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TAR WATERPROOF ROADS. 1
Expert Approves Binding Material For
Stone Metaling.
English Walnuts
Humor and Philosophy
In an article summing up the work
By DUNCAN M SMIT«
of the international roads cougress re —
American Experts Point Out Su cently held iu Paris a contributor to
periority of Foieign Highways. Nature, the leading English scientific
CASE FOR THE POLICE.
weekly, say a:
“On a matter of common interest—
It vivisection Is a crime
I'd like to make complaint
THREE THINGS TO REMEMBER that is, the substitution of tar or bitu
About a lady that I know
minous binding material in place of
Who seems to be a saint.
the water hitherto used to consolidate
To see her you would never guess
Selection of Routes, Proper Mainte »nd hold together the road material—
She practiced such an art.
But she b> guilty. I should know.
nance and Adaptation of Construction the congress practically gave a unani
She tore holes In my heart.
to Trarfiic Are Essential, Say Dele mous answer. This was to the effect
What
punishment does she deserve?
that
if
the
tar
be
put
ou
’
in
the
correct
gatee to International Road Congress.
Well, I can hardly tell.
quantity, and this quantity the small
I wouldn't like to have to see
Tliri‘e of the American delegates to est required to hold the individual
Her languish in a cell.
tlie first International road congress stones of tlie road metal firmly in po
A fine would hardly be the thing.
For I am well aware
recently held In Paris, France, arrived sition, so that they never roll or move
She needs her money and has not
In New-York the other day. All from iu relation to one another, and their
A single cent to spare
Seattle. Wash., they lire Samuel Hid, upper surfaces are allowed to wear
Sometimes I think that in her case
president of the Washington Good themselves bare of tur. It is not dlffi
No mercy should be shown;
Roads association; R. II. Thomson, cult to obtain at moderate expense a
That she should in restraint be placed
waterproof
road
which
will
lie
practi
city engineer of Seattle, and Samuel
And to the law atone.
Then for a moment 1 relent
Lancaster, professor of highway en cally dustless and which need not be
And feel somewhat inclined
gineering, 1'nlver.sity of Washington. slippery.
To let her off that she may have
“
it
appears
certain
also
that
the
an
Soon after their arrival they united
A chance to change her mind.
in a statement to the New York Her nual cost will be considerably I csb
Still, there should be some punishment
ald regarding the results of the road than the cost of the existing water
Sufficient, don't you know.
bound roads.
congress.
It would not do to let a crime
“
It
may
be
here
remarked
that,
ow
Like
that unnoticed go.
Road builders from all parts of the
If I could only have my way
world were present at the conference, ing to the cautiousness and hence the
I’d sentence her for life
twenty-nine countries being represent reticence of some of the most impor
To let me buy her food and clothes—
tant
of
our
road
authorities,
the
true
ed. There were twenty delegates from
In short, to be my wife
position of England, which now pos
the United States.
A remarkable exhibition in connec sesses the greatest lengths of carefully
Not For Him.
tion with tlie road congress was a dis waterproofed roads of any country in
“Do you favor an income tax by the
play of samples of road surfaces. the world, was not put forward so government?”
With the question of the dust raised much as might have been tlie case.
“Me?”
“It was interesting to converse with
by motor ears and the bad surfaces of
“Yes.”
roads so much in evidence, this exhibit American engineers, who on account
“Not on your life.”
of the importance of road develop
was particularly Interesting.
“Why?”
The ytiiteiuent of Messrs. Hill, Thorn ment iu America are studying this
“Because my income is already
question very closely, and to hear taxed to the uttermost by my wife.”
ton and Lancaster is as follows:
"Personal observations made in from them how much more they could
Frame, Germany and Belgium, Hol learn by visiting our English roads
Was a Sufferer.
land and England have served to than anywhere in France, at any rate
“Do you suppose Santa Claus under
show in a striking manner the back- near the capital.”
stands French?”
“I presume so.”
