Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-22

state. Once provided with stone-cru,b.
ers for every road district, you have NJ.
less stone walls enough IN Connecticr, >.
thoroughly macadamizs every road o,5
still enough left to loan to less fortr-a.-
neighbors.
Stone walls take up great deal ..
room, and on either side encoursga
growth of bushes, weeds, briars. VIM.
etc., oftentimes making hiding DIpos,,
| for snakes and skunks, while a ~
fence costs much less, takes up verv Lee
room, so that the farmer can plant 3D.
fields closer, thereby saving valusfI'
land for cultivation. We can learn M
from the old world in this matter.
BROAD TIRES.
Your legislature should enact g la
compelling the use of broad tires. f-,.
three to six inches in width on al wag,-,
built to carry heavy loads. These b.,,.
tires would serve as rollers TO Comma.
the road instead of cutting it 10 ami 10
stroying it., as is now the case with no.
| row tires,
Sufficient time could be given +,.s-
able the change to be made, and s,,s-
that time all wagons with narrow +.-..
| should be taxed.
Gov. Hill, of New York state ink
! annual message for 1890, has dwell r-s.[
much emphasis on the needs of The s-s,,
| in this direction and he has recoumarFs5
the passage of such an act rs SHAH M
vide eventually two improved ROADS
north and south, running THROUGH sar3
county, so connected and running p,
gether as to form a network Of rs naq-rr
! possible perfect roads over the vb-rs
state.
While this degree of confidence a..,
what may be done is most commerfars
1t may be better here to undertake less 81,
the outset; but if one road sh0rI4 10
perfected, running south, following in
general the line of the consolidated mad
from Springfield to New Haven and
thence to the New York line. connactrrg
all the great towns along the line bvs
magnificent carriage way, and then an
other following in a general wav fine
course of the New England road GER.
tainly this would be a good beginning
and an example and incentive Tor ever
part of the state.
STATE TAXATION.
For the creation of these new roads f.
is my firm conviction that the whole s-sts
should bear the burden, a bonded loan
being negotiated, and that by the use Of
sufficient money without waste, these
should be made model roads which shall
rebound to the credit of the state and
add to its prosperity, and unquestiouabF
increase the total valuation of its prop.
erty. So much for the needs and the
duties of the state.
have dwelt upon this feature Of the
question here because 1 am addressing
what [ believe to be the most influential
organized body of Connecticut's business
men, the backbone and the brains of her
great body.
/ believe that it is to such men as you
that we must look for the institutingo Of
practical reforms, and that it must be
you who shall shoulder the responsibility
of starting a legislative movement, and
that yourselves shall be the guiding
heads and hands which shall see it
through to right and proper determ-
nation; but 1t is of more especial inter-
est and Importance to remind you OF
what your requirements and duties are as
VI LIIlS SplGuulu CdDlLdlg CITY
already noted well-nigh throughout the
civilized world for the commercial pros
perity and sagaoity Of her business men,
for her advantageous location, wealth
and beauty.
HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE.
But now to come down TO the practical,
L urgently recommend that you appointa
committee to give this matter their atten-
ton, to draw an order to be introduced
into the city government inaugurating
system of improvement in the city
streets, and also another committee to
draw bill to be presented to your legis-
lature at their first sitting, which shall
provide for the improvement of the h5-h-
ways of the state. This COMMITTEES to
be authorized to invite prominent citizens
from other parts of the state to act with
them, both committees to report to this
board for their final approval.
We boast to-day of the greatness and
perfection of our railway systems, Of
their magnitude over those OF any other
Why do We not take as much
pride in the building up and perfectiag Oh
our highways?
If we should devote part Of the great
energy now given to extending our rail-
roads to improving our highways,
would not be many years before We
should have the right to take national
pride in them.
The truth is that the railroads are
built and run by private enterprise ana
the highways by the public, and here the
Did adage is true that ''what's every
body's business is nobody g. -
This Is a day of combinations, anu
why should you not, as publio-spirltea
men, combine for the public good IN this
matter and stick to it until your city anu
state have highways that are second 70
lone2
Then will you leave to those who FOL
low after you an inheritance or more
value than monumental marble or gran
tie shaft.