OREGON CITY COURIER FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1910
Reduced Price in All FURNITURE
Department HARDWARE
J. H. MATTLEY
SECOND-HAND GOODS 905, 7th Street
Bought and Sold ORECON CITY, ORE.
COUNTRY .CORRESPONDENCE
And News Letters from About the County
TWILIGHT
For the past week the rainy Reason
lias been making up lor lost time.
The farmers are being hindered in
making preparations for the putting
in of their spring crops.
The Waruoi' Urauge lield thoir regu
lr monthly meeting in their hall at
New Era on last Saturday. There
was a uood atteudunce considering the
very inclement weather. Interesting
and eutertainintr addresses were given
on horticulture and dairying. The
Grange is increasing in membership
and a prosperous year in urauge worn
is anticipated.
Mr. Mead is building a fence along
the road in front of.his premises.
Mr. Thos. Kellaud is marketing
his potatoes.
Miss Lessie McDonald, who lias
been visiting Mrs. J. 0. M JJodds
for several weeks, will g to fort
land thisweek, where she expects to
secure a position.
Mrs. J. 0. M. Dodds, who has been
suffering from au abscess on her face
for the past two weeks, is now con
valescing. George Sohreiuer made a business
trip to Portland this week.
The Twilight Literary Society has
purchased'a flue new organ.
Mr. Wallace McOord, while at work
on the telephone line Iasc week, se
verely iujured one of his hands.
Miss Linnett Snook has been on
the sick list daring the past week.
Misi Netttie Uurgoyne of New' Era
spent Saturday night at the home of
Mr. George M. Lazallo.
The Independent Order of Owls
will meet at the Willamette hall to
night, Friday, March 2, to initiate
twenty-five more candidates. The
lodge will be assisted by the Port
land Order of Owls.
A Neighbor of Yours
as well as ynursulf is liable at any
time to have the rheumatism. We're
all liable toliave cuts or burns, bruises
or scalds, crick in the back, neck or
side some kind of an ache or pain.
Then heed this advice and tell your
neighbors Ballard's Snow Liniment
relieves all aches and paius, and heals
all wounds. Sold by Jones Drug Co.
GARFIELD
The suow is gone. We have iiad
nothing but ruiu, raiin for the last
week. Will it ever stop?
E. S. Wilcox, while working with a
chain and a team of horses, had his
tlinuib caught in the chain and torn in
suoh a manner as to make amputation
at the first joint uocessnry. Dr. Adix
attended the wound.
Ms. II. II. Anders has boon laid up
with the "grip" but is much im
proved at this writing.
Thore will be preaehine nt the
Mouiorial church next Sunday, March
Oth, at 2.80 o'clock Everybody wel
come. The Leniiou siwnilll has resumed
work again. The mill has bet u shut
down owina to the freeze.
H. Thornton died list Fridny a'd
was buried Monday from Mt. Zion M.
E. ohnrch. Interni'iit was made in
Mt. Zion cemetery.
Mrs. Inez Iloyer viisted her parents,
Mr. audMrs.O. Kreghauui.Uast weok.
Stiff Ntck
Stiff neck is caused by rheumatism
of the muscles of the neck. It is
usually confined to one side, or to the
back of tho neck and one sido. While
it is often quite painful, 'quick relief
may be had by applying Chamber
laiu's Liuiinent. Not one case of
rheumatism in teu requires internal
treatment. When there is no fever
and no swolliug as in muscular rheu
matism, Chamberlain's Liniment will
accomplish more than internal treat
ment For sale by Jones Drug Co.
WELCOME
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COFFEE
EXTRACTS
SPICES, ETC.
