Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-17
Six Contestants.
INTEREST IN THE ROAD GRADER
CONTEST INCREASING.
Gov. ID. II. Francis and State Board
of Agriculture Present-A Large
Attendance Tuesday.

Attendance Tuesday.
The State Road Grader contest
opened Tuesday on the Boulevard.
Six machines were entered and the
contest will last until Thursday
night. A first.class committee has
been appointed to decide which is
the best machine. Six of the best
machines in the Uuited States have
been entered. Gov. d. r. Francis
and the State Board of Agriculture
are present and take an active in
terest in this matter. The contest
is not intended to boom any par
tlcular grader, but in the interest
of good roads and good machinery.
Prominent road overseers and
members of the County Court from
various portions of Missouri r
present and, we think, the results
OF this meeting will bring about
advanced ideas in regard to the
working of the roads throughout
Missouri.
THE JUDGES.
J. L. Erwin, Fulton, Galloway
county. y
Mr.. Alf. Davault, Montgomery
county, Mo.
W. T. Heune, Independence, Mo.
THE RECEPTION COMMITTEE.
The following committee is look
ing after the visitors : J. A. Potts,
Mayor G. l.. Ferris, B. R. eau.
thorn, w. J. Bolts, Col. VIM.
Thomas, Maj. H.. A. Ricketts,, j.
w. Mason, A. G.. Turner, Green
Clay, Geo. A. Morris, Hon. G. F.
Clark, W. S. Hathaway, j. G..
Trimble, G. M. Lakeland, Hon.
w. H. KEENAN, and J. T. Johnson.
THE CONTESTANTS.
The Austin, of Chicago.
The Fort Wayne,of Fort Wayne,
Indiana.
The Mount Pleasant, of Mount
Pleasant, Iowa.
The Champion, Kennett Square,
Pennsylvania, and The King, both
manufactured by the American
Machine Co., of Kennett, Penn.
The Western of Aurora, Illinois.
WHERE THE TRIAL IS BEING MADE.
The contest opened this morn.
ing on the Boulevard. From the
Boulevard they will go to Geo.
Morris hill; from Geo. Morris
hill to the Dingle road and from
here to Cauthorn's road and then to
the meadow of B. r. Cauthorn.
The contest will last three days
and the machines will be tested al
the points named in rotation.
From Wednesdays Daily.
Interest in the Road Grader Con
test is increasing and a large mum
Der of visitors arrived last night
The contest will close tomorrow
when the committees will max
their report. The committee OIL
mechanical construction is compos
ed OF Prof. Phillips, of the Civi
Engineering department of tn
Missouri State University, Col
Burnett, Superintendent of Publ
Works in St. Louis, and Col. L. M
Holman, Water Commissioner c
st. Louis. These gentlemen ar
thoroughly posted on machinery c
this character and no better com
mlttee could be found anywhere.
QUESTIONS.
First. "What do you think {
4. this move on the part of the Mis-
souri, State Board of Agricultural
3 Second. "What will be the e
feet on our roads2"
o Third. "In your visits to dife'
ent parts of Missouri do you fin
our people taking as much inte'
. est in good roads as is taken b
n people in other States?"
u Four. "Do you find that tt
Missouri road laws are such as
s enable communities to use GOO
! machinery"
Fifth. "Have you any observi
walton as to effect of contract sy
tenn of working roads?"
Sixth. "What is your estima
as to the comparative difference
4, cost in making and maintainir
good dirt roads with machines
Of compared to old methods.
Seventh. "What machine {
you represent"
10 GRADER MEN INTERVIEWED.
The following gentlemen, repr
st senting road graders, on being i
Of terviewed by the LEDGER, said:
e. II. W. IRELAND.
T.. Regarding question No. l, NJ
" H. w. Ireland, says: We o
Ii. pleased with it. It shows a disp
iy sition to inquire into improv'
ee methods of road building, is
n. move in the right direction Al
n. viii result In good to the who
State.