San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-01
Covers Distance of 81
Miles, Tuesday, in 10
Hours and SIS Minutes
Actual Running Time;
Prosperity Evident in
Valley.

All records for the San Antonio
brownsville run were smashed Tues
day when. Gracier Lubbock, driving
n Nash sport model stock car, arrived
in San Antonio from the border city,
Al distance of 81 miles at $40, just
exactly IL houis End ten minutes after
lac hal started his motor on the last
Iiiif If the marathon run. Alloy ne
To- about 10 minutes delay at gasaiine
filling sta;;Cns along the rouSe, .ac;ral
running time was 10 hours and .
minutes. Not even. so much as pune
ture was encountered on the return.
In making the return in IL hours
and ten minutes. Lubbock lowered his
preceding days record by 40 minutes.
Had che not been forced to detour
about ten miles on the return trip. he
would have made even better time. Ten
minutes were lost when Lubbock
stopped to assist with his Nash in
righting an overturned truck along
the highway.
This remarkable run demonstrates
the closeness of the Rio Grande valley
TO San Antonio and shows what pos
sibilities there are in the way of auto
mobile transportation between the two
cities. II must be remembered that
much OF this trip was made over roads
which as vet have not been improved
and are in deplorable state of repair.
Once there is n connected highway.
the trip should be made in. several
hours less time.
Nash Performs Well.
The marathon run to Brownsville
and return was made in Nash sport
model stock car. furnished by the
Jack Neal Nash Motors company, un-
der the auspices of the Glacier to-Gulf
Motorway. by which route the trip
was made. The performance of the
Nash was nothing short of marvellous,
the engine not missing so much as
single stroke during the entire trip.
1t was gruelling trip and Pilot Lub-
book is due much credit for the mas
terly way in which he handled the car
on this marathon run.
The trip to the valley revealed many
surprising features. No occupant of
the car failed TO note the seeming pros
perity of that section, Notwithstanding
reports to the contrary. Fields in
every direction are white with cotton,
while the citrus crop appears to be in
excellent condition. New buildings are
rising on every hand, indicating that
valley people believe an era of I'M
precedented prosperity is near. An es-
pecially encouraging feature is the
large number of school buildings and
other public structures which are be-
ing erected. This is further evidence
of the strong belief inhabitants of the
fyalleV have in. their futurp
Cotton Harvest On.
ihe fields of the Taft ranch, white
with cotton. presented an impressive
spectacle. Harvesting of the cotton is
on in earnest. and in one field alone
more than 200 pickers were counted
ut work. There is every indication that
Kleberg, San Patricio and Nueces
counties famous for their big cotton
yield. all will harvest bumper crops
this year.
Neither did occupants of the mara
thon car fail to note the Clearly APP
pearance of towns along the route.
Citizens of valley towns evidently take
great pride in their communities. Prac-
tically every home, after one passes
Edinburgh, boasts a dozen or more
beautiful palm trees. besides other
trees. flowers and shrubbery. Streets
in most instances are palm lined and
their beauty otherwise enhanced.
One Disagreeable Feature.
The San nio-Brownsville mo.
torist experiences practically the only
disagrecable feature of the trip in Will
son county and the northern part of
Karnes. Citizens of these counties have
failed to provide funds with which
to build the link needed TO complete
the great .Glacier-to-Gulf highway
from San Antonio TO Brownsville, and
much discomfort is experienced by the
motorist while travelling through Will
son and Karnes counties. as a result.
Another encouraging feature is the
great amount Of road work being done
outside OF the two aforementioned
Counties With few exceptions coun
ties along the way are evidently de-
termined to do their share in complet-
ing the San Antonio-to-Brownsvillc
highway.