The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-30
hin Bad Roads Cost
4 sO5O,OOO, 900 Every Year.
md Tracks Could Be Laid for -Four Times that Sum
{NHs and Expenses Would End

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-w OF WHAT OUR
YssrSso , EiSs SHOULD BE. -.
sv ,.i,ys. according to Martin
II f's'. ., the agricultural depart
ness 10Th, arm and nonwearlng sur
# y E SIS' 'nonsllppery footing for
10 srst cost. combined with du-
&, ,.r cost for maintenance and
,,pdust and nOnmud forming
81 ,sould also be as near noiseless
.aslt-
ie' a' 4 the United States are cost
!. ' ,,ople annually the enormous SUI. sun
L. 4 which is tax OF more NOR I'M, snnu
y. every man, woman and child
Y , \, fact Is pointed out by Martin
i7l a4..,or Of the bureau Of public
an ,,.. a, the department OF agii-
= washington, he advocates cate. tne
E,r.'Ior Of brick track roads WIN CON
hSa 4, the good read movement
4 itsvsA .o largely stimulated by the
y ~ ~. Va SSssnartment of agriculi ure. the
sEs d las u a Al present receiving a re-
h qiesl i.ars y 81 active interest, as u
e1!k w isss,ance. BY q movement IN tus
.sd ~ ". ,loyST ork for bonding this state
y y NY eco N mild country rohts; rms
tsle," mo ~ With bill before the last
li2y y us nv Mr.. Otey Of virginia,
al w w 8o for the 5 lme purposes.
. ss'iV"sv .o,orss. "Iu view of our VIII
w us snsnt $500, 0OdO00 on the Phil
hsp Z f to 10 something tangible
A oTr people. d. .a,,,a,+. Mr..
y ". 1lew II the Fact that we are
,sr,ng an ayoidable mud tax or
+ '.s .s tSiS0 90 600 each year Tor the
w driving over our dusty ana
a "a This enormous expense is
,..vvo,n Sy by saying 1t equals a
w snln thnn 81 each year for every
n ~ w. corsn and child iIl this country
bI sindv Of the road problem IN
ti ,.u,l S'v Sor,e important and signlti-
FL s.,vns While good road stone is
I. rsrv few places IN this country
XIV ar found 70 nearly every To-
e,., abundant clays," Mr.. Dodge ar.
I ' S,os no used economically TO build
81 M tbey will greatly assist IN me2t-
IL Important problem OF now u c"u
3 \ our country roads,
IN ,s aILloads arc hauled over very
+ Z sortlons Of roads through wheel
"A railroad cars, for example, IL FOL
AMI II such narrow parts NJ our roads
# asplr constructed 10 properly resist
= veght and grind Of the wagon wheels
3 md Important results will be at
EXPERIMENTS SUCCESSFUL.
\, study Of these conditions resulted
! obstruction Of section Of brick
tr1ts road in the department Of ag'
tr, grounds in the early part Of 1900
sA by the Introduction Of this system
rtus places, for the Improvement OF
BIZ roads and city streets, also with
gSuaglng results.
h Important features Of brick track
IL Oct they can be built for a frac
4 tn cost OF a stone road or street
fur to five times the load can b,
4 % them, with the same team force
itg can probably be maintained fol
slia oi the repair expense. At tht
In, they obviate the formation Of
MS dust aud mud due to the grinding
saigon wheels on stone streets. 0nC
r1l heles and dust Of our earth roads
b sik track road system not onl,
iispied TO fully meet the needs o.
W s~eFn snd Southern States, where NJ
ma stone Is found, but from presen
iiiofs Il Will likely supplant the build
nilnt
@uFlct labor Is properly employed
Y Probably build THESE ideal roads
saell the whole country In q few
y tine for the present needless ex
Ta are now bearing on account o
h pofable country roads.
M wal road Is the stone wheel tracI
Albany and Schuectady. n. Y
M ;Hint use for nearly sixty years, wilt
-lle OF no expense for repairs, It $
rs yery little wear.
| lrubably the Oldest and most sue
had IN this country, and now look
IN might last another century or tw
nateTlal repair expense.
ue city VI Buffalo, on inward q
II DICK track road. constructed nd
a9he roads built by the STATE
! NJ Y. umts the load can he haulc
. ~ a me W. team force and with con
Auie damage TO the content
~ ~. waien are largely composed u
III l'ecuce and fruit.
o0lPlcATIoN OF TRAMwAY.
'Ila wheel track road is a moo
9 tne Old stone tramway road,
Y s'eidlns to Byrne. were first en-
y ne Egyptians for moving gre1
y u'eSways have been expensive I
3 I ms country, costing abou
q ME IN the neighborhood Of Ne,
~ n out cost little for repairs an
= ~ .iss. while the friction Is extrem,
Bdnls,h eaiy about Onc-one hundre
~ -, y Iae weight OF the load an
IA -. lhat Of the best bloc
n FiN IN - declared that on sue
X in bs,-5 1ouuon horse we.ghin
IA "a t,nit 'suus could draw, on n ieve
hi M, aai a horse Weighing ohoI
( could draw thirty and a ha
Il N "a.
4 \ M ,sty low tractlve force r
n " IN - ss3ne Track road, com
RI ~ ls,,sa iIulenance cost makes In
n hlgb ~ OF roads I'm some Sc
N' Is ss,s.I ot construction has mr.
3 hsIltie. adoption even in n
) uss where suitable stone
Il W sllalng N sE road Is found mo I
"A ,net tne advantages OF II
& M III s6ron az an extremely 10
van ma a''se ls made p ssibie Z,
5nr y this country an n
M M Z mlisSi. NJ clays. which a,
e quality In nearly eyel
~ N.al,.l,s',ssr e pnrtirul1rly ahunia,
n III ed ~ fsley and ne nrair
I N M some ortl MS 81 n
Is " ga road stons at ali IS
s % coNvlcTs AND v,cp,vr
pt,,ss.u'e n fyor Of the bri,
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