The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-11
THE GOOD ROADS CONVENTION
PLAN OF PROCEDURE AT DALLAS
MAY BE ADOPTED HERE.
IL Receiving Flattcrinn re-
ports from the south.

The committees having the task OF look
ins after the good roads convention to be
held in this city next Saturday are work
ing like beavers to make he affair ste
cess. and indications are that they Will
be well rewarded for their efforts IN be-
half Of good roads.
A good roads convention was held In
Dallas last Saturday, ana aside from she
| fact that rain prevented tao building o.
a section of model road the convention
was all that had been anticipated. Speak
| ing of the convention. the Dallas News
says; Although the cold rain drlasled
down all day and there were many pools
Of muddy water in the streets. he a.ten-
dance on the good roads convention held
here yesterday was very encouraging. The
precipitation rendered he making Of
sample road" out OF the question, hut
every other detail OF the programme VAS
carried out. The meeting resulted in the
! formation of two organizations. both OF
which will work 80 improve zoe country
roads OF this section. The ilrst Will 10
| known as the District GoIj Roads ASSOC
citation. The district comprises Dallas
and all adjoining counties The other VII
be known as the Dallas County Good Roads
association The former will have enaige
/ of the work in this district The latter
will have charge of the work in THIS coun-
: tY."
The plan of procedure observed at nal-
I las was the election of officers sor a die
trict association al the hrst meeting,
which was held at 10 a. m. At this meet
ing General Il. G, Harrison, represeutins
the government, made a talk on 60 d
,..a Aa oil Inc Is te N
The meeting was adjonrnai al the close
Of General Harrson's speech recclNonlrs
AT u. m. Al the afternoon meeting sew
era citizens made short talks on the sub
tect OF good roads and officers were ele>t-
ID for q county association. ,isncral Har-
rison making another shoi, talk. after
which the meeting adjourn9i
The Dallas district aSsocntion Will hold
lie frst meeting at Denton with the County
Judges and Commissioners association on
the Thursday and Friday Just preceding
the second Monday in February The
county association will meet at a time
and place 10 he designated by the execu-
tive committee. which will he appointed
in a few days by the president
The Houston committees VIII likely
adopt a plan similar to the one observed
in Dallas. the convention witnessing the
making of the model road during the in
PERMISSION between the two meetings.
Mr.. W. n Moore, president OF the In
tersate Good Roads and Public Improve
! ment association, writes The Post as fol-
5 lows: II trust you are urging "A large at
tendance to your Good Roads and Public
/, Improvement convention to be held De-
: cember IL instant. We are receiving very
tiattering reports from all southern points
| General T. c. Harrison, road expert ana
government engineer, left this city fol
/ Paris Sunday. He will arrive in your city
: on December IS, III company with Mr. p
X, Abbott of Springfield, ohio, j. b. VIII
liams, representing the Austin Il Weston
o., company Chicago and Mi.s Rella C. Har'
. Der, secretary If the association.
. mo man In America has done muct
to secure practical road legislation as Mr.
= Harrison. Through his influence and su.
have been constructed in New Jersey. This
=, great campaign across the continent Is
= not only educational but Will have posi-
tive tendency to briug uniform legislation
in the various States, / expect TO see wnen
the National convention assemblies ncyt
year the largest industrial meeting ever
called together in the United States
q hope the people and surrounding
country will arouse themselves 10 the full
. importance OF this campaign and It's OBJ
. iects"