The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-15

seems al hr~i glance an adNaniAg. IL Is
not so IN fact, Tor ono OF the most IN
rortant utilit "a 4 cuurty roads Is ihrS'N
4 iuutri py "A hrsitntlcn ON tn, part oil
the people To travel ns freely as tnHS
otherwise Would " there Wtr" no loll,
thus preventing much coinnerc'di auu
social intcrt purac which good r'1ds are
tNpcrtod to foster
W hich we are to derive from good ron'S:
commercially. socially. clu ntlonaty an
rclriously good rouIs Win have y vast
burden you Win vast arrays of figures
which are moro cas- ~ prepared than they
are either understood or retained in inc
memory hut think | can make 1t 'ltar
10 the convention hy stating f"w broti
facts that every one of tn inai"sls M n
toned above will hc furlhcrei by tie
adoption Of Il complete system OF Goo'
lnadS From my no nj OF view TINS - pi's
concerned todny Questions oi public lb-
crty .n1 private right Nere settled od the
other Side two HUI ifci years ago, ani Tor
as Americans they were d.iiuiirly
achieved hy the rev iut on. Economical
and social problems arc now the matters
about winch We should q rrisc thai 'tnr-
nal VIZ ls,n,r Viii h i sal TO be thu price
OF l!bcrty. \ man may be- politically ire
and indeed often is who 5 iniusraly a
bond slave. \ man may he able 10 vetc
amy iicket he pleas AMI yet MS environ
mcnl- may be of the lowest description.
Let as see what country r,nls have TO
do with III : \ short time ago | vas SIT
link in front OF a hotel in IA c'riap r"xuH
town. tho sol aud climate OF whose cnnn-
~ Was especially aIrpicd 10 sniSc nlmost
anyth liz rnacr tho svn. | saw a iarmcN
drive up to II store "i,l ba', ni cot y
On his wagon, nnd rti"r trading nionNd
fur a while IL. siorokccpcr brought out
"a c}urla pf 81 Ks al corn and put ih"m in
the back part Of tho wagon. After dis
plarina hc cotton he pretty nearly iillei
the ~ the vehicle with potatoes. ard
bacon aud n variety of o'hcr conosit-
HIS And - al fita farm
sat on Tho scat and pprucd u can of
peaches. vas 80 struck with the lart
Of ,hiifi Inhibited by my fricn' THAT |
aSkci him why IN The word he dii not
i" s." some of the things for which hc
was now soaking his cotton aud his rc-
ply was That If he had u truck garden
aud took he trouble TO work t. az raish
anything Is, 1t was bard enough 10 come
10 town jh the cotton without having
to hHul anything else over such roads as
They had IN hat part of :hc country IN
shor, our irurk farms are not I'm touch
with our towns winch arr ;illc1 vim
vast sto..k@ NJ cnnr.d goods from oiiler
Si"ies, oil of wl'h : ush' by. fa'mar
aud n partially unnecessary clurge on
"V"rNhcd3 ~. Ss.ur ljrh
insts -av ihtt 4 20 -oniltra reputation
y N"iN soWwliy a reQr one This MAY
SIDE their natural respur = aud ~
de2vor to raise ia ngs 10y ariif al >tin,u-
lus. but when p,0rlo 90 outside nj Texas
Hlh u SlSi on hllNiilE llilf- ana irGc taiiif :
10y Investing Il very large rrrce ntaRe
of tin cans and rail rai frcghts tho rsa-
sonaheress of it is v"1y hard 10 demol-
s'rate / would hc TIM last to advocate a
shrivcled Local sm. but DO believe That
our holy poliiic silou,a H. properly ar
tirulaied, nni in this way country roa' is
Woull he tho feeders of oar IA lrouds to IA
e!eettr At"nt than They are now. ana the
exchanges of our State. rich is t, *,
would le still further in our favor. We IN
Texas have no excuse for not being pros
porous, hut IN regard 10 the vast .mpor-
| tai ON of fruits and Vegetables tn : itani of
expense will not be elm mated until liz
ing in tie country is loss of s,lf-sacri-
lie" than it At present.
suppose any iarmcr whose farm in,-
he located along he line of good road
to h IS marltci town. would realize he ali
solutc differences IN value hetw.,en his
laEd aud ti'tt Of his ne shhor Who ~ns
tire" or four mics from Sucn a line of
communication. have seen it estimate. /
N one state that all the land in IA certain
county, would risk in va,ue s2 pei acre at
cncc by the construction OF only four
good roads from the county seat 10 the
| county li:c in rad NJ direction. | have
also seen It stated on high authority that
| In the state Of Massachusetts, today the
| lack Of good roads If eVu Valent re a tax
! GA every man. woman and child Of s0
| l'r annnm hut ms 10 not be eye, aud
| inr the same rsnson 10 not let lis indulge
| IN too many theories. As to figures il
| mny he "a tha: ii is easy to gel figures
| MRcte TN. facts are In existence. hut to
mako figures ca a set of facts which is
! ye, In the womb ri the future is an I'M
/ dertaKlng which, N This case think IN
| necessary 1t Is sufficient Ia face the
| facts rs they are. and TO know that they
are bad; TO realize that they ought 10 be
| changed and to sot ABOUT cha,s NIX thein.
II is for this purpose thai the sense of
his convention is invoked,
Again. as to this matter Of economy n
tracron In the no.r fuiur,.if vii, moi L.,
| coriined " the aporation of lraft animals
| Leaving cycles .utop,tlci. am nf thr
question, ~. following E,Ita as to In, In.
PRODUCTION II h,rsotssa motors is vrry
/ SIKH hcAiit We haYc rot IN h,ir,, ~, ri. j.
our d roads or We sh1jl no, bo In Inn
! TO tux. u Vantage Of flr eor5,ni. ,.,,'oiu.
! IN III inromoilon tt r,ras,,,t = - II "
/ and IN 7re luxurious ia tr,,rI f,ni,, t,,,t
Ia On -lpo to Visa n fHe,J tf,,, IL -
| - ana vlsu a r.rit'Dra,' l., ,l. -, ~
/ IA whr, ,ita rnaIs .,rA h,d I, .o'i'
| more unfortunato WI fb.s r. WIN II ~.
rest OF the country. hnvlna. u1iI l,.,,...,
! nt5nt an 10 mis- r,.forn, Iii '', i,f'
aroued ia hors@less carro,, ~ r. NJ ~ ~; ~
Ia twenty miles an Il ,fr An ,st "a, .
I 'e'' fH "tit " Aistt't W. sil't