Jacksonville sentinel., February 26, 1904, Image 1

SENTINEL
JACKSONVILLE
Vol. I
HOW
Jacksonville, Jackson County, Oregon. Friday, February 26, 1904
No. 41
with Mime available binder.
10 Bill I) GOOD ROADS. ' ’ spread
a top layer of the fine
On this is
screenings
Some t’o nts Bearing on Jackson County mixed with a suitable binder, three or
roads why unrolled roods are failures four inches.
This is sprinkled with
- wny horse rollers are failure* and water if dry and then thoroughly rolled
steam roilers a success.
with a ton steam roller until there is a
i smooth hard surface. Such a road will
withstand the heaviest trafli •, and prove
How to make roads permanent, or at far more permnant than wrxxlcn blocks,
least build them so thoroughly a» to re­ vitrified brick, etc.
duce the cost of annual m aintenance to a
The manner of building roads with
minimum ha* been the greit problem for crushed rocks, as it is in common usage
scientific road builders since the modern* in most communities throughout the
have taken up the good road question, West is ojx-n to just criticism from those
where the Romans left off. The greatest taxpayers whose ¡rockets are tapped for
step forward in this direction was made 1 that purpose. In most instances rock is
by Thomas Macadam, of England, to­ ' crushed, dumjred into the bin ungraded
ward the end of the I Kill century, when ami then spread on top of a summer-
he systematized the use of broken »tone fallowed roadbed in the same condition.
in naul construction by putting it down Big rock, small rock ami screenings, are
hi layers, the lowest stratum of rock be­ l duin|>ed on the road without regard to
ing made of the largest rock, with system and spread (sometimes even the
sin.tiler sized rock for the »ubMipiciit spreading is omitted) under the ingenu­
layers graduating to tine sercriiings for ous impression that the fine rock and
the tup.
dust will cement with the larger. Then
Grades ami drainage are of course, the road is left for the farmer and
very important factor» securing jrer- freighter “to roll down.” Saying noth­
tnaiie y, lor a« water is the greatest dis­ ing of the wear and tear to team and
troyer of g<x»d roads, ample provisions wagon—wliat happens. Traffic stays off
must lx- made to carry the water off the middle of the road until the rams Members of Jackson County Democratic
Central Committee.
quickly and readily. Before the advent come, then the action of the wheels on
of scientific rolling, even the liest con­ the loose material cause such an agitation
Wm M Holmes, Chariman, Central
structed Macadam or Telford toads were that the finer particles sift through to
a source of consult ruble expense owing : the bottom and the larg- rocks stay on Point.
Clarence L Reatnes Secretary, vice F R
to the great cost of maintenance, con­ ‘ the surface.
If any crown has been Neil resigned, Jacksonville.
stant repairing luring imperative. The given the road, it is destroyed, ami the
J L Woolridge, Applegate.
reason was not tar to seek. No matter larger rocks are kept in constant motion,
James Riley, Eaxt Ashland.
how p rivet the ditching and grading, or I deep ruts are marie, tile rain stands in
H L McWilliams, West Ashland.
how correct the arch of the crossection of them anil softens the road, and it br­
E A Hildreth, Jr. South Ashland,
the road, when traffic was turned upon ! comes a lane of mud dotted with amali
Bart Chapman, Barron.
the l<x»sc material the action of the islands and monuments of rock, Year
Jos Geppart, Big Butte.
wheels would flatten the road and c it it after year such roads are looked on as
J W Jacobs, Central Point.
up into ruts, then water instead of involving an enormous expense to the
Aaron Wyland, Climax.
running into the ditches remained stand­ taxpayer, and naturally arousing his
N C Dozier, Dunn.
ing hi the ruts and percolated to the bot­ antagonism to “new fangled ways of
T E Nichols, Eagle Point.
tom thus undermining the roof. Com­ road building.”
R A Cook, Foots Creek.
mon sense soon taught road builders that
A steam roller would be found of great
W C Daley, Lake Creek.
the material should Ire Com packed to Ix-nefit in rolling down some of the
A C Stanley, Gold Hill.
such a degree as to withstand the pres­ “suintnerfallow” roads made in Oregon.
F M Gordon, Meadows.
sure of heavily loader! wagons. The With pro|x-r rolling in layers and
Horace Mann, Medford.
pressure per square inch of the heaviest sprinkling when rolling (if too dry) the
J R Wilson, West Medford.
traffic must l>e met, and naturally rolling ordinary earth road can be improved 1000
W J Gregory, Mound.
was the next step in the evolution of ' per cent.
W S Furry, Phoenix.
road building.
Nearly every township in Massa­
Josh Neathammer, Pleasant Creek.
An ordinary farm wagon, loaded with chusetts has a steam roller, and all over
J A Whitman, Poo Bah.
a ton of material, having 1% inch tire the state no one would think of construct­
Ben Haymond, Rock Point.
exerts a pressure of approximately 350 ing a street or road without such a
Horace Pelton, Sams Valley.
pounds ¡»er square inch. As loads in­ machine. Oregon counties and cities
J M Cantrall, Sterling.
crease the tire widens, perhaps not in the have so far acquired from eight to 10
J F Rodgers. Table Rock,
same ratio but sufficiently for practical steam rollers, and city and c county
H. H. Taylor, Roxy.
estimates.
authorities are fast waking up to > the
V A Dunlap, Talent.
Horse rollers were at first tried with necessity of owning such a machine.
John X Miller, Trail
indifferent results, for it was found that
Miles Cantrall, Union.
the heaviest on account of their wide
Farm for Rent.
James Hurley, Willow Spring.
tired cylinders had a maximum pressure
E G Borden, Woodville.
