Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-09
IN OUR
VALLEY

IF MEXICO has not decided whether
i she will build the first north ant
south highway from Matamoros to Mex
leo City or from Nuevo Laredo to Mex
leo City, as S. c. Tucker informed the
Brownsville Rotary Club yesterday
then it seems the time is ripe for the
American side of the Valley and Mata'
moros to join together and use theil
collective influence to induce the Mex
lean government to start the highway
south out Of Matamoros.
The Laredo route will be one difficult
and more expensive to build, for it will
necessarily go through mountainous
country.
The Laredo route would not connect
with high class highway such as that
which passes through the Valley and
out Of it to the north.
The Valley and San Antonio will soon
be connected by a first class highway
all the way through, there being only
two gaps at this time. Efforts are now
being made to connect the Valley and
Houston with similar first class roads,
and the prediction is made that this
will become fact in another year.
Corpus Christi, it is understood, is
lending her influence to assist Laredo S
efforts to get the first highway out of
that point to Mexico City.
Laredo is not asleep on the PROPOSE
tion. She realizes full well the great
value of motor highway from the bor-
der to Mexico City, with Nuevo La
reda as it's northern terminal.
Within a few years after the compile
tion of this highway quarter of a mil
lion ears year will be going into and
out of Mexico.
The Mexican government, according
to information reaching Mr.. Tucker, has
floated and sold a bond issue to build
this highway.
w. A. King of Brownsville, recent
ly returned from a trip north, was a
fellow passenger on train with a
member of the contracting firm that
will probably build the road, Burns
Bros, Of Chicago. He was informed that
it is probable that the coast route will
be favored, and he urged the people in
the Lower Valley to get busy.
Just another reason Tor the develop
.ment of a coast resort somewhere along
the coast here, including Boca Chica and
l;,ure Island The loop highway, as
now proposed, with Brownsville, Boca
thiIa, Point Isabel and BarIeda station
as the outer points will do much to en-
phasize the Importance of bringing the
Mexico highway through this route.
.aention might also be made here of
the fact that the Barreda Point Isabel
road has already been designated as a
state highway, and whe nthe time comes
to build the permanent road it will
doubtless receive state aid. This road
is known as State Highway No. 100.
Considerable permanent work, such as
the building of concrete culverts, has
already been done on the road. :
The Point Isabel Barreda road is sup
posed to be maintained by the state
highway.
The Mexican highway is a matter i'm
portant enough to demand the attention
OF the cham rs of commerce of the
Valley, of the Rotary Clubs, of the XII
wants Clubs, of the Lions clubs; in fact,
every type of organization that has the
welfare Of the Valley at heart.
R. B. Creager of Brownsville has wide
influence on both sides of the border.
He maintains offices in Mexico City.
Mr.. Creager, a real ''old timer" in the
Valley, with extensive business inter-
ests in the Valley-and sentimental in
terests, too--no doubt would be glad to
help in every way possible in this mat
ter.
Every possible influence should be
brought to bear on this matter-and not
a moment should be lost. Action is the
great essential at this time.
In the meantime. let's bend our eff
forts in Cameron county to passing the
flood protection bond issue of $l,500,0OO,
and not befuddle the minds of the peo-
pla with discussions of other issues.
While the state is virtually paying
for the flood protection in Cameron coun-
ty. vet il must still be remembered that
there is a task before our officials, that
of getting to the polls two-thirds of the
total number of persons holding poll tax
receipts and who are otherwise quail
fled voters.
Once the flood protection bond issue
is out of the way, we can start the
bali rolling on those highway projects
to the coast.