Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-09
GOOD
FOR A HIGHWAY
THROUGH SANDS
WiLLACY AND kLEBERG COUNTIES
EXPECTED TO COOPERATE IN
BUILDING CONNECTION.
AUTOS MAY SOON MAKE TRIP THRU
DESERT SANDS BETWEEN THE
BORDER AND KINGSvILLE.

'ouhtN COMMISSIONER al klcbcrg ana
Willacv counties are seriously consid-
erlng the proposition of building Il good
road through the sands which SO far
have prevented road connection between
RaymOndville and Kingsville. the for
mer ON the south side of the sand belt
and the latter IN the north side. The
sand belt is approximately thirty miles
wide. most of it, in Willacy county, and
the sands shift so much under the south
east winds that il has been found i'm
possible To maintain IA highway through
them. About iva, wears ago Willacv
county let Il contract To u Brownsville
man to build a road about ten miles
long in the sand belt. lie tried the ex
pertinent of covering il with clay, and it
IL SAID that the experiment has proved
50 successful that il is now thought pos
Sible that the road can be built.
The completion of this stretch Of
roadway would connect Brownsville
with KinsSville and Corpus Christi for
automobile tourists. and would thus op
en- mp the route A. San Antonio. The
good roads men who have been working
in the Valley are now interesting them
selves IN promoting this road through
the sands.
tNo buNtIt>> tlbtkS tl
Elizabeth street a committee from the
Brownsville Good Roads Club in three
DAYS this week secured Scventvtive SIG
natures to the roster Of the club. Other
territory in The, business section has not
vet been worked over.
Each signcr contributed $50 To the
club on joining. OF this one fifth STAYS
with the club to meet its expenses. The
remaining fonr tifthS is added to the gen
cral fund Of the Texas Good Roads As
ISOLATION. Of which the Brownsville club
is a unit. ID. f.. Colp Of San Antonio.
who recently visited Brownsville with
San Antonio men aeitating for the Dia-
mond Loop Highway. is secretary Of The
state association. The specific objects of
the association are: To bring about an
improvement in road construction. main
t%cnancc. and administration. and To Sc
cure and make available full ana com
plctc information relating To road laws.
road systems. and road materials of
each county. and to cooperate with local
and county officials in pcrfrcting q
comprehensive system of highway
throughout the state. The association
= now working IN particular for the
BrowtSVlllc Corpus -SantOnc Laredo
brownsville diamond Loop Highway.
Il. \. Williams. field secretary If the
National Highways Association and one
~ the three roads experts of national
reputation now working in the Magic
Valley. assisted bv officers and members
of the Brownsville Good Roads Club.
canvaSScd two blocks of commercial hou-
ScS and office buildings. Few refused 10
enlist IN the campaign for better roads
Whom rrff rtunitv affords the entire
huS n->S =, ii y Of the city will be
worked through and 100 additional
names are rv'""t"l 10 be added.
George -. Mar-l,rli assigned Ia Texas
hy the office ~ nt:lir HIGHWAYS in Wash
lngton. and maxim" his headquarters at
College Station and T. = Herman. aS
SiStant director general ( thr National
Highways Association. have been canvas
sing lIarlingrn AT the same time Mr.
Williams and his assistants have been
working here. One hundred names hove
been subscribed 10 the roll at H~arlincrn.
Today the three good roads experts 90
t. Raymondville ID. II. Colp. secretary
OF the state association will ioin them
here and definite plans Of cotton in the
concerted push that may pnt the nia
mond Loop Highway across the man will
he for the first time discussed. ~InStruc-
tons viii then be issued To each unit N
Ms part in the general movement.
Leaving Raym"ndville the roads men
VIII return to the branch line towns
proceeding M the Valley. organizing as
they 90. IN all Mr.. Herman and Mr.
Williams will spend \ wear working in
Texas which is one Of the four unregcn
erit" states in the Union in the gpod
roads movement. Mr.. Marshall in his
work spends all his time i'm Texas.