--- "The enthusiasm over" tra^raTae was apparem brought about by the fact that it has for its foundation an appealing history and the Trail through Texas and other states it traverses have adopted it in its entirety." Junction, Sonora, and Balmorhea leaders have very positively said they want no change and that they will make their protest. Ft. Stockton Chamber of Commerce appointea a committee to pretest and decided among other things a delegation from the West Texas towns to Austin would be best. General J. F. Woltors, of Houston, thinks it best committees should call on Governor Ferguson and the Highway Commission; also that all oho can should write to Governor Ferguson. Tne Galveston Auto Association unanimously opposes change. For many years a little group cf women under the leadership af Miss Decca Lamar West of Waco have boen pestering OST workers for permission or assistance to also mark the Old Spanish Trail as the Jefferson Davis Highway or to find some means to appropriate the project. They have never, so far as we know, given one dollar or one hour's time to the development of the project. They speak of the Lincoln Highway as a memorial in the North and close their eyes to the fact the members of that organization have spent over a half million of dollars to promote That work. They also ignore the fact that southern people have promoted the Lee Highway, and given extensively of time and money to do it, and that apparently this represents the South's attitude on this matter. They also ignore the fact that Old Spanish Trail members have spent over 8100,000 in money and ten years of work. Instead they dishonor womanhood by attempting a cheap piracy, and they dishonor the name of Jefferson Davis by attempting to fasten a label in his name OsomeV.^-cX-V' to which they have no right. They would discredit and dishonor Texas by ^ making us unfaithful to the other states that have trusted us to lead in this Old Spanish Trail work. They would hurt the industrial interests of Texas by tearing down a good will built by ten years of work and acknowledged in every state in the Union by editors, national organizations, schools, colleges, libraries, educators, map makers, tourist agencies, screen manufacturers, lecturers, auto clubs, and chambers of cemmerce (for our files show all this