Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-06-07
cr~hip will De- held Saturday.

bcr>hip will be- held Saturday.
Commissioner Graham had prepared hi>
home town, San Benito, for the reception
to receive good roads suggestions with
open arms. The meeting there was held
in the public hall Friday night. and Mr..
Graham was elected president Of the Good
Roads club. and DR.. A. &. Sei>er. secretary.
Here Colonel Alba Haywood. pioneer IN the
organization Of the now well developed
Unit Marketing system, heard some OF the
good roads talk and becoming interested
prevailed nn Secretary Colp to return 10
san Bcnitn Saturday afternoon and de-
liver u talk To- q meeting 81 members OF the
san Bcnito unit al the system. Colonel
Haywood expected thirty or thirty-iivr
farmers To attend. hut his expectations
were ou'done by the farmers themselves
who arrived numbering fifty. And here
Secretary tolp. upon returning with the
lecturing party from "A trip to In Feria. m
the west part of the county, found himself
IN the midst of the busiest bunch of farm
err, the most active, business like. farmers
association he has had the pleasure Of see
lng in a long time. The farmers had gath
cred Ia arrange plans for the establishment
of a corn shelter. a preceding plant and
the building III an elevator. They not only
brought these matters To a point where
prospects were good for building the plants
hut they had time To listen To Secretary
Colp on good roads and passed resolutions
endorsing the object, of the lccturing tour
from A Ia lizard.
Leaving San Benito bright and early
Saturday morning the Lecturers proceeded
to Harrington where during a short, busy
stay they spoke to a crowd. organized the
,Harlinsen Good Roads club. with County
Commissioner X. l.. Chaudoin president.
and =. A. Thompson, secretary.
AT La Feria we found the Invest bunch
for a SINAI. town have ever seen" sand
Secretary Colp. in telling of the tour.
after we had named J. T.. Clark, pre~i-
dent. and 7. h.. Branch secretary, we asked
them to set a date for the permanent or
ganization. Instead Of setting a date they
said. We're al here now. Lett make the
organization permanent. And they dId.
Everything went of nicely. and IN fact La
Fcria went the other towns one better. for
theirs was a record IN quick action.
Reaching Brownsville. feeling IN excellent
spirits despite their hard two days oi
work. the party promptly prepared for the
meeting held al the Chamber Of Commerce
Saturday night. Secretary ID. +. Colp
made the principal address OF the meeting.
after which there wa- organized the
Brownsville Good Road club. with J. y
Harden. president, and Harry Harrison.
secretary.
with thu road built" said Secretary
Culp. 'there J. me- question that tins coun-
try could expect tourists who annually will
leave 100000 IN each county crossed w
the highway. This estimate 4 based. at
course. ON fifty ears = day for the trip and
surprising that each passenger would spend
IN average AZ one dollar IN each county
through which the roads pass. We figure
that al least S3O.0On on each ~l3O.unu
would give the net profit that would pay
tor the building and maintenance Of the
roads. not counting The benefit the local
people would derive through having such
roads for their own pleasure and con
venicnce."
short talk, were made by other mem
bcr- Ut the party. which included President
William Ca-~in uf the BcXar County High
way league: u. T.. Colp. secretary Of the
lcagnc. George -. Marshall. federal high
way expert ~ duty IA the Texas A.rIcul-
fural aud Mechanical college: Prof. \. Lynn
Thomas. federal creamery expert ~ the
A.. X NJ. Prot. Charles II. Austin. head ~
tie welfare division ~ the state university
These were accompanied on their trip hN
rrrIfv COMMISSIONS and Mr.. J. \. Gra-
ham 81 San Bcnito. and on part ~ the trip
. County Cummi-~inncr X. H. thaudom
w Ilarl:ngcu.
Aztec ihc meeting "a the Chamber ~
Commerce tho partN lett Tor Point Isabel