The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-09

II will MAINTAIN the hard character
of the ground, ALA all dust, and pre-
vent further decay by resisting the
formation of mud, the oiley and inn
pervious ground holding the wafer in
the ruts until it dries out, and pre-.
serving the earth beneath from be-
coming saturated.
On the road of deep. loose sand how.
ever, the oil appears to show little
benefit, though, opinion is yet divid-
ed as 10 whether or not repeated APP.
plications of 1t upon surfaces of this
character would not ultimately so
pack the sand as to make it hard,
tight body. Those who claim 1t
would not point TO the fact that the
wheels cut into the oiled sand as be-
fore, while those who think 1t would
pack believe the sand, when applied
to streets in the city, would come to
much the same as bituminous lime
rock, which is nothing more than
sand thoroughly saturated with btu
men. This substance, when applied
to hard surfaces, packs readily.
1t is q fact, however. that the sand
road does not predominant in Califor-
mia, and that the most common high.
way has hard foundation composed
of clay with dust covering worn
from the surface which Will blow
away with the wind, aud thereby
cause more dust to be released from
the surface as a result of which action
the road is eaten down, becomes
rutty end worn out.n with this
character of road, especially before
the ruts get into it, the oil is lasting
boon. Roads which have ruts should
be repaired before treated, and on
sandy stretches the sand should be
removed or overcome, even though
1t might be necessary to spread upon
the surface layer of clay and roll it
down before applying the oil.
A good piece of oiled road Is ex-
emplitied in the Pasadena main turn.
pike. AS displayed upon this road
the oil converts the fine clay into a
sort of asphaltum This is soft and
gummy without being sticky, and
gives an elastic surface over which
the wheels pass without cutting,
grinding or wearing the soil. The
elasticity of this cushion renders
vehicles passing over it almost noise
less, and has rid persons residing ON
the sides of a great nuisance which
they heretOfors endured In the rack ct
of the wagons rumbling along the
pike. Further than this horses travel
better upon it, for not only do the
wheels move with less eXertion from
the animal, but the surface Is easier
upon their hoOfs, and less wearing on
their shoes. Besides all this, the
color of the road is dark and restful ia
the eyes, and 1t does not reflect that
glare which formerly was its charac.
teristlc when the sun shone upon it,
as the many swollen eyes of persons
driving over it have oft times abund-
antly testified.
One hundred barrels of oil per mile,
spread over an area eighteen feet in
width, will put a road in condition
along the extent of oiled surface and
give an excellent roadway, adequate
for ordinary traffic. The oil is put on
in three applications; the first at the
rate of sixty barrels per mile, and the
two subsequent treatments at a rate Of
twenty barrels per mile each. Great
care must be taken in delivering the
oil. 1t should be hot when dlscharg.
ed and poured upon hot surface, SC
that the work of the oil sprinkling Is
confined to the heat of the day. The
oil should be drilled into the dust az
wheat lie drilled into land prepared to
receive it. If it is not so applied, the