GOOD ROADS AS MONEY SAVER “Then I wish he would read the
Paris papers."
“What for?"
Lay Sermon by Curtis Hill on Gospel
“To get some modern ideas on neck
of Better Highways.
ties.
”
Curtis Ilill, the state highway engi
neer, is sending to the people of Mis
Concerning Christmas Presents.
souri pamphlets for s*«readlug the gos
wflLL »FIT WAttNT
Fathercan. with
pel of good roads. Here is a copy:
®UiP»’e <5 »T UAXAO
DAV* CffM A NrCK
much advantage
“It is fight that people should fear a
- TdATS 'uJff
to his pocket
heavy tax rate and should prevent
taxes from becoming exorbitant. A
book, slyly con
certain amount of taxes, however, is
ceal three pairs
necessary to provide for public insti
of his Christmas
tutions and (*> improve the country. A
slippers until next
low tax rate does not necessarily mean
EXHIBIT OF HOAD HU11FACBH AT INTF.KNA-
season, when he
a public saving. Not the amount of
T1ONAI, HIGHWAY CONO It IBS.
can earn a rep-
money spent, but the judicious expend
wardness of our own country in almost
utation for
iture of it. should be our position.
every phase of road construction and
thoughtfulness
“Road improvement should keep
maintenance.
by making three
abreast with the growth of the state.
“Widely differing conditions render No one internal improvement is more
of his brothers
comparisons difficult, yet a study of
essential to the prosperity and ad-
down country
the roads of these countries, the high
vaufement of I lie state than good high
happy by be-
state of intensive agriculture noted ways. One reason the roads are not
stowing a pair
everywhere, with the resultant beauty
luipioved is because the people fear
upon each.
of the surrounding landscape, proves (hey cannot afford it.
most interesting and instructive. They
“It must, however, be borne in mind
furnish a lesson which America can that no road official, no matter how
A Premium.
not afford to Ignore.
“Where did Minnie get her new
efficient he may lie, can build roads
“The law of gravitation is universal. without funds. Permit me to quote band?”
The question of gradient applies alike from a letter of one of
“Picked him up in town.”
our county
to every road in every country. The highway engineers:
“How did she manage It? P» ’
‘We have some
traffic to be handled, differing as it very attractive scenery in our county,
“Looks to me like one she might
does in quantity and character, de but the
only safe way to see It is in have got with trading stamps.
mands a way over which it ’can be an old fashioned farm wagon or by
moved. To do tills at a minimum of airship, When I first
Disillusionized.
came to this
cost,’ considering both the surface of county I could not understand why
And now a cynic comes to say
That Cleopatra was a jay
the road and the means of conveyance,
people with such good road material
And that she made her ancient mash
is the problem. The road must lie dif at hand had no better roads. This
Because she had some ready cash.
ferently adapted to meet varying con was tweijty-flve years ago, and at pres
Mark Antony, 'twas not her smile
ditions. In other words, the traffi, ent the roads are worse than they were
That made you disregard expenses.
must be suited to the road or the road then. The reason is plain from the
You have been guilty all this while
to the traffic.
Of false pretenses.
following figures: Total mileage of
“Experience and observation are the
roads, about 2.000; road fund, $1.994.75,
best teachers. In the opiulon of those not quite $1 a mile for road mainte
Wise Hostler.
whose views are herein expressed the nance.’ ”
“nm is eternally brushing off the
attention of the American public
horses when there is nothing else to
should be directed primarily to three
do. He is a model of Industry.”
The Dust Problem.
<*l
things in road construction, namely:
‘Trying to curry favor with th*
After highways have been once well
"First.—The selection of the route should tarred spraying on alternate years is boss.”
be made with reference to gradient, align
ment, character of soil, drainage and gen said to keep them iu good order.
eral adaptability for road purposes.
Dustless roads ns the remedy for the
PERT PARAGRAPHS.
