Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-31
San ANTONIO TO
VALLEY RECORD
RUN A SUCCESS
Route Over Glacier to Gulf
Highway to Brownsville
ConIered in IL Hours OF
Running Time

Arriving in Brownsville at 5:48 yes
terday afternoon, eight minutes behind
their schedule, the party composed of
George ID. Marshall, consulting engineer
Of the Glacier 60 Gulf Motorway, l.. p.
Scott, representative Of the San An
tonic Light. A. b. Cochrans, represen-
tative of the San Antonio Express, and
Cracian Lubbock. driver. completed the
demonstration run over the Glacier to
Gulf Motorway from San Antonio TO
Brownsville. and proved conclusively
that the premier city of the Lower Rio
Grande Valley is only one days run
from San Antonio.
ii Hours Running Time.
The trip from San Antonio to Browns
Vile was made in IL hours and 80 min
utes, the, actual running time being III
hours, rs the party lost twenty minu-
tes when two tires were punctured and
stopped thirty minutes ut Kingsville
for lunch. The schedule was maintained
from San Antonio to Mercedes, and at
some points they were few minutes
ahead of the schedule. Detours betwee en-
Mercedes and Brownsville where new
highway construction is under way de-
layed them few minutes and were res
ponsible for the failure to arrive in
Brownsville exactly on schedule. The
run was made in Nash Six, and the
car stood the strain of heavy road travel
without missing a shot," as the driv-
er expressed it.
At the Miller Hotel the party was
greeted by a reception committee, COM
posed of County Judge Dancy, several
city officials, Andres Cueto, local Nash
dealer, and big crowd Of good road
enthusiasts, and the feat was acclaimed
rs marking a new era in motor travel
in South Texas-the linkink Of the Rio
Grande Valley with San Antonio is a
one-day run.
Success Causes Surprise
Much skepticism was manifested by
local autosts when the announcement
Of the run and the schedule were pub
lished Saturday, and many expressed
the opinion that il would be impossi-
bic to make the run in twelve hours
Reports on the progress Of the party
were in great demand yesterday. and
when the big Nash swung into Eliza
beth street, after /aking~the record
fnn Of South Texas, the fact was es.
tablished that San Antonio is now with
in one days motor travel of the Valley.
Every law and traffic rule of the road
was observed in making the run.
Found Roads Excellent.
1.-THE route Of the Glacier to Gulf
Motorway between San Antonio ard
Brownsville is now in excellent condi-
tion," Mr. Marshall Stated in discussing
the trip. "The only poor roads en-
countered were through Wilson county.
and road conditions are almost ideal
for the rest of the trip.
"The object of the run was to prove
for the benefit Of the tourists who wiz
soon be coming into San Antonio thu:
the Rio Grande Valley. the garden spot
Of the South. Is only one days run from
San Antonio. and the record this run
has established will be bic factor in
bringing tourists into the vallev this
winter over the Glacier to Gulf Motor
way.
Compliments Valley Highways.
"The Glacier to Gulf Association is
proud Of the progress that is being
made in highway construction in ths
Rio Grande Valley and on the high
ways connecting the Valley with San
Antonio, and we are letting no oppor-
tunity pass to impress upon the tour
lists of the Northwest that San Antonio
and the Valley should be the Mecca of
their winter tour. San Antonians have
also taken n great interest in this run.
and now that IL has been proven they
can make n motor trip TO the Valley
in one day. there are hundreds Of them
who will make the Valley trip over the
Glacier to Gulf route"
The party left this morning at
o'clock on the return trip to San An
tonic, the driver stating that he expec-
ted to make 1t in nine hours, but the
other members Of the party protested.
declaring that they had already estab-
lished one record and were willing to
allow others to beat IL.