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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-03-02
Obituary..

w. Il Randall died at the home OF
his son in ftsbury Feb. 20, 1905 at
the age of u years having been i'll
since early in October last.
His funeral was held from the house
February BIRD and was largely attend
ed. Through his long illness he was a
model of patience, always striving to
save others from any unnecessary la
bora trait very strong in him-and
never calling for aid unless absolutely
Obliged to do so.
Mr. Randall was born in SYNDICATE,
Feb %, 1888, was the son of Walter
and Eunice (Sherman) Randall, was
educated in the common schools of the
town and at the Burr and Burton SEM
mary in Manchester. His education
was obtained by his own endeavors,
meeting with and overcoming many
obstacles, but it did not cease on his
leaving school as he has always been
student, studying upon problem
until he had solved it. He wasa great
reader and was especially well inform
ed in business matters,
Early in life he became the adviser
to many, which advice was always
given freely and without price. but
was never thrust upon any as be was
of retiring disposition.
He resided in Sandgate until 1883
when he moved to SALISBURY where
lac conducted general store
On the 10th Of January 1858 he was
united in marriage to Miss Charlotte
a. Peck whom he survived 10y about
eighteen months Three children were
born to them, Eyi S OF Cambridge, n.
y Jesse S., deceased, and f. b of
SALISBURY, He is also survived by
one sister, Mrs Rhoda a Hurd of
Eagle Bridge, the only one of fam
lily of six remaining.
During the earlier part of his life
he always to * a very active and
prominent part in public affairs and
his fellow citizens, recognizing his
worth and ability have onored him
with several important official posi-
tions, the duties of which he always
faithfully performed. He was a mem
Der of the General Assembly for three
sessions, assistant Judge of Benning
ton county for two years, postmaster
eight years, town clerk twenty-five
years and has held nearly all the town
offices at different times but was never
an Office seeker, his Sc ection being the
choice of the people, ease where
1.-THE Office sought the man
There was mingled in him an unusu.
al combination of personalreserve anC
public spirit He was one of the las
men who would desire that the eyes o
Others should be fixed upon him OF
that his services to his fellow mer
should be eulogised But he was on,
of the first to aid in measures for tn,
good, whether an enterprise for tn,
benefit of the community or by givin.
to arity.
He had done more for me than m,
own father" was remark made t.
the writer 10y neighbor who had n,
more claim upon his assistan, e thar
any other resident of the community
which tends to show the es eem i,
which he was held by his townsmen.
The remarks of Rev Mr. Agan at tn
funeral were very appropriate an,
touching. The interment was in tn
family lot at Center Salisbury.
If when we realize that we are an
, preaching the end of this life we ca,
feel that "our life has been as wei
spent, our duties as well performed
5 and our death as sincerely mourned
, as his, we shall be satisfied.
SALISBURY, February 2S, 1905.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-03-02
Strike of Granite Workers.

BOSTON, March 2.-1he granite in
'lustry in Quincy, Worcester and Mil
ford is tied up by the failure of the
manufacturers and workmen to agree
on a new bill Of prices, the time limit
of the old list having expired. In all
about 100 men arc on strike. but
many more are indirectly affected. In
Quincy the union demands a minimum
wage of So day, and in Worcester the
cutters ask an advance from So, the old
rate. to 1925.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-03-02
No Eiremen,s strike.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, March 2.-The
adjustment committee of the Brother
hood of Engineers Is in New York and
it is understood was in session with
Grand Master Stone. II is generally
thought here that an amicable settle
ment will be reached at the joint meet
ing today and that all probability Of
a strike of the firemen is dspelled.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-03-02
Iu,or.c ,,,ibecf Trust Policy

AUSTIN, Tex, March THE lower
house of the Texas legislature has
adopted a resolution warmly ndorsing
President Roosevelt's action in attack
ing the so called beef trust and ap-
pointed committee of six Legislators
TO confer with the cattle men of Texas
and the governor to ascertain if there
is any way in which Texas can give
the president any assistance.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-03-02
ADMINISTRATORS SALE!

