The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-05-05
r. r. ID. COLUMN
R. L. SSAYLoR.

A small raise in salary Is some
help especially at this time Of year
when feed il scarce and the cost OF
living at the highest. But there is
some redeeming features about the
recent rulings, inasmuch as our
former privileges have not been alb
rogated, especially in regard to
newspaper subscriptions, and right
here | would respectfully ask the
patrons of Rural Routes in our
county to hand the price of any pub
LEGATION they desire, TO their carriers
and your interests will be promptly
looked after. Carriers appreciate
these small substantial courtesies
and are always willing TO guarantee
that you will not miss a copy II you
will hand in the subscription price.
1t makes the heart of the humble
carrier glad to see such an earnest
move made for the lettering OF our
public roads. Good roads are an
es sential condition to civilization
and while we know that ali the roads
cannot be made in good shape at
once yet we appreciate the efforts OF
our commissioners, our overseers
and also those of the county Judge
in behalf of better roads in Ellis
county. For next to our salary If
there is anything dear to our hearts
it is good roads and better roads.
| was recently asked why the
Rural carriers are raising such a
cry for better roads all at once.
why not wait for voice from the
people? was asked. In answer /
could only say that the thirty-three
carriers in active service in the
county, daily serve a population of
from fifteen thousand to eighteen
thousand people, are in daily touch
with many of them and hear ex-
pressed their needs and desires and
have the best of evidence that
better system of roads is desired al
most unanimously by the men be-
hind the plow, and these same men
are the ones who are first to sympa-
thize with the r. F. D. boys while
they are pulling the mud off their
buggy wheels.
There will be nothing in this col
umn in the way of challenge Tor
the carriers have the fullest conf
dence in the Ellis county people to
procure the needful, hence we will
do in this as we do in other difficult
ties, that is, the best we can, always
ready to extend our cooperation to
any move for the public good.
One of the K. F. d. brothers wants
to know how many carriers of the
county have other business to which
they devote their idle time, If there
are any such, Now this is inter-
esting. Could not any of us take up
some kind of "side line" by which
we could earn little expense
money? A small garden could be
easily looked after and it offers
wide field and good profits TO an in
dustrious boy or man. Then again,
poultry business is easiest looked
after probably and it also offers
special inducements to any one
hunting a side line and is also a
business that will grow in interest
and profit with proper management
and some ofthe boys who are of
literary turn of mind could easily
devote their spare time to study and
who knows but what out of the
ranks of the X. +. DIS there might
come a modern Blackstone or even
a future Governor of Texas. There
is nothing too good for the K. F. d.
boys and no task too hard to per
form.
Some brother suggests that
meeting be called at an early date
for the transaction of some impor-
tant general business. There are
some things we should look after
but the call meeting is respectfully
referred to the president who is able
and qualified to act in this matter.
Good rains have fallen throughout
the county and crop prospects are
encouraging, which should be
vitality interesting to the carriers,
for good crops mean plenty of feed
and at a reasonable price, also more
money in circulation hence more
chances for the boys to get 4
crumbs that fall" .Yc1ar tne
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