Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-04
lEETlNG At DICKINSON.
hree Hundred Coast Country Rep
rrsentatiyes Assembled.
LEWIS SPEECH on GOOD ROADS.
b Permanent oSyauissilon to he Ef-
fsc,ed W. II sisadins Executive
Conimitioe-rhe barbecue.


piokinson. Texas. April 2-The northcr
I<4is morning lnterfered materially with
~ attendance upon the drainage and
|fepd reads convention. Farmers from
ne Santa Fe line had to face cold wind
nnN drive over almost impossible roads.
Wuich afforded a valuable object leason
NJ the work which tho convention hopca
~ accomplish.
iNill. there was an attendance Of at
j<ntt 900. representing tho several coast
cot,munities.
~ a;so surrey drove up with p. J.
Nul's on the front seat and thoreupon
sons one announced: Now tho show
may begin; Pete willis has come" Short
" inter- Professor alaliy raped for order
nntI The delegates assembled on the nrst
dqrg Of the exposition hall wherein a
piarorm had been erected and seats
Nro3pcd about
~ ii.i5 Professor q. W. afaliy called the
rntHing to order and suggested q TOM
X porltry organization, no that committees
uaftt be ut work while tho bArbaeued
r0*tta were being prepared. Prafeasor
Navy nominated Major PHI ic Peers for
4trmp chsirman. Major Peers was
urhr mously elected. and On taking the
( cn<r announced that II was the business
o. pc convention 10 dircuss nil matters
/ pcttinlng 10 the interests OF the coast
eoupfry.
fspfessor Maiiy was nominated for TOM
pornfy secretary but suagosled hla pri-
}ttt secretary. AIR. Everett who waa
1f ,,;i, Committees were constituted as
/ t:on.n.ttee on Permanent Organization
r-.N. Alhlly, "A. y, Sampson u. W.
Il, ''t3t 81 M a. "a. ~ I4tar' y. y. smalley,
). 4 tt;p nj on order OF business
&iitrei X. u. wheeler chairman; a. J,
Eir3hGusld D r. Beatty L. v. Older and
Htnnniltee on Rosolutisns-T. II. PAY
ac1f*Ei Colonel Rowan. q. N OuHley. MIR
i6'fff 'cy,, q, w I, Mially Henry Mller, Leo
I. %4deleButc from Deep Water. on the
~ torte road In Harris county. inquired
J .,1 u"'her INC membership TO the convcn-
Ron was 10 be OF delege.ed representa-
<;fHf from the several csmmunitlea. ighs
emu announced that the cali cnntefa-
!qntSu that all who attend ara considered
(. on moucn OF Captain Jennett the dele
~fntff from each community were request-
'ir. n 81 logether unon reassembling, and
'ISNI We members passed out for dinner
..'fry were reguented to enroll their names
. ~ alhB INC reports OF the committees.
!. *f..!- eo N. Lew WAS called upon TO ad-
4atSW Inc meeting upon good roads
, oshing, Air. Levi said. has recently
1LrrW pred IN THIS country that IA 10 frult-
tpI.tf good results as this assembly de-
VIZ ihs fertile section While no had not
lad the, time TO prepare such an address
X..N geslFei ne had not allowed ony-
tubiect- He did not believe that any de-
tIAy1ncnt OF political economy Is 80 I'm.
\ ncjttical economy as the science OF COM
l'uon sense, applied TO large subjects and
I tc1rSHsed IN b,g words
\ HE nature Of things all products can
~<U0I| be rNIapQ IN I1FQllfv
4'iF locality suitable for grain. another
, i$r 7fotton, another for c7nee, etc, and
! mo itlan who deyotcs himNelf 10 raising
Z any, product must produce more than ne
Pam Consume, and must exchange hts STIR
p1lrt Tor someuing he DOGS not produce,
40 this ~ the genesis Of commerce.
