The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-19
MOTOR NAIL SERVICE. AND
coon ROADS.

albert Burioson is a Texan. tie
+ = member u the presidents cabi-
net and heads tho postoffice de-
pariment. when he has anything
good TO give ont he does not over
look his native state His latest in
rovauon for tho Improvement q
tho po4tal serfice was the establisn-
ment 4of motor ear mall service on
rural routes Mr Burleson believes
the plan viii be a success when once
an tho working details are properly
adjusted Wren Mr.. Burleson was
ready 60 give this service a trial he
selected Ellis county. compliment
which the entire citizenship Of the
county should appreciate. In plan
ming to inaugurate the motor car
mail service Mir. Burleson did not
seek The advice OF any individual or
organization in the county. Like
wise. If by chance. the service
should prove a failure, after being
given a fair trial. ne viii doubtless
order f. discontinued without cor
shifting any one. But. we have the
service and as loyal citizens We
should strive TO cooperate with the
postal authorities Ia making il
success. and not try u hamper ITS
progress by throwing obstacles in me
way. One of the most Important
essentials in making the service
success is good roads. In this mat
ter our county commissioners should
take the lead and should be aided
and encouraged in every way possible
by the citizens of the comfy, es-
pecially those living on the motor
routes. The different routes out OF
Waxahachie. Milford and Italy ira
verse miles Of excellent pike roads,
and If there are any detective places
in these. roads the commissioners
h9uld see that they are properly
repaired. Patrons living on the
Rotor routes and on the other
routes as well for horse drawn We
hicle mail service cannot be made
q success without good roads,
should occasionally inspect the roads
in their immediate vicinity and If
any bad places are found report them
t. the county commissioners.
Where aeople show an interest in
better roads there is little excuse
or the dirt roads not being kept in
re best possible condition in all
kinds Of weather The utility OF the
read drag has been so successfully
proven that people should no longer
be urged to use it. Where properly
used the roadbed can be kept per-
fectly hard and smooth and free
from mud In rainy weather. On
those sections OF the routes travers-
ca over dirt roads the patrons
should organize districts, divide the
roads into sections and drag them
Immediately after every rain.
As an Illustration of what can be
done with the road drag we call at
tention to the best kept. mile of dirt
read in Ellis county This section
OF road is on route "A" out of Wax
ahaclie and leads from Mack Ruth
orford's farm to the old Embry
place This road is in small draw
and the roadbed is composed of the
most tenacious of black waxy dirt
Mir. Rutherford and Cullen Kelley
Jointly keep this road in first class
condition, dragging il Immediately
after every rain. AS result it is
no trouble to travel this road in tie
v orst kind of weather.
Jas. w Harrison. who resides in
Waxahachie, has worked one mile
Of road near his farm on route "F"
since the motor car mail service was
ipaugurated and keeps it in first
class condition. But there is bad
place in the road near Mr.. Harrisons
farm that needs immediate attention.
Mr.. Harrison has opened way
through his premises SO that the
nail carrier can get around the bad
place This section is in precinct
No. ? and should receive the attn
ton of Commissioner Chapman.
On route "a there is a bad place
in the road northeast OF Boyce on
Grove Greek in precinct No. 1, and