The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957, July 30, 1908, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextKKKmmfimFm r 'jnniwyvu'wy y H?T- "Tftg "' w"'(!WWlfl arr-wnrw --rn THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, M OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1 908. 1) 'i vj I . K V.. to Elf j - .. ,!' tti 4t . gravel msmm iHow the Material Should Be Ap ; plied and Selected. lUNDERDRAINING IMPORTANT. With Proper Grading, Gravel Rightly Used Will Make Most Excellent Highways The Advantage of a Flat Roadway. Even where gravel employed hns ibeen applied In road construction In Maryland owing to its method of appli cation the roads do not always mala tain tbelr form us they should In wet -weather. This fault U not usually due to the material employed so much as to an entire lack of proper grading and undcrdralnlng. Merely to throw some gravel over wet or spongy place without raising the lovel of the road bed or making any provision for the drawing off of the water can never make a road which will not cut through nd become muddy whenever the frost comes out of the ground. The water sinks through the grael covering Into the clayey foundation and renders the latter yielding to the overlying road, which pushes the wheels thtough the gravel Into the clay or If the covering Is thin cnuses the clay to he pushed up between the pebbles. With proper attention toward grad ing, underdralnlng and the shaping of totrno Is treated similarly to tho On, the rolling is continued until any de pressions cease to be formed. When ever depressions are noticed during the rolling materials should Immediately be spread upon such places and the rolling continued until the surface la brought up to true grade. The gravel should not be dry when rolled. If fur nished dry, it may be sprinkled or tho rolling put off until nftcr a rain. The top course should be about three inches thick after rolling. Usually n gravel road does not be come Arm and hard until after a con siderable time, during which It needs constant attention. Each year, how ever, tho roadbed becomes firmer and ultimately nearly as solid as macadam. HINTS FROM MISSOURI. snowiNo now quaved is soon deposited AT FOOr OP A IIIIiXi WHEN PLACED ON STEEP GRADES. the road before the gravel la placed upon It considerable Improvement may be made on almost uuy of the roads where gravel Is obtainable, as It makes .an even, hard and firm roadbed when supported by proper foundations. An example of the better constructed gravel ronds is that extending from .Marlboro to Washington, which was lbullt originally as a toll road, i An economical form of construction Is to use the gravel as a support for a macadam surface where the travel over -any particular thoroughfare would warrant such an Improvement. The crown or transverse slope of n road should only bo sufficient to carry the t surface water to tho gutters. On dirt roads where ruts are easily formed the slope needs to bo more than on a mncnrlamlzed surface, but never suffi cient to cause Inconvenience to travel. One Inch to tho foot or seven and a lialf Inches on a fifteen foot road will be found about right. A good macadam road does not ordinarily need so much -crown, depending on the grades. On grades up to and Including four feet per iivndrel nfc ''"" '" 'i to the foot Is sufficient; lroin four to and Includ ing six feet per hundred three-quarters of an Inch Hhould bo allowed. A tiuus verso slope of more than ono Inch per foot gives too much list to a wagon when at ono side. Tho advantage of us fiat a road as possible Is the lessening of the tendency for tho travel to keep to tho center of the road and tho con sequent avoidance of tho formation of mts and a horse path. There are many counties in Mary land where gravel of excellent quality is abundant and where at tho same time there is very little stone that is fit for road construction. Tho gravel, however, properly npplled will make most excellent roads, far superior to any earth rood, and, while not possess ing tho wearing qualities of hard, bro ken stone, will unswer bufllclently well for thoso country roads that have com paratively light traffic. On roads hav ing very heavy traffic It will be found in the long run to bo