Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-04
PAN-AMERICA
LOOP May RUN
INTO VALLEY
Road Builders Organ
ize For Construction
VI Inter national
Highway

I@Iiy completion OF an fnterna-
eaonai highway connecting the United
STATES and Canada with the nations
81 Latin-America will be the cardi-
nRl objective Of a new Pan-Ameri-
can rood roads organization spon-
soreu by the American Road Builders
association.
One Of the principal highways Of
the system is now virtually com
Pieted 20 Mexico City with only q
snort mileage between Laredo and
= Mexican capital unfinished. A
loop highway through Brownsville,
Matamoros and Tampico to the Mex
-y1n capital Is alse proposed. and the
pan Is meeting the cooperation OF
tne Brownsville. Matamoros and Tam
picc Chambers Of Commerce.
The government OF Mexico plans
\ construction of a highway con-
meeting Mexico City with the Guate-
mala border, and NOT this road
years.
The loop highway through Browns
viile and Tnmpieo will connect with
tne eastern highway system at Hous-
toh. following the Hug the-C Coast
route. which will provide connections
With the paved Highway extending in
70 Ontario and Quebec.
According 70 Charles Nj. Upton, in
t~ernationaily known engineer and
consultant for Mexico. the compile
ton Of the international highway
must necessarily follow the compile
zion Of road systems within the ma
Tons of South and Central America.
IN order that work on these systems
may be speedily and economically
carried out. a good roads organiza-
ton comprising all road builders and
OFFICIALS of South and Central Amer
lea Is being formed. Its purpose will
bG-ta collect and disseminate data
c~cncefning good roads and their
methods of finance, maintenance and
construction.
Form Road Association
At the recent convention Of the
American Road Builders association
IN Cleveland, approximately thirty
officials and engineers representing
Pan-American nations joined in a
movement for the formation Of a
y new association. II will be known
as the Pan-American Division Of the
American Road Builders association.
and its officials will be selected
from the nations OF South ard Cen
trail America.
Among the most active foreign Of
ficials and engineers behind the
good roads movement in the southern
nations are Antonio Madraza. men,
Der of the Mexican highway commits
sion; Julio Garcia, engineer for the
same commission: Jose Rivera of the
Mexican commission; o. Orenzo Of
Peru Julio Fajardo Of Colombia; NJ
A. Coco. of the Dominican republic;
Angel Guarello Of Chile, all of whom
were In attendance az the Pan-Amer-
lean meeting. In addition 10 prom
inent officials Of Guatemala, Pana-
ma Nicaragua, Brazil. Argentine aad
Paraguay will cooperate IN the for
NATION Of the new organization.
Holds Unique Position
Tte Pan-American good roads body
WITHHOLD a unique posIsson in the
field Of international relations. Il
will he directly affiliated with the
largest non-profit good roads organi-
zation in the world-the American
ARoad Builders assoeiation-but will
maintain its own officials and board
Aof directors, form its owls constitr-
ftion and outline it's own detectives.
Officials of the parent association
believe IL will become one of the
most important agencies for the pro-
motion Of international trade and
good will in existence.
The final completion Of a highway
iwiil enable North American tourists
90 travel into the interiors Of Mex
Eo and G~uatemala, or ever 10 take
more extended tour into the ma
lions Of South America, which will
be Of extreme Importance in cement
ing the people OF Ameriua together,
5t is believed. Not only will the
transportation Of products to sea-
ports be facilitated and international
trade increased, but a direct contact
between the peoples will bring an
ton of racial preiudices, the organ
fxerm believe.