THE POIjK COUNTY OBSERVER, TUESDAY, JUNE 29, 1915.
WOOD BLOCK PAVEMENT
ECONOMICAL BECAUSE IT SHOWS
LOW COST DURING LIFE.
When Properly Laid Material From
Oregon Forests Makes An Endur
ing Pavement, Says Expert.
(From the Forest Service.)
Although wood block pavement has
been in use in the United States for
more than seventy years, it is only
-within the past five years that a mpre
thorough knowledge of the fitness of
various woods for the purpose and the
proper method of laying the blocks,
has developed a successful pavement.
The first wood pavement laid in thlB
country was in New York in 1835, and
for thirty years thereafter wood
blocks were laid in various cities of
the country, but with indifferent suc
cess and with little or no advance In
methods. The chief consideration
seemed to be the size and shape of the
block. Little thought was given to
the kind of wood used, and the blocks
were neither seasoned nor treated,
so that they quickly decayed,. Wide
joints permitted water to get under
the pavement, where it was absorbed
by the blocks, with the result that
they swelled so that the pavement
often heaved from Its foundation. The
edge of the blocks wore off rapidly In
to a corduroy condition which was
not pleasant for travelers and also
hindered the drainage and cleaning
of the street. Finally, the foundation
was usually of plank which decayed
and permitted the blocks to sink Into
holes and ruts.
After the failure of untreated
woods, attention was turned to pre
servatives; but not until experiments
were made and actual results obtain
ed, was there any marked increase in
the use of wood blocks for paving
purposes. The size and shape of the
block js no longer the Important item
In the development of a successful
pavement. The best woods for the
purpose are now known to beJongleaf
pine, tamarack, Norway pine, land
Douglas fir, and the chief improve
ments are in the cushion on which
the blocks rest and In the method of
treatment. For example, a' sand and
cement "cushion" is better than a
sand "cushion" under most condi
tions. When once properly laid, a
wood block pavement Is easily kept In
repair, easily cleaned, free from dust,
practically noiseless, and its dark col
or prevents glare or the reflection of
light.
Many wood block pavements have
been laid under Improved methods,
and the results have been very satis
factory. Among the first of these was
a wood block pavement laid In 1900
on Tremont street, Boston. The pave
ment Is still in good condition. Ir
1899, one of the two roadways on the
RuBh street bridge, Chicago, was pav
ed with creosoted blocks of longleaf
pine, and the other with untreated
blocks. This was a splendid test,
for the traffic Is very heavy across
this bridge. The untreated blocks
had to be removed at the end of three
years, while the treated blocks were
In good condition at the end of seven
years and gave Indications of several
more years of service. They were
finally removed because of the decay
of the untreated plank foundation
A treated wood pavement has been
In use on Tenth street, Minneapolis,
for eleven years and Is still in good
condition. Pavements laid in Indian
apolis in 1899 to 1900, gave fourteen
to seventeen years of service. In
fact, wherever wood block pavement
has been laid under the right condi
tions and methods, it has proven sat
isfactory. While the first cost of treated wood
block material Is undoubtedly higher
than that of most paving material,
It is In reality the most economical
because tt shows the lowest average
cost per year during its period of life.
The first cost average from 12.25 to
13.75 per square yard, but the yearly
upkeep averages much less than for
any other kind of pavement. For in
stance wood pavement on a heavy
traffic street in New York, after eight
years of use, had cost 7 cents per
Isquare yard per year for repairs.
Wood pavement un a lige traffic street
In St. Louis, which cost $2.10 per
square yard to lay in 1903, required
the expenditure of but 2-10 of a
cent per square yard for the entire
first nine years of its life.
Furthermore, the modern treated
wood block pavement is admitted to
be fully as sanitary as any of the
other pavements in use. On account
of the smooth surface and well filled
Joints, dirt cannot collect in pockets
and whatever is on the surface is
easily removed. Then, too, treatment
of the blocks with creosote renders
them thoroughly antiseptic.
LET THE CHILDREN SEE
LIBERTY BELL.