I will rent my home place, good home
of but 27.» pound* to the square inch, and
orchard,
20
acres
farm
land
and
large
that the action of horses feet impaired
Fresh California honey 15 cents per sec­
the smoothness of the surface to a pro­ pasture. Located one mile north of
i
Jacksonville.
W
m . B viiee .
tion
at Miller & Bavidson's.
hibitory extent.
The advent of a self
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propelling rolling machine, which could
move its immense weight with celerity
and economy, was but the natural pro­
gress of evolution. The steam road rol­
ler is now recognized by all scientific
road builders as tlie most important piece
of road machinery.
Its pressure per
square inch ranges from llffff to MMI
(rounds according to size of roller and
therein lies the secret of its value.
To illustrate the importance given the
steam roller in the East, it may not be
out of place to quote breifly from the
s|wcifications issued by the Slide Superin­
tendent of public roads of the state of
New Jersey, which stale has in the last
Iff or 12 years constructed over HMM) miles
of permanent roads, with the most
astonishing results in the way of en­
hanced valuations. After the roa llx-d is
laid out and drainage, etc, attended to,
it is excavated to a depth of------inches,
the crossection conforming in shape to
the finished roadway. This is called the
subgrade. The subgrade must then Ire
rolled with a large steam roller until
there is no creeping in front of the
wheels. In case any soft or weak places
are found (which the heavy roller wheels
discover) such bad material must lie re­
moved and cavities filled with good soil,
and rolled until the entire subgrade is of
the same compackness. For macadam
streets or roads a layer of rock 2 'i inches
iff diameti r is then put on to the uniform
There are many other bargains in our stock which we will
depth of------inches (usually eight inches)
dispose of at a sacrafice preparatory to malting spring purchase
and this must be rolled with a----- ton
steam roller until perfectly commcted to
the satisfaction of the supervising en­
gineer. A layer of rock two inches in
diameter is then put on to the uniform
depth of inches (usually six inches) and
this must be rolled until perfectly com-
¡MCted to the satisfaction of the sii|ier-
visor. The second layer is often mixed
CLEARANCE
SALE
Having bought a very desirable line of drummer's
samples consisting of
^LADIES’ WRAPPERS^
AND UNDERSKIRTS
We offer them to our customers at a REDUCTION
of 33 1-3 CENTS on the Dollar.
They are en­
tirely new. of the latest design and make. Ladies
wishing to take advantage of this sale should ex­
amine before most desirable garments are sold.
THE NUNAN-TAYLOR CO
JACKSONVILLE,
-
OREGON
Marriage of Former Jacksonville Girl.
The marriage took place at the Cent­
ral Methodist Epscopal church in Port­
land on Wednesday last of Carl Burton
Webb and Miss Ethel May Elliott, Rev.
W. B. Moore, of North Yamhill, former­
ly of Jacksonville officiating. Of the
wedding the Sunday Oregonian gives the
following account.
The church was artistically decorated
with Oregon grape, ivy and palms.
Mendelssohn’s wedding march, played
by Miss Laura, Jones, preceded the ser­
vice, during which the bridal party stood
under a wedding Ix.ll. Wagner’s “Song
to the Evening Star” was played very
softly upon the violin by Mr. George
Wuest. The bride was a winsome pic­
ture in an exqusite gown of cream liberty
satin over silk, with lace trimmings.
She carried a shower bouquet of lilies of
the valley. She was given away by her
father. The maid of honor was Miss
Mabel Elliott. Misses Maud Smith and
Nettie Jensen were bridesmaids. The
groom and his best man, William N.
Ciavton, were attended by Messrs. John
Wuest and George Hill. After a short
visit in Portland Mr. and Mrs. Webb
will leave for Goidendale, Wash., where
they will be at home to their friends
after March 10.
Mr. Webb is a former resident of Med­
ford and is associated with his father I.
A. Weeb in the furniture business at
Goidendale. His bride is a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Elliott, now of Port­
land but formerly of Jacksonville. Mr.
and Mrs. Weeb have many friends in
Jackson county who give them their best
w ishes for a long and happy life.
Democrats in Council.
The Democratic state central committee
held a meeting in Portland Monday and
and fixed the date for the Democratic
state convention and apportioned the
delegates from the various counties to
the convention. The state convention is
to be held in Portland on Tuesday, April
19, and will consist of 272 delegates, on
the basis of one delegate for each 175
votes, or major fraction thereof, cast for
Governor Chamberlain in 1902, and one
delegate at large for each county.
The apportionment by counties is as
follows: Baker, 13; Benton, 6; Clacka­
mas, 11; Clatsop, 7; Columbia, 4; Coos, 6;
Crook, 4; Curry, 2; Douglas, 12; Gilliam,
3; Grant, 6; Harney, 3; Jackson, 10;
Josephine, 5; Klamath, 3; Lake, 3; Lane,
13; Lincoln, 3; Linn, 13; Malheur, 4;
Marion. 17; Morrow, 3; Multnomah, 48;
Polk, 7; Sherman, 3; Tillamook, 3; Uma­
tilla, 13; Union, 11; Wallowa, 6; Wasco,
8; Washington, 9; Wheeler, 3; Yamhill, 8.
The matter of fixing dates for the
county conventions and primaries was
left to the various county central commit­
tees to attend to.
Oranges, 20 cents per dozen at the
Boss.
$1.00 Per Cord
For oak wood at Laurelash Fann, two
miles tnorth of Jacksonville. Sold on
ground, tn odd lengths, to facilitate work
of clearing now under way. Those want­
ing such wood should act promptly. Call
on the undersigned, in charge of farm
mentioned.
A. F. C arpenter .