The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-04

To the Editor OF The Post.
Cyprees Top Texae, July Much has
been said during the last fow years re-
rir1ins the Improvement Of highways and
the agitation Is sim being kept up to II
considerable extent. but The roads them
selves show but very little improvement,
| This shows that the present method of
| building aud preparing highways Is based
ON the wrong principle No thinking man
can deny that thousands OF dollars are an
nuully lost 10 the city of Houston on Ac-
| count of The poor condition of The roads
! binding together the different eommuni-
| Ties.
! ! noticed letter In Mondays Post from
| Cedar Bayou, where Mr. NJ. Kinney and
Mir llirdch county commissioners. are hard
Mt work ON that Deep Water shell road.
| and where they are IN favor of extending
| the same TO san Jacinto river. This Ia for
| the good Of a few land owners. ana ns a
citizen Of Harris county and II taxpayer
| ] protest against any such extension of
Tho deep water road. me road has al
ready cost the taxpayers of Harris county
nearly all of the available money In the
county treasury for iron bridges, shells
ana labor understand that IA certain
mite of this road has cG6t the county tax
payer $1,000 per mile. What benefit had
been gained from this cOntly rond from
| Harrisburg 10 Deep Water? And now they
favor extension TO Cedar Bayou whore tho
total crop of cotton raised viii not exceed
800 bales for the censor. Just think of
this. There Ia Washington county road,
that brings In ms such as 500 bales In one
day. from Crimes. Washington, Montgom-
cry. Waller and the whole northern part OF
Harris county. Moro wagons travel on this
road in ono day during The cotton season
than all other roads combined and what
has been done for this road IN the last few
years? Practically nothing. They have
an OK team on this road to ecrape up few
weeds and leave The road In as poor a con-
ditlon after they are through with Il as
IL was before. Fit for nothing but sand in
dry weather mud and bog holes In wet
weather, | claim that this mad should be
the best In Harris county, as II brings in
moro trade 10 the city OF Houston than all
other roads combined. IT. tx a business
road, while Deep Water road is a private.
n political road only intended to increase
the value OF the land for epeculatore and
land owners. We people In tho northern
part Of tho county have 10 pun our teams
through mud and sand to get to Houston.
What Ia the matter with you merchants OF
Houston? You all know NC most OF your
country trade comes In from Washington
roau. but have never soen any one Of
you raise his voice for Washington road
and Washington street, Gentlemen. wake
up TO your Interest. Let your county COM
missoners know what you want. You are
entitled TO it. You have to help pay taxes
and you should favor a locality that brings
In the trade The time is not far off when
wagon after wagon will arrive over Wash
ngion road loaded with cotton and VIII
return with provisions. dry goods, grocer
les, furniture etc. and II bad weather sets
In at this tine. which will leave the road
in bad condition, their trade viii 30 lost
10 Houston. The cotton will be shipped by
rail and provisions. dry goods. groceries,
etc. will be bought ut soma convenient
place. II. Remple.