In West Newton, MA, OPR inspects an experimental pavement that had been built during the summer of 1908 with a binder made from a mixture of molasses, oil, and lime. 1911 OPR writes to the Iroquois Iron Works of Buffalo, NY, about the need for a 400-gallon kettle for an experimental project to resurface a road in Chevy Chase, MD, with bituminous macadam. This section of road is traversed practically every day by the President and several members of his Cabinet, and a great many senators and representatives, as well as other persons high in official life at the Capital, and we believe will be a very good location for demonstration work.
Funds are, however, limited.
We are wondering if you could make any concession on prices in consideration of the fact that this is to be a demonstration and experimental job. If you have some good, second-hand kettles which you could rent to us, I think perhaps they might do.