tTOMF AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION
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Im p o rta n ce o f R o a d M a in ten a n ce
IIKKE is no phase of th e road
problem more im p o rtan t th an th a t
o f m aintenance. The general im-
jtreasioa th a t th ere aro certain types
of roads th a t are p erm anent is erro n e
ous. No perm an en t road has ever been
co n stru cted or ever will be, accord
ing to the road sp ecialists of the V. 8.
D ep artm en t of A griculture. The only
th in g s ab o u t a road th a t may be con
sider) d perm an en t are tho grading, cul
v e rts and bridges, (toads constructed
by tho most sk illfu l highw ay en g m e-rs
will soon be destroyed by the tra ffic ,
fro st, rain and wind, unless th ey are
properly m aintained. B ut the li f e , of
these roads may bo prolonged by sy s
tem atic m aintenance. A |>oor road will
nut only bo im proved by proper m ain
ten an ce b u t may become b e tte r in tim e
th a n a good road w ith o u t it.
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sections have one been secured. This
drag can also be used to ad v an tag e
on a gravel road as well as on an
e arth road. The principle involved in
drag g in g is th a t clays and most heavy
soils will pnddle when w et and set
very hard when dry. The little atten
tion th a t th e earth road needs m ust
be given prom ptly and a t the proper
tim e if the best resu lts are to be ob
tained.
Tn dragging roads only a small
am ount of earth is moved, ju s t enough
to fill the ru ts and depressions w ith
a th in lay er of p lastic clay or earth
which packs very h ard so th a t the
next rain, instead of fin d in g Tuts, de
pression.) and clods in w hich to col
lect. runs off. leaving th e su rface bu t
little affected.
The drag should be lig h t and should
be draw n over the road at an angle
o f about 45 degrees. The d riv er should
ride on th e drag and should not drive
fa ste r th an a w alk. O ne round trip ,
each trip strad d lin g a wheel track ,
is usually su fficien t to fill th e ru ts
and smooth the surface. I f reeessary
the road should be dragged a fte r every
bad spell of w eather, when the soil
is in proper condition to pnddle well
and still not adhere to the drag. If
the road is v ery bad it m ay be dragged
when very wet and again when it b e
gins to d ry out. A few trip s over the
road will give th e o p erato r an idea
as to the best tim e to draw . D rag at
all seasons, b u t do n o t Crag a d .v
The firs t and last com m andm ent in
e arth road m aintenance is to keep the
su rface well drained. To insure good
d rain ag e tho ditches should be k ept
open, all ob stru ctio n s rem oved and a
smooth erown m aintained. E xcept for
very stony soil th e road machino or
scrap er may bo used v ery effectiv ely
for th is work. Tho m achine should
be used once or tw ice a y ear and th e
w ork should be done when tho soil is
dam p so th a t it will pack and bake
in to a h ard crust. Wide and shallow
sido d itches ihould bo m ain tain ed with
su ffic ie n t fall and cap acity to dispose
of surfaco w ater. These d itches can
in most places be constructed and re
road.
p aired w ith a ro ad m achine.
The slope or crown of an e arth road
All vegetable m a tte r such as sods should be about one inch to th e foot.
and weeds should be k ep t out o f th e If th e crown becomes too high it may
road as th ey m ake a spongy surface be reduced by d rag g in g to w ard the
which retain s m oisture. Clods aro also d itch in stead of from it. I f th e drag
o b jectionable fo r th ey soon tu rn to cu ts too much, shorten th e hitch and
dust or mud and for th a t reason roads change your position on the drag. I f it
should never be w orked when d ry or is necessary to pro tect th e face of the
hard. Boulders or loose stones arc d rag w ith n strip of iron, it should be
equally objectionable if a smooth sur- placed flush w ith th e edge of th e drag
faco is to be seeured.
and n o t projecting. A c u ttin g edge
A split log d rag or some sim ilar de should be avoided, as th e m ain object
vice is very useful in m ain tain in g th e in d rag g in g Is to sm ear the dam p soil
su rface a fte r su itab le ditch es and cross in to position.
lenee— tra p rock, tough g ran ite, chert,
tough lim estone, ordinary lime, tough
sandstone.