In order b. close the estate OF the late Emma
A Fnier OF Stamford In the County OF Ben
ninrtNn W., Will sell AZ Pubic Auction on
the pr, misses on TUESDAY,. Mardh H. 1905 the
Following personal property
95 cows aud hei,er, lew mich and spring
ers-this Is one OF the finest herds IN the state
OF Vermont; ono stock bull and yearlugs and
calves: horses, consisting of one heavy pair
AND three f. work or driving farm wagons, l
cart surrey, lhuggy wagon, open milk wag-
on, covered milk wagon, Travers milk
slei h. | family rravers sleigh, Sc heavy
harness. | set light harness, single harness,
, vol robes, blankets. Travers Sleds, large
Quantity of ehains, moving machine, horse
wake. uows, 3 hdrrOws. cultivators and a
larpe quantity OF forks shOvels, hoes and other
Sarninu tools too numerous 70 mention
Also quantity of hay, elsilage and ice.
ALSO a milk route the CITY OF North Adams
selling about 300 quarts Of milk per day togeth'
or with the cans, b. lt,es and other apparatus IN
connection herewith
'The sale win begln promptly at 10 O'Clock a
M. ,.
A free lunch will be provided.
CHAS. S. CHASE,
PATRICK MORR SSEH, Administfa'0 or
AucuOneer
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-03-02
GenernI Hcnrr Getr a MedaI.

ALBANY, n. Y, March 2.-Governor
Higgins has presented to Adjutant
General Henry medal TO sgnalize his
twenty years of service in the national
guard. General Henry will wear the
medal for the first time at public
function in the inaugural parade at
Washington on Saturday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-03-02
Po,.es After Negro Murderer.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. March a.
Posses that have been searching for
Clarence Mason, negro who shot and
killed Baldwin Mari, a white farmer,
near here, and seriously wounded his
daughter, have traced him to Dutton,
near the state line, and it Is expected
that he will be captured soon. VIC
lence has been threatened. The negro
Is said to be well armed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-03-02
weather Probabilities.

Fair; northwest winds.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-04-04
DON JULIO 0, ABR|L

Seglin ncticias que tencmos ha pa
sado gravedad que estos dies su-
fri6 en- su erfermedad el dlstinguido
compatriots, dc Aguadilla, don Julio
Osvaldo Abril, quien pronto volvera &
ponerse al frente de los cuantiosos
tntereaes que representa-.
MucEo nos alegra :el restableci
minto del senior Abril pariente GER
ca0o De puostro Director.
parallel con los ejercicios gimnastl-
COS, porQue 81 hem0s de preparar los
e3pirit1s Y fortiticarlos, es precise
tamben rtalecer y desarrollar los
m1sc9los, ln dc que la energfa men
tai no predomine sobre la energfa
fisica anonadandola y produciendo
grandel perturbaciones.
FL discurso del doctor Quevedc
Bae2 fuG escuchado con mucha aten'
ci6n,
E!Ncto termin6 las diez media
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-04-04
Mr. Post a Ponce
Ell secretario de Puerto Rico
marchara esta tarde a estu-
diar por 81 sobre el terre
URGE UNA SOLUCION
La ciudad del Sur sufrlendo
las consecuencias de actos
inCorrectOS.
URGE UNA SOLUCION
La ciudad del Sur sufriendo

Sc dice que deutro do breves ho-
ras saldra hacia Ponce ell honorable
Regis H Post, secretario de Puerto
Rico. Este viaje, en- las presentes
circnnstancias, no puede tener otro fin
que el de estudiar, en- todos sus deta-
lies, la situsci6n creada por Ia extra
ia conducta del alcalde Valdivieso.
va estuvo On Ponce ell GobernA-
dor Winthrop y ain duda, oyendo q
muchas personals dc distlLtas pre- ce.
dencias, pudo formar juicio acerca de
Ia actitud del Ayuntsmiento y del
alcalde.
Ahora Mr. Post recc gera MIS- da-
tos y Sc pondra ca condolences de pro-
ceder COO conocimiento de causa, den
tro de Ia ley, que fAvorece en- abso-
luto al Concejo municipal, dAndole IA
cultad de aprobar 8 no !Os nombra'
/ mientos del Alcalde.
Se,fa ocioso insistir ca los mo
i tivUs flndamentales que robus:ecen
le. ira campaha, Son motives de
alta moralidad, que pesaran mucho en-
el Amino del Gobierno para decidirle
proceder con prontitud y energfa.
Desde que Mr.. Winthrop lego al
pals, Quiza es ests la question mas
importaute, de regimen local 8 inte-
rior, que SO presenta q gu examen. Y
40 hay que dudar de la atenci6n I ue
SO proponga consagrarle nj de Ia rec
titud con que SO disponga q resol lverla.
Para nosotros ell conhlcto de Pom.
ce no es tai conflicto. Un alcalde oil.
vida su deber. Y puesto quee extsten me-
dios de que las autoridades superior es
intsrvengan, NADIA es tan facil como
caer del lado de Ia justlcia y matar Ell
germen que Sc manifesto en- Ponce.
81 ese germen prosperase, los partidos
estarian q merced de la farsa y de la
intriga y el supreme veredicto de las
urnas, en- vez de ser una garantia pa.
ra los pueblos, seria el orfgsn de con-
iiendas iLterminables de abusos de
.odo g6nerc.
Ojala qua acierte Mr.. Post.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-04-04

