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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1909
Page
6
St Louis City and County officials push a new portable oil asphalt melting plant for road oiling. The device, costing under 1200 dollars, melts and applies asphalt-oil mix to macadam roads, reducing dust and maintenance while cutting sprinkling and scraping costs.
The piece argues that good roads lengthen vehicle life and depend on proper drainage. It notes that every vehicle owner and resident has an interest in road quality, and that highways reflect the character of the local population.
The road drag will not enhance highway performance while it sits idle at the roadside. No action will be effective until the drag is deployed and utilized.
James Williams in the Kansas City Star recalls how persistent use of the road drag transformed dirt roads around Cameron Missouri. A 1902 push for rural free delivery sparked a good roads campaign with a picnic and speeches by JD Ward Wing.
Elijah Carel who owns farms in Jackson and Clay counties argues rock roads raise land value and ease transport. He cites paying 80 dollars per acre five years ago for a 100 acre Jackson county farm and says it is worth about 150 dollars per acre now, far above Clay county values.
A state law establishes a good roads experimental station in North Dakota. Two small lines of experimental roads are approved from the capitol at Bismarck to Fort Lincoln and from the penitentiary to the Missouri river. The project is seen as a forward step and may lead to state aid status within two years.
Missouri now has 800 miles of macadam roads, 15 percent added in the past year. Gravel roads increased by 300 miles that season, totaling 4600 miles in the state network.
The Washington Star recounts financing and oversight efforts for local road work toward Pohick. It notes hired inspectors and supervisors, emoluments disputes, regular payrolls, lingering rut and bump issues, and a final address affirming discipline and progress after meetings and resolutions.
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