Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-21
HIGHWAY PLAN
OF STERLING
Is ENDORSED
Issuance of $35O,O00,-
OCO Bonds And Re-
paying Counties Is
State Chiefs Idea

~yAON, may @@.-Nnen Moss
!. sterling Of Houston publicly pro-
POSED a statewide road bond issue
Ut lexas, a couple Of weeks sgo.
% started something-something
enat IS beginning 10 take on the ear
marks of a landslide.
spontaneous concentrations Of the
Plan began flooding the state high
way commission ehairman's office
tne next day after the announce
ment; by wire. telephone and word
81 mouth-and they have been
eamin in eve since.
@lsst OF the leading daily news
gApers OF Texas have editorially en-
uorsed the program. which suggests
mat the present system of financing
. highway building be replaced with
. So5o,0o0 900 bond issue based on a
gasoline tax, for paving the state
highways "in time for this genera
ton to enjoy them" and returning
70 the counties for lateral road con-
struction the S4O.0 900 10 $4,000
voe they have contributed toward
state highways.
Gets Solon's Approval
The chairman Of the congressional
mouse committee on good roads has
approved Mr.. Sterling's proposal; so
mas the acting chief Of the federal
bureau Of good roads. The other
TWO members of the state commits
sion are urging its adoption by the
next legislature. County commits
sioners courts over the state are in
acrsing II by resolution, and friends
nave volunteered to seek it's endorse
nent BY the state association Of
county judges at its next meeting.
Aranb ers of m and other
eivic organizations have formally
commended IL; legislators have praIs-
ca IL, and scores Of prominent citi-
zens OF the state have not only sane
TONED It. but offered their active
assistance in putting it over.
30 many requests for e~xplana-
tons OF the plan have besieged Mr..
Sterling that he had his original
statement. supplemented by consid-
cradle more information, printed in
Pamphlet form. 10 avoid. as he said,
having to drop my regular work
n take a job as Information bu-
resu."
To Mail Pamphlets
his office was preparing 10 mail
out five thousand copies of the PAM
pnlet to such inquirers, and to coun-
" commissioners courts, chambers
ot commerce, members Of the state
legislature, and newspapers. He
SAID that any others desiring cop
les may have them AMOR request.
Mr.. Sterling admitted that he was
surprised-to say nothing Of elated
at the hearty welcome that has
greeted his announcement. Il had
thought possibly a campaign would
Dc necessary to put il over" he
smiled, but il begins to look as
though the people OF Texas will at
&C % the campaign themselves.
#fl y never seen such a ire
mendous immediate response to n
public proposition in Texas. EXCEPT
Dan Moody's fight for honesty and
KtToGsihility in state highway af-
Mrs."
Next to the inducement OF getting
the state highway system improved
IN a few years, without greater cost
IN the long run than under the pres
ent system, the most popular fea-
ture Of the Sterling plan seems "a
be, judging by the response. the re-
fund on all money spent on state
roads by counties. less depreciation.
This provision. the highway chair
mar pointed out. enables the coun-
ties TO improve their local roads al
the same time the state highways
are being built, thus assuring COM
pletion of the entire system as
quickly as il possibly can be done.
Newspapers Favorable
rn~nn kkA 49, -
spoken favorsbly Of the Sterling plan
In editorials are:
Dallas News, Austin Statesman.
Fort Worth Star Telegram. Beau
mont Enterprise, Galveston News.
News. Denison Herald. Waco News
Tribune, Corpus Christi Caller. Mar
shall News. Athens Review, Temple
Telegram. Bonham Favorite. Mexia
News, Bryan Eagle. Victoria Advo-
cate, Center Champion, Childress In
dex. Rockwall Success, Orange Lead
or and a number Of weeklies.
Congressman Cassius G. Dowell. Of
Iowa. chairman of the house roads
committee, in a recent interview IN
Washington, lauding the Sterling
program, emphasized the need " A
state bond issue in solving the Tex
Is highway problem. He pointed GU
that Texas. with by far the greatest
state road mileage, was eighth in
amount expended on roads. and
about 10th in annual road invest
Anent per capita. Texas receives
more federal aid than any other
state, according to Chairman Dow
ellis committees figures. He said
his home state. a small one. IL plan
ming q 800. 000, 1000 bond issue.