Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-29
HIGHWAY UNITS
BEING FORMED
ALONG ROUTE
NUECES COUNTY is LATEST TO BE
ORGANIZED, AND RIVER COUN-
TIES ARE NOW TO FOLLOW.
OBJECT OF ASSOCIATION is NOW TO
GET HIGHWAY BILL PASSED
IN TEXAS LEGISLATURE.
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San Antonio, July 29.-The remaining
units in the Diamond Loop Highway which
will connect San Antonio. Laredo. Browns
Vile and Corpus Christi with $50 miles Of
continuous, hard surfaced road, are rapid
ly organizing n "A result Of the campaign
being conducted by Z. J. Herman. assist
ant director general of the National High!
way Association; Thomas A. Williams.
field secretary If the association. and Geo.
II. Marshall. Of the L. :. Department Of
roads, at A. & NJ. College.
Last week the Nuccco County Highway
League, comprising the units Of Corpus
Christi, Bishop ani Robstown, wa organ
lied with a membership of about one hun
dred. Similar Leagues are 10 be organized
in Kleberg. Starr. Zapata. Webb and other
counties. The leagues are affiliated with
the Texa. Good Roads Association. which
organization i endeavoring to establish 2
complete network Of permanent. standard
highways throuehorf the state
The object of the association. accord
ing IL d.. y Colp, ~ecrctary-trea~urcr Of
the association, l. now directed to get =
highway bill passed in the legislature for
the appointment of either Il highway com
mission. or a commissioner. and a dc~i"
mated system of permanent roads connect
inc every county seat with the adi"lnln.
seat. The measure proposes to assist IN
all technical matters concerning road
building. aud a. a result Of the establish
mcnt Of the highway commission. obtain
the assistance Of the federal government
in road building when the proposed nation
al good roads III ~~rrted, which prob
ably will be soon.
"The highway act would work out wise.
fair and uniform good road- legislation.
similar to that IN forty two other ~%tatc-.
Mr. Colp said. at would bring about eff
Gent administration IN the counties. towns
and critics Of the state. Introducing skilled
supervision. II would clmnatciin emo,
supervision. II would eliminate politics
from the management Of public roads.
"The act seeks continuous and SYST"
matte maintenance of al road and eff
cient, economical expenditure Of rioncy
proper machinery. materials and the like.
II would secure social. moral. commercial.
industrial. educational and personal hcuc-
fits IN the uplitt nf citizens Of Texas. m
these thinc~ follow easy and free inter
communicate and transit between great
center~ Of population and the great pro
ductive areas of the state
The proposed state highway department
would disseminate knowledge and increase
interest IN the ethical and economic value
nf road Improvement. And ~ the c~inb
li-hmeut 'of the department. II would be-
possible ~ co Operate and assist NIL Of tn
GOOD roads clubs. cIvIr and commercial
hcdie- and other organizations Interested
~ better highways.
The Diamond Loop l. only ono Of the
attractive scenic loops which are under
way in Texas to draw the winter crowd "
tourists 10 the Southwest. Thousands of
automobile owners i'll the East and North
would gladly spend par 80 The winter in
the delightful climate &c Texas when the
road are placed in 4 condition 10 make
motoring : delight. These tourists will
spend enough in each of the counties the
voar following the Improvement To- paw Tor
the maintenance &C The roads"