Is ~ has been shown by statistics that IN
.y1e United States % per cent Of the homa
.>felqe Of farm products Is exhausted in
incorporating these products 10 a railroad
dttation or aioanboht landing This
\ 'lrcrmous tax is due 10 The absence Of
Toqa aat oposs e sr pSs s9n ps
sNadn IN this country. In Now Jersey il
AHoz Been reduced 10 W cents Per ton per
~ win never reach the high destiny
n nfofo fer 10 untli we make it the gaM
~ sfAry mans ambition 10 live upon his
t,;lli IL rres. You can not retnrd the civil
il,afitn OF people entitled 10 be civilized
~ Wi arc entitled 20 the benefits of civil
ttetion we will have Il, but w0 Will NOT
7. hive D. until We solve the problem OF
lnhwhys q as to market the products
I: nrf 81, without consuming the most 0
1 ttni b getting 10 the railroad station.
t,ert al Roy Stone cRuaed the depart
's3<ht u eoo1 roads in connection with tne
1ulle1 States department Of agriculture
~ t4 & rcated. Last year his influence led
M ersagnlsa,'on t e. 'aS S9oa k9aq,
~ l<'hte. and destined 70 DO great
9Ilin <;sw Jersey few years ago an or
kI17Ittt lon was fol1nel on the principe
~ Nod roads heneht the farms. the
I3{{in{@ and the state equally. and that IN,
NJ Mould be b5rne by ~ three. Tht
~ -@|>{&<t,l meeting ndcpted the New jersey
tI14rd bill was prepared for introduce
----4r mi the State legislature. We founu
NJ ere 1910 cvnvlcts In the penitentarS
Il 10 |nteded employment. and It was pro-
Z jscd n y the state 20 bay farms. Already
~, 4 iotor unions are protesting against
ny ~ nitentiory competition In the
tNl'I d4s. anl the fame objection lies against
en- 1fr fbrmg. We propofed that at con-
vii (iHat places rock quafrica ana shei
n,ffkt b. orcncd BY. the State 20 be oper-
Il 80 .ry conylets, The product 70 be as,
,s.Tfd4of 81 per cVat to rai.roadc, cities
1.,,..d rriy0to pergonH. ana the olier % per
y at 81 be given 10 counueg that would
rIt.for highways upon plan, ana spefi-
'atts{lgnf furnished by the state engineer.
4 ~ 1il1n further contcmp!atcs the employ
uf[W short time cOnvlcts, The cost TO
1r3rne, by the henehcinrics along the
and by general taxation In the coun.
ert bill Viii be presented IN the
II W. is,nture, Tho auojcct Ia EsinE 10
- q I'VE one IN politics. and " Denoovrs !
80 rive your attention TO e. The hous-
ID flcoling a,so undertook Plans for eau
ufeinx thc public upon how TO build good
.ystr. Lew thea explained the useIessness
WIDE paved roads and stated that q
q f1fllclent.y wide for two teams 70 ,
..<1 ieNns good as q road 1000 feet wus
~ <jlt ratu.ated Harris cotinty Tor the
I, ttx ME- done and upon ita cooperation |
4 r4tirg the June meeting az Galveston
81 ].cvl estimated that $4,000 In taxes
II w IAN applied 10 roads In Galveston |
n;S4NurinF the lart ten years. Rnd |
1t1.'.h he asked, 'havr We got 20 chow |
fi3r<rhls riugtratcd practical method |
,c-.4i'ftt Iby tho Good Roads League In |
r,'s<aff}ff Information from all counties IN |
;iQ't cal have trunk lines IN Galveston |
Dth.ty along tho main thorourhfarsa WIN |
,ie( 81 about nixfv miles. The tax Is Is |
lnIon the 500. Last year ha.f went 20 |
<!1t< The amount for 1856 L s2s,foQ ard /
n An irone. BY levylng a rcnd tax OF II |
iH caiveston could raise S3l 800 Add |
~ frnnh the general fund and we haze |
Ft1 t'ruke SIC 50a for maintenance afil |
'I.i I1sye $50 900 for construction. Under !
u ft'ilng conditions we can build i5-foot /
~ did lzod road for Sb0l0 a nile. In |
!, n t@at wo could huld ten riilca and IN |
Y '1I.H4a We would have sixty mfpa ~ |
" tN.-$' trunk road. Without a dollar OF
L rHII 'toht
n, = t1si then pointed out how the blcy- |
y Zone % HEN the farmer In Great I
4 it,t|rt,fneni for Efod roads