Dos cosas incapacitan destruyen
4 cualquier partido politico, por fucr-
tie que aparente ser.
rs la primera, la incapacidad de-
mostrada para afrontar la crisis que
puedan presentarsele. Y es la segun-
da, la ineptitud de sus hombres la
inmoraldad de los procedimientos que
emplee.
Ambas causas han minado la exis-
tencia del NAL llamaio partido repu-
blicano, que cada dia marcha una
completa descomp ositi0n,
Quiso ir contra la opinion pibli-
ca, y lie ha pasa - 10 que al asno que
le embisti6 Il la locomotora: SO ha eS-
trellado
! es que los hombres que dirijen
ese partido, legaron 4 Greer que la
opinion pdblica sc reducia il la opinion
de sus adeptos.
Y la opinion pGblica no es ESQ: es
la de todas las classes y todos los ele.
mentos que juzgan por cuenta propia,
V que en- deinitiya constituyen la vo-
luntad del pals.
Esa opinion mace, en- primer ter
mino, en- las classes productoras, y Sc
eXtiende por mil conductos, inoluso la
prensa, d las lamilias y d las masas.
No puede IIamarsela infalible, pc
70 en- la mayoria de los casos, acierta.
Pasa de un extreme 4 otro, y q veces
quema 10 que antes adoraba, suele
tambien dejarse llevar de apariencias
y artiiicios; pero, a1n en- sus extra
vios,es siempre un poder moralizador
Cuando apoya q un partido lie in
funde valor Y fuerza: cuando le odta.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-04-04
Notas de Ponce
Telegrama del alcalde a Mr..
Post poniendole frente al
ayuntamiento.
HUELGA EN- IA FORTUNA"
Nuevo peri6dico que dirlglra
el licenciado Llorens
Torres.

Sc dice que ell Acalde pas6 un te-
legrama al Secretario de Puerto Rico,
manifestandole que ell Ayuntamiento
esta frentc el en- la question Secreta-
ria de Ponce FL pueblo dice que el AL
calde Sc ha equivocado: ell Ayunta-
miento no esta frente al Secretario de
Puerto Rico, sino frente al Alcalde de
Ponce, quien al posesionarse de la AL
caldia, Sc olvid6 de sus compromises
sagrados con la Union de Puerto Rico.
Aver tarde llegj d Ponce nues-
tro diStinguido y yalioso compatriota
ell senior Matienzo Cintr0n. Con ell Sc
nor Matienzo vino su senorita hija.
Saludamos q ambos con ell mayor
afecto.
Sc trata de establecer en- Ponce
un Steam> de <foot- ball>, en- ell cual IL
guraran j6venes de la buena sociedad.
El <team> Sc denominara ''rhe Ponce
Association Foot Ball-Club.
Sc nos informa que la empresa
del peri6dico "Puelto Rico" pasa d
una sociedad de correligionarios, y
que al frente del periodico Sc pondra
nuestro amigo ell Lcdo. Llorens Torres,
quedando de Administrator nuestrC
| tambiGn buen amigo don Juan B. Me,
YES. Esto parece seguro.
--Nuestro quorido companero Pc
pc Negr6n Sanjurjo recibe cartas dt
la isla, en- todos los correos, de perso
mas que desean adquirir ell tomo d.
las poesias completes del citado com
pahero. La mitad de la edici6n est
! va terminada Y vendra d Ponce en- pri
mera OCCASION por via martina Aun
que ell libro consta do mas de doscien
tas paginas, aprovechadas todas, S
expendera al m6dico precio de sesent
centavos, y cuatro centavos para fran
queo en- los pedidos para la isla, 8 Sc
fuera de p, nee.
Ell senior Matienzo habl0 anoch
en- ell centro espritista de la Playa
apenas llegado ell orador d esta civ
dad.
La function de anoche en- ell tea
tro, Il benefcio del popular artist
Eustaquio Pujals, estuvo bastante cor
= carrida, No pudimos asistir; pero $
! nos informa que, tanto 81 como 81
(ContinI q en- Ia pdgG1 50
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-04-04
Fiesta del AteneO @
Pronuncian discursos nota-
bles los senores Degetau,
Falkner y Gordlls.
CANTO Y PIANO
El doctor Quevedo Baez cierra
el acto con una dlserta-
Ci0n elevada.

