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I- f J I ri THE OREGON STATESMAN. SALEAfr OREGON MARIDN COUNTY AND SALEM DISTRICT At the End of the Present Season the State and Marion 'County Will Have Expended Approximately a Million Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars, and Not a foot Will Remain Unpaved Work on West Side j Highway. Th war1 nf a contract for paving 8. miles of the Pacific Highway beginning at the south city! limits of saiem ana exiena Ingito the north end of the Jef ferson Improvement by the State Highway Commission at their last meeting completes the last gap in the paying of the Pacific High way1' in Marion county. t . This means that by the end of the working season. Salem people : . . . M ran travel on a payed roaa irum Salem to AJ Dan yon ine souin.-anu to Portland on the north. ' It is now two years since the State Highway Commission began parting operations' on the Pacific .Highway in Marion county, the :Xlrst payment baring been laid near Brooks in April of 119. That year pavement was laid from Aurora to a point. about one mile south of Brooks, a distance of ap proximately IS miles. The next year," 1 20, pavement' was com peted from" Brooks to Salem. The paveaseat -laid on this en tire section between Salem and Aurora Is standard fire-inch bitu minous" pavement sixteen feet wide, on gravel or crushed rock aabvbase with gravel shoulders. In 1920, stretch of pavement was completed from the city limits of Jefferson north for a distance of six miles." This la also standard five-Inch bituminous pavement laid on crushed rock and gravel sub-base. I The contract Just awarded for closing the gap from Salem south is for 8.4 miles of seven-inch Portland cement concrete pave ment sixteen fett wide with gravel shoulders. The reaBon for adopt ing the concrete type is that the location is on a new grade through clayey soil and it was thought ad visable to construct Wavier type than necessary- on an old well gTareled and traveled road like the section of the Pacific Highway north of Salem. This new location of the Paci fic Highway south of Salem fol lows out the old Jefferson way or Jackson Hill road except that before Jackson IH11 is reached a swing Is made to the east and the highway goes around the bill in stead of over it. The new route is direct and avoids the undulat ing grades of the Liberty road slid the steep Ankeny bill, and is one mile shorter. Marion county graded ; this section In 191 and 1920 with their own forces under the super vision of Roadmasier Culver. . It was graveled by the state in 1920. The length of the Pacific High way In Marion county from the Marion-Clackamas county line at the tenter of the Pudding river near Aurora on the north to the Mariou-Unn county line near Jef ferson on the south is approxim ately 42 miles. The expenditures by the state on the Pacific Highway In Marion county are as follows: .a 3". IN K " m rr fis ? 2 to . 7 i '" 52 8? 55" -i c to o . . . T hat tn O O 14 O OO ta o o t to o o vt O O n In addition, Marlon county has graded the entire roadbed and constrncted the necessary small bridges between Aurora and Jef ferson at a cost of approximately $t:,u., and, paved one mile in J9i just north of the city limits of Salem. J The tmly grade crossing of the Southern , Pacific railroad in the county is the crossing near the Valley Packing company plant, north of Salem. - It has been pro posal to build an overhead struc ture crossing the tracks at right angles, continuing the Pacific Highway on the east side of the tracks and swinging the Sllverton road to the north and both high ways crossing on one structure. The bridge over the Pudding river, just north of Aurora, must be replaced - in the near future and becomes a joint obligation of Marlon and Clackamas counties. In Polk county it is to be re gretted that the State Highway work has been retarded by liti gation. In 1919 the Highway Commission located the West Side Highway from McMinnvillo through Amity, Holmes gap, Rick reall, Monmouth, thence direct south to the Polk-Benton county lino and from thence south to Corvallis. Spurs were also locat ed from Rickreall to Dallas and Monmouth to Independence, and also a new, state highway was ad ded to the map, the section from Hickreall to Salem. Contracts for paving were let the same year for paving between Salem and Dallas 13.1 miles, between Hickreall aid Monmouth to Independence 7.8 miles, and from Amity to Holmes gap 8.3 miles. The pavement on all sections Is five-Inch bituminous type on graivel sub-base. 16 feet wide with gravel shoulders ex cept about i three miles of the Rickreall-Monmouth-Independence section which is two Inches thick laid on a six-inch crushed rock sub-base. j All orolects were begun in 1919 land the Amity-Holmes gap and Monmouth-Independence section. although hlnaerea By Injunctions, ... ( -. ;. T ... .LEGEND WASH;CO. a - State H$ways Paved or ureter Cowact for Paving a State Htenwavs nof Paved H1LUSB0R0KL 4 4? Gaston Oswego i 31 i YAMHILL : , ! i. 