cheaper even at a very much, greater first cost to use a mnendnm construction owing to the -rapid wearing of the gravel rond under uch circumstances and tho conse quently largo expense for maintenance, A good gravel can always be told when inspected, as it stands in place In tho pit. Wheuever it is hard and compact In the bank and requires tho mse of tho pick to loosen it, it will form a hard and compact road. Gravel which contains a small amount of fer ruginous clay and has angular, rough fragments of stono Is tho best that can ib obtained. Gravel mixed with sand or composed of smooth, rounded frag ments of stone does not compact and tforra a hard, smooth road surfaco and 'Is of little uro except for general fill ing. To get tho best results from gravel which is formed of vnrlous sized frag ments it should bo screened, all pieces two Inches In size being thrown to one side. Thero aro found in many places gravel deposits which contain few :f rngniouts over two inches. Such grav el does not need to be screened, hut could be spread upon the rond directly from tho pit unless too Bandy. The two Inch gravel is spread upon tho roadbed to such a depth that wheu rolled it will have a thickness of Uireo to four inches. Over this first courso 'is -spread tho second courso, composod r Qo smaller gravel, with fragments ou inch or loss In size. The second How to Use the King Drag and Have an Ideal Road. In Missouri the roads aro really bad. and Improvement by the King rond drag has been taken up systematically. The following suggestions are from n bulletin by the Missouri board of agri culture: Don't drive too fast. Don't walk. Get on the drag and ride. .Don't wait for your neighbors to take hold. They may be waiting on you. Don't wait for the big grader to come and shape up your load. All you can do first will help to make the work of the grader permanent. Don't try to drag with one pice; use two. One will facoop out the hollows In tho road and deepen them. When two are used the one keeps the other up, and soon the hollows will have filled and become level like the balance of the road. Don't wait for good roads until the city folks begin to talk about mac adam at public expense. This will cost from JJ3.000 to S5.000 a mile, and for country purposes, where there Is no heavy hauling. It is no better than, not as easily maintained as, n road proper ly made with the drag. Five dollars a mile with a proper use of the road drag will keep the ordinary country road that is properly drained, graded and bridged or culverted In first class condition nine mouths In the year and make It n fairly decent road the other three months. Hut thH cannot be dona In one year or two. Tho longer the drag Is used Intelligently tho better tho road will hecomo until finally it Is oval and smooth and h'ird and elas tic. This Is the Ideal road, and noth ing but n road properly made with the drag or an asphalt road meets all those requirements. TO VANISH WOODEN' IJWIANS. Cherokee Senator Hns Hill to Pro hibit Use by Cigar Stores. CHICAGO, July 30. A dispatch to tho Record-Herald from Guthrie, Okla., says: Senator Landrum, a Cherokee In dian, introduced a bill prohibiting tho use of Indians as cigar or tobac co store signs. The bill will pass both branches of the Legislature and become a law, as all political parties declare the large Indian vote holds the balance of power. The bill provides a fine of $50 and six months' Imprisonment for any person who uses an Indian figure, no matter for what purpose, or who has such figure in his possession. TEACHER'S ANNUAL INSTITUTE. The Annual Teachers' Institute for Coos County for the year 1908, will convene at Myrtle Point, August 18 20. Among tho instructions from without the county who will attend and assist in the sessions of this meeting, will be State Superintend ent Ackerman, Superintendent R. F. Robinson, Prof. Jones and Prof. Traver. An excellent time is anti cipated for those who will attend. Every one interested in the educa tional advancement of tho county should arrange to be present. W. H. BUNCH, Co. Superintendent. TL.V.i. I .A : DamhaV I Bandon Beach, Plat "A" Lots 5oxJ00 will be soldcomers at $4500 and inside at $35,00 between now and August Jst, at which time remaining unsold lots