Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-08
The ROAD TO The BOTTOM.

Vi sunday alttILpcl 4nt Eetif ~
for had the pleasure. through the
courtesy Of Traffic Manager Hewitt Of
making a trip over the Bryan 4 Cen
fral TEXAS Interurban 70 its present
terminus IN Burleson County and re
turn. We say. had the pleasure, and
Il Is 3 pleasure indeed. for no man
with any spirit Of appreciation. can
pass through the rich territory and
The great farms traversed BY this
road. without experiencing real pleas
ure.
Leaving Bryan AZ $3.50 IN the after
noon, we imagined we would have the
car largely 70 ourBeh. and you can
imagine our surprise when we arrived
at the station 70 find II full 70 over
flowing and standing room al pre-
MUM. Il was not only full at the
start, but remained fun until the end
Of the line was reached. and then re-
manned full until the city was reached
on the return trip Il was not the
same passengers. mind you. for II
seemed 10 US the personnel OF the
passenger list was changed hundred
times. Al every store. at every siding
at every cross road. Il looked like the
colored contingent which was largely
IN the majority. would rise up en-
masse and file out Then we would
think the rest OF the trip would be
made with light ballast. but 10 and be
hold fully az many, II not more. were
always waiting on the outside TO file
in and take their places. The trip
revealed 10 US the fact that the road
adds 70 the Braozs bottom al that
was lacking 10 make Il the colored
peoples paradise. Il Is a well-spring
Of eternal Joy for them. and Il "a well
worth anybody's time to make the trip
and see them enjoy IT, This constant
shifting Of the scenes. as It we're. re
suited. when the trip was completed,
in the car having handled 2Ol pas
sengers.
Bryan Junction. the point where tho
interurban intersects the GiddIngs
cutoff OF the Central. rinning frou
Hearne TO Gjddings. and which II
about a mile this side OF old Stone
City. was the busiest place we have
seen IN long time. With the inter
urban. there were three passenge
trains there when we arrived. All la,
passengers for each other. the trans
fers were quickly made and the sew
eral trains went their ways.
The crops in the bottom were IA
better than we expected to find then
both cotton and corn. The corn as
rule was all good. The cotton in som
places will make at least bale 4
the acre, while in other places It I
not so good. depending largely on IN
amount OF water that covered IN
farms in the two overflows OF the earl
spring. As a rule the crops are goo
and II is certainly an inspiring sigh
70 pass through these great farm
with their prosperous looking heat
quarters and their thousands OF ter
ants, happy, contented and well care
for
OF the road itself, we hardly kno'
what TO say, but at the very outst
we wish 10 emphasize that II is
marvel, revelation. The physics
evidences on every hand OF the stres
Of circumstances under which II ha
been built and maintained. becaus
OF the great floods and other hinderin
causes, show that II has cost, asid
from the money represented, swea
energy, vitality determination, bloc
and every other quality that entei
into this thing we call human life, +,
yitalized energy. Its building, in Il
face OF obstacles ocean deep an
mountain high, has been a mans 10
There is no yellow streak in the OF
lay II represents. You may say VIII
you please about that rugged. stalwa
old o. e. Gammill. and that bunch
tireless and sleepless energy. L.
Hewitt, but there are scarcely ty
other men In the world that won
or could have persevered under 4
adverse conditions that confront
them. In the language Of Captain B
Mcdonald. they 'have kept on keepil
on" The road is completed with d
exception Of six miles and the han
are there building that as fast as py
sible.f To- @lf ~ FL. 4
what the road. means To- Bryan
so evident that It needs no disc,
sion. As It becomes more highly Z
veloped. II will mean more and mo
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