Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-06-30
PRESIDENT GOOD
A CLUB is
ROAD BOOSTER
]. J. HARDEN SAYS HARP ON GOOD
ROADS UNTIL PEOPLE BEGIN TO
REALIZE NECESSITY.
is ARRANGING FOR ROAD BOOSTER
MEETING TO BE HELD IN THE
CITY FRIDAY NIGHT.

Good roads for Cameron County" will
forge ahead with the most forcible i'm
petu> ever given the better highways
cause in Brow n~svillc. when on Friday
night "a : o'clock three national good
roads experts will address an open-aIr
mass meeting on the lot west of the post
office. The three good roads men are
George ID. Marshall Of College Station.
assigned "a Texas by the office Of public
roads at Washington. L.. j. Herman. as
~>iStaut director general If National
Highways Association. which u build
inc the Lincoln highway from coast 10
coast. and built the Dixie highway from
Chicago To Miami FLORIDA. and Thomas
a. Williams. field secretary I. the same
organization. All three will work IN the
Magic Valley during the next thirty
DAYS for the diamond Loop Highway!
aud for the cause IF good roads.
President y. J. Harden Of the Browns
Vile Good Roads club. and secretary H..
&. Harrison. are arranging for the meet
ing here.
we want to cverlastingly harp III the
one tune until We &c people here To rea
lie thai these men are artists in their
line. that they have big crowds to hear
IfiH HflfN' INV 80 EaAl - ''''
den today. The Valley il lucky TO
get the professional services of these men
for ~ ding a time "a thirty DAYS. Such
experts are in demand all over the coun
Try. We will put in chairs for 800 per
son. FRIDAY night and VI want every
one occupied. There will be- music. too.
These talks arc bound 10 stimulate
efforts for good roads in the county and
= IL go 1T sTAtal
information j. what We most need here
how Ia secure good roads, how To con
Struct good roads. how Ia maintain
good roads. These men know more abou
il than amy men in this country. We do
not. 10 il T. up 10 n % listen and he
taught.
The boost for the Diamond Loop
Highway to connect Brownsville and
san Antonio through Corpus Christi and
through Laredo will do ~ some direct
good if the road j. built. 1t will do uS
m,rr indirect good. even though thr
highway remains only a plan. which -
unlikely. For the germs of information
and enthusiasm these experts Will leave
around this VALLEY wherever they go
ia the next thirty dayS will give u bet
ter highways ~ surely ~ the same am
cunt nf itI,hu> germs would give rs ~
plus. II will mean better roads for
Cameron Count, better lads for Ill
dal.o county. hattrr sire H, for Browns
Vile. better streets Tor every town and
village in the Vale,
Have We bad reads n"v Mr.. ilar
den smiled The roads IN the Valley
during dry weather are fair. Just about
fair" h. replied. In wet weather. such
a. last December. W know what they
are"
II went tn Roma and back recently hN
automobiles" he added. The worst mile
If road | found on the entire 2O0 mile
trip was the first and last mllc-'he mile
between West Brownsville Has
Brownsville ANYTHING To- learn about
good roads"
The three highway experts last night
addressed Il mass meeting 81 the lawn
of the hotel at San Benito-a meeting
largely attended. Their itinerary for III"
Valley tour follows:
Pennsylvania Community. Today June
-.
Rio Hondo. Thursday. July |.
Brownsville. Friday. July :. aud Sat
ur,lay. July =.
Uarlinecn. Monday. july > aud g.
T.Nford. Wednesday. July : and :.
Raymondvillc. FRIDAY. July = and 10.
la Feria. Monday. July l..
Mercedes Tuesday. July L. aud IL.
Donna. Thursday. July H..
Edinburgh. Friday. july III
San Juan and Pharr. Saturday aud
Monday. july IL and ~.
McAllen. Wednesday. July ~.
Mission. Friday and Saturday. July
y; aud -.
The objects Of the meeting are:
To harmonic and make effective the
efforts of all organizations working for