«>£}•=» continent; not? the women are organising and beautifying the highway and thoy too have made great contribution*? to tho aejvioo# Is ail this now to bo broken down and all this tiao anti money to be wasted*? And what explanation can v/o as Texans make to these other states from '’loridn to California that, trusted our loyalty and entrusted the national work to 'f exons? «?hat is the ’Texas situation with a trunkline north and south and one oast and west, both narked Jefferson Davis and both of thorn already nationally known highways of interstate and international character and with nationally recognised names? And what ox the great travel novonent that depends upon the national trunklines to carry then on their interstate journeys? Sexes Is the middle third on the old Spanish "rail. Its geographical location will give it large advantage in bringing and keeping travel in the state, soxrb has lauds to settle; it needs investment and development—-all this good will and national interest built up by ten years of work should not be lightly east aside, Texas, in naming roads for local sentiment, should not interfere witr highways of interstate end national character, -he Lincoln Highway if named and narked according to the ideas of each state would coon lapse as o national highway known to everyone and sought by tens of thousands in tholr overland trips. Plans involving tens of thousands of dollars are now "in the air"— — printing travelogs, maps, developing campsites and. travel oomxorts. marking, beautifying, meetings, field work—there can bo no dependence on finances or on the allegiance of the workers in other states, or in this State, and national magazine articles are in abeyance with a half dozen editorial requests before us. It Is suggested this calls for such editorial and other attention oc you oim give. "oxs-s has a vital interest in the preservation of the Old Spanish frail project, and in its utmost development and publicity, north ’Joxbb has the sene interest ns South Texas for travel must pass southward to get to tills trunklino. «ho idea of marked copies to the Highway Commissioners and others is also submitted. It its a serious thing to hamper, hurt or break a project that has achieved so much and that now is enjoying unrivalled construction progress in all its states, and that has built up such favorable recognition all over the ynitod States. Sincerely, May 5th, 1925 H. B. Ayres. H,,j: jh OS? Managing Director.