The children of Dallas
should be afforded opportuni
ty to , see Liberty Bell, the
treasured emblem of the birth
of the nation's fndependence,
when on exhibition at Salem,
July 15. This historic relic will
be open for inspection only
one hour during the afternoon,
and thousands of people will
assemble at the capital to view
it. There is no good and suf
ficient reason why every auto
mobile in town should not be
brought into service to convey
the children thither on that
occasion, and if those owning
machines and will contribute
them in this worthy cause
many youngsters whose par
ents are autoless may see the
famous liberty bell. It was
through the efforts of the chil
dren of the Pacific northwest
that Its trip across the con
tinent was made possible,
more than 200,000 school chil
dren having signed a petition
asking that the famous treas
ure be exhibited at the ex
position. Let automobile owners spend
an afternoon In affording the
children of Dallas this op
portunity of a life time to see
Liberty Bell.
1st. and Is to be accomplished through
experiment.
"Then, at last, we must produce
disease resisting crops, for plants, like
animals, are subject to Ills of the
flesh. This, too, Is the worK oi me
botanist.
"If these suggestions are carried
... Hh ranannnblA thoroughness the
high cost of living will vanish, as
concerns foodstuffs.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
DOES FAMINE THREATEN US?
ProfesMir or Chlfajru University I
Fearful of Our Fond Supply.
There is grave danger that a famine
will descend upon the United States
some time In the near future, accord
ing to Prof. John M. Coulter, head of
the department of botany of Chicago
University. Population here, said the
professor. Is Increasing twenty times
faster than the food supply.
- "We ought to have enough food
stuffs In this country to feed the
world," said Prof. Coulter. "Instead,
we soon shall not have enough to
feed .ourselves. This growing dis
crepancy between food production
and population Is the basts of the
high cost of living.
"Four remedies present themselves
to prevent famine In the United
States. First w should develop sci
entific methods of soil cultivation.
We must manipulate the soil proper
ly, and farm Intensively, as the Euro
peans do. Br scientine treatment of
the soil crops ran be Increased 300
per cent In the United States.
"Second, we must plant on every
area the crop which will give the
maximum yield In that section. Stop
planting wheat In corn land and don't
try to raise potatoes In swamps. Too
many farmers plant their crops with
out knowledge of what their land Is
suited for.
"We must, in the third place, de
velop drouaht reaming crops. This
I the work of the professional bo tan -
The following is a complete list of
realty transfers recorded during the
week ending April 15th, 1915, and re
ported to The Observer by Sibley &
Eakln, abstractors, 616 Court street,
Dallas.
J. C. Nuckalls to D. V. and J. E.
Husum, 1 acre, T. 6-6, $1.
Foster L. Odom and wife to I. C.
Emmerson, lot in Dallas, $10.
J. L. Harma et al to James M.
Staats, lot in Independence, $1200.
F. A. Peterson and wife to D. L.
Hedges, lots in Independence, $1.
Edward A. Thurston ana wne to
Omer T. Murphy, 346.08 acres, T. S
and 10, 4 W., $500.
Omer T. Murphy and wife to E. A
and Margaret Thurston, lots in Inde
pendence $10.
J. M. Coburn and wife to J. F. Gra-
benhorst, lot in West Salem, $10.
J. F. Grabenhorst to B. F. and
Flora E. Stripp, lots in West Salem,
$10.
Adrian McCalman to Pearl McCal
man, 16 acres, T. 8-6, $10.
Portland Trust & Savings Bank to
Sheridan Timber Co., release of trust
deed.
F. K. Helder and wife to T. B.
Stone, 11-100 of an acre, T. 6-6, $10.
Anna J. Cooper to Valley & Siletz
R. R. Co., 60-foot right of way, T. s
4, $198.
A Hamann and wife to Valley &
Siletz R. R. Co., right of way, T. 9-4,
$100.
Samuel Morrison to Valley & Siletz
R. R. Co., 60-foot right of way, T. 9-
4, $500.
United States to Spencer McKye,
trust patent, 80 acres, T. 6-8.
United States to Temme Condon, 80
acres, T. 6-8, trust patent.
DECLARED LEGALLY DEAD.
Whereabouts of Leamler Maria Un
known for Quarter Century.
After an absence of twenty-four
years. Leander Marls, formerly of
McMlnnville, has been decreed to be
legally dead, by W. M. Bushey, Judge
of Marlon county, says the Dally Ore
gon Statesman. According to the pe
tition asking for the appointment of
Solomon H. Maris of McMlnnville, as
administrator of the estate, Leander
Maris left his father's home in Mc
Mlnnville 24 years ago and went to
Lockford. California, from there he
made regular trips on whaling expe
ditions upon the Pacific ocean and his
parents heard from him regularly lor
two years. During tne year ne
suddenly stopped writing home and
although repeated enquiries were
made and his relatives traveled ex
tensively throughout California in
search of him, nothing since that date
has been heard of him. Me leit an
estate In Marlon county consisting of
2 9 acres in one tract and an interest
In another small tract.
