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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-10-28

proven by Ohio. Here wo 500 a
wealthy state, ono hundred years old,
with unlimited quantities Of rock and
gravel and yot with only hfty pof cont
Of her roads maoadamiEed. II IL prov
on inadequate by tho eager manner In
which tho homo Of tho Plymouth Ia.
theirs aud other Atlantic states arc
seeking an inexpensive way TO remedy
their impossible muddy highways
That road dragging solves tho prob,
lem Il not donied by any who have
given Il a careful test.
Tho statements made by the adyo.
Gates OF road dragging arc not based
on visionary theories but on actual 70.
suits obtained by actual work. The
writer has cared for half mile OF
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-10-28

The split-log road-drag that is max
ing Missouri famous, has come to Or.
egon. and threatens TO revolutiouize
tbc whole system Of dirt road building
in this state. Costing no more than
good jack knife, and so simple that
bog Of 70 years can operate it, Il yet
works such marvols that one must SEQ
70 believe.
Missouri is the mother Of this mar.
velously simple invention, and d. Ward
tho inventor. In this state County
Judge Scott, Of this city, has taken It
No and has become fully as enthusi.
astic over It's prospects as the most op.
timistic Of its admirers iu the "show
mo" state.
The idea Of the promoters Of the
road dragging theory Is, to induce each
farmer TO drag the road IN front Of his
place. Though the theory first origin.
ated in Missouri Il has rapidly spread
all over the whole country, and the
motto everywhere is, "Ffom your own
front gate TO your ncighbor's front
gate toward town"
Tho greatest difficulty that is 70 be
encountered Il 20 overcome tho skopti.
eism Of tho farmer and convince him
that the drag will do what IL claimed
for a. It's very simplicity is thr- its
greatest foo. Every ono who has tried
q IN this vicinity !s loud In i,s praises.
John Jefferson, on tho silvcrion road,
Harris, IN district No. 81, and John
Hunt, on a aldo road near Rosedale,
have all experimental with the drag,
and have become enthusiasts.
Tho Missouri state board Of apicul.
tufo has issued a bulletin In which Mr..
King dosoribes tho drag, iis results,
and gives some rules FOR its use and
construction. Judge Scott has sent a
copy Of this bulletin 90 each road su'I
psrvisor Ia tho county, with tho 70
quest that they Construct drags and
follow tho instructions closely. Ho
has also distributed sixty OF the bull
letins among tho farmers IN different
parts Of tho county, with tho request
that they give Il some attention.
Tho following quotations are from
this bniletini "The great problem IN
Missouri FOR many years 20 come win
DO tho maintenance Of dirt roads. IL
has been eonelusiyely demonstrated In
a number Of counties In this state that
tho dirt roads can be maintained in
FIRST class condition for some eight 70
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-10-28

road with a drag for the last nine
years.
The results that follow persistent
dragging Of the roads after each wet
spell cannot be pictured with words
I met Hon. s. II. Prathcr, vice -presi-
dent Of the state Board OF Agrieul.
ture Of Tarkio, recently in st. Joseph
and as we shook hands he said. "I
did not TAX, much stock in your drag
ging idea at first but TN tell you,
you can not talk long enough or hard
enough TO a man TO make him believe
what it will do. The only way for
him TO comprehend IL is to build a
drag and use t..
WORST ROADS BECOME BEST.
When talking vita road men in tho
river bottoms, they invariably bowail
the lack Of drainage, while the clay
Hill folks envy the river men because
they have no washes. Both classes
are quick to sayi "If we lived on the
black soil Of the prairie we would
have some faith in dragging. but
here" and words fail them Now
the truth Of the matter is that either
clay or gumbo win make a more sub
stantial road than the soft prairie
soil. Tho selfsame characteristics
that make clay or gumbo 50 hard 70
get into good order. after Il once gets
exceedingly bad will operate TO keep
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-10-28