"Second.—In construction the character dust nuisance has appealed to Belgians
of the traffic to be borne, the accessibil
It isn’t so dreadfully hnrd to restrain
ity and cost of material should be care so forcefully that they are talking of
fully studied. The road best suited for making quite a number of them.
your temper if you are dead sure that
horses differs In character from that best
The Royal Automobile Club of Eng indulging it will cost you your
adapted to motor vehicles, and wherever land will during the winter devote the
ixjsslblo different ways should be provid
One reason why some people never
ed for different kinds of traffic on the most of Its energies to a study of the
same route. In America, where for years dust problem.
talk scandal Is because they never
to come earth roads will form a large
All the experiments abroad have know any.
proportion of our highways, much future
exiainso may be saved by planning these gone to show that it will be a problem
ways so that when a portion of the road of road milter than car construction
Probably money talks, but somehow
Is metaled an earth road may still be i hat will finally solve the dust ques It must have a smtill audience, for th*
had at one side, thus relieving the metal tion.
majority of us never hear it.
surface of considerable traffic durlpg cer
Three years’ experiments on the Lin
tain seasons of the year.
"Third.—Too much stress cannot be laid coln park system of Chicago have
WHY - » SAVED A50AC
on the Importance of the proper main shown that the best road, so far as a
LIVE« THAN ’TMI“
tenance of our highways. No road is evei
5ALVATION ARMY
finished.
Traffi«- begins to pound and dustless condition and wearing sur
wear away n road before construction is face are concerned, Is one made of a
completed. Maintenance must begin on limestone foundation, with a lightly
the very day the road Is opened for traf rolled torpedo sand top dressing.
fic and continue without ceasing through
r.leganíly,Fitted and N|»e<‘d> Steamer
I am agent for Biooks & Son*. f<>
Carlton, Ore. for their celebrateti
English Walnut trees,
This firm is
the only English Walnut iin|>orteis
5 f
in the state
B. L. H urst .
IZA BETH
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First-class Passenger Fare.
Freight Rates,
— OOO —
City Transfer
All kinds of draying and transfer
ring
FOR SALE—mill wood
rom Cody’s mill $a.oo per load
Coil sold and delivered at lowest
prices.
J. Jenkins, Prop.
Notice of
Notice
ia
1 his steamer u new, is strongly built and fitted with the latest improvements and will
give a regular 8 day service, for passengers and freight, between the Coquille river, Oregcn.
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$7.50
$3 on Up Ft eight
J. E. WALS TROVI, Agent. Bandon. Oregon.
E. T. Kruse, managi .gagent, 24 California St., Sun Francisco.
Street Improvement
hereby given. That, at
a
regular
of the City of
meeting of the Common Council
Bandon, Coo, county, Oregon, held on the 27th
day of February. 1909, an order was
such council and so entered
made by
in the Journal of
its proceedings, that Atwater street be improved,
thereof, and
by planking same for the full width
by constructing a sidewalk on both sides thereof,
from Homer Street to Columbia avenne.
That
such improvement be »imilar in specifications and
material to the present new bridge on
*ion of said street, and that
provements be for the purpose of
published persuant
to Sec.
por-
filling the said
portion of said street full width, and
•s
said
proposed im
such
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this
notice
of the City
Charter, for the first lime upon Thursday the 4th
day of March, 1909, and
for the third and last
f.me on Thursday, the I8ih day of March, 1909.
Notice is further given that unless
a written re
monstrance be made and filed with the City Re
corder on or before twenty (20) day, fiom the
first publication of said notice, and such re
monstrance be signed by the owners of two-thir<ls
of the real property on such portion of said
street—which said twentieth day will be ^pon
Wednesday, the 24th day of March, 1909—
then at its earliest convenience, and within six
months thereafter, the said common council wiil
pass an ordinance directing that such improve,
ments as above described, shall be constructed,
and the costs thereof be assessed to the rra
property» on the respective sides of said portinl
of said street.
Dated at Bandon, Oregon, this 4th day of
March. 1909.
