The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-09-08
WILL
BUILD
WELL
Construction Of Roads in This
County
Era Of Permanent Improve
ment IS Here

An era ~ permanent road buiifiDg
is being experienced IN Marion ooun-
~ Undef itz rrsuiis the OreEon ma6
r1els a. eors SEASONS d the Year a.
rsoEt impMEsibie. gIl BE- Fepiaeed ~
ft1g01gkfsfes - a more substanfiai
a-E f1rztae ehsrzfter The o0untry
recently csrchased q rDck erusber ~
iarzs ceDacitT. and 10 its operation
rca1s ~ ne most approved style are
ses-g eonstracted about The city.
a practical 1snonstfation u tbe
worfinx n Ire crusber and the char
aeaer q ne roads that & IL proposed
70 eD.Btrsct throughout fhe oOunfy.
are 70 b. seen on the Rosesaie road.
sogfb a ttis city. where about two
miles hare iBst been completed. The
op,eration ~ the rock crfrsher and the
oonstrucfion ~ IRE roads ls Under the
eisecfion ~ W. }. Culver. the coanty
engineer fOT this county. Mr. Culver
is an experienced engineer. and the
work. 30 far as 4 has progressed. has
been Tery satisfactory 70 fbs county.
While tbe Improvement IN the eOndi.
ton a The road that has been treated
IL remarkable The commissioners
court u this county has discovered
thar roads constructed with the
crushed rock are not only more sat.
isfactOry. bot their cont IL but - per
cent a. great a. where gravel - used.
The people Of the Liberty neighb0r.
hood. south of this city. having
learned u the purchase ~ the cysnty
u the new improved rock crusber.
presented 20 the court a strong petL
fion asking that Il BE- used on the
Itose,iaie road. They offered 20 DO
nate labor and money % assist the
county In placing the crushed rock on
the road a suitable ledge of basali
rock was found near the road. and the
crusher started up. Il was operated
n days. during which time sufficient
rock Was crushed 20 surface two miles
u road. The road was Drst graded
and drained. and after Il had been
ihoroughly packed down by the con
stAnt travel. the broken stone vas
Dhlced on through the center. Il was
then ieveled down 70 a uniform width
of ten feet. with q depth Of ten inches.
Before the fall rains the stone will
be well rolled. The grade was made Of
sufficient width 70 that the summer
travel can 70 on either side Of the
crushed stone bed.
In constructing these two miles Of
road the cost 10 the county has been
70 cents per cubic yard. while gravel
delivered on the same road would cost
$50 per yard. The superiority OF
crushed rock over gravel a. a surfac-
ing for roads IL generally admitted.
while the fact that Il costs bat half as
much. makes II a most desirable ma.
tcrlal Tor road construction The Op /
GRAFTON ~ the crusher furnished en-
ployment 40 NJ men. Seven teams
were required 10 haul the product Of
the machine 10 the distributing point
on the highway. The crusher has q
capacity of so cubic yards per day.
which IN suihcient 10 surface between
300 and 900 feet Ia a day. A. Il is
crushed the rock Is elevated into a
bin, from witch Il iE loaded through
! chute into the wagon This very
greatly facilitates the operation Of
Iho machine. end necesAltatea no de.
lay, The wagons are loaded by means
" the chute In about three minutes.
Much praise Is due the residents Of
he district Ia which the road referred
10 has been constructed. for the haul
ng Of the gravel and their hearty co
operation with the members OF the
'ounty court IN carrying out the work.
Hany of them volunteered their ser.
ices and not only worked out their
'riglnai donation, but returned and a..
listed until the stretch OF road that
Iad been undertaken 10 improve had
'eon finished Preparations are now
'eing made 10 resume the conatruc
lon % good roads IN this county the
after part OF this month. Work win
II taken up on the jefferson road. be.
inning south of this city. The ma d
hine viii be started up agaln a. soon q
= the farmers have finished their =
arvent and can SPARE the time 10 as !
ist Ia the work, a. they have "a Z
ressed . desire 10 do
Ia discussing the subject OF sood I
pads and the policy OF the Marion !
ounty court along those lines. Mr. q
uiyer the county's engineer today .
aidi 4
The outlook for better roads Ia STA. .
ON county u good
The county, having been pat in
pod inancial condition. the county
'pr has turned its attention 20 rad
and has been dolns an
buaineas.ilke way that lts means
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