The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-10-27
VISITORS FROM SHERMAN
INSPECT PIKE ROADS
Citizens OF Grayson County's Capital
Spend Night and Part OF Day
in City--Hear Addresses.

ton over the pike roads in Ellis
greater number of good roads ADV
Gates among them than when they
started. Some OF the members of the
party we're converted before they
reached Waxahachie Thursday night
They we're given practical demon
stration OF the value OF improved
highways. After leaving Dallas late
In the evening they sped smoothly
over the pike roads of that county
and then for a few miles bumped
over a rough dirt road in Ellis cour
ty. This section of road Is the one
that has been graded and is now be-
Ing graveled so as to complete the
gap between Waxahachie and the
Dallas county line. Coming off the
dirt road the Shermanites struck one
OF the best pixies in Texas and from
there into Waxahachfe the riding
was a JOY and pleasure.
When the newsgatherer ran Into
the bunch at the Rogers hotel about
10 O'Clock they were speaking Ia
high praise of the value of pike
roads. Some of them unhesitatingly
said they would return to Sherman
and go to work for the success OF
bond issue OF 100000 which Is now
pending in proposed district OF
considerable size.
The party was being chaperoned
by f. f. Barclay, the live wire secre-
tary OF Shermau's Commercial club
Mr.. Barclay is good roads enthus-
last and he spent several days ar
ranging and perfecting the details
for this trip. He said the people OF
Grayson county were becoming very
much interested In the subject Of
better highways and he predicts that
the bond issue will carry by a good
The party was composed
of bankers, merchants, professional
men and farmers. In making up the
personnel of the delegation for this
trip Mr.. Barclay induced a number
who were opposed to the bonds TO
make the trip. The members OF the
court could not come
but County Judge Adamson made
the trip is . representative OF the
court Another prominent member
OF the delegation was Dupont Lyon
United States marshal for the north.
ern district Of Texas.
The visitors were up early Friday
morning and at O'Clock they as
a cyt Y - -
addresses by County Judge Lump
kins and Judge o. e. Dunlap, who
on Thursday was elected president
of the Texas Good Roads Assncia-
ton which was organized at Dallas.
Roy Connally, secretary OF the Com
club, presided and intrcduc-
ed the speakers.
Judge Lumpkins and Judge Dun
lap told the visitors what every citi-
zen OF Ellis county knows, viz: that
Ellis county has the best pike roads
of any county in the state and ex-
ceeds any county In the state in the
amount of bonds issued for the con-
struction OF permanent roads. Judge
Lumpkins told them they could be
shown better than told He told
them they could get better idea OF
how the people OF Ellis county were
pleased with the roads by meeting
and talking with the men who pay
the tax and who haul their products
over the roads, Judge Lumpkins
then gave the visitors review OF
the work of road building in the
Waxahachie district and answered
some of the objections which are
usually urged against the adoption
of bonds.
Judge Dunlap discussed the CUES
tion of road building chiefly from All
economical standpoint and showed
that the people lost more hauling
over bad roads than their taxes
amount to. He told them how that
railroads we're built by the issuance
of bonds, that all big enterprises
were bonded and that there was no
reason why counties should not pro
vide better means OF Transports
ton in the same way Judge Dunlap
also effectively answered Some OF
the stock objections to the adoption
Of bonds for building good roads.
At the conclusion OF the program
at the library the visitors lined up
in front of the cars on the street s3-
a photograph to be made.
Headed by Judge Dunlap in his
car a tour of the roads was then
made After going over most OF the
pixies the visitors returned to Dallas
to attend Kidd-Key day at the fair
The following members of the
party registered at the hotel +. F..
Barclay. j. l.. Bradley, Dupont Lyon,
Ed Mulkey. v. l.. Barry, M. f..
Schearer, T. Ingram, S. Hall, NJ. S
Powell, T U. Cole, s. II. Dotson, Lee
Markham, S. r. Markham, { Nc
Manus. w A. Golf, Roy Robertson,
T. I. Robertson, M. d. Rheinhart 1.
G. Walden, c. D. McElreath, j. A.
Davis. Jim Wooten, Will Leslie, Lon
MCGOWAN, p. s. Robertson, A. a.
Mitchell, w. S. Kemble, r. Cheney,
F.. Calhoun, C. Haldthe, Fl. B.
lookout, Forest Holiday, w. S Rus
sell