Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-15
MERCEOESUNIT
ORGANIZED
MORE THAN 100 MEMBERS JOIN To-
CAL UNIT OF GOOD ROADS AS
ISOLATION OF TEXAS.
Especial To The Herald.y

Mercedes, Tex, July l5.-At an enthu-
Siastlc meeting held here last night in be-
half of the diamond Loop and rood
roads IN general, the Mercedes unit Of the
I%rexas Good Reads Association was or
lcanlZed with u membership ~ more Than
one hundred. +. j. Herman, assistant di-
rector general "A The National Highway
Association, assisting IN the work % or
ganlzation III this section, expressed him
self a. being delighted with the results of
the achievement here.
Speaking Of the highway. Mr. Herman
said:
"One of the most important features OF
the wonderful activities oi the last few
year, T. the attention beng given to the
subject 80 improve. roads II u realized
that We haze been far SURPASSED IN an
Gent and m modern times IN the matter of
road building, and that, too, by nations
whom we have sometimes considered 10
be mterIo~. Conditions, however. are now
- rapidly changing, that in a very few
wears we will not recognize the face Of the
iHi' WIN Nv th'u~dndN VI DfdftN vi
great interest to be found IN all Of our
states. and especially in a historic State
like Texas, opened and rendered acces-
sible Ia tie 'I-reicr, the country instead
of beng an unattractive wilderness, will
become a , ;acc IT beauty, pleasure and ag-
i%,cultural profit.
"We are nov on the road to practical
results w. ,ci viii a1un be- realized. Ii
a. much progress l. made in Texas IN the
next ten years n has been made in the
past ten wears the State will have a fairly
good system III improved roads. adapted
to the uses of the agriculturali~t, the bust
ness man and the tourist.
1--WE would then be able to 90 on the
principle of seeing America first. Ii j.
estimated, for instance. that not less than
5000 600 tourists visit Europe every year.
and a large number of these are Ameri-
cans. There are IN this country, and right
here in the Valley. types of scenery and
points Of interest which compare favor
ably with those of Europe. Ii i estimated
that not less than 10000 tourists will visit
the Pananl Exposition and Nil pass over
the Old National Road which has been re-
Gently completed from Washington, ID. O..
To San Francisco. through the systematic
cooperation of all the people along the
road. Hotels. garages and filling stations
have been established all along the road.
thus assuring accommodations for the tour
i~t and al the same time bringing the pro-
prietorS Il neat little sum for their far
~ightedness.
'Peoplc from all over the United States
and from all over the world would visit
the RIO Grnndc Valley and the adjacent
r"urfi' With Nh" construction nt the
ninmnnl rup Highway. Looking al the
matter ap.it trn" the sentimental aspect.
which IN worthy uf 'nc highest consider
alton In all patriotic Americans. and con
~idcrin. merely the p%rltlral and CONNER
rini elements. 4 grc., ulnnN thousands OF
dollars would be- spent Annually III this ""
gion hy tourists and hnmr~cvker~. who
now 20 elsewhere on account 81 better nr
cancellations and better road iarilitic~. Vet
the road, 10 and from ihi, Valley have