The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-11
DATE FOR CONVENTION


discuss the matter Of holding com
Is good roads convention in @#sa-
hachse #t an eayly date was called nn
large number uf business men and
farpcrs All present expressed
themselves as being deeply interest
cd in th. matter of good roads and
With much enthusiasm they mani
tested desire To have convention
held In this city
Col r. =. Rixey, an officer OF the
National Good Roads association.
was present and delivered short ad.
dress In which he explained some Of
the objects sought to he obtained
through the county convention. He
said that a series OF conventions
were TO be held In Texas during the
next six weeks. the itinerary To close
with state convention al Austin
/ before the legislature adjourns He
explained that II was the wish OF the
national and state officers TO place
Waxahachie first on the list after
! leaving Dallas.
| Or. A. f. Turner. president of
! Trinity University, was called to the
floor and he gave a short resume OF
I his address delivered at Waco a few
days ago
II was then moved and carried
/ that a county convention be held In
Waxahachie on Saturday, January
! 10, under the auspices OF the Nation
al and State Good Roads associa-
! tions. There will be three sessions,
one at 10 a. M. one at p. m and
the closing session at 1880 p m.
! This having been disposed of the
committees necessary to perfect all
/ arrangements for the convention
| were appointed by Chairman Beatty;
assisted by committee composed OF
w. A. Ownby, secretary of the meet
ing, X. K Erwin and j. Houston
| Miller.
II AS the time is short In which &c
prepare for the convention the com
mittees were urged to begin ACTIVE
work at once. The committee
manned are on arrangements. finance
invitation and reception.
The invitation committee wi
send out Invitations to all CONNER
cial organizations, postmasters. may
ors, councilmen, city engineers. civf
clubs. and educational institution
/ in the county. 1t will be practicall!
impossible to send individual invita-
tions to every person in the county
who is interested in the matter ol
good roads, but it is specially deslr'
ed that farmers and business mei
attend this meeting. Addresses VIII
be delivered by men who have
scientific knowledge of road build
ing.
Among the speakers Will be COZ
w II. Moore, president OF tne Nd
tional association, and Col. K. T.
Smith of Sherman, president of the
State association. A full list or the
speakers will be announced later. J.
is also planned to have a muslca
program at the afternoon and even
ing session. A feature OF the evenlhs
session will be Col. Moore's llustra
ted lecture on good road building. NJ
viii, show more than three hundred
stereopticon views. Among thes'
views will be pictures obtained D.
Mr. r. X. Erwin when he made
tour of the old world few year
ago.
The committees named are AS fol
lows:
Arraneemeuts-R X. E.r"lr
chairman: Perry 5. Robertson, ue'
l.. Griffin. John Beatty, Tom yates
II T S,oker. O. \. Finley. j. /. Su
livau.
Finauce-Jas. :. Davis, chairman
Ed Cunningham. 7. \. Ferr,s' ue'
w Coleman. T. ]. Cole.
Invitation 5. Robertson
chairman, DIR. \. b. small pr' -
Thompson. DR. c. W. simpson. u
z. Turner. J. Baldbridge I'D Lo"
n "A James. Tom Martin j.
R.ck. A. B. Harris. j. p. Claunc
p.eeotion-O T. Dunlap, chai
man. ! T. Spencer. G. w Mchhish
= II Griffin. Mark smith. Am
lcaroth.rs. + W Burleson. j. NJ r.
kridge. W NJ Tldweh. j"hn
sharn. cant W y BoYc", y
Thomas. II n Connnily y J. Thor
as. II. u Tlmmons. y ; 'ampo"
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caster. L Il Gibson. ; sPaiain
W. : Kemblc. j u Hines j :. h'
! ring. prof. & NJ Gordon, fr"'
Chapman. " NJ Burieson J.
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