Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-23
south TEXAS
TO BREAK ALL
TRAVEL MARKS
Thousands Will Be on
Highways During
Convention Week in
November

Joined by the great influx Of
winter tourists from all over the
country, motorists Of South Texas
Will take part in travel early in No
vember which is expected to break
all previous records for that time
OF the year.
w. G. Moothart, nag Of the
Lower Rio Grande Valley auto
mobile club, said today hat prep
aratiozs are being made 70 take care
Of at least 10000 motorists on the
highw Us Of South Texas during the
second week in November.
II is then that the roads OF South
Texas are expected to receive the
heav est travel they have had in
many q day. with thousands OF
a-iomo 'es. individually and in
~cc--ya~s carrying deleg .tions from
the various cities, passing over them
on thei: way TO Brownsville 70 at
tend the first annual convention Of
the South Texas Chamber Of Com
merce.
Many At Convention
approximately $1,000 persons are
expected to attend the convention,
which will be held in Brownsville
November IL and Is, with prelim-
mary patriotic services on the sun
day preceding. And at least $4,000
tourists will be travelling in South
Texas during that time, to escape the
rigorous autumn weathe. Of states
farther north. At least two thirds OF
the 10000 will be making the trip
overland, officials of the South
Texas Chamber Of Commerce esti-
mate, in preparing notices to service
stations and dealers on the route TO
make special preparations for the
convenience Of the horde OF motor
lists who will make the wheel track
10 the border during the week pre-
ceding the convention.
Definite plans have already been
announced for at least two huge
caravans-one from Corpus Christi
and one from Laredo. Corpus
Christi is after the permanent head
quarters Of the South Texas Cham
her OF Commerce, and announce
ments have been made there by the
Chamber Of Commerce and by va
rious other organizations that the
thriving port city will send 10 the
Valley tie greatest convention dele
CATION which il has ever sent TO any
convention in the country. With the
greater part of the distance paved,
the trip is attracting interest
throughout the Corpus Christi sec
ton, and hundreds Of automobiles
will take part in the gigantic parade.
At least two and possible three
bands will accompany the party. The
bands will compete in the $500 band
contest TO be held rs part OF the
convention. The Mexican Concordia
band, the Blacklander Boys Band and
the Elks Band are among the must
ctl organizations contemplating the
trip.
Laredo Caravan
From Laredo VIII come a esravan
of delegates from both the Ameri-
can side Of the river and the Mexi-
can side, with many Of the Nuevo
Laredo delegates bringing greetings
20 their compatriots in Matamoros,
Mexico, Just across the river from
Brownsville. Laredo wants TIRE -s2S
convention Of the South Texas
Chamber Of Commerce, and her peo-
pIe will be here in large numbers
and plenty OF music to enforce her
claims to the nexN year's meeting.
The Laredo delegation will prob
ably make the trip over two routes.
While part of the caravan will 30 by
way Of Hcbbronville and Falfurrias
and Join the Corpus travellers on the
way, the rest Of them will make the
trip over the military. running along
the Rio GranGe, and connecting
Brownsville directly with Laredo.
This highway is part OF a contem-
plated tourist loop which will
eventually connect by way Of paved
roads, San Antonio, Houston, "a
redo and Brownsville. Efforts are
being made at the present time 10
have the road designated a military
necessity in order that federal aid
in improving the road may be OBJ
tanned.
Hundreds Of Others
Besides these " large
already announced, there VIII be
hundreds OF other automobiles COM
ing from many cities IN this .erii-
tory. Every bit OF road IN South
Texas will have some kind Of travel
over il, and they will all converge
ut a point approaching the Lower
Rio Grande Valley to follow the
beautiful paved highway of the bor-
der into Brownsville by way Of Edin-
burg, Pharr, Alamo, Mcslaco, Donna,
Mercedes. La Feria, Harlingen and
San Benito.
OF course. there will be many
coming by rail, but the bulk Of
travel will be over the roads and
the caravans of delegates dele
gate to this convention is just any
one interested enough 10 make the
trip-wiIl be joined by the great
horde Of winter tourists who are
now invading South Texas for 8
number of good reasons.