The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-07-09
TERRITORY ASPHALT.
lt Is Thought to Be of a Very Superior
Quality.

Mayor l. Ia lOI TcCtulIN ICCClNCu
an interesting letter from Frank
NJ Cockrell, formerly resident of
Dallas, now living in Kansas City.
The writer says that although
domiciled in Kansas City, still my
interest in the prosperity of Dallas
is not waning, and when | think |
can be of interest to my native
home | do not hesitate to strike.
| see from the papers aud those
who have recently visited Dallas
that you have paved Main street
with asphalt, and contemplate do
ing further work. Let the good
work go on. There is nothing so
beauties city and lends to her
attraction and commercial worth
as good streets, and | am of the
opinion that there is no kind of
pavement so satisfactory as as
phalt" The writer then goes on
to recommend the use of the as
phalt found in the Indian Terri
tory, which he believes to be of a
superior quality He says: In
the Territory there is found, and
at different points, asphalt in rock
formation and in sand formation.
BY experimenting it has been prov
ed that these two products, mixed,
without other ingredients, make
most durable street pavement, ad-
hesive and hard, and does not
soften in the rays of the tropical
sun, and is just as hard when old
Sol shines at 10 degrees as when
20 degrees below zero. Other
kinds grow soft, sometimes move,
and at all times in very warm
weather retain the imprint of
horses feet. The former is not as
brittle as one might think. but very
adhesive The latter, on an in
cline, if not properly put down,
runs, and to Obviate this in recent
years there has been nut on top of
the concrete foundation GALL the
companies use a concl etc base)
coarse sand sprinkled with asphalt,
or more likely pitch Ito make it
adhere) which prevents sliding on
this base. This asphalt sand, be-
ing rough on the surface as we'll
as bottom, prevents the top coat
ing or street surface from sliding.
This top or wear coating is, | am
told, 80 per cent Kaw river sand
and IA per cent asphalt. The sand
is the wearing substance and the
asphalt the adhesive element.
The Indian Territory asphalt
contains these elements in their
natural state, without the intro
duction of foreign matter, which
is apparently much better than
hand mixture, as the sun does not
affect it.
My opinion is based solely on
observation and the opinion of
those interested in good paving.
| would suggest that it would pay
TO make the investigation. The
objection has always been that as
phalt softens in hot weather, but
this objection is overcome in the
Indian Territory paving. | live on
a street paved with asphalt from
the Territory, and it is as hard as
a rock and smooth, and at the
same time as nOiseleSS as the other
kinds. One can readily see the
difference between the two in warm
weather, and | believe that the
Territory asphalt is the coming
pavement. | hope that this sug-
gestion will be of some use. |
wish Dallas all the prosperity and
happiness possible" P"
Regarding this letter Mayor
Traylor said:
THE city has used the Territory
asphalt, and l believe, with Mr..
Cockrell, that it is the best. y
Dallas News.
A Disaereesbie NeIehbor.
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