The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-04-16
TO MAKE COUNTRY ROADS OF STEEL,


radical change methods roadmang throughout world
appears be probable and would quite that
change should be made The whole Christian with all its advance
of and Sciences has improvement this particular
The best roads OF today better than the Ro-
man ways or the prehistoric PERUVIAN roads not SO good III fac Tor
while their surface the their foundations inferior may
be said therefore, that in concern so vital to the general well being
the human race as ITS primary means OF communication the world
has practically stood still for centuries This fact challenges the
egence of this progressive age and surprising that the
tons are waking up to It, and that some OF the talent heretofore en-
poyed in the perfection rail and devotng itself
the improvement OF the highway The demand for better
methods widespread and the logic OF that demand clear there is
for running and dirt than there
would be locomotive when the same means available smooth
the OF both Naturally therefore the engineer and inventor take
the application of steel wagon and many experiments
field present had miles of steel roads in forms
foundation laid 1901 these reported being
three five times great load be moved thereon with the
same effort a stone pavement
had short steel road successful operation for
ming from the city OF Valencia its and under travel 5000
vehicles daily careful shows only small fraction OF
that period while tin plates laid bridge in Canada have
stood four times long under heavy traffic Some experiments have
and have resulted nothing deermnate but the
mendaon of the writer and with the cooperation OF Mr. Schwab Of
corporation Automobile America
making thorough of steel for kinds of vehicles
wheeway Murray street. the practical essay
the Improvement of conditions has been avoaby received
and is bearing testimony the excellence of its method
Many drivers informed OF character still avoid the steel plates
thinking they electric other conduit but those who
them pronounce them perfect The ripe therefore consider
the where and how the method be applied the city hav
the three great objects be aanedrst the Of
freight second the relief carriage travel and third the
clearance OF for the street The Murray street line formed
of parallel 2nch plates four and half feet apart with downward
ange resting broken and slightly raised edges guides
tor the wheels the stone pavementS LAID little higher than these
guides and about inch above the general surface of the plates but
but turn out OF without any dhuy ms specimen road ALREADY
attracting much official attention The highway department of the city
exists where could be drawn from other streets the relief Of
and congesed The United States government
through its road bureau asking to have steel for road in the Dis
OF Columbia Commissioner Budd of New Jersey avors steel
road the FIakenack meadows and the in
quiry from the department OF public works OF London
Whenever wherever becomes possible build
cusive bicycles the ideal would
donations in the plates laid heavy grades the slipping OF
wheels roadbed graded nearly
side OF the plates all we'll laid down On such road there will
be dust mud glare from sunlight reflected heat; while
the road itself will suffer wash from and kind
and it bodered with hedges and without serious accident
driving fine lawn except that the required will be almost
nil The increase of will increase the demand for special
roads, and such roads will increase the demand for
under the highways These special roads would benefit
concerned both public and private they extend the bu
develop residence districts the highest
class and they would largely relieve the public roads of travel
while adding the usefulness popularity of vehicles by
ing speed limit good stretch of distance The first
roads might be heavy but that of maintenance would be
rng while the saving in and tear of vehicles would be i'm
For steel roads country districts single track will usually
be sufficient and with lighter and rail- the total weight
about mile the rails rest foundations OF stone
burned clay and between the rails few inches gravel for the
horse patch Outside the grass will the rails and the turf
will be firm enough for light vehicles to turn out upon and tor such
heavy contrary the of traffic while will
the wash On the older roads all
but track covered with which has
grown up in the hard macadam.
Authorities and production all agree upon vital
need road Improvement the United States The cham
Der of of New York eve handicapped all the
markets of the world by needless of labor the
products which offset advantages
other respects The department OF agriculture Washington
through regular correspondents has gathered statistics of the
of hauling country roads with estimates of distances and
titles moved and has computed the total expended S9oOooOoo
nua of which considers thirds chageab
mile being against of eight
cents in most parts OF Europe 1t true that this most incredible tau
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