Quality, Price,
THE
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IF YOU DO NOT FIND
PYRAMID
you are using
I ALWAYS HAVE TIME TQ SELL PYRAMID COODS
Min irri h. Y. MILLER. a 64
With Wells-Fargo Rxprsss Co., 7th St.,N'ear the Depot
OREGON C I T
CLEAR CREEK
' W. A. Simpson has sold his farm to
J. M. Smith. ,M.. Smith comes from
f.lm southern i art of the state. He
l..,. n fnmilif 1 . u f -1 I I IY1 lA U Vulll.
lifts a laiuiij wiiu " -. ' . 1 " "
ablo addition to the Evergreen school
uisuioi.
Considerable excitement was ex
rwriunrfld at Fis hor's mill one even
ing last week, when a general firo
alarm was sonniied. First repoits
wore that Mr. Dispner s store ana
other property were on 3reaud in
danaer of total destruction, but the
final report was that only the smoke
bouses was destroyed, which was!bad
enough considering the fact that
one thousand pounds ot bacon were
ournea.
Mrs. Alien and children of Salem
are visiting with Mr. ana Mrs. A.
B. May of Viola.
The boys of Rodlaud have organ
ized a baseball team.
Notices are out for Lthe annual
stockholders' meeting of the Clear
Creek Creamery to be held at Stone
on the 21st of March.
Tf rmuuttiir t. in vcAfir.hnr wonia limn
n.ntrnm nnv wn would have had a
change long before this. Why not try
lometlnug else? r or instance, oay
nothing and saw wood."
It is reoorted that surveying par
tios are out surveying a line for power
...l.n. lnn flTtnt ( ! Q '19 l lT A tfl Pnrl"..
land for the Portland Railway Light
os rower jo. , which win run
where down the ridge between Spring
wntf.r mid the Loaau couutrv.
2 The Harding Grange ,are making
some changes in the arrangement oi
i , 1. I I J -1 I.
their Kitciien, which win aim uiucn
to the convenience oi the cooking
department.
A gieat deal of the fall sown grain
I ! l.n ..u n.ln1 mi unnrtnnf nf rliLmuira
done by the extaordiuarily cold and
wei winter.
Mis Annie Henry of Jackson
county will teach the remainder of
the spring term at tne Kemauu sonooi,
left vacant by the resignation of Miss
wentz.
Tho principal topics of conversation
are weather and taxes, ine two
topics differ somewhat, from'tlie fact
that the former has a general down
ward turn, while the latter soonis to
be on the rise. But they are quiite
similar also because they both have
quite a depressing offeot on the
farmer.
We are very much interested In the
project of a union high school, which
k.. Kilbari rtf tn HHtUA MXtttllt.
lino uvcu minu" " ' .
ana whicli will likely be dienssed at
the iiogau liraugo next omuiiuij uu
.uCii,i,r ,i,.to ant, at which: the
county superintendent will moet the
people OI II11S llUliimuuiij ouu mi-
over tho proposition, wo nave n
group of districts in which a high
school could be so located as to be
f ir I v ftt n trait inn t. tn nil. ana if fwe
nuderstaud the present law lie wily
bunion wouki ue 1110 iwuwus
solinol building. We would have
sufllciont state appropriation to (run
the school The present eighth grade
studies are not a sufficient education,
and the country school- teacher does
not have sullicient time to teach
higher grades. The averago eighth
grade giaduato is too yoituu to te Bout
out from under parental care to take
higher grades .in the city schools.
Many couveieuoes have been given the
faruier witiu the past few years,
which puts us nearer a level with our
city brethren. Why not add tho con
solidated high Bchool'to the list?
" Mr. and Mrs. Hioinbothem are tho
happy parents of a fine nino-pnuiid
girl, born the 1st of Maroli. All are
doing well.
The district Sunday school conven
tion hold at the Kedlaiid M. h.
church March 1st whs, considering the
weather, a succoss.
Rev. Ohas. A. Phipps, state ami
field agent of tho Suuuay school as
association, was present and occupied
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a greator portion of the time, and
li is talk was, very instructive and en
couraging. Rev. "Cromley of Spring
water also gave au iifteresting talk, as
did also. Rev. May of Viola. All
took part at the noou feast and all did
themselves justice.
