, 1875-08-31
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE,

CntcAuo. Aug. 2o.--ln last 9un:lny's TRIBUNE
noticed MI editorial upon phyolnonte, The value
aud wear Of different ma.erlaIs now used. md
your recommendation Of cedar wood for paye.
mcnts hccanso OF ,ts durability Cedar III far
moro preferable than pno for pavcments At
tho samo tsmo 1t ia moro costly It exists in
limited quantities. is Of slow growth an,l It's
pocun'ary yaluo would 10 greatly enhanced il
generally adopted for tho PURPOSE suggested.
In place Of codar would suggest tho uso Of
tamaracls wood for pasemonts. which g1ows In
great abundance throughout Wisconsin, biichi-
gan, and Miuncsote it ia Of raluo to no ono Int
tho farmer, wlo uHes 1t for ehrds, fences, and
fuel. Tainarack mood is rosinoue, IL equally "a
tough md durable aH codar, is heavier and moro
solid. No! having tho yaluo iu the rnanufactur-
iug world that collar has, 1t can bu obtained
snnrc chcap!y. Tho Average tliau1otcr of ccda,
trces is from tod inches. wlilo tanarac,zs avor-
age from to 7inches tho percentage Of .Ho,lud
wood ia in favor Of The ta1natack, because YOU
viii l,avo less bark mud eapwool surface {aec-
iavo cited diametors NJ found ''A; IL dense
woods. not isolated trees, which grow
much 'arger. Iu regard to tho durability OF
tMmarack, I will relate au instance: Whlio in
Wisconsin last weak, saw q tasnarack hitehing-
post removed from tho ground which was placed
| there t~clve yearB ngo. IL had nearly rotted on
at the ground surface; aboso and below tho
| hFouuA INC poss WIS comparatively H0und. Iatn-
arack used as payomeus-blockB would not be snl-
1ected to Bmar oxposurp tho top Of tho
block boing tho surraco Of tho street there
would 10 no chanco for. it to rot " between
! wind and WatoE," Oh Ia tl4o case with llitchinR
mud fence rostH. Farmers in Wisconsin Who
havo usod tamarack for fences Say that tue
lifo OF tanlarack fence post Is ten years. Tlere
aro thousands Of acres Of tamarack In tho North
way; otllorw1Ho.s will eventually docny and faij
to tho ground III tho awainps where 1t grows
Tho locust, chestnut, juniper or white codnr
cypress. and larcll lold the first place In tho
durability. Many OF thoso mentioned nro
botter mntorial for pavement than pino, vet
none nre a. plentiful nnloss 1t DO tho tntnarack.
hlaIy PERSONS will know it by its similarity to
tho lhrch. In Canada tamarack Is l,ecd rrotjt-
ably 81 croasties for railways. I am not aware
that our own railway have ever attempted
uHing 1t.
Aftor Al, Il is not the quality or kind Of wood
which will insnre durablo pnvcments, but tho
mannor in which It IL laid upon tho ground a
good, durable road-coyering. or pavement iB
but water-tight roof, capable of ahotldiug wa
ter. letting nono through it's surface, and bore is
Wtero rAyem0nt-blocka Of round or Irregular
shape tslch as tho cedar, thmarack, or tho
WykoR pavonlent). arc bad in an economical
view: view: Tic pEonent reetangnlar-shnped pine
bettcon blocks, 40 TINT tic intorsticea '.aae are
filled with tar and gravel, making the
pavement comparatively water tight. This rnu,-
ming with tar and gravel cannot bo successfully
ses ons whore FGana Or r5esnaI shaped blocks
from damnnens arsin1 from honsath # H. s,r; so
II is useless to attempt to proscryo srch nnro.
naen.u, and dsmpnoss wiIl constantly ariso Il In
road.coTcring Of pavement bo leaky. ~ = ''.
pairs and roconstraction Of wooden nsynmort1 ~ ~
baif years II IL is.ts ..uan 49,. ~ ase ano IIa
ycars riyha n totsI 'o ,ost sostn. LILY Ely
ner snuNro NJ nm sos' s,,nauaesS ~ Js9s CIV
1t IN approximate coat tho u.,np san 1921.
rrn,ite vii cnss siont lue ~ nAo s stoa 'aa %ith
yoars ,royiiea tint liz e,o"s na ~ ~. !aa .s. lilly
square cdgeB all around 80 that ti1cy NAV hn