The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-07-12
IN THE INTEREST
Of GOOD ROADS
Continued from Page j.

: held IN IN" city nan ana IL is eSI-
mated that between two hundred
and three hundred voters were in at
tendance. Mayor d. y. Holland pre-
sided.
! In calling the meeting 10 order
| Mr.. Holland said that the all impor-
liant question now engaging the at
! tention of the people Of precinct
number six was that of building good
Iroads. He urged the citizens of the
iprecinct TO lay aside their prejudice,
Iif they had any, and give this mat
ter a serious consideration. There are
! are in need of work and if the build
! ing of good roads will give them EN-
pIoyment then let us have the roads.
He said good roads would benefit
the people at large and he believed
those who would get the best results
from them would be those having
the heaviest loads to haul
County Auditor Spalding was the
| first speaker introduced. His address
was the same that was delivered at
| Ovilla. When Mr.. Spalding finished
reading his speech several questions
were asked. j. S. Busby wanted to
know if the people of the precinct
would be employed on the roads.
Mr.. Spalding said it was the puF-
ipose of the commissioners to give
the home people preference on this
work. Commissioner Lowe, who was
, present, said if the citizens Of the
precinct wanted TO work they would
certainly be given preference over
! outside labor.
; J. w. Singleton was the next
speaker. Mr.. Singleton said he had
ALWAYS tried to be on the side OF
/ progress. In the advancement OF CIV
| ilizatiOn good roads cut nc little
Figure. He spoke of the method of
road building in vogue in the early
days OF the county and said the peo-
! pie here then made good progress
for that time and he hoped their
descendants would keep step with
them. He said some men opposed the
bond proposition because road
lcould not be built right up to their
!doors. He showed the utter folly of
Isuch a proposition by saying that
ia school house and church could not
he built at the door of every man.
lThey were placed where they would
tbenefit the most people, and the
tsame is true in building roads. He
said nothing added more to a coun-
try than good roads. he spoke in ia
Iyor Of the authorization Of bonds and
lsaid this was the most efuitable prop
IositiOu ever submitted 70 the people.
The money, he said, is going
20 be spent right here under your
eyes This money is for your COM
.uuniry If it is voted by you it Will
be used here, This is the only way
by which you can secure good roads.
!If you were called upon 10 put up
1.-THE money to build roads with you
tcouldu't do il. This is d public inn
iproyement that should be done now
,while the people are needing work.
Instead Of tbs being burden upon
them it will be benefit to them.
1.-THE expenditure OF $4,000 in this
!precinct viii help everybody. Speak
ling of the extra tax that would be
imposed Mr.. Singleton said the man
who had the most would pay the
most The man with one horse and
one COW will not have to pay much.
Mr. Singleton exploded the false
statements that have been advanced
by those opposed to bonds that the
banks would get all the benefits
from the bonds Mr. Singleton said
THE banks of Ellis county We're not
lin the bond buying business. Their
business is to loan money. The banks
would sprcise poor business judg-
ment by purchasing = per cent bonds
when they can loan their money at
no per cent. On closing Mr.. Single
ton said
Ellis is the banner agricultural
county in the state. Let us make her
the banner county in the building OF
good roads and as a result She will
he the banner county in citizenship.
When Mr. Singleton sat down he
was asked if he intended raising the
rents on his farm if the bond propo-
sition carried Mr. Singleton's farm
is in that precinct. Ia answer to the
question pertaining TO higher rents
he said no increase would be made
by him.
District Judge hawkins spoke
only pfew minutes. He said he was
not a recent convert 70 the PROPOSE
ton OF good roads While county
Judge he attended the annual meet
ings of the county judges and coun-
tv commissioners for the purpose of
studying the good roads question.