Saved a Soldier's Lite
Facing death from shot ami shell in
the civil war was more agreeable to
J. A St' iie of Komp, Tex., than
fucing it from hat ihe doctors said
wa consupiiitmn ' I contracted a
stu'.bnrn coH" lie writes, "ihut de
vfOolpfid a cough, that stcc't to me in
npite of all lemediks for yeais. My
weight ran down to 130 pounds. Then
I began to use Dr. King's New Dis
covery, whicli completely cured .me.
I uow weigh 178 pounds." For
coughs, oohH la grippe, asthma,
hemorrhage, hoarsentss, croup,
whooping cough and lung trouble, it's
supieme 60c, flOO. Trial bottle
free. Guaranteed by all druggists.
School Report ,
Report of Rural Dell school for the
month ending February 28, 11)10:
Number of pupils on the register
since the beginning of the term, Cl.
Number of days taught, 20. Whole
number of days' attendance, 87!).
Number of days absence, 7'J!. Num
ber tinifB late, U. Those not absent
during the mouth were VernoiuNeolv,
Joseph Neely, William Nonly, Austin
Dubois, William Dubois, Elmer Wid
strand, Eugenie JjCatlott, Uwen Buse,
Ruth Widstraud, ; Mamie Widstraiid.
Vsitors "were ' S. Sonnce, J, Nosier,
T. J'Oglo HiidlT. II. Sconce. Teacher
Lulu Miller.
THE STRANGLE HOLD
Iu tho above picture, "SI rangier
Smith" illustrates the deadly hold
which mado him famous on tho 1st
iust. Mr. Smith will wrestle two
men next Tcesdav night in the local
ivrmory. One is R. Undersoil of
Nniiminia, B. 0., Ili8 ponmis and with
good record. The other is lien
Yates of Little Book, WiirIi,, 180
pounds, also a pretty well known
wrestler. Mr. Smith iigrees t i throw
loth men one after tho other in m
night match. Smith was away with
tho Luff and Gntch show ami just
returned, after tho disbamluieut of the
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
K B Beati. sheriff, to Eastoru Iu
vesmout Co, Ltd, SE'4 of NE of Sec
3t! T (I S li a E fit. 19.
11 B Beatie, sheriff, to Eastern In
vestment Go, Ltd, W of NEJ4 and
NKIj of N of Seo 4 T 4 S K 6 E
8 till.
F F Johnson to George Barrett, 1
acre i Lot 12 in Fielding Tracts
$1860.
OlmrliB Cleveland et ui to Helmor
II Emmons ot al Lot ii'J Jounings
Lodgo 500.
Thos K A Sollwood et nx to J W
Ray Lots 8, U iu Blk 10 Quitxy Add
to Milwaukeo JHIS5.
F 0 Donovan et ux to 1) Ii llill, Lot
7 JUk 107, Oregon City $1.
Levi Hathaway et ux to State of
Oregon, 5 acres in tho J D Garrett
1H0 fl.
11 Loo Paget ot ux to Portland Trust
Company, Lots 1 and 4 iu tract 45 iu
First Subd of a portion cf Oak Grove
$10.
Tho Oregon Iron & Steel Co, to Mrs.
Elsie Tepfer, Lot ! iu lllk 8 Oswego
Ceinutary, fll.
11 Morriott et nx to Josopli M uarr,
11 certain strip of land five foot wide
iu T 3 S It IK fJ5.
Calvin II Warthuu et si to Alice II
Roman, I acre in tho William Holmes
U L O l.
Crook Oonntv Investment Co, to J
W Loder, Lots 1, 2, 8, 10, 11, 13 in
lilk 0 Cluckmims lloights $1.
Thomas 11 liluckerbv et nx to Metta
11 Evans, Lots II, 10 "Blk U7 Second
Subd of a portion of Oak Grove $1850.
Satto of Oregon to Charles E
I'owell, S'.j of NH4" and Nli' of
NW' of Seo 1(1 T a S R tl E '.H)0.
