TIIK OKEGON STATESMAN: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28. 1P20.
PAVED ROADS ALL OVER THE UNITED
STATES ARE COMING -VERY FAST NOW
A Billion Dollars in Money Is Available for Expenditure This Year; Five Times as Much
as Was Ever Before Expended The Question Now Is Men and Materials and Hauling
Capacity to Get the Appropriations Applied.
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Funds available for the construc
tion of, hard surface roads In the
United States In 1920 are more thin
In any previous year. The U. S. De
partment of Agriculture estimates
the amount at $63.000,000, and
many leading authorities believe the
appropriations will reach a final total
of 11,000,000,000. The previous
yearly eipenditure has never exceed
ed 1200,000.00.
; . ... This recognition of the need for
adequate highways by the national,
state and county legislatures is re
garded by leaders in the motor truck
Industry as indicative of the accept
ance of highway transportation on a
par with the railroads. .
"It does not mean, however, that
the good roads problem has been
solved,"ald R. E. Fulton, vice pres
ident of the International Motor Co.,
manufacturers of Mack trucks, in a
recent Interview. "The problem
merely assumes a different aspect.
"Although the American people
are demanding a comprehensive sys
tem of highways and are willing to
pay the price, the expenditure of this
huge appropriation is dependent upon
three things, first, the supply of high
way construction materials; second,
the ability of the railroads to furnish
enough cars to transport this ma
terial, and third, the ability of engi
neers and contractors, with the re
quired labor, to handle the construc
tion. These three factors, under pres
ent conditions, are direct limitations
on the anticipated highway program.
"A shortage of road materials will
be sure to develop as the 1920 con
struction is put under way. It is es
timated that the average cost of our
roads for next year will be about
$20,000 a mile. Allowing but 400
tons of materials per mile, road con
struction will need not less than
120,000,000 tons of materials, a fig
ure far above the supply now avail
able. The railroads at present Are
seriously overburdened with freight
and are unable to handle even the
present amount of traffic The de
mands upon engineers, contractors
and labor already. exceed their eaoae
uy. With the amount of money will
ing to be spent-more than tripled and
wun facilities for soendinr it less
adequate than formerly, it is very
aouDtrul that the Drorram can be
carried out unless measures are
adopted to overcome these limits
tions.
"In this connection, it is certain
that the motor truck will be called
on to act as its own benefactor bv
hauling the material from the source
of supply to the construction area.
and by taking-over short haul ship
ments fron the railroads, thereby
releasing cars for transporting the
material over longer distances.
"Ilirhwav transoortation crnmot
ers and good roads enthusiasts have
won their Doint as far as nubile rec
ognition is concerned, and it only
remains for construction facilities
to be improved before this country
will have a system of highways that
will offer unlimited development for
motor truck transportation."
THE LOWLY POTATO ATTAINS
PERFECTION IN THIS DISTRICT
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More Attention Ought to Be Paid to the Growing and Proper
' Packing and Marketing of the Tubers of Commerce
There Is Profit in the Industry
' If the Wilametce ralley does not
excel In .growing potatoes failure
cannot be charged up to her natural
conditions.
The lowly ' tubers, grown in our
: alluvial soils, are standard In qual
ity. They cannot be equalled, if
grown under Irrigation.
Here, during the cool summers and
under proper cultivation, the soil may
be kept In a sufficiently moist state
.. to allow a natural development of
the potato, a condition essential to
assure a product of Just the right
texture and pleasing quality.
Time was when potatoes from this
valley were In demand In all markets
along the Pacific coast. But the crop
requires a great deal more labor to
assure success than many are willing
to give it'
Deteterioration follows the plant
ing of inferior seed and neglect of
proper cultivation. Both of these
have been practiced by a good many
of our spud growers until now the
effect 1 clearly seen in the large
number of small and distorted pota
toes that appear In the general
market. "
Another factor that has resulted
in lessening the demand for potatoes
from this section Is the Indifference
shown In grading the potatoes Intend
ed for shipment to California and
other Southwestern points. In re
cent years the Oregon product has
come sharply Into competition with
potatoes grown by Japanese in Cali
fornia.