C. R. WADE, Recorder.
THE HARD VARE MAN
BRIDGE flr BEACII Stoves, Ranges ar. ' I icaters have in them so many excellencies
that they are now acknowledged the grea' st sellers on the coast and they are growing
in favor every year.
We have the exci inve agency in Bandon for these household
and office necessities, anil prices range exce dingly modest in either case.
TINNING AND PLUMBING A SPECIALTY.
Our Assortment of Hardware, Tinwar,1 and lidgetl Tools is Most Complete.
BANDON STEAM LAUNDRY
Family Washing a Specialty
First Class Laundry Work Guaranteed.
Special
attention given to fine woole,. goods.
Cleariing and
|
more.ub.. fiber. than any oth.r Laiie« Mefotae. One ,
v.er'i eubKrl|»lon(l> number.) en.ts Oil cent«,
number, S cent*. Every mibecriber «ele • McCall I«- .
tern Fra«. Subvert!»« tod .y
Lady A«rnin Wanlid. Ilind.™. premium, o.
liberal canh coromi,«i..n
Pattern < .talo«ue( - I 6-> da.
■ixna) and Premium Celabn;u- (showing ,oo pien»»uine|
«eat tree.
Addreee THE M c CAU. CO.. N ew Y ark.
out the years to come.
“Two of the best specimens of roads
seen were In England. In the vicinity
of Nottingham we passed for more
than a hundred miles over roads built
by E. Purnell Ilooley which were as
nearly perfect as It seems possible to
make them. In the environs of Lon
don we rode for an equal distance
over roads which were well built, the
surface of which had been treated un
der the direction of Sir Herbert I’read.
All <>f these roads carried heavy traf
fic, including automobiles and traction
engines, yet they were perfectly
smooth and free from dust. They ex
emplified in a startling degree the ef
fect of careful construction and con
stant maintenance, ‘where a stitch in
time saves nine' as opposed to the
Inlssez. faire of some of the leading
thorough fares of our own country as
well iis around the French capital.
"The first International road con
gress was productive of great good;
the second International congress,
which will be held tn Brussels two
years hence, promises greater things.”
Good Roads School.
Georgia's State College of Agricul
ture will hold u good roads school in
‘January. Commissioners of all the
counties and ail persons interested will
be invited to attend a live days’ ses
sion nt Athens, Ga., when a number
of rpad building experts will deliver
lectures during each morning. Tha
afternoons will be taken up in inspec
tions of roads in the vicinity. During
the session a United States govern
ment expert will build a mile of road
according to methods approved by the
bureau of ronds. Manufacturers have
been Invited to make exhibits of ma
chinery.
Ta rring of Roads.
Road tarring is becoming a habit in
the automobile districts of England.
The old method of applying with hand
brushes Is now Ix-lng nlminloueil in fa
ver of the ino» of mi apparatus which
Is nothing more or less than a giant
air brush, The tar Is in a large tank,
and tw<> men pump air into it. while a
third goes about tlie road With a pipe
having four outlets through which the
Danger In Duet.
r.fr throws the tar in fine ap-ray. Thia
Nine horses that were employe,! on rapidly and thoroughly coats the road.
gravel x>ad construction in Hamilton Sand Is then sprinkled, and the duet
county, Ind., died from the effects of I* laid for good.
breathing dust.
Cultivate
patience; you will
need it to l>enr ’ ou up while he is
narrating the story of his latest
achievement.
You can buy some people, but you
have to keep others on a salary liT or
der to got any action on your monev
Cutting the acquaintance of the In- i
evitable nitty relieve one's feelings, but
that Is th«» only good It will do.
The way of the reformer Is undoubt
edly hnrd. Perhaps that Is the reason
he anmetiiDM consenti to take a lu
bricant
o
tine skirts given
F. A BATES, Proprietor
There ere more Met'«11 PatterSOaoM in the UnheA
States than of any other make of patterns This is on
account of their style, accuracy and simplicity.
MeCall’a
pressing Mens' Suits and Ladies
prompt attention
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