The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-28
THE PAVING QUESTION.
From nm ola Acaunintnnce.

To the Editor of The Post.
Denver. COL May "a TO many OF your
readers, the name Of the Colorado Paving
company is not entirely unknown, and
now that the question OF street paving is
again prominently before the citizens OF
Houston it is only natural that the Colo
rad Paving company should Justify the
good opinion of many OF its friends in
Houston by becoming a factor in the dis
cussion.
l notice with a great deal OF interest
the expressions of opinion of many of your
citizens relative to the material TO be u'.d
for paving streets in Houston and ] am
gratified to find that asphalt has number
of friends.
In your issue of May 90 notice that
Mr. 81 Packard is en- the side of brick
and gives as his reason the unfortunate
experiment with asphalt on the sidewalks
about he High school Mr.. Packard will
10 doubt remember my prediction, that
those side walks would not provo durable
Alderman McAughan, upon whose memory
thlnk ! can trust. Will call to mind the
DAY he and / together walked over the
/ iirst asphalt sidewalks laid about The Epis-
| coUai church and about the .lr'nory build-
| Ing. / made the prediction 70 him az that
| time, that the work then being iui1 in
| Houston would result to the lelrmcnt OF
asphalt because people would draw their
conclusions from those experiments and
would say precisely as Mr. Packard is
| quoted as saying. that II asphalt will not
| do Tor sidewalks it can not do for heavy
| traffic. therefore. when | see the express
sions al opinion such az are given by Mr..
| w. II. SpronE Tin The same issue of your
/ i Tntfh l,.-N
Greenberg by Philip Hardcastle and my
| old friend John II Lang, my soul is com
| lorted' | hope the citizens OF Houston
VIII not believe that asphalt will not stand
heaNy traffic. II they could see the asphalt
| streets here and compare them with our
colorado sandstone streets. both subjected
to identically tho same traffic. thew
would no longer discriminate against as
phalt; il is not only infinitely the best
pavement but II is the most satisfactory
In every way, and when there is a neces-
| siiy Tor repairing, IT can he done readily.
cheaply and In manner which leaves no
trace OF the repair
| All these questions were considered
| thoroughly when we were mai1nr nm NO
| TIVE campaign in Houston which was aust
| prior TO the celebrated decision of tho sr-
| preme court, relative TO homestaads When
| mat decision was promulgated there was
| OF course nothing left for us - DO bu. f,lr-
render tho contracts which had teen
| awarded to us for paving certain streets
| rms We did and have been awaiting such
| action ms has recently been taken looking
| toward the securing of funds for stree. i'm
pfovements. We have many friruds in
Houston and. think. few enemies. We
nave considerable work under contract
| mere. We hope to have more this season
| We are not SO busy. however, hut mar vo
| could spare the time to again at any time
raise the standard of the Colora 10 Paving
! company In Houston. have this suepes
non 10 make, however even If we lever
Iay yard OF Pavement there, and thai T.,
| 'se asphalt; use the best asphalt. and do
nov let anybody lay that asphalt eycon,
those contractors who have had bro.d ~
| nerence in the material ana arc On
| equipped with skilled men anl tho ,,,o,,or
| machinery as to secure the hest resulfs
Some OF our friends will immadiato,v ea,.
that this is the old war crv Of NE t.o -. -,
Asphait Iaving company; but tho parh.r
Asphalt Paving company all the sam, f,oon.
GROWING apace and does the bcst worl ~.
ialr irice. Its guarantees are eocd. 4,
lafhiullS fultills its contracts In o,1ry
particular. aud that kind Of comn,rv -,
last when its competitors fall nv tbc W.
side. - '"e WHY
TO conclude YOU can imagine how ,ro,t
wing II was to me to see mo ousvrn -,
Mr. j \. Tauh; Asphalt. slr, W , ~,
asphalt is the kind of paving Iko hss,
IL VIII be the best for the money Too "
| VIZ "H'' so"S' G. - Riedus