The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-29
THE BARBER Asphalt PAVING
CO., J. w. Baylor, Superintendent
of Waila WaIIa Works.

Good pavement add much to the at
Effectiveness and comfort of town
and we feel we should refer to the
Barber Asphalt Paving Co. that is do
ing such good work here. This COM
pany is the largest in the world and 1t
controls immense deposits of asphalt
in Venezuela. Trinidad and other parts
of the world. AS we all known, as
phalt makes the best pavement and
no community is really up to date that
is not supplied with pavements of this
kind. The company has offices all
over the world. it has paved streets in
our chief cities as we'll as in European
capitals and no fault has ever been
found with their work. In fact, it is
drawing card when town is paved
with asphalt and Walla Walla may
congratulate herself on having made
an excellent investment when she de-
cided to lay down this fine paving.
The Barber company is we'll equipped
in every way for this line of work as
they have been long in the field, have
unlimited capital and employ experts
in every branch of their immense bus
mess. Their policy has always been
broad, progressive and liberal and
charges fair and moderate. 1t. is but
i,a,,
can compete with them and we wish to
say right here that the municipality
company will be treated equitably and
justly. The paving business we would
observe is scientific one and the COM
pany has brought it to a high state of
perfection, America in this as in other
fields leading the world. Good wages
are paid all workmen, their staff of
officials are we'll trained, expert body
and when the Barber company lays
down a pavement no fault whatever
can be found with it. There IS no
doubt that every town in the country
with any pretensiOns to up to dateness
and progress will some day be equip
ped with asphalt paving and we con-
slider that the Barber Asphalt Paving
company enjoys record for good work
and fair dealing that is eXcelled by no
other corporation in the world. Some
In 1yan nd In, q
country direct it's affairs, millions are
invested in it. and they realize that
one of their most valuable assets is the
confidence of the public and this we
feel they truly merit. The develop
ment of this vast enterprise and it's
history would be interesting and in
structive reading but space will not
permit us to refer to it in detail. Suf-
flee to say that in equipment and other
facilities for paving and other lines OF
work they undertake they are unsur-
passed and they we'll merit the great
prosperity they have attained. Cor
porations such as this We consider are
in a sense public benefactOrs as they
make for effective, high class work
and serve the people far better than
single individuals could with their
necessarily restricted capital and linn
tied plant. Mr.. j. w. Baylor. the
superintendent here has made very
favorable impression on our people and
he may be said to be an expert in his
line. He believes Walla Walla has
bright and assured future and the eff
cient manner in which the company is
carrying out it's contract here should
receive merited praise in these col
umns. He is perhaps the busiest man
here but is never too busy TO be court
eous and oblging to all with whom he
comes in contact. whether friend or
stranger.