En- Ia noche del sabado SO cele.
bro, en- el A,eLeo, la <Conf9rencia Pe-
dagogica> que anunciam0s anterior
mente q nuestros lectores.
Fue una fiesta digua de nuestro
primer centro Intellectual y del depar-
tameuto de instruction, por las ini
ciativas dssplegadas para su mayor
exito.
Abrio el acto con IN magistral
discurso don Federico Deg4tan.
Su orac6n fu6 esencialmente pc
dag6gica; estudio la edueaci6a en- to-
dos sus aspectos y demostr6 como la
escuela va fernando 81 nif1o, inGltrau
dole habitos de moralidad y de vir
tud, y preparando al ciudalano del
porvenir.
Las seiioritas Hayd69, Marin y
Cruz Bepet hicieron las deicias de!
pdblico, en- la romaDz4 Las hjoS de
Eud. Sc las aplaudi6 con j1sticia
Haydee tiere una voz dulce y anplia
que smite con mu.hl mpieza El
senior Falkner, comisi0nado de ms
truccion, desarroll6 tl tema <Educa
ci6n y Democracia.s
Su discurso, inspirado en- ideas IL
berales, respecto Ia ense1anza, fut
correcto y nutrido dc buena doctrina
Ell sefior Fa kner recih6 muchas
felicitaciones de los maestro que 81
encontraban en- ell sa6r. Es natural
Ell senior Gor1ils habi6 del desa
rrollo de la ensejlaoza, considerandO
la desde un punto de vista moral y ar
tlstico y hacienda gala de- sus estu
dios amplios en- la materia.
La sefiorit4 Moreno Calderdn
acompahada al piano por Ia sefIort
Ana Maria Sicard6 estuvo muy ins
pirada en- la romanza Lu culmd, d
Gounod, cosechando ambas j6vene
nutridos aplausos.
Cerr6 la velada, con un discurs
sobre la educac6n moral y fisioa, {
presidente del Ateneo doctor Queved
Baez, el cual hizo resaltar Ia neces d 8
deo ue los estudios Intellectual es canine
(*) Escrto para al n1mero c
aver, NO pudo salir por tXeeso de ms
teriales.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-04-04
NuestTos cables
LA DEMOCRACIA inaugura su
servicio cablegrafco direc-
to y exclusive.
Ell DISCURsO DEL KAISER
Declaraclones que traeran tai
vez un cambio en- la situa-
ci6n de Europa.

Hoy inaugura LA DEMoCRACIA su
servicio de cables directos. Y Sc dis
pone q publican dos ediciones diarias,
a fin de que ell pdblico de San Juan, y
de otras localidades que reciban ell CO.
rreo de la mafiana, tengan una infor-
maci6n rapida y idedigna.
Los cables de este ndmero son i'm
portantes. Lo son, sobre todo, aque-
Hos que Sc referen al discurso pro-
nunciado en- Tanger por el emperador
Guillermo III.
Sc sabe que Francia ejerce en- Ma
rruecos, de conformidadc Icon Inglaterra,
una especie de protectorado. Ademas
de la ocupaci6n militar de Oudjda,
pretende abrir un camino de Tanger
Fez, con una Inca telegrafca adjunta,
lograr que los europeos tengan dere-
chos q ser propietarios en- Marruecos,
establecer la luz electrical en- la capi-
tai marroquf, crear legaciones diplo-
maticas permanentes en- la misma Ca
pital, y abrir un banco, con la facul.
tad de acuf1ar moneda mixta de Ma
rruecos y de Francia.
Ell emperador Guillermo da ell alto
Y es natural que este produce en- Pa
ris y en- ell mundo una emoci6n extra
ordinaria.
Pudiera de aqni derivarse una Sc
rie de complicaciones que trajesen Ii
guerra; porque Ell orgullo frances nc
ha de resignarse que Sc lie pongs
freno con tanta altaneria y con frase'
tan rudas como las del Kaiser.
Esperemos los sucesivos informe
que va a traernos ell alambre submari
no, en- este asunto y en- ell de la con
tienda ruso japonesa, que parece en-
trar en- la Ultima etapa de su tragic
desarrollo.
o mucho nos equivocamos, 8 la
fuerzas del Jap6n colocaran a Rusi;
en- la necesidad de pedir quien propon
ga la paz.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-04-04
Almaviva.
OBREROS \ AUTORIOAOES

