The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-23
UTAH ASPHALTUM.
OHIO AND MINNESOTA OFFICIALS
GREATLY PLEASED WITH 1T.
Pavements Laid BY the Culmer Conn
pany Inspected and Given an I'm
qualified Endorsement-How the
Visitors Spent the Day.

The coming to the city yesterday of
twenty city officials from Ohio and
Minnesota in their own private car for
10 other purpose than to examine and
pass upon the asphalt streets laid on
our principal streets by the Wasatch
Asphaltum company, was certainly a
notable occasion and one that must
necessarily be of interest in the devel-
opment of one of our most important
natural resources. The party was in
charge of Mr.. Randolph Coleman, of
the American Asphalt company. of Co
lumbus, O., and included the following
gentleman:
|. E. NJ. Hoover, contractor, Columbus,
o.; Ed M. Ayers, contractor, zanes-
vile, O.. j. NJ. Penberthy, paving su-
perintendent of a large asphalt COM
pany, Buffalo. N. Y; Judge d. ]. Gable.
Lima, o.; W. F. Cappetan, city engi-
neer Minneapolis, Mimi; s. NJ. Hewett,
George Durham, Burke O'Brien, Wy
man Elliott G.. l.. Fort, David T. Simp-
son and S. B. Loye, of Minneapolis;
L. W. Rundlet, city engineer, of st.
Paul, Mimi; John S. Dudley, Harvey
Wilson, A. E. Cheney and Edward
Uhler, of Marion, o.
These are all gentlemen OF official
position in their various cities and their
judgment will be used by others who
were unable to come on this particular
visit Contracts pending and about 10
be let in eastern cities have been neld
awaiting their Geographic reports, ana
the wires were kept warm all day Win
messages coming and going. IL VII.
be source of qualification to our cltl-
zens TO learn that the verdict was
unanimously and unreServedly favor-
able after a most critical examination,
and that a number of kilograms TO
that effect were sent forward during
the evening The points in our Utan
asphalt paving that found especial Ia
vor were it's toughness, freedom from
holes, evenness and durability. 1t was
pronounced far less slippery than the
Trinidad pavements of the east. II
was a rainy, disagreeable day TOT
tramping the streets, but as the eA-
perts stated it was just the condition
under which a thorough and perfect
examination could be made, because at
such times any faults are sure to be
revealed Not satisfied with walking
over every foot of the pavement, the
axe was used In several places and
samples of the actual pavement taken
east for official reference and exhibit
ton in the paving congress about TO
convene in Ohio.
After spending the morning in ex-
nacle and enjoyed recital by Profess
sor Daynes, and after lunching at Mr..
G. F. Culmer's residence, drove in car
riages to the city and county building,
where they were received by several
of our councilmen and held interviews
with the city engineer and the chair
man of the board Of public works
They expressed great admiration for
the beautiful structure and seemed
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ments of all the offices. Some then
went to Saltair, others to the Hot
Springs and all met again at the
Union Pacific depot to start homeward
at $50 Here they one and all ex-
pressed delight with the city and their
days experience, and though they are
all serious, staid gentlemen of wealth
and position, they astonished Mr. G.
F. Culmer by joining in three rouslng
cheers for Utah asphaltum and three
more for himself as the promoter OF
the enterprise.