uso two One viii scoop out the hol.
lows in the road and deepen thcm.
When two are used tho one keeps the
other up; and In a month or 80 the
hollows win have filled and become
level and hard like the balance Of the
road.
ROAD DRAGGING oATBoIusM.
Would it not bo better 70 plov the
road before dragging7
No. Flowing gives soft founda.
tion. Flowing the middle Of the road
is relic Of tho old dump scrapef
days
what do you DO where there aro
deep ruta IN tho road7
Drag them. n you drag when the
surface is quite loose and soft yuu win
bo surprised how soon they viii die
appear.
How do you got tho ART 70 tho MID.
die Of the road7
By hauling tho drag alahtwiae with
tho end that ia toward tho center Of
tho road a i,tile 10 tho rear Of tho 9th
or end.
hut suppose Tho road IL TOO narow7
First drag tho wheel tracks After
three or four rains or wet spells, pillow
ahallow furrow outside the dragged
part Spread this over the road with
the drag. only plow ono furTow. You
may plow another fuFFow after ih,
next rain. AZ each plowing. you
widen the road bed two feet
How many horses do you uss7
Two generally Three n Il Il ~
handy. -Four when breaking eolts A
good solid team In tho center and a
colt on each side. Two men on the
drag, ono 20 drive, tho other 10 con
troll tho eolis
How DO you drain the road7
n the earth is pushed 20 the middle
Of the road continually tho road will
drain itself,
Why not make tho drag out Of plank
You can, and do good work. AR,
Charles nan OF Mexico, NO, Quoted
elsewheFe) uses ono made of three
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-10-28
revolutiouize the method Of caring for
earth roads, (signed)
HENRY HARLow. Mnrnr.

HENRY HARLOW, Mayor.
A Great Problem.-The depath Of the
mud road problem / have appreciated
for many years, but a realization Of
its other proportions came TO me only
within the year. When I heard Ohir
confess the fifty per cent Of her pub
lie highways are still Of soil; whom
Massachusetts, editors, almost in sight
Of the Hub Of the universe asked to
reproduce my speeches; when the most
prominent good road advocate in Iowa
speaking from rostrum I had just
left announced that 1owaps would
have reached the height Of their ambi.
uon IL they could secure a stone sur.
face on fifteen per cent Of their road
ways; then did I begin TO comprehend
the immensity and endlessness Of this
struggle between civilization aud an
imperfect system Of earth road man
agcment. DO We recognize Il as fact
that many generations 20 come will
be confronted with this problemi II
has been handed down to us from the
aget. And until this Missouri
Idea" Of road dragging was dovol.
opcd, the only answer was "surface
the road with stone or gravel" That
this answer has been inadequate is
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-10-28

Il from getting into bad order after Il
is once put into exceedingly good or.
dor Il stays good just AZ tonaeiouuly
under good methodh a. Il stays bad
under bad methods by the way, a
clay hill, little over a half mile south
Of my house IL tho best piece Of road
of which know, taking into account
tho short time Il has been dragged.
Before Il was dragged, Il was noted
far and near as a tough proposition.
Al present Il 10 good, even In bad
weather.
Pudding ng.-Marvelou is tho only
word that In any measure describes
tho result secured BY continuous drag.
ging So wonderful was the hardness
Of tho road and the persistent manner
Ia which Il seemed % defy bed wealth.
or that Tor years searched FOR some
adequate explanation. At last have
concluded that tho greatest factor is
tho manipulation OF tho puddled earth
while Il Is moist. Not only 10 earth Ia
this condition water proof, but Il
bakes hard as a brick. II may also be
well 20 observe the action Of the split
log drag In this connection. Now a
grader or even a single plank seraper
shod with iron or even the front slab
Of the log when Il is shod will have a
cutting action with a tendency 10 leave
the soil at the surface Of the road
Foughehed and slightly lifted up. This
condition Is not favorable for shed,
ding raiu. But the split-log drag
with only the front slat shod), leaves
the surface in q vastly different con
6tion beeauge the hind slab, not being
shod, becomes polished and as Il is
drawn over. the moist soil smoothes
and smears and packs This is better
understoor By some persons when the
word "eement Is used instead OF
puddled. Numerous practical road
draggeTs have expressed 20 me their
appreciation Of this eementing effect,
and asserts that 10 this effect, In com
bination with the grade secured and
the smooth surface, is due these mar
yelous results
The most difieult part Of road drag
ging is getting at H. All the rest Is so
simple that one learns It in the doing.
The first noticeable effect Is the
smoothing OF the road surface and his
in time allows the rain and snow water
to hOw OF, and encourages the distri-
button Of travel over the road from
side 10 side.
HOW TO USE THE DRAG.
Don't drive too fast.
Don't walk get on the drag and
ride.
Don't wait for your neighbors to take
hold; they may be waiting for you.
Don't wait for the big grader to
come and shape up your road An
you can do first viii help to make the
work Of the grader permanent.
Don't be particular about material.
With an az and q twoineh augur a.
most any Kind Of a log can b mado IN
70 a drag. The one / used for several
years is a box elder.
Don't try to drag with one Pieeei
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-10-28

Fourroom cottage. MoFnineuide "a.
dltion. Plastsrcd walls, loi 90 BY 100.
Just the place for small family. WIN
cell for eash or easy payments. Price,
1850. Stop paying Eent, own your
own home. Addres O. a. Lockwood.
ait N. Commercial a., salem, Oregon.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-10-28
DAVID DE ALMOND.
THE MAYOR OF oNAwA. IOWA.
SAYS THE DRAG WILL REvoLU.
T1oNIZE THE METHOD OF CAR.
mo FOR EARTH ROADS.

