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HILL ROADTO WORK Suggestions For Making a Quick Drying Road. HOW TO GET RID OF WATER. Carry It Directly Aoron by 8loping Kichwoy Frcm Dank Side Pointers on Grading Change 8uggated In King Drag For Hill Work. I have nlwnj'8 been very Interested and oMerrtint In tbe mutter of coun try ron (Ik and nitre read inuuy valua ble urtlcIeM on the subject. Hut I till tliink there are twine polntH that I have nor wen touched upou relative to rominmklnj.'. especially In the hill country nlniix the Mississippi and Mis souri Kloprs. The fjrcut object of road work MmuM be to :rot I Im wnter puny t qulekly as possible. V have u kihhI Htill for rondiniikfnc. bin the hills are of nllt formal ion. and u stream of wuter orumblea tltcio like so much loaf tmjrur. Many of our exjwrienced roadmnk ers will throw up a hill grade and car ry the water down each aide for Iour distances. Then comes a heavy rain fall. Forty thousand rivulets from the hillside above pour Into the drains, and such a volume of water accumu lates ns to cut deep gorges. These make the road almost impassable and require several darn' labor a number of times each year to repair. To avoid this trouble the road may be sloped ' from the bank side enough to carry the water directly across the road. When a grade is desired on a aide bill roadway plow Id three furrows on the lower side, the outside furrow to lw about twenty feet from the bank. When grading draw this loose dirt to ward the center of tbe roadway with a slopu of about one Inch to the foot carrying this slope across the entlrr grade. Tbe ditch thus made should be opened at short Intervals to let out the water. After tbe grading Is done headers should be put tu to divert any water that might follow the wheel track. To make these headers scrape with the alusher n trench a little diagonally across the grade about two scrapers width and not deep. Deposit this dirt : with more from the outside alongside the trench, making tho ridge no higher than absolutely necesHary to accom plish Its purpose nnd not less than ten feet wide, thus causing as little ob struction as possible. This plan will always provide a quick drying hill road. With the occasional use of a King drag thin can be kept like a boulevard. Mr. King Is nn enthusiast on the merits of his Invention and thinks lightly of any changes that may be made In It, but for the benefit of those not so sanguine I will describe my Improvement, to be used more particu larly In a hill country. Wo are all familiar with the con struction of Mr. King's drag. Now, in etead of making this drag rigid by tight mortices, tenons, etc., we use two 4 by (I Inch ornsnpleces with 3 by 6 Inch tenons six Inches long on ench end. Tho shoulders of these tenons are mitered each way from the center. These fit mortices In ench end of the plank. Tho mortices are mitered from the center to each side. The tenons are secured with one Inch hardwood pins outside of the plank, thus allow ing the frame to oscillate. The utility of this may be seen when we want to carry the dirt all one way on side hills, etc. We pull thmuvh as fur ns desired, then change the team, hitch to the opposite side, turn around and continue moving the dirt as before. If properly made this drag will pull In a direct line nnd do better work. When the highway Is cut through a hill It is desired to keep reducing the grade. To this end work the ro;;d against one bank, leaving n ditch on one side only. Turn all the water from above ami along the hill into this ditch. IMow it In rei entedly each sen on. After this trench has washed too much for safety s month this stile nnd change the ditch to the opposite side of the road and repeat. You will be surprised at tho change In steepness effected In ten or twelve years. W. 8 Wiley In Good Itoads Magazine. A Gold Road. At Orovllle, In Butte county, Cal., a section of roadway has been found so t rich In placer gold that an application , has been made for permission to dredge it. Tbe miner who makes the i application to tbe authorities agrees, according to newspaper reports, to re- t place the road by one fully as good as i or better than the present one. It would 1 seem, however, that If the city owns a i gold mine It would pay better to work 1 It and get the money for the city treas- ' nry. Not many cities In the country I . cuu boast of paying gold deposits in , the public streets, and there is proba bly a dearth of precedents to guide the city council In Its action. Automobiles to Haul Road Drags. At Kalian. Kan., an effort Is being made to induce each automobollst to drag several miles of road after each rain. The theory Is that the use of tbe drag places tbe earth on the crown of the road, where It dries and hardens. After another rnln a repetition of the dragging carries on more earth, which In turn hardens, and after a few such applications of the drag there Is a con siderable hardened surface to the road which does