HE HARNESSES HIS AUTO.
H o te l C l i f f o r d
E xst M orrison and Sixth Streets.
Modern in every detail. Best of Berne«.
R ates by w eek from $3 up. by day 50 cen ts
and up. See the C lifford before going elaw
where.
ED. F. B E E V E S, Proprietor.
F R A N K T R E E S, a farm er of
B rackenridge, Pa., m akes a good
use o f his high power automo
bile, when he is not out joy riding. He
uses it to put hay into his mow.
100 ROOMS
Form erly the hay w as raised by m eans
o f a block anil tacklo and horsepower,
207J-209J Fourth Street.
b u t it was hard work and th e horses
Ono block from Court House.
had to be rested o ft-n . Now he fastens E lectric L ights, Steam H eat, H ot and
th e to uring e ar to the block and tackle
Cold W ater.
b y means o f a “ h a rn e s s" he has de
R ates 75c, $1.00 and $1.50 per day.
vised, and can stow the hay aw ay
Cheap W eekly R ates.
tw ice as fa s t as form erly.
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Rowland Hotel & Annex
HOTEL
ACKLY
Corner Twelfth m l Stark Streets
Portland, Oregon.
R A T E S: »2.50 per w eek np. W ith pri
vet« bath, $4.50 np.
CLEAN O U T SID E ROOMS.
MODERN BRICK B U IL D IN G .
HOTEL SUTLER
SEATTLE, WASH.
U nder new m anagem ent — en tire
change in all d epartm ents—-all rooms
redecorated and refurnished. P a rtic u
lar atte n tio n is now t-e.ng paid to
pr<ynpt, effic ie n t and courteous service.
DAILY RATES
$2.00 Up With Private Bath
$1.00 Up Without Private Bath
H o tel B en so n
Hotel Butler Cafe
THE FINEST IN SEATTLE
Service tho Best
Formerly New Oregon
< A | 0 W open u n d e r
51 entire new manage-
riTim ment. In the re-
i"> l‘w l fmeinent of detail,
excellence of equipment
and superiority of service
is absolutely unexcelled.
Large, light, airy sample
rooms for commercial m en.
Every convenience. Cen
trally located. Rates very
moderate. Dining r o o m
service as heretofore. Auto
busses m eet all trains.
ROBERT J. ROBINSON
Manager.
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When In Seattle
TRY THE FRYE
GOOD ROADS TEAR BOOK.
usual tone. As soon as th e autom obile
U NDS av ailab le in all of the sta te s stops the alarm is set autom atically,
fo r tho im provem ent o f roads d u r and if anybody jum ps into th e m achine
ing the year 1914 a re shown in th e and trie s to steal it th e horn w ill set
O fficial Good Roads Y ear Book issued up a fe a rfu l noise th e m om ent the
by the American H ighw ay A ssociation, wheels begin to tu rn , and w ill n o t stop
w hich is ready fo r d istrib u tio n . This u n til th e ear comes to a stan d still.
is one of th e new featu res of th e book No th ie f would be d arin g enough to
w hich will make it in valuable to every jum p into a c ar th a t would m ake itself
sta te , county nnd m unicipal highw ay go conspicuous.
Tho new in v en tio n is p roof ag ain st
LOCATION IS RIGHT
official.
carelessness on th e p a rt of th e c h a u f
The y ear book discloses for th e first
Only 3 Blocks From Depots
feur, because th e m om ent he gets out
tim e th a t ap p ro p riatio n s by the sta te
of th e car or stops it the alarm gets
CARL
S.
STANLEY.
M
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n
a
g
e
r
and Docks.
leg islatu res for road im provem ent in
into position and w ill give fo rth its
th e various states are av ailab le to the
G.
K1RKE
DRURY,
Asst.
