The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-12-01
OILED ROAD IN KENTUCKY
Satisfactory Results Reported From
a Recent Experiment.

The oiled roai which progressive
county administration, taking h1Nan-
t.,p,. at a generous oiirr from the con
strucrors has introduced 60 the blue
prn-- i. an importation from the west
The method had its inception aud the
process mas been effected la JalilOrhia'
other states looking on with keen inter
r.t and. in experiments on small srAie'
pr tting.
While appication Of the western idea
90 macadamizei roads is rot new this ls
the uijneer trial 10 the limestone region
and on roads such as FHyette boasts
What. therefore. has the appearance ol
"a thorough b success means much 20 heh-
tucky and the country
Aftcr consi lerAble eXpelse and prepA-
ration machinery costing SNOu having
60 be bought. the Home Construction
. Company undertook the experiment
OctOber 10 Ragland oil, obtained from
the Licking Valley oil and Gas Company .
which appears 20 have the union ol
properties necessary To the perfect road
oil was used A mile and hali on the
reconstruction part OF the Newtown PIKE
was treated. beginning one mile from
the limits 4 White Oilrr, slmnar 10
many respects % n street sprinkler
spread the crude oil, over which SAND
was spreAd 10 a depth of hall an inc1.
Last week one of the biz rollers ut the
company WAS passed over lt in thr
time intervening between laying ana
rolling the lighter oils had eVapurAted
aud the sand and penetrated iimestoue
-. .af.l.n|f fEa ftfNnf oil
the roller being still further 10 compress
and smooth the surface. Despite several
disad vantages Of which inability % heat
the oil and the cool season were chlcl'
the results are probably all that cOull
have been hoped for Waterproof dust
lees and elastic the road has also been
made more durable This lastieature oi
the process. the discovery OF which Wa
Incidental 10 the original Use OF OH a. a
dust-layer. has brought 10 20 the Atlen
tion 10 the entire country. ln the wesi
the first treatment of oil j. charged 10
the construction account, and after that
the cost u much less than keeping road
-prink led After the third year u r. un-
necessary to use the oil except Tor pAlch.
ing. aui 10 is calculated that "A We'Foiird
road WiN remain dustles- and wafer
proof for ten years Or longer The saving
10 repairing alone will be large The added
comfort being incidental
About ! 600 gallons ui oil and thou.
sand bushels of sand were required on
rhe mile which furnishes the teet. he
oil cost - cents per barrel The road
had been reconstructed two years ago,
aud is a type ol the hiiytwo miller
around Lexington which the Home Con
straetion Company ID remakine. II the
county finds it adyirabie 70 OIL 81 oil tn
reconstructed pike the gosl al perfection
will have been closely approached.
ON the basis Of a mile the cost oi Oillng
the Newtnwn pike. exclusive OF machin-
cry. wss S244
10 iuture work the oil will be heated.
This will giveitgrester penetrstive pow
e-. Warmer weather Will be- chosen. To
remove any Inconvenience 10 travel only
one side of the pike will be- oiled at a
time. and the sand will be spread lmme-
diately. About four days latter this side
will be- in tit condition for travel. and the
other may be oiled Additional maehin-
cry also may facilitate the work Lex
ington. Ky, Herald.