La huelga declarada iltimamente
en- el cafe Coloatd de Madrid, di6 mo-
two Il TN meeting obroro, en- el cual Sc
hicieron declaraciones terminantes de
protesta, contra las autordades.
Ell popular PABLO Iglesias pronun-
clio un discurso que cause en- la enOr-
me concurrencia que presenciaba ell
atco gran sensaci0n Defendi0 4 los
obreros considerandolos un elemento
d6biI, contra quien, dijo, van todas
las in usticiaS. Atac6 duramente 4
los patronos "a las autoridades, que
miriam impasibleS consumarse ell aten-
tado contra los intercses del obrero.
FL meeting fu6 interrumpido va
rias yeces pero la fuerza piblica man.
tuvo el derecho de los oradores eI
orden pdblco no sufri6 alteration al.
guna.
4
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-04-04
Cronica polltica

su reslSteneia, sorda y elastica como
la del algod6n, detiene todas sus ac-
clones y todos sus impulses.
iAy de los partidos que por igno
rancia . por Orgullo Sc utanan en- no
contar con ella.
Caen, como ha caido el partido
repuhlicano. abrumado por la nota de
lnmoralidad y de ineptitud que ade-
mas de anonadarle, como lie ha ano-
nadado, lie impedira levantarse re-
habilitarse en- 10 venidero.
Flsicamente sigue en- pie ell parti-
DO de ljarboSa, pero va Sc encargaran
de enterrarle aquellos mismos para
quienes sacrilc6 ese partido todos sus
principios : todos sus ideales de pa
tria y ibertad.
Tarde, pues, comprendera ese par
lido que no SO puede marchar contra
la opinion p1blica. No sera esta mu-
chas veccS un poder intelligence: pero
err0nea 0 saba, encarna siempre el
pensar y el sentir de un pals. Por csc
cometen ln crimen los que tratan dc
extraNiarla por el eamino del error,
como cometen una tonterfa los que
quieren oponerse d su impulse avasa
llador.
De ahi ell deber de los buenos pa
triotas de ilustrar 4 las masas incul
candoles buenas doctrinas, pues de 10,
errores que cometa, ellos seran los res
ponsables y tarde temprano recibira1
el justo castigo, pues nadie castiga COZ
mayor desprecio que la opinion pibli
ca cuando comprende que Sc la ha en-
ganado.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-04-04
hUbItdUU uUW ~
Telefono MIN. l0l.

L. Orcasistas eu Rio-Piedras; Doctor
Martinez Guasp en- Msyagu-z; Lcdo.
Julia en- Ponce; D. Basilio Pi0ero en-
Carolins; D. Juan Davila eu ManaH;
D. jose NJ. Delize en- Aguadilla D. Fran
cisco Giulisni y D. Jose Benitez en-
VisQues.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-04-04
PARA MARANA

Los ex menes de medicos, practi-
cantes y comadrouas que debfan cele-
brsrse hoy, SO han suspendido para
mAfRna.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-04-04
COIonia especial de estudian-
tss pueTtO-TquehOs
en- Baltimore
A cargo de don Rafael Janer
1914, DRUID AVE

Admite nihos y nifias MEMORIES de
IA amos, & raE6n de s1L0 anticipate,
por Ssmestre, en- concepto de upilsjs,
ensenanzs, lavado de ropa, asistenc q
msdica y medIcinas. ReterenciaS; DR.
Coll , Lcdos. Figueras y Peres en- Sar
Jusni D, Arturo Dtaz en- Aresiboi Dr.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-04-04
BU[NA O(ASION