'jMcMINNVILLE Yarnhill CO. I I I Newberg oregonV, -UJ;C1TY New Era Canby Aurora -T. - Hdbbard Woodburn V Gervas N DALLAS POLK CO. Monmouth l Independtnce r Chemawa SALEM 11 ! V MAR10N:C0. 'Jefterson' , ClNN CO ... m - : --ALBANY BENTON CO. Monroe' ,roo v Shedd Halsey ML.J ... ill . I','. . I' f f "w -fKvrt 'v r - - Blachiy 1 " ;. JunctionCrty LANE EUGENE CO- were complrttod It 1920. The Salem-lallJ project was complet ed from Salem to BrunVs Corner &.5 miles in Jaly and on account of litigation instituted against the Highway Commission work was stopped at that point. Polk county is obligated to pay for 'the grading-and bridges on these projts. The expendi tures by the State have been: t - K P 3 T 3 3 t ? 33533 o a. o a. m t : o 2.32 O 3 THURSDAY-ilORNING, MARCH 24 1921 THE AUTOMOBILE? OWHS-OF OBEGON SAVE 52.a0D.0flO BUiay I TIRES They Save That Vast Sum by Having Mostly,. Resilient, Smooth, Bituminous Pavements on the Streets of the Cities and the Highways of This State Time Is Coming When This Will Have Significant Bearing. H 15" 2 t -a x 1 o 3 o 3 t : 3 -J, co 3 -1 o - u 01 o IJ a I- inu w 5 -J There remain now only three sections of the West Side Pacific Highway " uncompleted between McMinnvillo and Corvallis. One of these in . Yamhill - county be tween McMinnviile and Amity will be advertised for construction next month. The remaining two sections between Holmes cap and Rickreall and between Monmouth and the Polk-Benton county line remain unprovided for. it is regretted that the com pletion of the entire West Side Pacific Highway has been blocked by the refusal of the Polk county court to prepare the grade on the location adopted by the Highway i Commission, but it Is anticipated that under authority given by the last legislature that the Highway Commission, will grade the re maining gaps this year so that that road bed will settle and be ready for pavement In 1922. No doubt the completion of the West Side Pacific Highway will bring many visitors to Salem.' Tourists who wish to see the Wil lamette valley will go down one side and return on the other. A loop trip from Portland to Oregon city through Aurora to Salem and return via Rickreall, Amity. Mc Minnviile and back to Portland, and on paved roads all the way will be possible In 1922. Approximately $1,150,000.00 rill have been spent by the state and Marion county in improving the Pacific Highway through Mar ion county, and the only spot which will remain unpaved, when the present contracts are complet ed, is within the city limits of Salem at the north entrance to the city. . The two sharp right- angle turns at the north end of Capitol street should be elimin ated by continuing the street through to intersect Fair Grounds road. With these Improvements the visitor entering the 'city will be given a favorable Impression of the city Instead of the dusting and bumps he gets now in travel ing the graveled streets at the north city limits. Other Oregon cities are paving their connecting streets to the Pacific Highway and getting rid of high maintenance costs of gravel surfacing; Salem should, also. The State Highway Commis sion employs in its offices In the Capitol building, fifty persons, and the monthly payroll is $11,289.17. In the repair shops and ware houses located at the east city limits. 75 persons are employed, and the monthly payroll there Is $8,841.70. (Tho following article has been kindly written for this edition of Tlie Statesman by an expert in his line, who has given the matter of which bo writes long and careful attention:) A new ancle In street and high way construction that is of eco nomic inteieht to the automobile user is the effect of pavement surfaces on tire upkeep. In September, 1920, the Auto eraft and Alrcrart magazine pub lished nn instructive article on this .subject after a thorough In vestiuation made among drivers operating in tho vicinity of Los Angeles. The following comments are significant: "A representative of Auto enrt & Alrcrart recently Inter viewed the stage drivers who operate out or Tos Angeles to the different tributary points. He. wns surprised to learn that a standard cord tire placed on a Packard Twin S.!x. wild t be on of the easlent automobiles 0:1 Uresf in existence. Is good for but 30(H) mil on the Haker fkld run. Further, on good au tlmrlty it was learned that good standard ribbed tread cords last but ten days on the front wheels. On the rear, wheels non-skid cords last three, r weeks. The highway from. Los Angeles to Hakersfield is an on surfaced Portland cement. The same make tires have given 13, 000 to 17.000 miles on the ran from Lqs Angeles to San Diego. This highway is practically all surfaced with oil or asphalt. "These tires cost In the neigh- . borhood of $75. rhus there is a clear saving of $600 a month to each bus operated on asphalt or surfaced road." The grinding effect on tires of a rough, gritty, rigid, non-elastic pavement surface, such as con crete, has possibly not been given much consideration by the auto mobile user: neither has the sav ing which the smooth, resilient, clastic, bituminous pavement has effected on tire upkeep been given much thought or attention. WJth the ever-increasing use of the au tomobile