Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-12-18
MOVEMENT FOR
THE HIGHWAY
LOG OF PROPOSED ROAD BE
TWEEN BROWNSVILLE AND LAR
EDO WILL BE MADE SOON-AU-
LOOKING TO JOINT EFFORT
LAREDO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
HAS MATTER UP WITH BROWNS
VILE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
LOOKIN GTO JOINT EFFORT

The interest which has been mani
tested in the meeting at Eagle Pass on
January u, 1914, of the towns and com
munitics along the border that will be
affected by the proposed Government
highway from Ell PasO to Brownsville
and the mouth Of the Rio Grande. indi-
Gates that the movement is a popular
one and that it may become successful.
1t has already had the approval of men
high in standing at Washington, includ-
ing Senator Sheppard, Congressman
Garner and others. and it has also had
the approval of General Anson Mills
of FL Paso a member of the Information
al Boundary Commission
The Laredo Chamber of Commerce in
writing to Secretary O'Bricn Of the
Brownsville Chamber of Commerce,
stated recently that log of the road
from FL Paso had already been made,
and that LAREDO people desire soon to
start out a party of two or three auto
mobiles with an escort of troops to log
the road to Brownsville and the mouth
of the river. They desire that an auto
party from Brownsville meet them. and
Secretary OBrien has advised the Lar
edo organization that Brownsville will
do her part and asked that he be ad-
vised clearly of the plans under cOnSid-
GRAFTON, so the matter could be handled
properly from this end.
The meeting which is to be held at
Eagle Pass or January p was intended
to be that of the San Antonio FL Paso
division Of the Southern National High
way Association, however it was decd-
ed that since there was a movement on
foot to building a highway running the
entire length of the Texas Mexico border
that the towns and communities from Ea-
gle Pass and Laredo should be invited
to attend the meeting. At this meeting
committees looking to a more definite
working organization for the highway
will be appointed.
There will be many men present at
the meeting who are authorities on the
subjects Of highways or who have taken
a great interest in highways. and they
will make address. Among these men
will be John w. Warren of San An
Associations Homer d. Wade of STAN
ford. Secretary of the Texas Good
Roads Association: Prof. Il. j Potts
of College Station state highway engin
eer: Hon. Mason Nancy of PearSall
d. L. Colp of San Antonio, and in all
probability A. W. Alsdorf of Washing
ton d. c.. special representative of tho
iyhx
In writing to the Eagle Pass Chamber
of Commerce with reference to the meet
ing in January. Secretary OBrien sail
in part
There are so many reasons why the
people along the Rio Grandc should in
terest themselves in this matter that
will not begin to recitc them. That tho
construction of the highway as mill
tary necessity is justified by past event>
as well as existing conditions, is know
to every citizen of the border That sucl
a road is essential to the early success
full development of the fertile land
along the river should be apparent Il
ALL 1t will be of vast benefit. not onl,
70 the farming and commercial interest
of this section. but will bring our com
m,fnities into closer relationships |
wouId be the main artery from whicl
other roads would be built into the Ri
Grande delta. some of which would
eventually. be extended to the great con
mercial centcrs of the country.
II assure YOU | will do everything il
nv power to impress upon our board o
directors the Importance of Scndin
delegates to your meeting.