will be taken off the market, or prices advanced. Last chance of cheap lots by the Seaside, For particulars, apply Bennetts Land Office, Flanagan & Bennett Bank Building, or STUTSMAN & CO, - Marshfield, Oregon HE3IS mi'Mfi. MiLni,rimzms3jiGXx!jismiaEzx Wheeler Real Estate Company Title, Guarantee ? Abstract Co., Coquille and Marshfield &!2Egl&$!5pSi ft swir yJ,wn-qggcr'jttaK3riTgTMiTjwKgfigaiMajauxppriJ AN ASPHALT ROAD. New Jersey to Experiment With Mix ture of That Product With Dirt. The New Jersey state department of highways Is to construct in Mercer county an experimental mile of a new automobile toad, the plans for which State Road Supervisor Robert A. Mee ker recently obtained in Kansas City. Mr. Meeker says the new method of construction is simple and cheap, that It is self healing when broken and therefore practically Indestructible, that It improves with age, that It Is mud less, noiseless and almost dustless and that It Is not slipper' even when coated with Ice. In the building of the road the origi nal soil Is fluely pulverized, and then into this thero is worked a mixture of hot asphalt, tho whole muss being firm ly rolled In tho finishing, nreaks are quickly repaired by traffic, the weight of wheels cementing them together. The bate yields slightly to heavy traf fic and then regains Its original shape. It is equally good for horses and auto mobiles. If the experiment proves a success, it Is likely that the result will be a radi cal chaugo In the rond building meth ods of the state of New Jersey, with the substitution of nsphalt for tho mac adam process now used. TEACHER'S EXAMINATION. Notice Is hereby given that the reg ular semi-annual examination of ap plicants for State and County papers j will be held in the Court House at Coquille, Oregon, beginning August 12, 190S, and continuing three days. Dated this 24th day of July, 1908. W. H. BUNCH, I Co. Superintendent. ' : A Pair of Pants Free : .-- 5 During the dull season we J J are ofllering a special Induce- J 5 ment with some of our suits of J I an extra pair of pants free. J Suits to order, $20M and up : HAVE VOUR. CLOTHES " : ; MADE TO ORDER t ' ; Isn't it better to get exactly Z what you want at a reasonable prico than the "ready-to-wear" J that never fits. Here you can 5 select not only the cloth and pattern, but the style you pre- fer, the pockets of tho kind and number you like, and get what you order. wlS&itS-; F, J, Hayes Resident Optometrist. Correct fitting glasses and mounting Fitting childrens eyes a spwcialty. ;i Masters and McLain General Contractor's Building Material and Beaver Hill Coal Office: Broadway & Queen S Phones 2(U1 - 826 "Vi&Cft3ZUCS Million a Year For Roads. Connecticut still leads in the good roads movement as a state. She was the third to get into it, New Jersey being tho first, four years before her, and Massachusetts the second, In 1893. Now Connecticut spends $1,000,000 a year, while tho first spends but 600, 000 and tho second but $100,000 les3 than that. Connecticut spends the lar gest amount per capita for good roads by far, the only other states whose total annunl appropriations are larger being New York, with $5,000,000, and Pennsylvania, with $1,500,000. but both states aro vastly larger than llttlo Connecticut. BrW Wim ?ft TAI L-ORlNG LAKESIDE INN Ten Mile Lake Vow ("pen for guests. European plan. Specitil accommodations for families Good table bosud. Special rates to parties'. Postoffice and telephone ac commodations. Everything new and first class. Ariangements may bo tnmie in advance or call at houas when you arrive. IT'S THH KNOW HOW WHICH EN- ABLES US TO EXCUL OTHERS Ga'den City Ta oring Company TWISS BROS PROPS. Work called for and dellvored promptly. French dry and steam cleaning of ladles aad gents garments a specialty. Satisfaction or no Charge. Eighteen year's experience has taught us a motto "Take our time and do our work right." L. J. POST Contractor and Builder. Prices consistent with best work Marshfield, Ore. PARKSIDE POULTRY RANCH Empire, Oregon. JOHN W. KINO, Prop. Eggs from thoroughbred Buff Orpington chickens for sale 81.50 to S5.00 for setting of 15. WHAT Are you looking for a place to get your clothes tended to? YES Opposite Haines Music Store on 'C Street. P. F. BRVAN, Prop. Libby