Our growers have lost some of Xhe
trade in that state, not because of
quauiy, out because much of our
stock appeared in those markets
poorly graded in sacks loosely filled
It will be easy for growers in this
valley to win back at least some of
the market territory that has been
lost by practicing proper selection
of seed and by carefully grading their
potatoes into lots smooth in surface
and of good commercial size.
sacas snouia be ruied ugnt, so
there will be no looseness or sagging
in shipment. Specimen potatoes
should be ranged across the top and
In part, exposed to view. These should
be fair samples of all the potatoes
contained in the sack. Otherwise th
purchaser will be disappointed and
his trade will be lost.
The Japanese are getting control
of the potato markets in the West
through packing their product care
fully. Every purchaser is made to
feel that he is getting a square deal.
This is evidenced by the stock which
Japanese potato growers are placing
on th markets in San Francisco,
it is ciear mat Oregon growers
are racing keen competition. They
must meet it squarely if they hope to
hold their markets. One advantage
the Willamette potato grower has in
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Tbompmm, Claude II. Morw, Cha. ti. Miller.
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Permanent Road C ontradtion
Investigate any community where it has been the uni
form policy of road officials over a period of years, to use
Warrenite-Bitulithic in preference to any other type of
pavement. Yon will decide that the Warrenite-Bitulithic
principle of permanency as against the temporal
ALWAYS RESULTS IN
LOWER TAXES
Theories, dogmas and, experimentation jn the pavement
of streets and roadways, never win out against experience;
the taxpayer in the end, always is the loser in the agitation
fomented on the
paving question,
at intervals in
most communities
and, has to pay
for the "joy-ride"
of misled Public
Opinion on the
sidetrack of prej
udice, misinforma
tion and misrepre
sentation, '
For 15 years War
renite - Bitnlithio
has prevaDeti as
the "cheapest in
the long run," as
"the best by every
test" over and
over again in hun
dreds of commun
ities because it is fortified by high quality and reasonable
cost. It will continue to ave for the taxpayer in any com
munity that is wise enough to thoroughly investi
gate the subject, with an open mind, before favor-
View of ConuaercUl street pavement, laid ia 1007. Compare this Warrenlte Bit
alithlc pavement, which is also on Court, Liberty and State now over 10 years
old with various types that have been tried on other streets but which have rav
eled, cracked and been expensive in upkeep.
ing temporary policies such, for example, as "municipal
plants" that are r always involved in controversy be
tween factions and exposed to inexperienced an ev
er changing man
agement.
Three important
things to remem
ber are, first, that
Gen. Goethals, of
Panama Canal
fame, said, "Warrenite-Bitulithic
is
the best road con
struction . in use
and you may tell
that, to anyone yon
please," second,
that any Bonding
Company will not
hesitate to issue
bonds guarantee
ing Warrenite
Bitulithic for at
least five years
against cracks, dis
integration or other defects and, third, that over 60,000,000
yards have been laid and generally has proven satisfactory
in point of actual service and minimum cost.
.Write for illustrated booklets.
WARREN BROTHERS COMPANY
PORTLAND, OREGON
his favor, and-that is analitv. Cali
fornia consumers are frank to admit
that the Oregon potato is the better:
but they say they get a more attrac
tive potato, smooth and uniform in
slse. by baying the potatoes grown
ana packed by the Japanese in their
own state.
;OOSKnKRUY GROWING
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giTen the best of care.
Nature has given the Willamette
valley almost a monopoly in growing
both the gooseberry and loganberry
The gooseberry will not prod ace prof
itably where the beat of summer Is
excessive; thoagh the plant aad bads
will endure a very low temperature.
Worms aad fungus diseases, so trow
blesome la gooseberry culture la the
region ot the Great Lakes, are al
motf uakaowu here.
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