The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-11
NJ ROADS CONVENTION.
=, Attendance Than Was Present
the First Day.
Nm ROADS SIGNIFY PROSPERITY
:, ~ Good Work which Has Been
.....,,lshed Airosdy-Lctters From
Good Roads Advocates.

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larger this morning than VINO,
W.. and considerable omoun, .,
&C., dane in the good causo n.y.,
49,. MI enthusiasm in ,b,,r :,
s,,o,r n common sense sv.,o,
n " Vu'"" "a
reads throughout ''o ''a'c' the UNI
al desire VIII be PAT INTO words b,
.,mm,,tee on legislation, and good
WAS ~, sa,,h,,oss he made n, ,ss,,a q,
Will uo"o'''' '7'"t III
ny Of the legislative campaigns TINS
for the good roads league is going
4. q, evidence at Austin next wlnior
,ho roe5ful
u io' VI. ' ".,G ,,u.,,
nen the convention was caiicu TO order
o'clock President Robson announced
Ian. committees. as per Iist NH.
'a.'', ,,,t,,,,s p>,,.
" IN 'lis '''oi '"'' 'S''
Y president also stated the fact that
vary Lids,one for the past two wears
firnlshed his own stationery and
MI and suggested a collection to re,
gise the gentleman.
James Hayes t.uarlcs stated that
secretary had only expended Sl1, and
snsidercd lha' |; modest amount. Ne
lsht the COLLECTION should also pro-
a fund ftr u,e ensuing year. On
bon this was OF itr"n.
ROAD INFORMATION.
ro,;o, NJ Major NJ 1, Moi, ,bc va
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Mr. QaarIeS read me ioilowins:
The Good RoadS convention. Your
mites on information ana STATISTICS
lave 10 repoil ,
Nnt pri!,.u se'ies on questions 10
counties IN ieAas, peiilE III nj lhe
ues IN me STATE III Which, according
e Nowledse ana information of tho
rttee,. grad'u r2hls were prohahly
found. By srdHel roads Is meant.
Ge purpose OF ms inquiry. >ucn
Sare constructed ny the building
me eartt OF o'her material INTO ~
with reierenee TO ne proper drain
an wear resisting "recis.
Naming answers IRON ~ counties.
H not heard from u counties. OF
Z counties not heard from. IN spite
elf committee dllistnt and persist
1oF's, there are probably not more
Nor |. COUNTIES which have given
any. attention to good roads I
y counties heard from. ~ have no I
Nais. leaving ~ counties which /
IN me assrosate IlSl miles qt |
u roads; of which 3sAl miles are I
r1ads and 10 miles are of gravel. |
O smell. me sources of Informs
~ ~ evn ,, !tuS'S 'puu'N ''N'rs 7
s'' y n.,r''iio. ~, ~ i''tS"ns ~ 'hGh /
'ou. n"hlii'i 49, l'ri9 'hht me
s'e sapi,lit,ep larry represent 'he /
a. 'hey exist
economies of the s'shject have re-
nom county authorities little or
.nllon 50 far as 'ho questions pro-
~ could discover No fair, lntolll-
lst has determined iho weight mat
h Of two horses eaa draw ovar n
mad in such counties. nor ,la Ton
hsuled yearly over such rouls, nor
nN Of hauling sam. unr Ton rcr
nor except In n fav counties iha
cas-, NJ rcnai.s Lii, ''''''ef' 'ic
rsn,rt nv -, ny,
Il shows the ni,,n,e, 81 ,.,iiHv ~,
road. COS, u.r nile n,l,.e,is,
annual cos, of ,annire nor ,,iia
Ind bridge tx ~, 800 - ~
Il lands ole u, - .nu,,,sv .aNat..'
According 10 lhie renor, ,ra i'v''
has 4 nils 81 yra,i.",1 an, " ,.,,n
+" ner hiiie' Austin % miles al
: miles Of hard clay at $500 per
, 10 ! az NN'J. l'owie. n s25a Sra
Sai ", TO $40 OF which .1 Mills
rslir " ,o,a n"liVllciilf; tAihpilh, 20 AZ
10 u miles a, ,, .,hs, 10" i, f,'
( rad &. an, and pivci gravel. al %sso)
80 pe WIZ J. gravel. county COM
aS and Il y igIs. I'm l92 nils nas5 At
sr mile. il in IA ~, ,,.f,ii'''' i1a,l ~
Fs at so. Guadalupe. h nj $5d, md
v al 5000; l<au'rn4n 70, m Sin.t
Z. az $50. bull law n,.iv-ta ,,n,,:o,,..,
man. 90 al $50. Navn,,ro - 10 IA