"tt gives mo pleasure 10 comply
with your request for a statement Of
tho work of tho King drag About a
month ago received word that the
Northwestern Railway would bring D.
Ward King 20 our city / had heard
Mr.. King az st. Louis and when re-.
eeived tho railroad poster, immediate.
~ made a drag. building e precisely
40 directed. finished Il before noon,
and put Il 10 work AZ ono o'clock on a
single block Of our main street The
soil ia gumbo and the street WIS al.
most iPpassable, tho mud being hub
deep In some places. We put tho drag
right on 10 mud and kept Il going. Az
hvo O'Clock, just four hours after be.
ginning 10 use tho drag, wagons load
Cd with forty hundred (400o) OF baied
hay were being drawn over tho block
and were making scarcely a peFeeptl'
ble rut. But when they went over tho
crossing the wheels again sunk nearly
20 tho hubs In mud. had a good deal
Of faith In the drag from what j had
heard and read, but / was not pro
pared Tor such an astonishing change
as was made. Our people are all thor
oughly convinced that tho drag will
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-10-28

Dr. O. A. Robertson, Attorney John
II. MeNary and Tom Kay have 70.
turned from hunting trip TO Southern
Oregon, which resulted IN tho bagging
Of ~ ano deer
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-10-28

ten months and in passable condition
for the remainder Of the year at an
expense Of not to exceed "a to SO per
mile.p
HON. DAVID DE ARMoND. MEM.
BER OF CONGRESS 9TH MO. DIS.
TRToT ENDORSES THE DRAG.
"Once last summer in going out in.
to the country a few miles from my
home my attention was arrested by a
sample bit Of dragged work. A heavy
rain had fallen recently. and much Of
the way the road was bad, but at on,
point, for a distance Of half a mile the
road was as good as a dirt road can be-
The reason was evident. This stretch
Of road had experienced the magic in.
fuence Of the drag. One could deter.
mine almost TO an inch whero the man
with the drag began and where he
quit. In front Of his premises tho road
was excellent, while upon either side
with tho natural conditions the same
the road was bad" Csigned)
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-04
NEW COMPANIES.
Several Organized and File Articles Of
Incorporation in SAT- Lake.

A copy Of the articles Of incorpora-
ton Of the Roylance- Mckenzie & Co,
Grading Contractors of Springyille was
filed in the secretary Of states office
today It's capital stock Is $1,000, d.
vided into shares Of the par value OF
$40 each. Henry Roylance, Jr., is presi-
dent; George Mckenzie, vice president
IT, II, Roylance, secretary; II. G. Wood
treasurer
An amendment to the articles Of IN,
corporation OF the Huntington Canal "
Agricultural association was filed IN the
secretary OF states office today, by
which It's name is changed to the Hunt
ington Canal & Reservoir association,
and It's capital stock is Increased from
S4l,2 TO $780, 600.
The Logan Island Irrigation company
of Logan filed copy Of It's articles OF
A. corporation IN the Office Of Secretary
of state Tiugey today. Its capital
stock is 81 400, divided into shares Of
the par value OF 81 each. il, j. Carlisle
is president; John Montrose, vice presi-
dent; n. w Haws, secretary and treas
urer. The company will distribute the
waters Of Little Logan river IN It's irri"
cation system.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-04

gross value OF approximately $500 1872
were consigned to the local mills or
were shipped out owes the railroad 10
the shelters. These figures are based
upon data furnished the News from the
local plants and the railway officials.
They represent practically a monthly
output OF $3.50 tons, having q gross
valuation of $l,2SO,52S. While thes0
figures indicate an ore production Of
which any camp might well be proud
they do not represent the total output
OF the Goldneld mining district as no
returns We're received from the Gold
field Reduction company owing TO the
absence from the city Of Mr. Gardner
ana the further fact that the Frank
min Tea closed down temporarily pend
iug the arrival Of an automatic sam
pier The machine has been shipped,
however and win reach the plant
about oct j. II VIII require i've days
to install Il and Immediately thereafter
the product of that plant viii add to
the weekly output Of the camp Then,
again. the plant OF the American Re-
duCti0n and Mining company which
was started up for the first time a few
days since. has as yet handled but a
small amount OF ore. Within a few
days. however. the mill will be running
It its fun capacity and will add its
quota TO the grand total
During the period first stated 200
tons Of ore, having an average value OF
$40 per ton were treated at the Com
biuation company's mill; 693 tons Of
au average value Of Sl04 per ton were
treated nc the plant Of the Columbia
Sampling and ore company; 90 tons
Fundamentally having an average value
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-04
WORK ON CONDUIT,
1t is Being Rushed by Contractor Moran
Says Engineer Bacon

