Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-06-18
BRYAN's GREATEST NEED.
Good Roads Better Rosdsl The Best
Possible Roadsl

Possible Roadsl
The great Apostle Paul admonished
Timothy whom he affectionately
called his on In the gospel, TO preach
the word in season and out OF season
While the Eagle always desires to
be conservative and shrinks for the
suspicion of being hobby-horsical, It's
conviction OF the Importance to Bry.
an Of improving the condition OF the
highways radiating from and center.
Ink Ia the town Ii so strong that II
must often call attention 10 this sub.
ieot The reasons for this conviction
are 80 many that simply to mention
all Of them would nll more space
than " consistent with our other oh.
legations Nor IL it necessary TO state
them, Some Of them are 80 obvious
that all intelligent people are familiar
with them, Whore. az in this case.
everybody il on the same side. there
Is no place for argument There Is
not man, woman or child In Bryan
or In Brazos county with sense enough
TO have an opinion on any subject
who does not believe that good roads
are desirable Il is not argument that
Is needed, but action, Faith without
works ia dead,
But IL everybody agrees that there
ought TO be Improvement In the pub.
lie roads why IL not the improvement
madog There In no reason that we
know of except the osctancy OF man
II IL this that keeps us from enjoy.
Ing many good things that are within
our reach, Roads cannot be built
without the sacrifice of either labo
or money or both, and everyone of |
us keeps waiting In the hope that |
somebody else will make the sacrifice
When we consider, however. that
the extent TO which people of differ,
ent nations give way 10 or overcome
this congenitOl sluggishness of hui
man nature, measures the difference
between s0vagery and civilization, Il
Ia easy to understand why some towns
outstrlp others In the race of prog.
ress.
Bryan has never been lacking IN
public spirit but the enterprise of
It's people has heretofore found ex
preston chiefly In the building OF
schools and churches, and with these
prime agencies OF civilization Il Is
now proportionately better equipped
than any other town or city In the
While our educational and
religious institutions are our JOY and
pride and will continue to require
md TO receive our fostering care,
here Is no pressing need of improve,
nent in these lines now.
The present, then, Is favorable
lime for directing our best efforts 10.
ward supplying the L.ost pressing
lesideratum that now presents itself
good roads,
Suppose for instance, with Bryan
II a center there were an airline
Dad leading northeast into Madison
ounty, second airline road leading
outheast into Grimes county third :,
ir'llne road leading southwest into
he bottom and fourth airline road
'ading northwest into the bottom;
oppose all these roads were built and |,
Maintained so that at all seasons the d
eaviest loads could be drawn over
lem with the least possible expend. :
ure OF power, either of muscle or OF
action engines, and that automo.
Hes, motorcycles and bicycles could
ass smoothly and swiftly though
leir entire length--what would be
10 result7 Can any man doubt that
Ie Increase OF business and OF prop. Z
~ values would repay the cost sew.
al hundred fold, Suppose the mer,
lants OF Bryan could send out mo.
rcycles ten, twelve, fifteen or TWEEN.
miles In every direction to deliver W
'ods ordered by telephone. Sup. :"
IKE the farmers and their families "
uld receive letters and daily papers y
most as soon as the people In town. ~,
We might so on mpposing through y
lumn after column and then have -
leave on for want OF space, =,
These random reflections are re.
octively commended 10 the consid. ~
alton OF the gentlemen of the Bryan :.
oppressive League, who are TO meet =
lay, z
The federal treasury is furnishing -
Q sinews OF war for the anti-mistle.
campaign, and the money viii be