The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-09
GOOD ROADS MOVEMENT.

The convention held at Dickinson
last week was grand success from
the stindpoi q Of altcndaice aud other
wise, and ha- given gratifying im-
peius to The good roads movement in
this ,taie, which now bids fair to carry
things leiore II until the ecuring Of
public thoronghfaTes from one end Of
Texas 10 the other is an accomp ished
achievement The personnel Of The del.
egaies who composed the Dickinson con-
y,ntioni Is an earnest and a gdauntse %
the sincerity Of the movement. They
we're not politicians and they were not
there With any personal ambitions to
satiaie or any private axes 10 grind.
They were prompted by patriotic aud
unselfsh motives, their sole desire be.
ing TO remedy a crying evil aud bring
about a state Of things which will re-
dound h ths public veal in more ways
than one. Now the ball l. rolling aud
the good road cohorts ave in the saddle,
Il behooves the people Of rcxa', regard
less Of secllon, class, co'or or previous
condition Of servilude, H. enli.t under
the same banner fight for a common
cause. II they will do thus the battle Is
practically won In advance. The state
good roods convention will meet IN Gal
weston on June . and Il Is 10 be opcd
that every county IN Texas will I've rep
resented. THY is no local matter, and
the bench 3 will not he confined 10 any
one locality. tits a movement in the
interest Of all the people-in behalf Of
the agricultural Interests aud Il the
commerce d the state. Surely all class
e. can combine and work together In a
csuse ofthis kind. II Is useless Tor The
News 10 dwell on the importance Of good
country roads. They are essential to the
peace, happiness and pr speriiy of the
citizen, andi has been we'll said by Mr.
Len n. Levi that "while We are e"iitled
b. the ben, tits aud blessings Of high
er civiliza ion. We can never have them
until We ,olve the problem Of highway
90 as TO market the products Of our sill
without con, umiug the most II them iu
re ting :, the railroad -lalinn" Again
hc pcrlinrnty an ia hful y avs;
The nu tmynacIng eat ne OF ms0eri
civilization is hegravaiion OF the popu
lalion 10 Tie ri'i g. where there is a col
geston fcuersy, TALENT and mbiiion
There is uolhing so dangerous 10 fre'
government a. Ibis congo, ton Thii
country la never had astrain upon hel
Institutions c.ccpt frm cities, wherein
il ar se lrom unemployed labor aux
hungry stomachs. The farmer boy
ambition Is TO make enllgh money e
i've in lhe eity. la France the city b,y'
ambition is 90 make enough money {,
live like a gentleman in the country
The explanation Is that ia Franc.
every farm Is con iguoas to a macadam
lied road The black lanes Of Texa
have done more to oongest the elite
than ell other causes combined. In IN
most fertile se tions the Young men a.,
leaving farms for the town. The!
can not enjoy social intercourse hoo
advantage aud the diversion. of civil
zaiion because they are guaranteed ate
every rain. Yet thcrsi, no calling mon
fruitful Of honor ard more satisfactory
under propCr conditions than that ui
agri, ultnist We will never rach ih'
high destiny In store for ne until VI
make u he goal Of every mans ambi
ton TO i've upon his own acres"
In taking the lead Ia this grcai move
ment Galveston county evinces her deeI
a. d abiding interest Ia The farmers OF
Texas. The Indications are q at tins
viii be one Of the largest as well a. mos
] i'm poriant conventions ever held in the