Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-05
THE QUESTION OF THE HOUR.

Good dirt roads, prosperity, human
happiness and civilization go hand in hand.
We want law that will guarantee good roads. -
[Timpson Times.
An exchange suggests the following
novel idea in regard to county roads. It says:
Name all the county roads as streets are now
named, and number the houses along the roads.
The plan is good one. and should be adopted
by the county court. At present county roads
to them, and it is often difficult to strangers to
find them without frequent inquiries. Name
your roads and let the names appear on each
corner. 1t will then be easy to find any house
as it is now in the city where the streets and
numbers are given.-iCeuter Champion.
The question of good country roads, so
long and urgently argued by the Times, is be-
ing warmly advocated by our country exchanges
and there appears to be good pros pect of action
in this direction in various sections of the state
The proposition is an old one. Even the Ro-
mans had good highways from Rome all over
their European territory, and these roads to this
day are in good condition. affordinG facility for
travel. Good roads mean much to the farmer,
for they furnish facilities for the disposal of his
produce, and more to the city, for 1t gives
cheaper ana better supply of farm produce
[San Antonio Times.
The question of good roads now being
written about by every scribbler and talked Of
by every candidate in the state is simply
question of cash. It is a matter of little diff
Guilty to secure plans for making the best of
roads. Securing the money with which to carry
out the plans is the main trouble. This can be
done in two ways, and only two, viz: Either by
the issuance of bonds on long time and at low
interest, or by the passage of q constitutional
amendment permitting the levying of a special
tax of, say fifteen cents on the 800, for road
purposes, This is the whole question boiled
down. and If the people want want good roads, they
[Karnes County Views.
County roads in Texas would do very
well if proper care was utilized by overseers.
Our population is not sufficiently dense to
prompt law levying special tax for road i'm
provement. Besides, law authorizing coun-
ties to issue bonds for this purpose is exceed
ingly obnoxious, as it opens an avenue for job
berry and creates two classes that viii cry for
public pap. These are bondhoIders and con-
tractors, and of course both will desire to bleed
the county, and the taxpayers foot the bills. In
the face of the present right of the county to
maintain road and bridge fund, and issue
bonds if deemed necessary by the commission
er's court, it seems as if there was conside- a.
Bile demagoguery in this howl for state law
guaranteeing better roads.-lTyler Courier.
A great deal is being said on the sub
ject of good Dirt roads. Better wagon roads
are desirable. but the statesman who thinks
that the addition Of laws to the statutes upon
that subject will make them is sadly mistaken.
There is but one thing lacking 20 secure bett er
roads, and that is money. The present road
law viii come as near creating good roads as
any law without money. 1t remains yet TO be
determined to what extent the people are will
ing to submit to additional taxation, even for
so desirable an acquisition as good roads. The
great American public likes to talk, but draws
the line at paying taxes. The Texas portion
of it is no exception TO the rule, and the pub
lie man who thinks he can saddle 8 load OF
road bonds on it without demonstrating very
clearly the benefits to result therefrOm win
find himself The victim of the chronic DISPOSE
ton to kick at everything sayoring of taxation.
-LSouthern Mercury.