The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-09-08

womN r.srm3t 20 irnprpre 10 . permsa.
nsnt wap ne roads - ne ooariF-
lrhrrurhozt ne ooontT ne efforts q
the ccgrr hare bssn approved. a. in-
dicstes ~ the Ebersl nlanner in Whfeh
fhe farmers cuntrfbute pOrk ans Eub-
scribe monsy 70 help the imDrose-
nenss IS Ehesr respective iocalities.
* h4s been ne poiicy % tae court
70 40 Ruay wffh a. murh unnscesaary
bri1giuE as psssibie A. EBch bridges
become wOrn out. theT are removed
and nIis uase and grzTeied- Bridges
~ neeeasary lepgth are bgiit. ssf frs-
quentlY two or three hundred feet ~
bridging are replaced wifh . 81 81
one place Almost q nile ~ this class
u bridge work has been REPLACED Ia
the last three years. Especial aften-
ton II beinx paid % bridge oOustrue-
tion- The larger bridges and culTerts
are beinR made stronger. - a. 70 meet
the requirements a the travel The
ioads and machinery are getting heav-
ief every year. and more substantial
structure are required During the
pzst fen years many ~ the steep hills
on fhe main roads have been cut
down. and the cut filed and properly
drained aud graYeiled
~The fart that mach more hpsvy
hauling is nOw being done in.fhe win
ter time than formerly ~ calling a.
tension 70 the fact that the roads lead
ing into towns and the market places
must have some kind of a metal sur
facing. Through the prairie sections
of Marion county the soil makes q
good road for ordinary travel when
the mad IL properly graded and
drained. but the heavy winter travel.
which IL constantly Increasing on the
main roads. ruins the dirt roads. even
with the best Of care. OF late yearEI
this facs has been generally recog-
nized. and Ia districts where gravel lsI
available. the district work has been
used In placing gravel on the roads.
The limited amount Of this character
of work has been confined 10 the worst
localities. and IL not general over the
county. By following this plan. how
ever. for q number of years has re-
suited IN many long stretches Of well
graveled roads.
Several years ago a rock crusheT
was purchased b. the county. but IL
never gave satisfactory results 4
short section Of macadamized road
was built between the reform school
and the school for deaf mutes. and
some work was done with II BY the
people Of Scots Mills The crusher
was faulty In construction. and soon
broke down This spring a modern
steel crusher was purchased. and Il a
giving the best OF satisfaction. The
policy Of the court f. TO use this ma
chine IN sections remote from gravel
and where stone Is convenient"
After a reference 20 the good work
that has just been finished in the Lib
erty district. south OF this city. Mr
Culver continued. as follows:
I'm other sections OF the county the
people have taken hold Of the sub
iect OF good roads IN earnest The
Jeryais Good Roads Association Joined
With the county authorities this spring
md over $1,000 was spent In that road
district alone IN grading. draining and
the roads. the greater part
Il this amount having been donated
~ the people who were benefited
rhe people OF Mount Angel have also
lone a large amount OF volunteer
york In one place this spring they
Iuilt over one.half mile OF perma
lent rock road. First large stones
we're placed down by hand. and then
oyered with crushed rock The coun.
y was 10 an expense OF only 800 tn do.
ng this work Many other localities
ave done good work. I have no doubt
lut what the people will continue 10 /
ssist the court In this work. Al
hough our road tax Is low. there Is a
ouceable advancement IN permanent
Dad Improvements In Marion county"
In view Of the movement for perma. {
ent roads Ia this county. there Is I
We interest already shown here In a
be- good roads convention TO be held
d Portland next month. This pro
osed practical demonstration Of road
uilding by government representa-.
ves will be attended by the mem.
era OF the Marion county court. I'm.
lneer Culver and as many of the road :
iperyisors OF the county as can fnd
convenient 10 attend.