Will Eliminate Wolf Hill.
hoiran thla week on a cut-off
on the Dallas-Tillamook coast road.
The cut-off begins from the old road
it the Btiford Stone corner oeiow tne
i. irnwlv nlAce and ends at the
James Savage place south of Wilia-
mina. The new road is designed to
eliminate the Wolf hill entirely irom
the route. This hill haa always been
h hAn. nf tmirlata. One thousand
dollars Is spent by Polk county on
this niece of worit mis summer.
Sheridan Sun.
Hops Bring Twelve Cents.
!. - few esnort orders for
hops on the market and this demand
i i- k. market firm, as sup
plies In this state are reduced to very
small proportions. The Seld Back
crop of about 800 bales was bought
by T. A Llvesley CO., at is ceoia.
A lot of 189 bales was bought from a
dealer for export purposes at 12 5-1
cents. There la limited demand for
the new crop and a few contracts
are being closed at 11 cents.
PtaUM for New School,
architect Rennes of Portland la at
work oa plana for the $56,00 school
building which will be erected at
Monmouth, and .reports tnat plans
will be ready probably In a month.
CHERRY FAIR AIMS HIGH
LONG LIST OF SPORTS PROMISED
IN CONNECTION.
Salem Commercial Club Making Ex
tensive Preparations for Com
bined Celebration in July.
a Kiev.,, hpivhtap ond hprtAr Cher
ry fair than ever is the aim of the
Salem Commercial club, which this
year has charge of the capital city s
anr,a! miflniimmfT festival. The
Cherry fair is to be combined with
the Fourth of July celebration and
many new features are included In
this year's program. It Is to be neia
on July 2 and 3. Chief among these
i. v, hoalat nionlr. fnr the farm
ers of the surrounding communities
to be held in Wilson park on Sat
urday, July 3. Wilson park is in
hA v,,.a.. nf ihA eitv. and its wide
stretches of lawn shaded by many
trees will make an ideal spot for
such a picnic. Governor Wlthycombe
is elated for an address to the farm
ers assembled on this occasion. The
comfort of the people from out or
town will be looked after by officials
tha nnwiTnorriftl elub. and the bas
ket picnic is expected to be one of
the finest features ot tne lair.
. The cherry exhibit will be spread
on the court house lawn, together
with a display of other fruits ana
flowers. The exhibits will be up to
the usual standard of the Willamette
valley; it Is promised by those in
charge.
"The Playtime of the Willamette
Valley" is the way in which the Cher
ry fair has come to be described, and
every effort Is being put forth by the
Salem people to give guests in the
iv a anlpnriid. erood time. A wide
diversity of attractions appealing to
every taste has been the aim. A
carnival of aquatic sports to be staged
on the Willamette river on each even
ing of the fair; sports on the streets,
including a roller skating mara
thon;" motorcycle and horse races at
the fair grounds; baseball games-for
the "fans;" baby show, parades, band
concerts, foot races; these are among
the plans.
OPENING THE TREASURE HOUSE
Alleged Discovery of Radium Mine In
Polk Causes comment.
Oregon Farmer: "We read that a
radium mine has been discovered in
irtiif nnimtv. Oreaon. Whether it is
true or not, the news Is of the kind
that stirs men's blood. There is a
fascination about mining taking out
of the earth riches which have been
there for ages. Yet it is a common
saying that more money has been
put into mines than has been taken
out.
"It recalls to mind the old story
that was in the old readers, of the
father who on his deathbed told his
sons he had left them a treasure In
his fields, for which they must dig.
They dug over every foot of ground
but could find no treasure. They
planted the fields as a matter of
course; and the crop which came up,
grew, flourished and ripened, waB the
treasure, assured by the earnest dig
ging of the boys.
"The earth is a wonderful treasure
house. To some of the fortune hunt
ers It yields gold, silver, precious
stones; to many it is a dismal disap
pointment; to the sturdy farmer who
knows how to. dig deeply and -well, to
turn his furrows and plant his crops
at the right seasons and to cultivate
them, it brings tne greatest treasure
of all life and the means for sus
taining it."
NINETY-FIVE HOMES HAVE BATH
And In These Nearly One Thousand
Monmouth Residents Bathe.
