relics, which is open to all visitors to the town. Beyond stretches the Lympia canyon, of more imposing beauty than the quiz, midway in which is the McCutcheon ranch, famous for its hospitality, the regular camping ground of wayfarers traveling by horse or mule power. From Fort Davis one can go to Toyah, where there is excellent fishing. From Alpine to Fort Stockton, a distance of 65 miles, there is an excellent road, over which, until the advent of the Orient in June, motors regularly conveyed travelers from east and west to the flourishing town that has grown up on the site of old indian battlefields. Then there are good hotels and automobile repair shops in both Fort Davis and Fort Stockton.

Returning to Alpine from Fort Stockton, one can leave the main road near Hovey, and wind through a beautifully wooded canyon to Marathon, turning west there along the road which parallels the Southern Pacific tracks. Perhaps the most interesting trip of all is the 90 mile run to Terlingua on the border. The road south from Alpine is kept in first class condition for the convenience of the ranch and mine owners who travel back and forth in hacks and motors, and freight their supplies from Alpine. On the way down one passes the ranch, owned by W. W.

Turney, of El Paso, where there is a fine herd of registered Herefords. At Terlingua, after a visit to the quicksilver mines, unique in the United States, one can hire horses or burros for the trip to the beautiful grand canyon of Saint''Helena, a narrow mountain gulch 1500 deep and but a throw across, through which the Rio Grande flows toward the sea. Another favorite trip from Terlingua is the ascent of Mount Emory, in the Chisos range, the highest peak in Texas, about 8000 feet above sea level. A thousand feet below the summit is a magnificent mesa, heavily wooded with pine and juniper, affording excellent hunting in season, and at all times a panorama of the surrounding country unexcelled in west Texas. A.

Brown has a new, two passen ger American limousine. On August 1, the Longwell Automobile Sales company will take over the agency of the Overland car for which George L. Fisher has been agent, lie will probably engage in the same business. CONFERENCE HELD FOR STANDARDIZATION OF CARS Indianapolis, July conference on the standardized car was held in Indianapolis this week, and is of deep interest to the automobile world in general and to the automobile owner in particular, for the reason that standardization is believed to be the solution of the problem of getting better cars for less money. Officials representing nearly fifty million dollars invested in the manufacturing of automobile parts were present.

BUILD GOOD ROADS, ROADS THAT LAST J. C. McNary was so well pleased with the service given by his 191- AVinton that he has placed an order with the El Paso Auto Sales Co. for a 1914 model, which is to be the finest thing turned out of the Winton factory. Roads Now Wearing: Out, Prove Necessity for Proper Construction at Beginning.

MA comparison of roads and automobile travel in France and the United States supplies some statistics of value which will also serve to correct some misinformation that has found its way into says Geo. C. Diehl, chairman of the national good roads board of the A. A. A.

has 38,000,000 people, 365,000 miles of roads, and 75,000 automobiles; one automobile to 520 people, and one automobile to a trifle less than every five miles of roads. United States, with 90,000,000 population and 2,200,000 miles of roads has 1,040,000 automobiles; one automobile for every 87 people, and one automobile for a trifle more than every two miles of roads. York state, with 9,000,000 population and 80,000 miles of roads has more than 106,000 automobiles, or one automobile to 85 people and one automobile to every three quarters of a mile of road in the state. be sure, France has most excellent roads. It has been building them for last 150 years, and with the constant repair which has been given the more important roads since the time of the first Napoleon the foundations are deep and strong and solid as the rock of ages.

But the multiplying traffic is wearing out the surface of the French roads just the same as it is the roads of heavy travel in this country. An official statement a year or two ago, stated that the annual maintenance cost on French roads is three times as great as it was ten years ago. facts ought to convince the people of this country of the absolute necessity of building main roads which will wear, even at a higher first cost. There is and can be no economy in constructing roads which will require constant and expensive repairs. The number of automobiles in use is constantly and rapidly growing.

The usefulness of the motor truck is being further demonstrated every day. These factors of wear on roads emphasize the fact that roads must be built of materials and by methods which will stand the strain of an augmenting travel, not only today, but a decade Charlie Stevens got the tour bug again Friday afternoon. He telephoned to Mrs. Stevens to pack the larder and prepare all the children for a little trip. Then he got Gus Trost to go along and help them in case they got stuck in the mud.

The Chalmers was specially groomed for the occasion and left, heavily laden with all of the family, Friday afternoon. They are going to Palomas Hot Springs, just beyond Elephant Butte, to spend a week: camping in the open. We Do As Promise El Pasoans Have Easy Trip and Enjoyable Auto Ride to Denver Stop En Route Where They Please, Cook When They Wish and Eat at the Hotels When They Some Time at Peak. Read wliat two well known El Paso Citizens say of the German-American Doctors: The German American Doctors accepted my case and cured me on their proposition of a Dollar Need Be Paid Until The German American Doctors cured me after a number of doctors had failed to benefit me. ACK from a automobile trip through New Mexico and Colorado, all the way to Denver and back, a party of El Pasoans arrived here Tuesday night high in their praises of the beautiful trip.

In the party were Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Latta, Mrs.

