The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-05
TALKED FOR GOOD ROADS.
Address of Captain j. 5. DauqhertY
at the Mass Meeting
HELD on LAST TUESDAY NIGHT
A.. Market square, in which He Makes
Some Practical Suggestions md
Gives Figures.

Following IS the fun text Il the adirrss
Of CAPTAIN Iaughetty. delivered az the
mass meeting last T1iesdav ay"nlHgi
Gentlemen ana Fellow tizHna-Ii .E
very gratifying to me- to parucpai" 10 70
large and representative a gathering Of TIE
citizens Of Houston the subJeri or 1coj
roads. II IN an evidence that you are in
accord with the aplr, VI the age aiti readj
10 keen step with It's prugress, The Hup-
let OF good roads IL second 20 non. In
state economics. whether we consider i IN
connection with the comforts al1 happi-
ness of every day life, or az the means 20
enable. US TO successfully enter the world .
market with the product Of our labor.
What il 81 that makes man PROUD OF hf.1
love his home? II Is the comforts bS
which he surrounds u, And without tho
love Of home there ~ rothing on when 20
build the higher order Of patriotic NE 10
challenge the history OF Civilization 20
,,oInt out n single Instance. where people
. iecaIne m,,st-bound every time there WAS
q heavy rainfall. who pcaseFard handsome
homes in which We're useful iIbTarleF, ma
sic and other comforts. ana suiroundeo hy
beautiful lawns, fruitful of"harns' ana
whose barns and pastures contained i'm
proved stock and comfortable carriages
and by whose highways are dotted here
and there well built and Kept schon
houses, churches and cemeteries. DeAu,iiu
groves and babbling brooks. Spch com,
forts and attractions are al war vain mus
and can not exist II. the same neighber
hood at the same time. II IN Sueh com
forts that make man love his home. b'
proud Of his county and State ana SINS
Their praises wherever no goes. We have
good railroad and water transportation
And nature has been prolific In bouhufh
gifts to this coast country. Reliable sea
sons, prairie and timber properly hlstflb
uted. Artesian water abundant W duah
tity wherever 1t Is sought for. a health,
md saiubrious climate where most OF I'M
grains, fruits, vegetables ana mower
bloom. bear and ifpen for Fine 10 'WeN'
months in the year. Mud Is the oniy grea
etmbarRo laid upon the comfort. nappihen
and prosperity OF this section OF our s'a.e
And are we going 10 submit 10 u mn
Gounder on through 1t for another nal
century. or are we as progressive men 40
ing 10 intelligently unite our enofts nm
make the hest use OF the means W ou
command and free ourselves from tnis IN
cubus? And believe ! can reah IN IN
countenances OF the people mere ,on'sh
APPROVAL OF the good work In TINS me ~
ready accomplished by our pubic.sp'r.e
cns,ntv officers, and a determination tina
Inc work for good roaas shall contihu
with increasing vigor. How can u
,rost economically and successfully GONE
~ the question. The good roads convention
which met in Turner hail, Houston. Texas
February 10. 1895. adopted ths fohowsh
..a so'I Hnn. w. 9. Robson. Chairman Goo
Roads Convention for Texas:
ssT1ear eir-Your committee on resoi,l
sso,,a bars leave TO submit and rccommehu
~ adonsion the following resolutions
Resolved. That II y the sense Of TN
cc "Ttrst. That there should b. establishe
~ ~ otste q Ttxss : commi:e.en 20 ~.
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