The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-10-08
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FROM THE FIELD. .

TOAuS. SlTiHBeI travelling lHe Ellis
county highways, passing by the fine
residences, seeing lots and stables
full of fine mules and horses, regis
tered cattle of the best breeds graz
ing in the pastures, fine fowls in
the barn yard, cribs, bursting with
their burden of Indian corn and
the cotton patches looking like
snow bank would conclude that the
highways. grown up with the high
weeds and grass, as flat as a plane
and full of deep ruts were under
the supervision of some power not
interested in the travel
We are spending thirty-fie of forty
thousand dollars per year on our
roads. The nature of most of the
work is temporary and last but
few years. AT our present rate and
by our present methods of road
building our roads will be no better
thirty-five of forty thousand years
hence than they are now In twenty
five years at the present rate we
will spend million dollars and be
no better off. Such system is
criminal waste of money. l rode a
few miles with John Harrison one
day last week He is a good business
man and does what he does well.
He suggested that Ellis county
could issue bonds to the amount of
one and a half or two million dol
lars and make some good roads.
Which is better to issue bonds ard
spend a million dollars on perma
nent improvements, pay off the
bonds in 25 years with no greater
taxes than we are now paying or
continue to waste three-fourths of
our funds on our present methods?
Some get scared when bonds are
mentioned because of the fact that
! interest must be paid while others
object to leaving a debt on the com
ing generation. There is not much
in the interest objection for the sink
ing fund can be invested in other
bonds, so while we pay interest we
also collect interest, and there is
nothing wrong in the next genera
ton paying its part of such expens-
es as may be incurred for it's benefit
would like to see some one with
money consequently influence take
up this subject and agitate it till
the people realize their present con
dition and seek remedy.
When man is out on business
he has not the time and frequently
acks the inclination to argue the
point with every fool he meets 1t
is more pleasant and usually more
profitable to go on to the next man,
| met J. B. Barnes in town last
Saturday and got good lecture for
not telling about his colt getting the
blue ribbon at Violet Gratton's colt
show so ! here and now declare that
the judges did declare that the
aforesaid colt was the best and gave
it the blue ribbon accordingly. While
on the colt question / will further
| relate that today at Henry Curry's
colt show there were a number of
good colts. c. j. Simmons, John
Claunch and W. w. Stiles were the
judges and awarded the prize to R.
W. Davis of Forreston
| spent last Monday in Waxahachie
and stayed at home OH Tuesday
Wednesday | came to town and re-
NAMED till afternoon. While there
met and renewed A. F. Dahnke on
Ennis No, 3
Out on Waxahachie No. / found
A. l.. Chapman out in the field and
got him in good shape. G. L. Mat
thews was down in some cotton as
| high as his head but | got his row
and found him. | went to the resi-
deDce of j. A. Dixon and spent the
night. He will be 90 years old next
June but carries five gallon bucket
and a two gallon bucket of slop a
| hundred yards without stopping.
| That looks hard to some young men.
! Jim Dixon and Eubanks said they
| gathered a load of corn in AZ min
ltes and could have done better if
i thoro had III nI, c
and large rabbits. If anybody will
tell me of beating that for speed in
corn gathering / will tell it with
| pleasure. Starting out Thursday
| morning soon got in the buggy
With John Harrison and rode to f.
| F. Farrar's on Red Oak where he
was going for hay Frank has some
! fine alfalfa land. On the way out
stopped to see A. j. Spain but he
| had gone to Dallas to identify the
negro who robbed him. See full ac-
count In last weeks paper.
Dinner and / came in contact at
J. II. Golleher's, as usual l came off
victor. Speaking of the eating | have
a good deal to say sometimes about
chicken and it is good but if there
| is any better dinners than bacon,
corn bread. potatoes, butter, toma
toes and coffee | would like to see
It. w. II. Carpenter of Waxahachie
! was bent down over the cotton and
was little blue but l hope he will
come out all right. On the way over
to Boyce met j. p. Freeman and
put him ahead and some money in
my mule skin. Between Waxahachie
and Boyce | met J. f. Barker and
placed him on the list, A Boyce ].
w. Freeman placed himself on my
list. | got dinner and spent a pleas
ant hour with w. Davis and family.
Cole Davis who had been away from
home or s years has lay off with
the Western Union company and is
at home He has made his head
quarters in New York for several
years Miss Myrtle is just home from
ten weeks visit at their old home
in Giles county. Tel n. learned from
the talk there that the Brick Church
and Lynnville road had been chang
ed at Owen Smiths and now runs
through his blue grass patch. Going
lack to Boyce ] bought pair of
soxs and put them on. / believe
socks are good to wear during the
cold months. At least I think ! shall