Sc vende una fnca de mil cuerdaa
de terrenc, ep las inmediaciones de la
Central MERCEDITA, en- Yabucoa. Tie.
pc en- cullivo 450 cuerdas de cana,
por mitAd entire sieu bras nuevss Y to-
cones. En- esta imprenta dan refs.
rencias'
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-04-04
PlIdoras Rosadas del DR.. Paniaqua

ecoNeysn ANEA1A CLoRoslS No alter" las
a
hno a
UpnssA inne iatamsn nar 10 1suiad
VKN7A 70DAs PR1NCZpIhEs FARMAC1ASDB
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-04-04
AnunciO

El que suscribe, oirece mulss do.
madss 6 ind6mitss. Fl que interess
compfsr algunsS puede dirigirse {
sta villA.-ALFREDo AMY.
CoAmo Julio 81, 1908,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-04-04
R. DEL VALE ZENO
INGENIERO CIVIL

Construcciones Civic, Pianos,
presupuestos y construcciones de ca
sas de mamposterfa, cemento armada
MADEIRA. Measures Riegos.
Ofcina: calle Fortaleza mum. 10
Apsrtado mum, ll6.
Telefono ndm. l0l
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-04-04
S. A." Luz Electrica"
SerVlciO de dia Y de nOche.
COrriente cOmtinua s baia ten @l0n

No hay vsgo Sc hacsn toda dc nstaaonss para
EARTHQUAKES aumbrado pubco abancos oda class de motos
Epsctslidad panas para aumbIado scco de pusblos
hacisndas Tsns sxtsnca de material Sctco Dsos
gualss NEW-YORK EmsTo, rapdss puntaadad matsTals'
de 10 msjo' produce Lame 1oT taono tsndHa In
msdanament' uusos smps dos para Oumplmsnar dso
OBcinaS' Allen a. Tsis'ono: o8cDaS. -. PsntA soe.
ApaTtado de Cor1so AS
Jaime SifrA. Administrator.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-15

We've lad. ne Gibson girl, with varia-
tons; now the south has the Roosevelt
girl.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-15
CARE Of PAVEMENTs.
Heavy Loads on Marrow Tires Destruc.
tive to Streets.

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Asphalt Journal: Properly cared for.
a good pavement should last for many
years, and the real economy in work of
this character is to build nothing but
good. substantial pavements at the
start, and then see to it thai they are
protected from abuse and misuse. 1t is
becoming generally recognized that the
most attractive n satisfactory pave
ment for all ordinary purposes is he
modern, up-to-date asphalt pavement,
some of which has already been laid in
this vicinity, with the prospect that an
other considerable stretch of it will be
completed during the present season.
The old theory that asphalt is not we'll
adapted for standing the wear and tear
of heavy teams is gradually being dis
carded, and the claim is. now accepted
that a good asphalt pavement, laid on a
substantial foundation, will stand fully
as much strain as m other kind of
pavement, provided care is taken to in
sist on wide tires for heavy loads. 1t
is in accordance with this theory that
the city of Chicago is planning to pave
all of it's downtown streets with as
phalt, which is far more noiseless than
brick, block or cobblestone.
1t is a fact that is we'll understood.
however, that the use Of narrow tires
for heavy loads is terribly destructive
to any kind of street pavement, no less
than to the maintenance of good coun-
try roads, and there is a gem
eral tendency to require by law that all
wagons and other vehicles used in
transporting heavy loads shall be
equipped with tires of specified width.
A list of the leading cities of the coun-
try shows that most of them have or
dinances which require a minimum OF
one inch to the ton for actual loads,
while in many of them the specified
J width of tires is still greater. With
the growing use of asphalt pavements,
however, there is a general tendency
to require all wagons that are used to
convey ordinary loads to have tires not
! less than three inches in width, while
in the cases of extra heavy loads the
tires must be still wider. In this CITY
there is a ordinance which requires
tires three inches in width for all loads
of 5000 pounds or over, but this should
be supplemented by a further requires
ment that extra heavy loads, such as
coal, stone. machinery. ETC.. should
have tires four or five inches vide. ac-
/, cOrding to the particular needs.