as a means of convey ance and its attendant consump tion of tires, the time Is not far distant when the subject of the effect of pavement surfaces on automobile tires will bear signifi cant relation to the adoption of pavement types for our city streets and country highways. Oregon's highways are princi pally surfaced with bituminous pavement. Of what economic sig nificonce does this Imply to the automobile user? The answer la apparent by the following Illus tration: There are In ue In the at&ta of Oregon approximately 80.000 au tomobiles. Suppose, for example, that antoists were compelled to drive over rouch. gritty, rigid concrete roads the yearround. On the other hand, let us assume that the automobiles may be driven the year round on bituminous pave ment, as Is practically the case In Oregon. It is safe to assume. Trom the investigation made by Auto craft Sl AircrafC that at least one tire per car per year is saved by reason of Oregon's highways be ing constructed with bituminous pavements. Assuming that onlv one tire por car per year is saved. ana mat me avers ee rntt of each county will be treatM 17 ' stuff this. year. eo?lk 'A of the principal towa, ' ! . iiiiiiwjjv--nmnn . of the county Derma-.., ' . f the mud of wlBtrtlV'M of summer. There will be tkrm. aiier 1111s rer t Jar. of it.. J 1 the Mark. t " 4 " SJkULftd.. out of gram; and inai me work will Uer-V rlrht on. fni v. ' the writer TV' the . bk-J urr k - rr&ii anil im Paved roada in ik.'...: ) tire Is $35. the 80.000 automobile users of Oregon save on their tire ftXDenditures the sum of $2.80O.' 000 annually a sum equal to the cost, at an average of $40,000 mile, of 70 miles of hard-surface roadway 1 per year; or. In other words, an amount one fourth as creat as the state of Oregon has available for 1321 construction of Improved highways, independent of federal and county participa tion. Coincident with the rapid de velopment of onr city street and county Lishway pavements, the ef fect of pavement surfaces on tire upkeep is a subject 'tiiat is des tined to receive greater recogni tion in tho selection and adoption of pavement specifications. WORK ON PAVED MARKET ROADS (Continued from page 2) the Market Itoad program will be commenced about April 1. The paving the .patting on of the "hot staff" will $o forward in June, and all the work will then be, pushed till the winter rains set in; and a much, greater showing, all things favorable, will be made this year than It was possible to make last year, owing to the large amount oi grading and rocking that bad to be done in 1920, to say nothing of the grading and rocking for the Pa cific Highway. The extent of the flatter in Marlon county has been considerable, costing the taxpay ers of this county approximately $150,000 to grade and prepare the line of the Pacific Highway through this county. It Is expected that at least 20 miles of- Market Roads in Marlon that time be rieuo.ftntM the maintenance of highways will cost ea0 than the oUwayot-? lowing- the roads that t always le some road tt0,! extensions, even wttkott ing the road taxes since the county's pon-I , state vehicle tax wi a , be large enoagh flnaur u all the paved hlghwmV this coanty In repair. It is a great propria. It Is making: kxrw . I W. J. Culver is th ZV lent road master of VikJ j idb cacti up rf r Judge W. M. Bushey.t8 Ff If a surveyor and ron and of CommisK!o3rt J i'". and W. H. Coulet. wko'iSi tical men and who tirf t ' ough understanding Cf m, S. Lambert of Ear-. Frank Johnson of Ho ' V are deputy road bu,-" during the bnry werl ; 't c: there are varlnn - " - IVI r .. J" f the road work going f&rvt-t S Cat This Oat It Vs Cot out this s!!a, , He and mall It to JVv 2825 SheffieU 'Ave, Z writing your owa m-. , return a trial par tar t 4 Foley's Honey and Tar & for coughs, colds aid tn-y ) Kidney Pills for patei u , , back; rheumatism. wu Foley Cathartic TaWeu. Y some and tkoroaci'r fV. cathartic for constipaikis, t ness. headaches, a si t; bowels.' Sold everrwkert. u Ai we grow older we li . to the ronclurion tiit f. no method . by whici tit r. may be safeguarded. T V (The matter of the provision for - the paving of the nnpaved strips In Salem Is being cleared up and. by the time the section I of the Pacific Highway to the south is completed, if not long before, the stretch within the city limits from the Fair gronnds store to the Valley Packing Co. and beyond the Southern Pacific track, will have been paved. Also, the unpaved portien of Summer street, leading to the Fair grounds road, will also have been paved. So the city of Salem will not stand In the way of the Pacific Highway being provided with paving clear through Marlon county. Albeit, the time should soon come when Capitol street is straightened out and paved i Seventeenth or Sixteenth street, and also a crossing made over the track of the Southern Pacific for both the Pacific Highway and the Connty Market Road to Silverton Ed.) It strikes one that th4 sultan of Turkey must be accustomed to being scorned by this time. WTVJY. ..r7 Creates Ubor r .1.7. 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