Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-03-09
BRlzDS COUNTY
LOOKS At ROADS
County Officers Hear Of Good Work
Done In Permanent Road
Building.

Twins Noh'meca W Atfoth lttui
many sources that the McLennan
county road system Is a model that
surpasses anything in the state in the
manner OF its handling and In the su.
periority OF its construction. there
was a delegation Of Bralos County
people here Wednesday TO make an
inspection Of the work. to learn fea.
lures OF the road law that are peculiar
to this county aud to get advice from
the officers OF McLennan County as TO
procedure.
Brazos County has Just voted si0o..
600 In bonds for a good roads system.
This will not complete the net work
OF roads that will be needed for the
county. but II Is a starter. and the
advocates OF the bond issue believe
that later when the taxpayers OF the
county see the good results OF this In.
vestment that another bond issue can
be provided for. Brazos County is one
OF the wealthy counties OF Central
Texas. Its fertile lands lie along the
meanderings OF the Brazos, and ex.
tend east from the river into some OF
the most productive farms that are
known in this state. In this county
Is located the Agricultural and Col.
lege OF Texas. and the route OF the
Meridian Highway from Waco south to
Houston passes through the center OF
the county and directly in front OF the
gates of the college. The Brazos coun.
~ people. In coming TO Waco. wanted
also to look at material for road build.
ing. and as Waco has the largest plant
for the handling OF gravel In the
South. they were attracted here by the
fame of this great commercial PROPOSE
ton. wanting to see the gravel and the
manner OF its handling.
In the party were W. ], Coulter
chairman OF the citizens committee
appointed to advise with the commits
sioners. and the following members OF
that committees: W. c. Boyett, ]. +
Convey and NJ. f. Dansby; ]. T. Ma
loney. county Judge, and j. J. 'Cahill
and NJ. II. casters. county commits
sioners. With them came also G. r
Abney. the engineer who Is TO have
charge OF the work. MIR. Coulter IL
one OF the substantial business men Of
Bryan. having been for years one Of
the leading merchants there. ]. +
Convey is a leading hardware mer
chant. w. c. Boyett lives at College
Station. He lived there when the col
lege was established more than thirty
five years ago and he helped to hau
the brick. as boy. for the first build
ing ever constructed there. For man!
years he was county clerk OF this
. county. and he has long had mer
camille establishment at College Sta
ton. Mr. Dansby is also business
man and land owner OF the county
County Judge Maloney is a progress
siye man and builder. He was mayor
OF Bryan before he became county
Judge, and since he has had the coun
ty position he has been studying mod
ern methods and modern plans OF per
manent improvements.
When the delegation arrived We'd
| nesday morning they were taken tC
the New state House for headquarters
and after breakfast they we're JOINED
by County Judge George \. Denton
| County Commissioners Charles \
Smith and Joe Boyd; County Enginee
r. J. windrow. Robert ]. Potts, Chas
Il. Moore and Luke Moore Jr.. OF tn
Potts Moore Gravel Company; W. II
Badger, a visitor to the city and broth
erinlaw OF Charles f. Moore, AM
James Hays Quarles.
To the Gravel Plant.
They we're taken In automobiles I
the plant OF the Potts.Moore Grave
| Company on the east side OF the river
This plant is Just beyond the Eas
| Side orchards. and Is on the old Ike
| lum or Heard farm. There is no grave
deposit In Texas that equals II. TIL
visitors were shown the great stear
shoyels and other machinery used !
taking out the gravel and In mixing !
There is no other steam shovel mixin
plant in the gravel beds OF Texas. an
they we're shown how thoroughly III
work can be done In this way. instea
Of using the slower and older method
Of hand handling. They watched III
loading ofcars. by machinery. five {
six cars being loaded while the vi
itors were at the plant. Engineer A
| ney went into the lowest part Of n
pitt no inspect the depth OF the grav
deposit.
From the gravel beds they were Ia
en- to see the Dallas road, the Cor'
cana road and several other stretch'
OF highway. and then to the Raleig
where the party had luncheon.
At this luncheon County Judge DE
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