A. M. Loomis, Mrs. Marie Loomis and Mrs. J.

A. Happer. They had amde 2200 miles in Mrs. A. M.

Winton and had no engine trouble either going or coming. They did have one puncture 10 miles outside of Pueblo and got soaking wet several times, but they had a jolly time and think the trip so good that Mr. and Mrs. W. D.

Wise and Fred G. Vincent, the latter driving, will make it in Mr. Hudson leaving El Paso Sunday morning. Mr. Latta used the automobile Blue Book and filled in logs where they were not given in this work.

The party left El Paso on June 7, ran up- to Alamogordo, on to Tularosa and through the indian reservation to Hondo, Lincoln, Capitan and Carrizozo. As the rains were heavy and frequent, it took them three days to make this part of the trip. Each afternoon for 16 days it rained hard and they had some difficulty in fording streams and getting along muddy roads, but they always reached a town by nightfall. From Carrizozo they ran to Santa Fe by way of Duran and Lamy. From Santa Fe they went to Las Vegas.

There they stopped for three days and took a few side trips to the mountain just beyond and to a ranch where a fish fry was given in their honor. Raion, Pueblo and Colorado Springs w'ere the next stops and at the latter point they rested for nine days. Some of the party climbed Peak and they all took several little side trips into the country. They carried a cooking outfit with them and when so inclined, cooked El Paso, Texas. July 14, 1913.

German American Doctors, Gentlemen: Your treatment of ray case has been eminently satisfactory. I was a victim of proe- tatic disease. Those similarly afflicted know only too well what that means. I improved from the very first treatment, which convinced me yon knew your business. You are at liberty to publish this letter, for I believe any doctor who is willing to produce results before he is paid is entitled to the patronage of sick.

Yours truly, R. C. McGregor, 815 Magoffin Are. El Paso, Texas, July 15, 1913. German American Doctors, Gentlemen: In appreciation of what you have done for me after many other doctors had failed to ever benefit me in the slightest I hereby authorize you to publish this testimonial if you care to do so.

I placed my ca-se in your hands on your proposition of a dollar need be paid until and I want to say that you have fulfilled every promise. I am today a well man after suffering five years from a most profound case of nervous prostration or neurasthenia. Such cures have no money value. I had despaired of ever being well again. You have done your work well and I thank you sincerely.

Yours, James 3113 Madera St. Tempting Fate at 90 Miies An Hour at Motordrome RUNNING CAR ON KEROSENE FUEL ONE REASON OUR METHODS SUCCEED Good Roads Propaganda In Texas Is Given Boost by Road Congress Maay Recommendations Are Made to the State Legislature in the Interest of Further Development of Good Roads in State. PASO good roads advocates, while none of them attended the congress, are pleased at the results of the recent state Good Roads meeting held at Corpus Christi, Tex. The congress passed resolutions that will do much to advance good roads work in Texas in the event that its advice is followed out. The following resolution was adopted: favor first the building of rural roads leading from farms to towns, and, second, trunk roads leading1 from town to town, and then from city to city.

Favor Good Roads liond.s. believe that every intelligent citizen of Texas favors good roads and hesitates about voting the means to build them only when he doubts about the ability of our county authorities to get a worth of road for a dollar, and to meet this objection we favor the passage of a state highway bill, providing for a department in our state government to furnish the necessary information and expert assistance to all counties applying therefor, and we direct our secretary to send a certified copy of this resolution to our governor, with request from this body to submit to the legislature at the next called session this subject for their consideration. To Widen a Road. recommend that the method of condemning property for road purposes, either to drain, widen or straighten an existing road, or to secure material in proximity thereto for building and repairing; a road, be so changed as to simplify same to the end that said property may be taken upon an award by a jury after notice to the owner of person in charge and upon the deposit ol the damages with the county treasurer, subject to the order of the owner of said property. This we recommend for the reason that the delays occa- HIS picture wimr of the jockeying for positions during a race, while thudding nlong at the rate of an hour.

A familiar picture reproduced many tunes each week at the llrightoa motordrome. tne particular style or type is correctly specified. Regular clincher tires have stretchable beads and are designed for use on regular clincher (one-piece) rims; although they are sometimes used 011 quick detachable clincher rims. When used on regular clincher rims it is rulable for sizes including the four-inch and above to use clips, lugs or staybolts. If regular clincher tires are used on quick detachable clincher rims, it is necessary to use flaps with them to protect the inner tubes.

Quick detachable clincher cases have non-stretchable beads and can only be used on quick detachable rims having removable clincher side rings. This style should always be equipped with flaps. The quick detachable cable base tires, otherwise known as straight-side or straight-bead, have non-stretchable cables imbedded in the base and are designed only, for quick detachable rims. This style should always be equipped with flaps. FIGURING ON THE WEIGHT PER WHEEL, OF A CAR To ascertain the weight per wheel of a car, run the first half of it on platform scales, noting the weight, then the last half of the car, making i record also of its weight.

The weight carried by each tire is one-half of either these respective amounts. If this is carefully done, the combined weights should come within 20 or 30 pounds of the weight of car when it is all on the scale at one time. The German-American Doctors Saturday and Sunday, clear Havana ciirars, 10c size, Special box price, $3.00, Hotel Sheldon Cigar StaoiL.