T Ii Chai uiau et al to M F aud M J
Famuli S 'i acres iu tho Julia Ann
Lewis D L O if 10
A 11 Hoover et nx to liertha E Gro
gau, Lot 5, Coolridgo tloni Tracts
175.
Joliu Seott ot nx to John F Davis et
al. Lots lis to 114 inclusive iu Friends
Oregon Colony (S370.
Fred Bauer Sr, et ux to Edwin 0
Golden et ux, 3 acres iu Koots Add to
MarshlieM $700.
Eli Davis et al to Edward Moucrief,
Lots 93 to 48, inclusive in Blk 17 iu
Minthorn Add to tho City of Portland
$30.
Edward Moueriaf et ux to Eli B
Davis, Ijots M to 48 inclusive in
Hlk 17 Miuttiorn Add to the Citv of
Fortlaud $10.
A U Loom is to ElUie Moucrief, Lots
1, 2, S, 111 lilk 41, Minthorn Add to
tho City of Portland $1
Edward Moucrief et nx to A B Loo
mis, Lots 1, 2, !l, in' J Uk 41 Minthorn
Add to the City of Portland $1.
Annie C Erkie to Dora L Cheek,
Lots 25 to 81 inol iu Hlk 40; Lot;i0 to
15 iui'1 and lots 25 to 81 incl in lilk 95
and lots'J U 9 iurl io lllk US, Min
thorn Add to the City of Portland $10
Hollo J Dodson et al to Marv- U
Jones, Wi, of NW'i of NE1. of Soo
tiou J T 3 S 11 1W $1.
Marv O Jones to Elmer G Jones et
al, Wi of NW'i of NE'V of Boo 8 T
3 S K 1 V jfl.
J T Edmistcn et ux to L Pierce
Williams, 8. 71 acres iu the Ezra
Fisher D L O 1.
Wool Growers Meeting
There will be a meeting of the wool
growers of Western Oregon, at Oor
valliH, on March 4, for the purpose of
organizing a wool growers' associa
tion The mooting will be held at the
n,ptinn A nrri..nlt nral fnlaoa Tha
' n .uu.vuui wk... v. -
following prominsut men who are in
teHsteM iu tiie wool growing industry
will ho piosent and aid in the work:
George McKuiglit and Dan Smytho,
president and cret iry, rcpoct'vly,
of the Oregon Wool Growers' As ooia
tiou ; Hon. C. L. tJawlev. Charles
Cleveland, D. W. Lytle, A. L. Mc
intosh, G. Q. Jielts and Dr. Mc'JIare.
A large number who are interested
in wool growinj will attend.
Race Suicide
is not nearly the menace to increase
iu population that deaths among in
fants are. Eight out of teu of these
deaths are directly or indirectly
?aused by bowel troubles. MoUee's
Baby Elixir cures diarrhoea, dystn
tary, sour stomach and all infant ail
ments of this nature. Just-the thing
for teething babies. Price s35o and 50c
per bottle. Sold by Jones Drug Co.
La grippe pains that poivade the
entire system, la grippe oougliB that
raok and strain, are quickly cured by
Foley's Honey and Tar. Is mildly
luxiitiva, safe and certain iu results.
Jones Drug Co. "
If you want to know what"E"
System means, just drop intoj Pric e
uros. neaa adonjiastjpage.
show. He was nightly opponent of
Farmer Dams, the famous wrestler.
The match Tuesday night, will be
catch-as-catch-cau two best of three
falls, with "no holds barred." That
means that the "Strangler" will be
allowed tc use his famuoa li'iltl. From
his former reuords the "Straufller' is
known to ho a good and square wrest
ler, aud lovers of this clean spnrt will
enjoy a treat wh n these three men
meet on the mat. Th're will be two
laft'iug gool throe aud Bix lonnd pre
liminaries before the main eveut that
will be alone woih the money.
