The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-10

mere that you may be in some way bene-
nted or that you may bencft your asso-
GATES, you come here that you may so
back to your duties with the broadcast and
most comprehensive ideas on all questions
that confront you in your official capacity
you come here that you may profit by the
experience of others; and, guided by the
light of this experience. you can avoid
making many plumbers that you might
otherwise have made but for having
learned from others who had put into
| practices just what you had in contem-
plation, the result Of their experiment.
This is one object in holding these meet
| ings-a general exchange OF experiences, as
we'll as OF ideas.
| Another purpose of this association, and
| one that | consider of panamcunt irnpor-
| lance just at this time, is TO secure the
enactment of such laws as are deemed
| necessary to enable commissioners to de-
| vote the necessary time and attention to
| their reads. Some good has already been
| accomplished in this direction, as num-
Der of counties fearing that the passage
OF the general law drafted by this associa-
ton might be delayed, applied for aud OBJ
tanned special laws; and think ! make
| no mistake when | say that the six or
eight counties that applied for and OBJ
tanned special road laws this year. each
and every one of them lie within the terri
| tory covered by North Texas association.
In view of this fact that of the few
counties that have been represented at our
| several meetings half dozen or more are
today working under a much more lib
eral road law than they had a year ago,
| while there has been no progress made In
this direction in any Of the counties that
have not been represented at our meetings.
| think l may say without fear of con
tradiction, that much good has already
been done by the North Texas association
and 1t is conclusively shown that with
thorough organization and concerted effort
the commissioners of this State can accom-
plish every purpose for which the asso-
citation was formed. Now, the fact that
what is known Il North Texas assoeta
ton, might lead some to believe that the
| character of work undertaken is of a
local or sectional nature, all OF you who
are acquainted with the purposes OF the
; organization know to the contrary. If we
succeed in our undertaking. then South,
East and West Texas will be benefited Just
. as much as any other part of the State.
Texas is too large for us to expect any
thing like fair attendance from all parts,
at any point that could be named. For
/ this reason ths first association was
; styled North Texas County Judges and
Commissioners Association" | think we
might, and perhaps will later on. organize
a Texas County Judges and Commission
4; | ers' association, with different divisions,
and that there will within a short time be
[ a Southern, Eastern and Western, as well
Y as Northern division of the County
/. Judges and Commissioners association. 1t
5 | is not our purpose to exclude any county
E judge or commissioner from this associa-
ton. Any such who may be present al
s this meeting, be he from Galveston, San
O Antonio. FL Paso or Texarkana, would
/ net only be welcomed, but would be en-
e rolled and received in full fellowship ant
v be Just as much a member of this body
4 as II ne hailed from Harris county, anf
a for this reason l say this is not a loca
/, | organization, but is open to all duly select
! | ed and qualified county judges and com
, nlissicners of this State, and our only reA
- son for not especially urging representa-
!, ton from distant nonts is that we know
- they can not afford to make the long ant
. expensive trip: and for that reason adj
= vod7te State organization, to be mnd
up of several divisions.
Such an arrangement with place suit
70 ably convenient would enable all to attend
State meeting at any given point. VIII
n better results than an attempt to have
s. State meetlngsssat any given point Wit
If this end in viaw / have recently made al
g effort ia enlist the support of the Judge
: and commissioners of the South. hav
b taken this step without consulting the Off
70 GERS or members of the North Texas az
er sociation for the reason that I conceive
e. so that a general consultation would hav
y been a matter of some difficulty.
J. In conclusion Mr. Woodward said h
IL was good roads" man and that tn
D. North Texas association really grew on
As of the good roads movement in that ser
ton,
re Commissioner Becker of Harris move
10 that a committee OF three he apponte
4 |
a. amended by also providing for simila
"a committee on programme and mode G
is procedure
We The chair appointed the following com
at mittee on organization: Judge Ed. r
9 Gray of jefferson county, j. II. G Becke
al of Harris and Judge c.. A. Sumner {
an Dewitt On motion the chair was added.
n The following were appointed a commit
ne tee on programme: Judge Shaw Of Harri
~ Judge Roulett of jackson and Judge SEQ
p of Tyler.
lis The convention then adjourned until
no D. M in order TO allow these committee
all time to report and for the arrival OF oth'
be delegates.
Upon adjourning Judge Shaw extende
h | to all present an invitation to visit TT
"a, Harris county poor farm, stating th'
o- ! vehicles would be PROVIDED TOT that pul
~ pose in the afternoon.
raj ,rrrpNoON sEssION.
90 ~
-, On reessembling at p. m. the con
he mittee OH permanent organization reporte
ply as follows:
~ We, your committee on permanent
NJ organization beg TO report as iollows,
all For president, c. II. Sumner flrst
IN vice president, I. d. Scott; second vice
m president, T. o. Mcclure; secretary
as Jules Hirsch
asst We respectfully recommend that We
1t organize as a southern division OF the
,p- Texas County Judges and Commission
ed: ere, association and as a branch of the
for organization formed In Dallas some
ee, thing over year ago, and we further
err, recommend that this body meet all
Its ether branches Of this association once
ing IN each year at some central point tnat