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Newspaper
The Gallup Herald
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1920
Page
2
The American Automobile Association director of roads argues that road wear on cars costs about 1 billion dollars annually and that traction varies with road quality. He suggests national road improvements could reduce tire wear and gas consumption, offsetting construction costs.
A machine cuts asphalt from a barrel using a wire and winding drum to slice through the material. The process, aided by kerosene lubrication, enables fast, laborsaving division of warm asphalt into quarters for handling.
The article urges ongoing road construction and legislation to build travellable roads through every village town and city. It argues roads are essential to civilization and commends efforts while stressing that true progress requires widespread, continuous improvement.
A fragmented 19th century discussion argues improved roads boost farm and home appearance and stimulate self-improvement. It notes good roads benefit many people and reduce mud, linking road quality to civic and personal betterment.
A plan to ditch drainage without concrete forms advocates tamping earth to create culverts. One such earthbound culvert built years ago remains crack free after heavy use. Dale R. Van Horn explains in Missouri and Kansas Farmer how to construct these simple bridges on drained land.
Instructions describe building ditches and culverts with proper footing and reinforced concrete. It warns that shallow footings fail in high water and suggests a shallow upstream wall extending to the slide walls to prevent undermining and debris wedging under the bridge.
The article argues that quality roads boost farm prosperity and city tax resources, noting farmers lose value as wheat prices fall and transport costs rise. It recalls historic bonds for railroads and says highway freight burdens riders and goods, totaling a fiscal case for road improvement.
Pennsylvania tops the nation in mileage awarded for road construction as the state highway department reports up to January 1 awarded contracts totaling 70.26 miles of durable highways. A near-out competitor contracted for 610.70 miles, while Pennsylvania's 1020 program targets about 800 miles. The department asserts Pennsylvania is far ahead of other states in building durable highways.
The piece argues good roads enable better school advantages across five states. It notes improvements in public highways and a focus on efficient schooling, though the text is fragmented.
Waldron Hume confronts his uncle Paget over evicting John and Miss Denton. He offers shelter and a new home with his mother for the sick father and hopeful daughter, signaling a compassionate turn as they escape destitution.
Warning that ultra conservative railroad leaders may demand change unless a plan to adjust relations between roads and workers is found the United States Railway Labor Board heard from Warren S. Stone and 15 unions. Stone urged action and noted only four of 358 signed agreements since July. The four discussed national boards of adjustment to handle disputes beyond wages. The board agreed to an executive hearing and the sixteenth employes organizations pressed for an urgent hearing.
The November term cleared a large docket with mostly lingering nonjury matters. An additional district court session is planned in January to try jury cases, with no jury cases in the current term.
At Thanksgiving noon Reverend Lewis A. Stark joined Horace Evans and Mary C. Drybread in marriage at the Congregational Manse in Winslow. The Santa Fe railroad man and the bride, a well regarded Winslow woman, celebrated with a dinner hosted by the Crofts. The couple planned to return to Winslow after a brief visit in the city.
The Committee thanks all who assisted and especially Miss Opal Y Ostrander for the success of the fundraiser for the Orphans of Italy.
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