M
gr.
noisy b la st unless th e com bination is
THE RATES ARE RIGHT
sum of $62,201,016. The y ear book lists
readjusted.
all of the p a ten ts relativ e to roads
T his device will be a boon to ow ners
$1.00 Per Day and Up.
and bridges, all road expenditures in o f cars whose ch au ffeu rs are in the
recen t years, all asso ciatio n s' w ork for h b it of going out jo y riding. A c h a u f Automobile and Motorcycle
THE FRYE IS THE RIGHT
road im provem ent, describes all th e d if feu r on a jo y ride is liab le to ('-ink too
Owners
HOTEL FOR YOU.
fe re n t methods o f road construction much and become v ery careless, but
Punctures Repaired In One Minute
and d iffe re n t road m aterials, giving w ith th e horn alarm on his m achine
"IT L O O K S LIKE A HOTEL"
W rite fo r P a rtic u la rs
a d irecto ry of all road b ulletins, cir th ere can be nc chance fo r a th ie f to
New
and
Inexpensive
Device
That’s What They A11 Say.
enlars, and docum ents o f in te re st to slip aw ay w ith it.
MANUFACTURERS SALES CO.
persons w orking for b e tte r highw ays
Box 966, Portland, Ore.
and for all o fficials engaged in su p er
ROAD DRAINAGE.
v isin g work on roads. S ections of th e
H E firs t and prim e essential of any
y e a r book are devoted to work in
good ro ad is d rain ag e— surface, sub- I
d iffe re n t sta te s and th e progress of
su rface and side drainage. When |
road im provem ent. One o f the in terest
in g featu res, for instance, is th e de finished, th e road m ust shed w ater. To
scrip tio n o f dust preventives, w hile do th is the road m ust be crowned from
one ch ap ter is devoted to convict labor I to i o f an inch to th e foot, depend
ing on th e w earin g su rface, and must
and an o th er to the fin an cial phase of
have an im pervious or w aterp ro o f cov
road im provem ent. A sum m ary of the
ering.
T here m ust be an unim peded
ro ad law s in th e various sta te s is of
p a rtic u la r in terest to m otorists, while slope from th e erow n to th e g u tte r or
deecriptions o f specifications for high to th e side ditch. The g u tte rs or side
SEASIDE
CLATSOP BEACH
OREGON
w ays in th e various s ta te s will be of d itches have a t least 4-10 o f a foot fall
per
100
fe
et,
and.
if
th
ey
are
earth
en
In te re st to engineers. T here also is a
ch a p te r devoted to im p o rtan t ev en ts ditches, th ey should have i fo o t per
100 feet, and free d rain ag e a t frequent
in th e road m ovem ent in 1913. and
in terv als into n atu ral ereeks, channels,
tt
an o th er section devoted to ro ad sys
or, in the case of a city w ith a sew erage
tom« in foreign countries. The year
book is issued annually by the Ameri system , in to tho sewers.
In order to d rain aw ay the sub sur
can H ighw ay A ssociation as p a rt of
its cam paign to g ive th e U n ited S ta te s face w ater and p rev en t it from soften
an adequate system of im proved high ing th e foundations, it is well to lay
tw o lines of tiles.
w ays. P rice, $1, postpaid.
The second essential, w hich is an
essential o f any stru ctu re, is a good
A NOVEL HORN.
foundation, and th is is especially re
N EW device fo r pro tectin g a u to
qnired
for roads where th e loads are
mobiles sg ain st robbers has been
inven ted , and it prom ises to put co n cen trated on such sm all areas.
r Open all year. r Hot f^alt Baths. Rea Foods are a spe
Because m acadam roads are m ore ex
a stop to th e activ itie s o f th e thieves
cialty of the cuisine, and everything is strictly first-class.
pensive
th
an
gravel
roads
in
firs
t
cost,
w ho have been stealin g so many ears.
The new con triv an ce has a pow erful they should be b u ilt very carefully. The
born atta c h m e n t w ith a w eird aud ua m aterials in the order of th eir excel
F
t
Cuisine Unexcelled
IT’S NEW
IT'S CLEAN
IT CAN’T BURN
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Portland, O regon
T
HOTEL MOORE
O v e rlo o k in g T h e O c ea n
A
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OTEL MOORE is situated directly on the Pa-
* * eific Ocean shore, and is the only hotel thus
located. Spacious Dining Rooms and Parlors, wide
encircling Verandas and Colonaded Porches. Even
bedroom windows all command Inspiring Views of
the foaming surf and grand marine pictures. Rooms
with or without Baths.
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