El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-07
SIS, 10000 For Texas Roads Wins
Support Of Judge Adrian Pool
As Necessary To State s DEVELOPMENT

A UsTIN. Tex, Feb. III you want
n a speech out OF Adrian Pool. rep
resentative from FL Paso In the house.
just mention the subject Of good roads.
Pool is chairman OF the committee on
roads. bridges and ferries
He made the second speech Of his
legislative career IN defence Of the
best good roads measure ever brought
before the state. and he received at
tention every minute he was talking.
too. His first speech. was made last
week when Pool saved the highway
commission from destruction by get
ting the consideration OF the bill post
poned until he and the friends Of
the commission could do a little mis-
sionary work.
In his second speech he saved from
defeat at least temporarily, a propo-
sitton which viii allow the people to
vote on authorizing the issue Of SIS
100000 for good roads in Texas.
The resolution OF c. o. Laney OF
Dallas to amend the constitution pro-
Niding Tor the bond issue. to be based
upon taxes on motor vehicles, was
before the house. From the attitude
OF the house IL was evident IL would
majority. Pool came in during the
debate. A member from the rural
sections was viewing with alarm
the proposal to saddle a debt on our
children ad our children's children"
When he finished Pool got recogni-
ton.
Il didn't hear the resolution read"
he said But from what some OF its
critics are saying about 1t I judge it
must be a worthy measure I ina CINE
Il Is about the first measure that has
come before this house that is worth
any time over I have been
waiting two weeks now for a chance
worth while and I think the chance
has come" and then Pool asked the
clerk to read the resolution again.
After its reading he sailed into a
speech on good roads
Hammers TiEhtWadH-
"a lot OF you fellows would like
to have a good road II somebody /
he said. But you fellows are not
willing TO pay one cent for q good
road. You fellows who want TO spend
no money for roads are now in the ]
in Texas fou used TO be in I
the majority. but we have got you
outvoted now and We are going 10 4
make you loosen up bit"
Then Pool told how FL Paso county
had built one road 50 miles long at
D cost Of S1.10o. zoe OF concrete. and he I
declared Fl Paso county wouldn't take I
!; 5.0O0.00 for that road. He said all 4
The money was raised for a $40 miles /
road from Fort Worth to El Paso. /
except through Parker county, and 1
hey we're going to establish an air
plane ferry system over that county. 4
After Pool had paid his respects in /
no uncertain terms TO members Of the ]
house who are opposed 70 spending I
money for good roads, a motion was
made TO lay the resolution on the ia
bic subject to call. The motion car
red.
Friends OF the measure did this
because they saw that members Of
he house were totally uniformed on
he proposition. although It has been
much discussed The resolution will
be called up at an early date and a
-ote taken on it.
No Extra Taxes
The proposal OF Mr. Laney would
Tot require the le- ylng OF a cent OF
additional taxes. The highway de-
1artment estimates that in 20 years
here will be received from motor
-ehicle taxes the sum Of s97.0O0.00o.
The resolution would make Il possible
'or the state to issue say $4,000 900
II bonds running for 20 years. The
.otal interest and sinking fund q