Coal Tar in Roadmaking A Promising Durable Binder
The article discusses coal tar macadam as a more resilient road surface than traditional tar and asphalt. Water gas tar is noted for deeper penetration but shorter life. Tar treatment extends road life and reduces costly rebuilding, though uniform coal tar supply remains a drawback. Mecklenburg County's rural and urban road improvements illustrate demand for modernized highways and bond issues.
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Good Roads Magazine
New York
Value of Good Roads Increase Price of Farm Lands
Mecklenburg County North Carolina reports that the value of farm lands rises by fifty dollars per acre with good roads. The notice notes higher prices as road improvements expand accessibility and market reach for rural properties.
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Macddam Wools
Mecklenburg
Charlotte
Mecklenburg.county
N. C
New Santa Fe Trail Proposed as Kansas Road Landmark
In 1072, Kansas City papers discuss a proposed 275 mile highway through western Kansas from Newton to the Colorado line, a continuous boulevard along the Arkansas River meant to illuminate road building and showcase the state and nation. The plan envisions a modern Canta-Fe Trail style route called the New Santa Fe Trail to afford the world a visible lesson in infrastructure.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Newton
Colorado Line
Arkansas River
Auto Fees to Mend Bergen Roads Fund Major Road Plan
Bergen county New Jersey received 37 920 from auto fees paid into the state fund and four contracts for that sum were awarded to a Hackensack construction company for road work used by New York motorists. The board of freeholders voted to establish a road system costing about 600 000 to ensure excellent roads near New York.
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Bergen County
N. J
Hackensack
New York
Board of Freeholders
Rural roads key to rural free delivery expansion
The article stresses the close link between good country roads and the reach of rural free delivery. It notes that communities wanting delivery must build and maintain solid roads, and that poor roads have blocked extension to areas that otherwise desired service.
This Here Life in Atlanta Folksong Chorus
A playful verse from the Atlanta Constitution extols a rural life with angels taking notes and a chant about raising grain and oats, capturing a folksy sentiment in regional dialect.
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Atlanta Constitution
Riddling Exchange Highlights Comical Classroom Teasing
A playful dialogue shows a teacher prompting mental arithmetic about a person born in 1875. A pupil asks whether the person is a man or a woman, prompting a gentle, humorous response from a gentlewoman.
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