Assistant Engineer Bacon made a
trip Of inspection TO Big Cottonwood on
Monday and reports work on the big
conduit as progressing very satisfac-
torily Contractor Moran has large
gangs Of men at work on the first and
third miles Of the conduit and every
thing In the way Of construction Is
moving along as rapidly IS possible
Tomorrow Nj Bacon win go out and
inspect the Jordan q Salt Lake canal
with a view TO making recommends
tons for repairing it and placing II in
good condition for carrying the addi-
tional exchange water which will be
needed when the Big Cottonwood con-
duit is completed and the city secures
the Big Cottonwood water The sum
OF 100000 has been set apart out Of
the bond money fdf repairing the canal
and It is the intention to make the re-
pairs IN a proper manner ana use the
money 90 the very best advantage,
This afternoon at 3 o'clock the board
of public works win open bids for the
sewer Improvements 10 be made under
the bond issue and tho contract for
that great work will be let at once and
active work commenced
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-04
PateIlo ", Higgins, DlscOverer Of
The Beaumont, Texas, Region
Making Investigations
SATISFIED WITH THE OUTLOOK
Came Here at the Instance Of C. X
Rowland aud May Become
Interested.

II the investigation now being carried
on by one OF the most prominent oil
experts in the United states proves to
be satisfactory the development Of the
Salt Lake valley field will be under
taken again, and this time upon an tx
tenslve scale.
Although his presence In the city had
not been made known, the fact came to
light during the day that this examina-
ton is being conducted personally by
Patello w Higgins, the discoverer Of
the Great Beaumont fields Of Texas
and who is at the present time at the
head Of the Higgins STANDARD OIL COM
pany, owners of some of the biggest
producers In Texas.
Mr.. Higgins has been in the state for
more than two weeks and, 10 a News
representative this afternoon stated
that, as far as he has gone with the
Investigation, he is very well satisfied
oil exists IN the Salt Lake valley, but
will take him fully two weeks longer
70 thoroughly satisfy himself as 70
where wells should be put down.
at the end Of that time, said Mr.
Higgins, IF find conditions as favor
able here as believe them to be, am
ready to take hold and DO what | can
TO develop this field OF course, a
great deal will depend on whether
enough land can be secured to JUSTIFY
expenditure OF the great amount or
money It viii require for development
purposes.
II viii say this" continued Mr.. His-
gins, that If II Is decided to enter this
field. there will be no stock jobblns
scheme inflicted on the public but Il
strong company win be organized with
sufficient capital back Of II to carry out
Its purposes"
Mr.. Higgins Is ranked as a leading
authority on oil matters. When he went
10 the Beaumont country In 1892, he dc
so against the advise Of others VINO
| thought oil did not exist there, or at
! least IN paying quantities. HIS success
there was followed by other successes
! and has the reputation Of having made
] no failure in any field I'm which he has
operated and he doesn't propose 10
make one here, II the development OF
! the field Is undertaken.
1t has been through the dihgent et-
forts Of c. *. Rowland the well known
oil promoter. that Mr. Higgins was IN
duoed 10 come TO this country to look
| II over. Mr.. Rowland az nearly every
| Salt Laker knows, has had great dea
Of confidence In the possibilities OF IN,
Salt Lake valley as a great OIL wei
! region He has spent great deal OF
time and money In the effort to at
tract capital this way. II was through
him that the Guffey-G Galley syndicate
undertook the sinking Of we'll neal
Pennington but which was abandoned
many believe for a purpose other thar
the honest. development Of the field
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-04
PRODUCE


