Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-07-31
ROAD COMMITTEE
APPEALS TO PEOPLE
Asks Their Cooperation In Travelling
Temporary Roads While Good
Roads Are Building.

Good roads are not Injuries, but
actual economic necessities. We
could do without them and still exist,
but a country's progress is common
surate with the Improvement Of its
highways. Highways should be built
and maintained on the principle OF
the most good to the most people.
Some. roads are more important than
others, not because better or more in
fluential people live on them or travel
them, but because more people travel
them and more farm products are
hauled over them. A class Of con-
struction that would be perfect for
one road, might be actual folly for
another of different traffic conditions.
II is economy to specify better form
of construction for extremely heavy
traffic roads than for those of medium
traffic.
Your engineers, commissioners and
committee have recognized this fact
and have selected types Of construc-
ton which will give the most and the
best to Brazos County for the money
spent.
The College Station road is the
most important highway in Brazos
County, and a different and more per.
manent type Of pavement was selected
for this, and this selection was wise
and just to all. This type OF pave.
ment costs more from several differ.
ent standpoints than the ordinary con.
struction. It costs more In that the
material is more expensive. II costs
more In skilled labor and costly ma,
chinery. II costs more In inconveni.
ence TO the people. II costs more In
patience and forbearance, takes
longer to complete II, and It must be
protected while II is under construc
ton. Then We must have the coop
Grafton OF every person using this
road to obtain the best results. The
contractors are jointly interested with
you In making the road perfect. They
are guaranteeing the work for five
years and would much rather put the
workmanship into the first cost thar
into the maintenance. They consider
the advertising value OF the wors
more than the profit to be made.
The material is good. the plans ar,
right, the engineering supervision 1,
the best in the country. the contract
ors are reputable. and we have I'll,
hearty cooperation OF nearly all IN,
people.
II will be absolutely necessary I,
close portions OF the road as the worl
progresses. The good roads commit
tee is endeavorlng to provide way
around these portions, which will b,
announced by signs along the road
and no one will be imposed upon o
Inconvenience for more than a shor
while. The road. after being CON
pleted. will be very much like a cit,
street. II will be pleasure and sa,
isfaction to everyone. All people US
Ing II will be equally benefited. Won
you help us get Brazos County out O
the mud?
J. Z. CONVEY.
A special appeal is made in behal
Of the College road. the first sectio
OF which. from Bryan to Dellwoo
Park bridge now being under cor
struction. They appeal for the pr,
lection Of this section. They ask tina
everybody travel the new temporar
road. which Is as follows: Fror
Bryan on the west side Of the II. &
c. track to point beyond G. p. Bi
ties, where the Jones bridge leave
che railroad. There turn due cas-
crossing both railroads. and 20 to IN
residence OF II. T. Lawler. The
alongside and Just west OF the pre-
ent road to the Dellwood Park brIdg,