' Elizabeth Mulleu et vir to the
town of Milwaukee, a tract of laud
in Milwaukee f 1. '
Frank Irish et ux to Miauie B
Smalley, Lot 5 Block 155 Oregon City
$10.
O W Eastharu et ux to John V
Loder Lots 1, 2, 8, 4, in Block 62 Or
egon City $1.
Maggie A Johnson et vir to Ella
Flatland et vir, Lots 22, 23 in Block
72 in Minthorn Add to the City of
Portlaud $1.
Lnciudal O Willoook to Kaiherine
Ilrnck Kitter et vir, 8 17 acres in the
Champing Pendleton D L O $10.
O A Willoock to Kacheriue Bruck
Hitter et vir, 16 83 acres iu the
Champing Pendleton D L O $10
II Petersoa et ux to G K Howitt,
one fifth interest in the S' of NEW
of NE,'4 of Section 8, T 1 S R 3 E
$1
Minnie Foster, guardian of Ray
mond H Foster , to II Poterson, one
flt'th interest in the S' of NEK of
Section 33, T 1 SU 3 E $150.
E M Howell et'nx to Edward Par
mentor et nx, Lots 1 to 11 incl of Blk
13 Nob Hill $1U0.
E M Howell et ux to Louis Parmeu
ter, Lots 13 to 21 inol iu Block 3 Nob
Hill, $100.
Mary E Gribblo et virto W W Irviu,
all right, title and interest iu the es
tate of Marv A lirackett $500.
Martin Tellefsou to A A Allen et
ux, 78 acres iu the Thomas Waterbury
D L C $2500.
Godchild Georiue White to H
Ferroe, Lots 1 to 13 incl iu Blk 84,
Minthorn Add to the City of Portland
$150.
Kate Jakobsou et vir to Helmor H
Jakobsou, 20 acres in tho Thomas
Koss D L C $1200.
Frank Webster et nx to John A
Blust, 10 acres iu Seo 14 T 3 SR 3
E $1.
A H Bullock et ux to J O Elrod
4t!,91 acres in the Jesse Bullock D L
O $1.
L O Bullock to J O Elrod 40.91
acres in tho Jesse Bullock D L C $1.
Georgia P Meldruui et vir to Mrs.
Nellie Sladeu Tract U, aud Lots 1. 2,
3, 4, 5, iu Block 13 iu the Town of
Meldrum $2200.
i K Bill to Minnie Donovan, 2 acres
iu Willamette Falls Acreage Tracts $1.
William Wildjto Julia F Carothers
27 acres iu the A B Holcomb D L O
$3700.
J H Matt ley et ux to Walter Theo
dore Schwoch, part of Lot 5 Blk 154
Oregou City $10. .
United States to Frederick Geer, 635
2.4 acres iu Seo 81 T 8 S Rl W.
Hattie Solomon et vir to Johu R
Towusloy. Lot 13 in Blk 34, Milwau
kee Heights $1.
Johu Ldder et ux to Edward G
Roberts Lots 3, 4, iu Block 52 Oregou
City, $1.
Grace L Morse to Austin J Stevens,
Blk 30 Clackamas Heights $tiOO.
J A Butler et nx! to Emma K and
refer O Wells, Lot 5 Blk 7 Gladstone
$1.
Oregon Swedish Colonization Co to
Andrew Swausou. NW)l4 otNEt. of
Sao 3 T 5 SIUK $000.
For ORCH ART! RPR IV
Ore-
gou City Oomuii.ision Company,
muw
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Treatment of This Important
Factor In Road Building.
KIND OF MATERIAL TO USE.
Nothing but the Best Ob'aineble,
8ays Highway Commissioner Sur
facing Is Also a Prominent Feature
That Demands Strict Attention.