not easily disintegrate. Tbe employment of tbe motor car to haul the drag would demonstrate a hitherto unemployed utility of the machine. Some more beautiful stylish wall paper just received at Fisher's Paint Store. Don't be a mossback and take any old thing that's handed out, but come in and look. Am selling styles today that will be handed out to yon two years from now. Be alive. ds21 7. A A. H.t Laerei Lodge No. IS Hold . refular meeting! on 2nd aud 4th Wedne deyioleua month. DrxTii Rica, W. M. N. T. J witt, Beeretary A H the 2nd and 4th Mondavi ol MCh month " at 7:30 p. m., Id the Foreitert' Hall. A) members Id good lauding are lurlted to al Mod J. W. DqwelIm M. W, K H. l.bnox, Beoorder. BP. U. ELK.H, Koeeburi Lef.s,iro.tt Hold! regular communication! at the Klki Temple on 2nd and 4th Thuredayt of each month. All member requested to attend regularly, and allvlaltlug brothers are cordi ally inTlted to attend. W. W. GlRDWRLL, K. R. Geo. w. Stalky. Secretary. D SURER OF HONOR, MyitIO Lodge Ho. 18 Meet 2nd and 4th Thursday eTenLngpot each month In Maccabee Hall. Visiting members cordially Invited to attend. If IHWIH K. CAVKNDIlt, 0. Of H a. H. Lisox, Keo. J. W. Dow six. Receiver. EAOLKB, Koteburg Aerie meets lu Odd Fellows Hall on 2nd and 4th Monday eten lnst of each month, m 8 o'clock. Visit ing brethren in good suuding alway welcome. F. Q. MICBUI. W. P. F. I. Clark, W. Bee, IO. 0. F-, PhtleUrtan Lodge No. s Meets n Odd FellowsTempIe, comer ol Jacknon and Cass Streets, on Haturda;- evening i f each week. Members of the order in gcod ftanding are invited to attend. A. A. Jortss, N. Q. N. T. Jkwktt, R- S. t u. O. F. Rising Hiar Loltfc No. 174, meets Odd Fellows' Temple every Friday evening Visit ng bretheruu always welcome. K II. I. KNOX, N. U. K. N Kw art, R, . M. KirxLK, F. 8. IO. O. F-, Union Encampment No. 9 -Meets In Odd Fellows' Temple un the W. and 3rd Thurdday evenings of each month. Visit ing brethereu alwavs welcome. O. J. I.lNDfKY, 0. P. F. E. Cavknuir. Bcrlbe. MOI'KRN BROTHERHOOD OF AMERICA Rosebnrg Loilge No. 49J Meeia evf ry 2nd and 4th Tuesday in M-ict-abee Temple. Visiting members alwayn welcome. C. F. MrMru.Ks, President Emha McMullbk, Becreiasy. MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA. Myrtle Cmnp No. t'&iO meets every 2nd ami 4th Thursdays of every month In the I. O. O. F. Hall, rorner Jackson and Cass Bis. Traveling Neighbors arecoidlally Invited to visit our Camp. A. (' Marstkhk, Consul, Lorm Corykll, Clerk. 0 E. S., R iseturK Chapter No. ft Holds their regular meetuiit ou 1st and 3rd Thursduy in each Month Vintnmr members la good standing are recpeclfully Invited to at- teud. Man. P. K. Willktt, W.M Fkkk Johnson, Secretary 0 N. it., Co. D Separate HattaHon S1pti every Thursday evenh g at ine Armosy Hal) at8 o'clot-k. H.C. 8lotm t'nptiitD. RKHKKAHrt, Koseburg llobokuh. I ortge, No. 41. I. O. O. F.-Meets in Odd Fallows' Temple every Tuesday evening. VUlUng listen and brethien Invited i 'tend. Mrj. Mart Jonk.i, .(. Mk.s. I'kLLa I.hm is. l-err. WOMKS OF WOODCRAFT. T.llac Circle No. 4 Meets on lit and .trd Mnndsv pTeulng of emh month at dl Fetls' Hall Visiting members ill gtKxl standing are In viud to atter.d. M Hit Mart O'Nial .R. N. Claka HoifH, leik WOODMEN OF THE WOKl.n, Osk Camp No l'-Meeteat ttie Odd FeHows' Hall In Rose burg, every 1st and 3ri1 Monday evenings- Visiting i.etictibors alnayswalcotne I. T. Whithit.C. C. E. N. Kiih Cleik. acrstnnd care Ilodge directory PLOWS Sanders Double and Single Oiac Benecia Reversible Disc J. I. Cat John Deere Moline Canton Sulky and Walking PLOWS DO YOUR PLOWING NOW J. F. BARKER & CO. Implements, Vehicles Pbone 161 Rosebnrg Ore. WELL PAVED STREETS are of great value to a community and enhance the value of abutting property more than any other improvement. Can Be Paid for in 10 ANNUAL INSTALLMENTS J so that the cost per year is smau. The increased valuation is demonstrated in the follow ing cities in the West where the Bitulithic Pavement has been laid. Eugene Ashland Walla Walla Salem Albany Vancouver Medford Portland Boise' Roseburg Pendleton Nampa Lewiston Puyallup Baker City and many other cities. It is a general proposition that two years after a street has. been paved. THE PROPERTY CAN BE SOLD FOR DOUBLE the price at which it is offered before pav ing, and yet at that time only two of the ten payments have been made. Examine THE BITULITHIC PAVEMENT on Jackson and others streets in Roseburg and see for yourself why Bitulithic is Best by Every Test. Warren Construction Co. Creason Building, Roseburg. Main Office, 317 Beck Building, Portland, Oregon. i'L', . been properly aged in its native country Sold in 1 and 2 lb. aroma-tight dns:i Grind fresh each day-not too fine. J. A. Folder b Co., A. S FRET, Roseburg of horses; a good Job I J. Wilson, The First Step toward a - gdTd breakfast. Drink a cup of Folger's Golden Gate Coffee It has the full, rich flavor of fine, old coffee that has) San Francisco, Cal. Canyonvllle. Orp ri7 !