'Have you a bath tub in your
home?"
This Is the question which the keep
er of every home in Monmouth was
asked last week by the studentsln the
rural sociology class of the Oregon
Normal school in order to get infor
mation leading to the solving of lo
cal problems. The census was taken
as the termination of the year's work.
Monmouth was placed into four di
visions and students were appointed
to canvass each. When completed the
survey showed that out of a total of
226 homes, containing 924 persons, 95
homes had bath tubs. Upon reas
sembling next September the sociolo
gy class will seek to determine In
precise terms the significance of the
figures obtained. Then the surveys
will be continued and extended to
other sections of the county.
MEDALS AWARDED SCHOOLS.
Unsought Honors Are Won by Oregon
at San Francisco Fair.
The Oregon school exhibit in tne
Palace of Education won the gold
medal on playgrounds as portrayed
in the official pamphlet, a silver med
al on Individual club work and the sli
ver medal on Its exhibit as a whole.
This recognition was gained in the
face of! the fact that the principal
Oregon exhibit and all the exhibits of
the Oregon Bchool children are in
the Oregon State building and were
not entered for awards. Two-thirds
of the states have elaborate exhibits,
many spending as much as $40,000
and none less than $5000. Oregon's
exhibit cost the state $1000.
Sheridan Teacher Honored.
Miss Cora Turnidge, a Sheridan
young woman who was one of the 123
graduated from the Monmoutn Nor
mal last week, has received the honor
of being first choice as teacher in
the State School for the Blind at Sa
lem. She was appointed to the po
sition upon her graduation, her work
and experience giving her preference
over the other graduates.
Good Bye, Gophers.
Mrs. M. Tilden of Sheridan has a
simple and effective way of dealing
with the gopher pest. She simply
soaks a ball of cotton in gasoline and
places It in the gopher hole and cov
ers it tightly up. The gopher comes
out to get fresh air, inhales the gaso
line fumes and a dead gopher already
burled Is the result.
mn vnu bind WHAT
I yOU WERE AFTER?
1 I BETTER THM THAT -J
f" L I FOUND THE REM. C- .
THE POOP JU0G6 MEETS THE SUCCESSFUL PETECTWE )
AFTER you use a pouch, you too
will know you have found tobacco
satisfaction.
Just tuck it away and let the rich,
satisfying tobacco taste come to you
steady and naturally.
"Right-Gut" i8 the Real Tobacco Chew and
you'll know it all right and like it better than the
old kind. Pure, rich, mellow tobacco seasoned
and sweetened just enough.
Take a very small ehew lets than one-quarter the
old size. It will be more satisfying than a mouthful
of ordinary tobacco. Just nibble on it until you find .
the strength chew that suits you. Tuck it away.
Then let it rest. See how easily and evenly the real
tobaoco taste comei, how it satisfies without grinding, how
much less yoo have to ipit, now few chew, you take to
be tobaoco eatiified. That 'a why it is Tht Rial Taboo
Chew. That's why it easts less in the end.
It it a ready chaw, eat 6ne and ehort shred m that yon won't have
to srind oa it with your teeth. Griading oo ordinary eandied tobeeov
make, yon epit too moon.
The Caere of pure, rioh tobaoeo doee not need to be covered pp with molaeaaa and
Boorioe. Motioc bow the ealt bringe out the rieh tobacoo taete in 'Kifht'Cuc."
' One Email chew takes the place of two big
chews of the old kind.
WEYMAN-BRUTON COMPANY
BO Union Square, New York
(BUY FROM DEALER 0R5EN0 10 STAMPS TO USj
YV. E. Greenwood, Mgr.
G. Stoltz Company, Props.
Dallas Soda Works
Manufacturers of Soft Drinks
Telephone 703. " ' M Ellis Street
CIRICILLO
Ciricillo, the prince of band directors and a mu
sician of international repute, is coming to the Polk
County Chautauqua as the principal musical attraction.
He brings with him thirty premier musicians. They
are the cream of America's Italian musicians. He al
so brings with him the II Trovatore Grand Opera So
loists, six opera soloists brought from the greatest mu
sical centers of the United States.
These are but two of the fifteen attractions that
together will give the Polk County Chautauqua one of
the biggest and most complete programs of any Chau
tauqua in America.
Get your season ticket before the first allotment
is sold.
He Mi Oountv fi
July 4 to 10, Inclusive
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