Coal Bad Roads, Indeed. It is no wonder that tho grangers are Bpeaking nieces in favor of better roads, as the mud is sotnothlng formi dable on tho country roads. At Bast Longmeadow, Mass., ono of the churches was closed on a recent Sun day on account of tho muddy condition of tho roads, says the Hartford Times. A Hartford funeral party, driving to Cromwell, found tho roads lmpassablo in somo places, rendering it necessary to tako to tho fields, Tho milkmen and teamsters declare that they "never saw tho beat of It," nnd tho chauffeur who gots off tho macadam Is entitled to a premium. The Cheapest Roadmaker. Tho "good roads without money" movement that has by means of King's split log road drag converted tho slough holes of the "corn belt" roads Into model turnpikes Is extending to tho eastern states, where most roads nre either very good or very bad, says Oarden Magazine. Mr. King Is arrang ing with tho various state boards of agriculture to give a series of practical demonstrations of tho uso of his de vlco on eastern roads whero tho suo :esa of road drugging is mcro doubtful Decause of sand and rocks. Over Club Cigar Store. Marshfield. I w Phone FOR TABLE USE TRY Welnhard's Bottled Boer MARSDEN'S LIQUOF. HOUSE Phono 481 Orders Delivered Tree. $5 rr per ton m ton lots, UJ where it can be shoveled from the wagon to coal bins Phone 721 Pacific Livery & Transfer Co fls Liable to break out in your store, office or residence at any time We are agents for the famous Calchiem Fire Extinguisher Think of it a Fire C X f A Extinguisher for.... ypJJ Call and examine them. We are also the Lmmchmens' Headquarters Carrying a full line of spark plugs, packings, bat teries, coils, dynamos, marine hardware, oils, in fact everything for a gasoline boat. Coos Bay Oil & Supply Co. Water Front Near "A" Street Marshfield, Ore Agents for the famous MIANUS and SAMSON GAS ENGINES I Phone 33 Merchants and Manufacturers Apply to Secretary of the Coos and Curry Counties District Fair Association for space for your displays and exhibits at the Fair Grounds. Every manufacturer and merchant should have an exhibit and assist in making the fair a big Send your applications to GEO, W. CARLET0N, Secretary. success. Office in First Trnst & Savingi Bank Bldg. HIGH GRADE MEATS The odor of good roaat beef, however appetizing, can onlv be luggetitivo of tho delicious taste and flavor that goea with every piece of meat wo Bell. All our meats are tho choicest we can produce. R. H. NobleThe CITY MARKET -Phone 1941 Front, and C Streets, Marshfield, Oregon r1 iwiin mill AND GUN This splendid weather makes overy ono long for tho woods, its shady nooks and streams. Your vacation will prove monotonous without a few new books and magazines, we have a completo line to select from. NORTON & HANSEN 1 NOTICE. Thero will be a regular cab for Marshflold, North Bend and Libby. Prompt attention to all calls from " a. m. to 9 p. m. Day phone: Blanco Cigar Store 781. Night phone: Hoisner & Miller Livory, 1201. When you need to tako something take It promptly for the stomach, but tako somotbing you know is reliable something like Kodol For Dyspep pla and Indigestion. Kodol is pleas nntto take, It is reliablo and is guaranteed to give relief. It is sold by LOCKHAHT PARSONS DRUG CO. HERE'S YOUF GOOD HEAIiTh AYcinlmrd'a Reer .WARDEN'S LIQUOR HOUSE. Phono 481 Orders Delivered Fre WEINHARD'S BEER PROMOTES nEALTH MARSDEN'S LIQUOR HOUSE Orders Delivered Free. Rates $1 per day: board and room. Week rates, 0. Phone 2005 Modern throughout LATTIN HOTEL Guy O. Lattln. Free baths Newly furnished Next to cor Sheridan and Queen Ave. Marshfield, Ore. GOODS BOUGHTSDLDXNDEX: CHANGED AT THE New Second hand Store Next door to Brown's Drug Store, Front Street. Marshfield FAMILY ORDERS FOR WEIX1IAR1VS BEER By mail or Phone -. Delivered Free MARSDEN'S LIQUOR HOUSE This is the time of year to Cook With Gas and use Electric Flat Irons The Coos Bay Gas Electric Company arshfield and NorUi Bend, Oregon Estimates Furnished J. B. RUST Shop Phone 864 PLUMBING, HEATING AND GAS FITTING Moved to C St., between 1st and 2d nter Heating a Specialty Jobbing Promptly Attended to jjl mAKSHPIELD, ORG. A Want Ad will sell it for you Res. 1526 I il 4v A N mm S . i J I- .S .Ujt !-