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


road construction.
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Yesterday morning at an carly hou
delegates To the good roads convention
began to arrive. and among them wa
noticed representatives from almos
every section Of the state and western
Louisiana. While the nature of th'
convention did not call for a lars'
gathering. the personnel IL compose
of some of the greatest leaders in hi
important work, and the results %
their association and exchange OF ideas
will be felt in every part of the com
monwcalth.
On account of the vast area OF the
state, the methods and manner In
which good roads are 10 be constructed
are widely different, and for this rea
son knowledge Of the results ana
how they were accomplished is calcu-
lated to save the counties many
thousands of dollars.
" hllc lllt "'hi' p'''
ably not number over 100, 1t is made
up of men and officials directly inter
estcd i'm the good roads movement
and they are here for business.
lumber of county judges and commits
siOncrs, who are now constructing
good roads, were present, and ar
taking n lively interest in the expert
encc Of their fellow officers along thi
line.
This Is the third convention to b.
held in the state this year and cac.
successive one shows marked In
crease In the interest being taken am
the work accomplished. The state COZ
vcntion was held in Houston II
March, and another in Waco the fol
lowing April. The distribution of thes
over the state has Interested grca
many counties as well as individual
in this most important work.
On account of some of the trains be
ing late, a number of the delegate
did not arrive until late in the day, am
the Galveston crowd did not reach tn
city until last night
List of Visitors.
Those who participated in the con
vention yesterday, exclusive of tn
local citizens, were: G. s. Gordon
A. L. Carlson and A. r. Ahldog, Whar
ton county; w. P. Norris and Count,
Judge Porter Newman of iloustO
county; r. T.. Erwin. John Nash ar,
Oliver Tippin, of Anderson county
j.. II. Klngenmann, of Mays county
Judge Robert b. Green, OF BeXa
county; Commissioner Mally Eastman
Jefferson county; Colonel w. p. Han
rson, Washington ID. c.; Judge julie |
Hirsch, Harris county; r. II. Woo,
worth. jefferson county; c. l.. Irclan
and ID. l.. Stump, Port Arthur, JcffC
son county: Joe Brown and II. | !
Bennett. Dallas county; ]. b. Sargent
Navarro county; T.. T.. Hartley. ShrcvC ]
port, louisiana; S. f. Bingham. Jc I
fCrsOn county; G.. =. Webb. count X
judge Grdyson county; p. J. Johnson
Sabine Pass. jefferson county.
J. II. Bright. chairman Of the goo, ]
reads committee. called the mcctin /
to order at 1890 o'clock in the cr !
hall.
Rev. Or. ]. w. Blocker delivcr2
the invocation and asked divine guid |
ancc i'm the good work ihat they ha' /
asscmblFl together to accomplish. an
cuunselcd the delegates not 10 forge I!
the good road that leads TO ctcrna
life.
Address OF Welcome.
Hon. Thomas H. Langhlm was ..
deliver the welcoming address,. bur
was suddenly summoned as a witness
IL. the district court. and Hon. r. G.
Duff was delegated 20 turn over tui
ne visitors the keys to the city. Mr
DUN. In his usual eloquent and forcihl,
'iylc. welcomed them 10 the city an
gave a brief history Of tho importar |
'art good roads had played in ciyilza
ion from the beginning Of time NJ
aid that beaumont welcomed them a.
l,Ody OF men engaged IN urth1rin-
me- OF the greatest pieces Of work /
nova tO civilization from tho fnuuIa |
ION ~ the Roman empire down to N,
resent time. lie cited ID, Ruwa- |
mpiro a. an example " the benefit | %
b Doe derived from improved highway.
nj said thai the Necessity Tor fhr
Ork had continues 90 increase Win --
boz advance n civiliZaf iul-in far- .
Bud roads bad been ore ri tha mos
Hpnrtant factors IN bringing -hH "a
ord up 10 Ehai b is tpdav Crl1-aI ~-
M made an olorurn' plea for am iu- r
caHed infcrrzf ln This clasr rF work 'r
pm fhe nation f1ur 10 &c rrar.r ret -r
III assured fhr visitors f1ar Hrar -H
1uf had no i-ave and m. r-rr uaz p
airs n urrehanrr fhrr rfr -H- .r- -r
bar thor wanted. 90 alF frr r.
s-oks for Visitors.
IN fnh.f 70 fhr visitors. Rrr. rarH.
) Responded f1 fl'a adde's aT -lr.
nc Hrr Cochran said Thar Do. T-
he'd That ~ 7fle-stez rrrlE lasa 81.