The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-03

coast fair, TO be held at Dickinson, first,
nival July J and T. and second as the
regular annual fair and racing season
October Z, TO u. inclusive. The directors
| ana stockholders have found from time
TO time that the matter of reaching liz
grounds of the association from the ictual
producer q the farm directly involves the
| so many who have formerly been indi-
fcrcnl have become enthusiastic upon the
question Of good reads and the aavan, sc
| of properly exhibiting their products dur
| ma the exhibitions of the association. 1t
seems to me, therefore, that your Texas
| Coast Utilization association could very
properly Introduce and accept resolution
| calling attention TO the Ntent and nature
cf this association aud appoint suitable
| committees to cooperate IN every way
rrAns Coast fair and thereby lend 1t your
kindly interest and cooperation. Very
| t"uly yours,
Fred w. Mally. Secretary
| Judge NJ. $. Waller rendered the ex-
cusos OF Colonel Il. 4. Wheeler. president
| of the fair, who was absent on account
| of being engaged In the trial of the case
| In court.
on motion. committee of three was
| appointed TO prepare proper resolutions
| upon the letters of Professor Mally, john
| son, Porter and Waller were appointed,
The meeting of the executive committee
OF the Texas Coast Utilization assoca-
| lion held today In the parlors of the IRE
1
Il most lively interest was manifested In
| the work which the association had
mapped out for Itself and that steps
| were taken to perfect a permanent Oh
ganizaiion upon correct aui sensible Zines.
| incic Is cause tor ConSrut uiati5n. not
| only IN tho attendance upon The meeting.
| but also IN the fact mat sdch attendant,
| was thoroughly representative OF the en-
| ire coast country. These were he con-
miltecnen lartc!pauns "a the meeting;
All Il II. Ioiar, Arcadia; A. j. Birch-
| Held, ALVIN; a. NJ. shannon. La fortc,
Anhur Kectch, T,xas Guy, -. ~. Smanny.
League CITY; B f. Johnson, G. Ii. Flsiey.
SN on, c9s"'S json W H%SNoqH hs4e
! lIerndon, Houston, John Wissner Liver
pool. III. Il. Rice. Houston; T. w. Ma!ly.
i las ~ + Maisr Al@ M LIMA arris
burg; l.. L.. Steele, Winnie; Henry Miller,
Alta Iona; John ID. push. Marvel; H. II.
Porter, Pcarland, Amasa Stewart, La
| marQue; G. X. l;owens, North Galveston, |
| =. a. Mckenzie. Genoa: II. j. Willis, Al
| vim. G. II. McMast,r. a. $. Newsom and
Tom Richardson of Galveston, For, smith
| Of League city.
Mr. shannon Of In Porte. in response
to request, told Of the La Porte board
had given the association his name.
just AS people give n smart child inc |
sounding name lie told of the diversity |
Of interests prior TO the organization Of |
the board on January I, and how the pc@ |
pie had been brought to unity Of pur-
pose.
Mr.. u. A, Smalev of League city re-
spondei with n good roads talk He came |
to Texas nifty years ago and rode through |
the sloughs and knew how 10 approointe |
good ropds. Galveston. county needs drain |
age. and proper material for roads so
that ,li.. wagons VIII not cut through. |
~ favored going before the legislature
and asking for some measure whereby an |
efficient avs'e,n may I've put IN. Person
ally he thought the issuance of bonds was
the proper method SO that the rising gen |
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bequcathcd no them, ne thought one
trouble was tina, enough roads had not |
been lai) out. Speaking OF maradam he
said there were places in Galveston with |
hut four inches Of rock. which had with
stood the hoaviea. traffic for iive years.
The coast country with rock roads could |
Mr. urriton OF houston was introduced
as an Experienced road huilder He said |
he had laid out $50 miles Of dirt road and
main thing desired was drainage. If prop |
ariy drained the roads VIII take care OF
themselves.
glad to say that ne he'd been travelling to
Houston on II shell road for the past two
years and If he lived in part OF me
country not having such road, he would
sell ont or give his property away. Along
the road has been constructed MANY beau
tiful residences. II used to take three
huurs for him to 80 To town on tho art
rond some times. now he could go there
IN thirty minutes after a hard rain.
Mr.. G. H. McMaster Was SURPRISED whfn
called upon to relate his experience in
road bui,d;ny He said he had built moro
miles of mncalamised roads than II would
take tn net work this county, but me
conditions here arc 50 different mat ne
doubted If he could SAY anything NJ benc-
ft 10 the meeting. He thought. however.
that the macadamlzed roads could be hulu
pnsfer on he mainlnuG than on the island.
as no curhing will he nocessary. good
dri rond Is preferable ia mono a all. bit II
good uacadamizei road would he the best
of all and would last many years. Such
roads are repaired easter tlnn any other
kind The questions of grades AMI drain
age are tho most important, On most of
the roads constructed in this county the
country He thought the present question
for the meeting was How are we TO get
the roads,
The committee on division or business
reported the following committees to map
ont the work and report al the June meet
ing:
man. hrcadia; JUDI r. r. Wheeler.
Hitchcock. G. II. Miihy. Harrisburg: G.
n. Figlcy, Port Arthur; A. j. Birchheid,
Good Roads--9on. BALDWIN Rice. chair
man. Houston; Hon Leo n. Levi Cal
weston; p. Blackburn BEAUMONT, l.,
r. Bryan, Neasco, Judge pupree, Vic
toria.
Agriculture and horticulture r. W.
Mally, Ilulen; ~ NJ suinsfe,ow, Galyes-
ton, q. G. Street. Houston, j. j. Shirley,
Alvin; W. y. slosson, Webster.
Fair and EXpostion--Maior Phil T..
Peers. Dickinson; A. q. lierndon lIous-
ton; j.. a. Smallev, i,nasuo city. u Fen,
nor. Webster. \ NJ shannon. La porte.
Mr.. Rice said the committee in discuss
ing the matter decided the question of
coed roads and drainage We're the most
important, that each committee should
confpe, itself to formulating sensible
set OF laws especially for the coast coun-
try and present them to the legislature.
lie enlarged upon The peculiar condition
of the coast country and the fact that
ft sft
age, would oppose n general law which
would AFFORD the coast country adequate
relief. He believed the law should be
such as to force drainage ana he hoped
tho hill would bn ready Tor the June meet
ing aud taken before the legislature and
its passage demanded.
Secretary McMaster, speaking OF the ,
movement here some time since for Il
drainage law. said great deal of work
had been done in preparing law which
was passed Tie trouble was that not
until recently did anyone try TO enforce