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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1920
Page
6
A 1919 conference outlines the Mississippi Valley National Park plan and a broader push for national reservations. Governors and federal officials discuss creation of scenic parks from the Rockies to the Mississippi Valley. Leaders urge congressional action and local support, highlighting the need to preserve natural beauty and boost public recreation.
Congress failure to provide funds stalls water power development and road building. Treasury rules block hiring and permit processing, delaying permits and contracts worth hundreds of millions while states must plan for at least 200 million in road work and power projects.
Los Angeles figures J. Van Tooren Hall, dubbed The Sawdust King, announces a sawdust to fuel process using a moonshine style still to extract turpentine and high grade fuel. He claims 7,000 tons of sawdust ready, patent pending, and offers to buy related outfits for conversion. Also notes vast bolivian silver mine Cerro Gordo de Potost and Bolivia's historic silver/yield figures. An exchange line jokes about a marriage.
A man out of work is told by a friend he can get him a job at Fore River as an inspector. He must look wise while a helper shadows him for four days and he finally rebels, learning the helper is really his shadow. The snippet ends noting Scotland Yard possessing a metal detector to detect arms on ships during guarding operations.
The Bureau of Public Roads and the U S Department of Agriculture Testing Division have conducted extensive experiments on road materials. They evaluate soft stone for bituminous macadam, rocks with cleavage for construction, optimal bitumen quantities for surface treatments, and suitable coverings and amounts to improve water bound macadam. The work yields detailed data for highway engineers and supports higher traffic capacity as auto usage grows.
About twenty percent of US motortrucks are farmer owned while sixty percent of truck work is done in the country. Expenditure on hard surfaced highways is projected at around 683 million pounds for next year versus 125 million this year. The potential for trucks to move produce and supplies between firms is only touched on, with new roads promised to add efficiency to motor truck transportation.
A repair method uses a grader blade angled to push surplus dirt toward the sides after rain, smoothing the road center and directing traffic where it should travel. The device makes the center dry faster than the edges, guiding the first round trip over the road.
Norway leads with a proposal for national legislation requiring motor trucks up to two tons to use pneumatic tires to reduce road damage and highway repair costs from solid tires. The plan links tire choice to broader road maintenance and agricultural market costs.
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