A well built road's chief characteris
tic Is not unlike a well constructed
house, at least Iu one respect Botb
will have a siiiilhii'ity-iuiiiiel.v, a tight
roof and a dry cellar. Nucb a road
must have the ability to sustain aud
bold up into position It should occupy
the wearing surface of the road,
whether it be two inches or two feet
In depth. Any yielding of the sub-grade
will be fatal to the road. The whole
question of dust laying ui.d rond pre
servative requirements of the hour Is
simply relegated tu 11 secondary posi
tion when compared with this very iin
portant feature of the construction,
and the remarkable aspect of fids ini
poriunt part of rond building Is that It
Is not so much the expense, for the
.
GETTING THE QUADS BEADY FOB STONE.
From Good Roads Magazine. New Vork.l
same principle can be adopted in the
simple turuplklug of a road as that
which will have to be employed iu the
most expensive construction that we
are called upon to build today.
The first principle to follow In every
case is to properly drain the section of
road to be Improved, after which you
then take up the question of sub-grade,
or foundation upon which to build
your road. I have found the best ma
terial with whlcb (0 construct a sub
grade is sand or gravel. Disintegrated
rock, with an admixture of light loam,
makes 11 capital sub-grade.
Sprlukllug the saud. before rolling,
using a light roller before using the
steum roller or llghteulug the '.roller
by relieving the boiler of one-balf Its
water cnpaclty Is a great assistance iu
fli'iniu the rond. ns the sund will not
then creep before ihe roller, thus inuk
inn the sub-grade- bnu. A little sub
soil placed 011 ti p of the s-.nml l n
very good prnctiio. Thi will piovut
the 11mte1i.1l from being pushed ubeud
of the roller, and It will make a good
siistuimneut for the stone or gravel.
If something Is not done to make a
sandy foundation firm It will shift.
Slighting the sub-grade is sometimes
practiced by contractors, with the result
that tbey do not gain anything, for the
contractor has to pay In the end an in
creased expense owing to the fact that
there will be a greater shrinkage in the
Btoue.
The wisest contractor Is the mau who
will Bpend more time with his 15 cents
nn hour help in forming the sub-grade
uud thereby require less stoue or grav
el and other Incidental expenses. This
Is often the reason why the tonnage
of stone per mile has been largely ex
ceeded over the original estimate of
the contractor. This Is very easily
demonstrated by taking the cost of the
stone per ton, with freight, the haul
from the cars, the time consumed In
npplylug the stone on the rood, to say
nothing about the expense of watering
uud rolling required to net tho road
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We Pay Highest Cash Price for All Kinds of
Country Produce .
Corner I Oth and Main, Oregon City, Ore.
HAVING PURCHASED THE THOMPSON
argain
OPPOSITE THE BANK OF OREGON CITY
We aim to make it one of the best places in
this county to buy Dry Goods Shoes, No
tions, Ladies' and Gents' Furnishings.
CJ We Paid Cash for the goods in the store,
are paying cash for the goods arriving almost
daily irom the "wholesale houses, and shall
sell them for CASH ONLY; therefore, we are
able to show you an assortment of goods at
Stfch Low Prices that it will pay you well to
SExfi THhM Before Buying Elsewhere,
OUR SALES OF LADIES' BLACK
SKIRTS
during the past week has far surpassed our
expectations THE REASON; because of
such Good Values at iuch low prices as
60c,?5c, 98c, $1.10 $1.19, $1.40 and up
SHOES are in demand this wet weather and our sales show
we have the right kind at the Right Price; especially in chil
dren's Shoes we can please you LADIES' and MEN'S Shoes
$1.50 to $4.00
W. B. EDDY SON
Into ii perfect Poiul-nrin mift unyield
ing. : But you will nsk naturally, "is not
the road better by reason of the fact
that more stone has been used 7" Not
at nil.. This would be true If a uni
form depth )f si one were on the road.
But It Is an Intermittent. depth. In
some places flu-re may he four Inches
of stone, while In other places there
tuny be eight Inches. The Influence of
the roller Is not uniform where the
sub-grade Is not sufficiently hard and
firm. Wherever there Is nn Intermit
tent depth of stime the rond will de
velop tl weakness because Ihe pressure
of the roller on the road has not been
uniform.
