The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-18
GOOD ROADS MOVEMENT
Executive Committee Holds Meeting a
the Court House.
Mr.. MOORE ADDRESSES THE MEETING
Chairman vnsmer VIII Appoint -Four
Committees 10 Arrange for
the Convention.

The executive committee selected at the
good roads meeting. held at the r5oms
OF the Business League Thursday night,
met in the commissioners court room yes
terday afternoon. This committee, as So
lected at the initial meeting, was; judge
Il. II. vasmer, chairman; Mayor S. IA.
Brashear E. c. Crawford, c. Albright, o.
C. Drew, j. S. Daugherty, Postmaster S.
b. Strong and Colonel w. B. Slosson.
These gentlemen were all present at the
meeting, except Mayor Brashear aud Mr.
Drew, who were unavodably abse NJ MI
j. j. Pastoriza, who is quite an enthusiast
on the subject of good roads, was also
present, likewise Mr.. w. H. Moore, pres!-
dent of the Interstate Good Roads and
Public Improvement association. An in.i-
tation was telephoned President TuLhy Of
the city council to attend the NEE ing and
be responded.
Mr.. e. C. Crawford was elected secre-
taIy Of the committee.
Judge Vasmer asked MIR. Moore TO sta g
the object of the meetng ana on line tn 2
work contemplated, which ne dbl, stating
ont line for the past nine years, and that
from a small beginning the work Vt lhs
National association had grown to large
proportions. Reforms in the expenditure
of public money are needed, ana tae as
soclation is working to this end the
question ought not TO be simply hobby
for Houston, but the farmers In the adjoln-
ing country should be induced to take an
interest in the movement In Mis- ourI
there are seventy three working ofganiza-
lions for improved roads, and the results
OF their work are very apparent. Texas
should profit by Missoui's experience. The
usual plan for Organization is by eeeting
officers for certain territory, say con-
gressional district, have a centM organ
i2ation and through II organize the country
districts. In other States meetings are
being held in school houses and the people
are being educated on the subject of good
roads-rot merely to desire them but to
get them by a judieious and Intelligent
investment of the funds at hand aud ad-
dtional funds raised by taxation New
Jersey, for instance, is building thousands
Of miles OF good roads through organiza-
ton Or union of effort.
Mr., Moore stated that a National good
roads convention would be held in May or
June of next year and that he hopel to
see Houston and Harris county represented
In this convention. "Organ.zaicn, agtl-
lion. education and legislation" IS the
motto of the association represented b.
Mr.. Moore, who stated that the Peep @
should organize for the intelligent expendi-
ture of the money that they are paving
fer their roads Good reads is the great
problem Of the future They save enor-
mous sums in the cost of transportation
OF crops, they tend 10 stop the people from
a Liz f.sr -.
, them ind no employment, and they make
better homes The speaker sei1 ne though,
Ii not visionary to predict that wi hin
few Years many farmers would live In the
suburbs of the cities and towns and ride
several miles TO their farms on autom obiles
or electric conveyanceS of some kind. The
Mississippi valley feeds the wo Id and it
must have good roads TO transport the pro-
duce to market.
Mr.. Moore concluded his talk by stating
that when the convention is held here,
Houston people and the farmers who come
in will nave an opportunity TO witness
some modern street or road making. tie
machinery 10 be brought here by him.
General e. G. Harrison of the Agricultural
department will be here to talk about
modern road making
Following Mr.. Moore's talk there was an
informal discussion, those present e5in ing
much interest in the idea of holding a
convention While no formal action was
taken to this effect, all went away with
the understanding that Houston is t. have
q good roads convention on December Il
and l6, In fact, this was really understood
before the meeting was held, and the ex-
eeutive committee Will at once 90 to work
TO make the convention big affair.
Before adjournment Chairman Vasmer
was empowered 10 select press. invitation,
arrangement and finance committees TO
work together for the success of the con-
vention.
First Assistant Postmaster General
Heath will be invited 20 attend the conyen-
tlon and make n talk on free rura! mail