Chicago, Oct 4-Commission houses and
pit traders were free nelers Of wheat to-
day and as a result the market here was
weak. News Of the day was bearish. ca
bles were lower and weather in the Amer
lean northwest again extremely favorable
FOR the movement VI the new crop, De.
Ctmber opened a shade 10 hglA higher, at
Sih TO Si@ and declined To S3A.
Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago re-
ported receipts Of 931 cars against l,lW
a year ago.
az result Of clear warm weather. Do
Comber opened unchanged to a shade
higher at b3hgi5& TO 1874 ana sold OIL TO
The oats market was steady aud tho
volume OF trading was light weakness
Of other grain had some effect Deem,
Der opened unchanged, at -'s ana so'd
on TO 2i34
Provisions were steady on a small dc,
mand from shorts. January pork was OF
shade at ~ 33lt; uH was up a shade
cash. Wheat-No, ., red, s5asaS5H; No.
O. red, Sf.n8iq, No, = hard, Atsgsli No,
3. hard ahdS5; No !, northern, IS, No,
?, northern, SQst. 10. 3, spring 'JI"'
Corn-No. p Sl45lA; No % o..
Oats-No 2, 274V2lh; no, g. ~
For December thu lowest point Of tho
day was reached at NsspSst The close
was easy with December of "a at sag
S1L.
Corn-The market was comparatively
steady the remainder Of the session. De.
cembor sold OF TO 43b The close was
steady With December down Is at SAD
Close. Wheat-Doc,, NsaAh; May, &is
Corn-Oct ieS,; Dec. i3itQ43a; old
i4is. May, iEsl4S
Oats-Oct, 2ila Dec, 23.i May 29AG
2s7s
Lard-Oct, 7lgr; Nov. 7l5; Dec, 6.llh
Q8 10; Jan, 6.Ilia.
Ribs-Oct, $50; jan. b,i2la16 81.
Rye-Cash, 67hU6e;
FiaN-Cash northwest. l.QS,
Timothy--March, $50
ClOver-Cash, 1915,
Burley-Cesh. 1902,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-04
AN IMPORTANT SUIT.
Trial OF the Rullfrog Grubstake Case
BEING " atehed Win Interest.

belng atshed win Interest
The term OF court which began in
Iouopah yesterday promises to be one
OF the most interesting that has been
held In Nevada In years, says the Cod
field Review. Before IT will come
number OF cases In which the "gruD
stake question viii cut a Dig Inquire and
40 matter which way It Is decided the
cases win probably 80 to the state SUI
preme court for final adjudication and
perhaps to the supreme court of the
United States, as the interests at stake
are worth millions.
The main case to be tried Is that Of
Zeb Kendall and Otis Johnson against
the Bulltrog Mining company OF Ne
vada H. II. Clark, J., Il, Benson the
estate of G.. ". Ladd, Senator George
S Nixon and others,
JOhnsons suit, as claimed In his COM
plant, Is brought upon an express con-
tract executed between Ieb Kendall
and II II. Clark as grubstakerg and
otis johnson and q, w, Ladd az pros
pectors by which contract q was
agreed that in consideration Of "A grub
stake In the sum OF SO Johnson &
Ladd were tn prospect for a period Of
TWO months I'm the interest OF all the
parts TO the contract IL was while on
this prospecting trip that news of the
great discoveries I'm Bullfrug reached
johnson and add. clark ana Kendall
had sent tboIr rapresenta tiyes 10 the
! edge OF Death valley to examine some
mining ground which had been located
| by johnson and Iadd Under the con-
! tryGt and yybiC r.add and Johnson and
! nm, reprossntatiyes OF Kendall and
! CIarlt ,yere making their yay tnrough
| tha dascrt rnrion word camS I'm tbem
/ rf tbe holiness Of The RnlIfrop discov.
cries,
rood IN those DAVIS and IN TINT desert
land was n scarce article. Tho proyl-
sIpus Of Johnson and Ladd and those OF
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-04
CONCENTRATES

A car load OF ore from Northern Light
lcasers on Lion HI Mercur is In the
market today
United states Mining continues IN
display , great deal Of activity IN Bos-
ton mining stock circles.
The directors Of the Sunrise company
operating On the Park Valley mining
district, discussed the matter OF mill
building az meeting held q few days
ago
G.. II. DooUttle. manager OF the Utah
d Eastern Copper company, accom-
panied BY several eastern shareholders
departed FOR the southern camp last
night
II. II. Tarbot superintendent Of the
Arrow Mining compuuy's properties, 30
miles northwest OF Las Vegas, New,
ls In the city, having come IN from the
south yesterday
Mr.. Fitch went east about two weeks
ago for a brief vacation, and Is expect
ed home By the end Of the week. when
perhaps he VIII have something 20 say
regarding tho matter
After several months OF hard work,