Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-24
PROPOSEBOND
ISSUE, WOULD
J, FINISH ROAD
Meeting at Chamber Of Com
merce Friday to Con-
J slider Plans

meeting AZ the Chamber Of Com
merce tomorrow morning will consider
plans for the requesting Of the calling
Of a bond election in Cameron county fer
rad work following the route Of the
Gid Spanish Trail. II was announced
today BY County Judge Oscar {. Daney.
An doubt which hitherto has existed
regarding the financing Of the Old Span
ish Trail in Cameron county has been
dispelled. and the sentiment fay"ring
good roads has been transformed from
lnfewarmness 10 a high enthusiasm. H. T..
Colp. of the Old Spanish Trail highway
association who is in brownsville today.
said after trip over the county.
Mr.. CoIp was In Brownsville about q
month ago on q scouting trip. and at that
time no unusual interest was being mani
Tested in the road projects. he said
Since his arrival. he says. prominent
men in Brownsville who have before been
opposed t0 the project. have come offer
ing their services in assisting the cam
paiKn for financing.
Unless the explanation is the enthusi-
asm displayed hy the neighboring Hidalgo
county Tuesday In passing their large
bond issue BY an overwhelming majority
nr whether il IN the large amount of pub
Iicity which he said fhe newspapers n
Cameron county have been giving Ia The
Old Spanish Trail Mr.. Colp declared he
conid not say
The Importance of the financing IN Cam
eron county means more than other
= 4vs tha
~rse where county between Brownsville
and San Antonio does not meet the H.
nrncial requirements If the government
aid. n route will be made 10 60 around
that county. There Is. however. no way
o. ~et around Cameron county.
@What hard road connecting Prowns-
vile with San Antonio and Houston
inenns 70 this city and ~ this section i
realized by everyone The tourist eron
everywhere n one which We cannot afford
70 slack nm cultivating. Il i profitable. :
he declared.
aThousandS ~ tourists who winter "
San Antonio would without n moments
notice come ~ Brownsville and Mafa-
raArns n good road " available. tn"
rond win mean more r. Cameron county
thmn 10 nnv 0f tire other romnties on the
rnnse for the reason that i j. At The end
10 the rante. While tourists would mass
through the other counties on their way
down here. and snend enough IN these
counties snnuaI'y 70 reray the cost ~ god
roads the sarre tourists win spend sew
eral days and longer here.
No federal n- state MD j. 20 be given
rnv one connty improving roads. unless
the roads heing improved are part ~
highway between fwn nnints and nass-
inc through several counties. THE men~s
sAnt unless everv r0nnty hntwaen Prowns.
xill and San Antonio f'nanees its mart
re- federal ~ state cid will he received
hv anv " the enHntles.
with the passing nf the bond Issue in
Hidalgo county assuring the good roads
fhere. TIE romrles'nn ~ the rands in
brooks counsv with the execution 81
about three miles and . hond issne he
ins prepsred in Jim Wells county. the
financing By all the counties " practir-
a'lv assured.
an order "a be in line for the state
and federal aid appropriations. MI ~"
~eunffes on the route must have made
definite financial arrangements hy the
third Monday in January when the state
highway department meets.
@tameron county IA where we are cnn-
centrating onr efforts M rho present :"
Mr. Colp' said. "1'he meeting at the
Chamber of Commerce tomorrow WIN de-
terTnine more definitely the plans and
extent Of the campaign. From what I
have seen and the sniris that I feel here
n favor of the FoCt road project. feel
assured of the success Of the campaign
u Cameron county.
when the road IN assured. ail TIE
burdens Of maintainance on this highway
NiII b. lifted from the shoulders ~ the
county commissioners. ard the work viii
be carried on entirely under the lirect
supervision Of the state highway iepart
menf. by the auto license funi This
means that the part n the taxes WHICH
now 10 10 the upkeep of these roads win
he transferred 10 the market. or branch
roads. 10 benefit the farmers and others
living off the main road.
"A trunk line between here and tho
market centers will mean great deal
Ia the very farmers who have been in
small way opposing the project
When the people Of this section stnn
and think for q moment what n main
road with Brownsville MS n terminus
means TO the future 81 this Valley. thev
will not hesitate 10 Tc any length 10 OBJ
tain the good roads whifh are within
their reach now For this reason feel
no uneasiness as II Tie outcome % the
campaign"
II n planned by Mr.. Coin to hold rreet.
ngs in various towns in the county after
more definite arrangements arc made nj
the meeting tumorrow.