Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-26
saAzos counTYs GOOD ROADS
Editor Bryan Eagle.

kditor Bryan EzXls.
noticed In yesterdays Eagle the
statement that the pavement being
built On the College road would last
for time immemorial." Unfortunate
~ no pavement has yet been devised,
and probably none eyer viii be de-
vised, which will last for more than a
few years under modern traffic.
Come brick payements have lasted
thirty years, and M concrete pave
ment has lasted about twenty-five
years, but for most other types Of
pavement, fifteen years ia considered
a good, long life. and few payements
last that long unless properly main.
tained.
The. mistaken idea that we can
build permanent roads Is costing
the people Of Texas several millions
Of dollars every year. Az an example.
the magnificent post road from Austin
to gan Antonio, completed less than
. year ago, IL fast going TO pieces and
! should not be surprised TO find II
absolutely ruined within another
year.
Ny object In writing this Ia TO warn
the people OF Brszos county that in
order 10 preserve the roads which are
nov being built, and 10 get full value
for the money spent, these roads
must have continuous attention.
The day that the roads are received
from the contractors a ~patrolman
should be placed on every eight or ten
miles OF gravel roads. TO devote his
entire time 10 keeping them up. in
the same way that a section gang
keeps up a section Of a railroad track.
In the long run this Is by far the most
economical system Of maintenance,
and without II the roads are almost
sure TO 20 10 pieces within q few
years. Yours respectfully.
II. l.. MORRISON,
Professor OF Highway Engineering.
The expression time immemorial.'
used In the article with reference tc
the College road. was merely a figure
OF speech TO indicate or describe tn,
substantial manner OF It's construction
There II no one connected with The
Eagle from the devil up. or down. who
does not know but that change II
written on all things" and that time
In n tomb builder: not only for men
but ~dynasties and empires. OF power
and pri~ncipalities, OF nations. OF cities
Of people and yer OF good roads
Five cities have flourished In the IA
stretch OF the centuries on the site o
Jericho between Jerusalem and IN
Dead Sea. yet today there Is s%carcel.
yestige left 10 Indicate but that IN,
place In Just as II came from Oh,
hand OF the Creator. No. The Eagl,
did not mean that the road now belnl
built 10 the A. and VI. College woul,
be there Just IL completed. when tn
earth shall be rolled as a scroll an,
the angel declares that time shall b
no more.
However. there are roads an
roads. Engineer Morrison speaks q
the flccting life OF good roads and W
trust his words are not to be IN
tcrpreted az a warning TO the peopl
OF BraEos county. that little Is TO b
expected from the roads now beln
built. That they are not to be like
"Thc snow fall In the river.
A moment white then melts foreyeI
or like the Borcalls race.
Fits ere you can point the place.
or ma pleasures like poppios spread
You HcIyc the flower. the bloom
shed.
Or like tho rainbow's lovely form
EvanIshlng amid the storm"
There have been roads built. how
ever. that have lasted nor than
day. There arc roads In Europe bull
during the time Qf Julius Caesar tina
arc still In use, but Ms Engineer Mo-
rIson says. they have been watchc
after every day and kept In rcpall
This must be done with all roads, an
this has been the position Of Tn
Eagle. M all u readers well know
We have never said. build them an
let them 20. but have always remind
cd those In authority that while PR