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
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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 !