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1	Construction of roads and bridges will bo so completed by the end of 1926 we 10u3o loon plan to invite, bring and take proper ov.re of a large volume of travel.
2 The organization program for 1926*27 is somewhat as outlined on printed leflot.
5 The construction program non in active progress includes all paving and bridges from St Augustine, Florida to Bay St. Louis, Hies, except 55 mi. in Baldwin county, Ala. From Bay St Louie to New Orleans, gravel. (Not all federal standard)
From Hew Orleans to Texas line, gravel	(	"	15	11	)
From Louisiana line across Texas to 80 mi. west of San Antonio, paving, fed. standad From Ban Antonio to San Diego, Cal., gravel and paving, federal standard.
4	Louisiana is the only state across half the continent (St Augustine to San Antonio) without a paving and bridge program in active progress.
5	A federal standard roads moansj
Right of' way not less than 65 ft.
Road bed to ft. or over.
Paving should be 18 to 20 ft.
Curves and hills with clear view ahead
of 500 to too ft.
IIo sharp turns.
elimination of R P, grade crossings. Permanent, wide drainage structures. Permanent bridges 20 ft. wide or more. Outer levels raisod on curves.
Louisiana nas very little federal standard roads, bridges and drainage structures on the Old Spanish Trail built, seasoned and ready for paving therefore Louisiana is not even ready to start a paving program.
6 The New Orleans district is also not ready for paving, and not federal standard. The other 032 city districts are complotod with federal standard paving.
7	Hew Oilcans should now consider as follows:
a.	Prompt completion of federal standard road to the lake bridgehead. A year of seasoning is necessary before paving.
b.	Prompt completion-of federal standard work from Mississippi river to Paccland. This section needs also to be straightened, therefore shortened.
c.	Decision as to entrance into Now Orleans across river.
d.	The routing thru New Orleans.
e.	The marking thru New Orleans.
f.	The name and marking across Louisiana.
8	The national organization must have the financial cooperation of New Orleans to oarry on its program The rural towns heretofore have paid most of the coots.
Hew Orleans paid to the 08T in 1925 02561.45 for convention expenses at New Oileana that year. Thi3 did not covor all expenses. Ho other funds for general or other administration have been received from New Orleans in seven yearo of work. In this period it has cost the national administration over 0150,000
9	New Orleans quota has boon 05000 per year. If Patterson, La,, for inctance, meets a quota of f;290 annually (and she has done this about 50,j good) then New Orleans ipiutz relative quota, based on population and bank resources, would bo 064,480 annually. This illustrates the difficulty of quotas and financial support to an organization like this. For one thing city and county funds should be paid annually because of the publicity, highway and community development this organization fosters.
I-Iarral Ayres, Managing Director May 17, 1926	Old	Spanish Trail Assn. San Antonio.