Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-01

c3nld bc found on the ground or In the
npirhh1fho0d Of the work and utilized,
and would in any case be comparatively
inexpensive in most OF che Nouihein
states Where such q wealth of good tim
Der aDounds.
The systems here outlined may he
considered by some 10 be- too radical a
departure from the present methods,
on 30 may be urged that such work would
entail expense Of course Il viii. Roads
will not grow W spontaneously through
out country, and If we propose 10 have
any we must bdild them. 1tc esPei. se
however under lliis arrangement would
be light and no better deposition could
be nude Of the small pflion of our rev
cnues That would be necessary 70 the con-
sirnntiun # such suitable highways 10
facilitate The development of the agri-
culture mud manufacturing interests Of
tue country upon both Of which. almost
cxciush cly the prosperity Of this section
depends IL is Believed, however upon
mature consideration the plan advanced
VIII be found entirely feasible. and win
many features TO recommend h. especially
when il is considered that the various
plans heretofore tried hive failed %
give MS roads worthy " the natno ard
that IL Is freely admitted on nll sides that
something should be done towards q pr0c-
t'cnl solnti0n Of this heretofore unsolved
problem
That something should De- done is
freely admitted aud That the various
counties of themselves for self evident
reasons, are not equal 20 the task, Is
also admitted. II would therefore, ap-
pear ,hat the duty dcvOlvcs on the state
which bias both The power and the hnan-
cim ability lur the undertaking.
The utilization of convict labor I'm this
manner would toud towards solution
of this vexcd question, as the placing
them on such n public work would be
utilizing their labor ON au important
aud much needed improvement without
coming in competition with f-ee labor
BESIDES the economy OF the system
would allow Of such roads being built
nc The minimum of cost.
Another point Of viey FROM which 90
consider this subject o. that every such
road would Zoe q public educator To n
certain extent, as The road uverseers
and citizens generally of the various
counties would have practical example
Of q thoroughly built highway. which
knowledge would be- utilized by them in
the construction aud maintenance Of
their roads generally.
Fuvotc localities for the building
Ot such rO1ds across the length Or breadth
Of the various states VIII no doubt readily
present themselves in zach case In Tex
us we nave the remains Of nm old Span
ish road. the Canine del Rey. which
formerly extended between San Antonio
IN the southwest and Nacogloches M the
northeast two of The oil lest settlements
OF the country mud about 300 miles
apart which would an.wcr admirably
for The purpose Portions of the road
are sul ir 1s', and DO rs recognized us
thc buuudrv line between several coitu.
ties. Tho wrIt'r has com" across por-
lions of 70 at different times While eu-
gagcd ON professional duties, md takes
pleasure in tpstif,iHg 10 ,hc etill OF ita
early locatots Srch road could be
economically 1ud rudid constructed
tudur The system above outlined and
&c rs believed .hnt upon is currpisiion.
the advantages would be- So manifest
that Gle system would be- still further
extended
The plan here outlined coutcmplates
Oh" maintenance of these r0nds by tho
wrp18 counties through which they
passed either by coutpct ut so much per
milr 0r nv the labor of county con-icts
as would be- found most advantageous