You must hnvo n gnnd.' well built,
substantial foundation us well as a
good surface a roof to your rond. I
do not and never have believed that
the surface of the road can ever be
come an accomplished fact until this
all Important nnd necessary adjunct to
a good road the foundation is taken
care of.
Antedating the surface must ' come
directness to your road, then the re
duction of these grades to a minimum,
then the question n( drainage. Of
thce the most Important Is under nnd
surface drainage, after which comes
the question of surfacing, the least Im
portant of all tilings connected with
road building. You want directness to
your n.-nd to shorten the distance and
:il;iluilze the danger in id to carry the
iiirfnce waler to lis nearest and best
e.li point. It Is not enough to get the
Ruler off and out Irinii the mm!, but it
must be got a way fiin the road.
When we have done this we ciin com
mence to properly construct the sub
gradlaud not before.
As a general proposition, iu accom
plishing a well built sub-grade It Is al
ways well to remove all loam, roots
and vegetable mutter from the pro
posed travel part of the road; also
everything of a springy nature or any
thing found In excavating for said
roadway that will be liable to heave or
settle and fill all such places with
clean sand or gravel.
Where it is necessary to till to bring
the sub-grade up to the height required
I have fouud iu my practice where the
filling exceeds one foot In depth that
the filling should be deposited In .
courses not to exceed twelve inches in
depth, loose measuremeut, and require
that each course shall be extended
across the entire. fill and completed be
fore commencing another course, no
matter If the fill be two or twenty
feet. And this method should be fol
lowed with each succeeding course un
til the established grade is reached.
The constant traveling over each of
the courses bv the tpiinis emnlovo'l
Wholesale and Retail
GROCERIES, CROCKERY
FARM HARDWARE
Hay
Feed, Seeds, Grains
COMMISSION
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nauanug tne material will remove the
possibility of ever having a cracked
fill or one that will slide after the road
has been constructed. This Is a very
Important matter, 1 find, nnd 1 have
used it in my work In my own state.
1 also find that iu the cuts It Is well
not to, plow down below that point
that is to be the finished grade of the
sub-grude. but to keep It o sufficient
height above that so that when the
roller Is placed on the work It will
make a good solid fouudatiou, and you
will not have to resort to filling in the
cut to bring the sub-grude up to the
grade desired. These two principles
of cut and fill will be found to work
to great advantage lu the proper con
struction of a road.
The shape, or contour, of the sub
grade bns been somewhat o matter of
controversy, some engineers holding to
the level line foundation and putting
on nn extra depth of stone or material
in the center to make tho contour or
shed from the center line of the road
to the berms, or shoulders, while other
engineers have given the sub-grade or
foundation upon which the wearing
material Is to be placed the same con
tour as the finished road. 1 have used
this latter method In my own work in
my state by reason of the fact 1 be
lieve it makes a better foundation aud
that the uniform depth of stone nt the
shoulders will assist in holding the
crown of the rond in shape nnd fur
nish n suRtnlnment nt the shouldttr
llnp better than to have n less depth
of stoue nt the shoulders nnd n greater
depth nt the center of the road. It
also assists Id case of a breaking up of
the rond or a fracture or other devel
opments In draining to the side, or
shoulder, of the road.
The forming of the shoulders is a
very important matter. They nre real
ly the support of the rond. It has nl
wnys been my practice when making a
shoulder in the fills to lay out my road
and put the newly added material ten
or twelve inches into the new travel
path, tamping it down firmly and then
cutting bock to the line, thereby mak
ing a good, firm shoulder to work to
and to hold In place the stoue or grav
el in the travel pnth of the rond.
It is a difficult matter to treat this
question as intelligently through the
medium of the written word as it
would be" with charts, but If these
principles are followed in building the
sub-grade a good foundation upon
which to put the wearing surfnee will
result. -Jnmes II. MarDonuld. State
Highway Commissioner of Connect!
cut, in flood Itoads Magazine, New
York.,
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