The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-10-11


change ia the road laws Of the state,
The laws, he aid. made years ago.
acre not applicable 10 the changed
conditions ana il should be taken up
al the coming legislature, He Is IN
favor OF doing away entirely with the
rural road OGorseer aud secure the
equivalent Ia the five days every
all bodied man is suppOsei To work
the road in some other manner, In
this manner Il would he put ON a
money basis and the country could
get a dollars worth Of work for a
dollar. The frequent changes Of over
scers and naturally their different
idea. about how the road should be
monded causes the waste Of thOus'
ands Of dollars annually throughout
the state aud the remedy lies in a
change Of law. According 10 his eN'
pericnce a sixteen foot road Is wide
enough for any country road and
rather than waste too much ma
terlal he would recommend a redne'
tion In the width in preference To an
increase.
In building the Bexar county roads
one was lett open for the cOnylcts
and by the proper system Of over
seeing they are making class OF
road equal II not superior 10 the con
tract work. II these men were do
trlbuted promiscuously over tho
county very little good could bc ac'
complished and the expense To the
county and their cost OF maintenance
* cOrrcspondlngly tmaller. There
was also n reduction In the number
OF tramps.
Altogether. Judge Green's address
was an able one filled with good adj
vice that he has obtained from ac-
mal experience in road building. He
say that he finds the farmers the
greatest obstacle in getting bond
issue through for good roads, but
when they have been given taste
Of what they are they will fall in line
and the work along this line will be
found TO be comparatively easy.
After Judge Green's address the
chair called for five minute talks and
they were responded to by Judge
webb and Judge Newman who spoke
Of their experiences along the same
line.
Some of the visitors complained |
that they were unable to get material |
at n reasonable price and it was sug-
rcsted that the railroad would fall in |
line and help them out if the proper |
were made to them
At this juncturc telegram from W.
c. Nixon was read showing bow -
road stood in the matter. II was as
follows:
Shawnee, o. T., Oct. ., 1904.
Secretary ID. Woodhcad,
Beaumont, Texas.
ION account of recent waShouts on
our line, | am detained at this end Of
the road and will not be able to be
in Beaumont on the 10Th. and 18th.
would be very glad if you would say
'or me that I am thoroughly in SYM
)athy with the good roads movement
md appreciate its value to the gen
,ral business of the country and will
Do glad indeed to do anything | can
o help the movement along by maxi
ng low freight rates on material to
,e used on roads along line OF our
abroad or anything else | may be
allied upon to assist in.
Doe, .,,.t, .,,.. ."W. c. NIXON"
After the reading OF Mr. NiXon's
message, the convention adjourned to {
meet in the Y. M. c. A. building at s
'clock p. m.
Evening Session.
In the evening it was arranged to
i've the visitors a stereoptican lee
ure on good roads showing the diff.
erent classes of roads built through
ut the civilized world. Unfortun-
tely however, the machine would not ,
'ork satisfactorily and this interest a
lg feature had to be abandoned.
Rev. Cooley delivered fifteen
lnute talk on the relation of good t
Dads to the church, which was thor {
ughly appreciated by the audience.
He was followed by Prof. Triplctt,
n the Schools and Good Roads II