Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-07-07
finder he said, with regard to the
lack of respect shown for the law.

Law, he said made countries;
government was the common
people; state aid was simply help
ing ones self and helping each
other. Demand good govern
ment and you would get it; de-
mand good roads and in time you
will have them.
Col. Rixey's address teemed
with good ideas and practical
suggestions, and was the subject
of much favorable comment from
those who heard it.
During the first session, an ex-
cellent selection was given by a
male quartette composed of B.
w. Johnson, Otto Herse, Prof.
Fulton and John Allen. Being
encored, they responded with
second number. At the conclu-
sion of Col. Rixey's address, ad-
journment was taken until 2 p. m.
The afternoon session. opened
with an oration on the .'Value of
Good Roads," by Mr.. Ross, one
of the Younger members of the
party. Following was the address
of Hon. William Bradburn, con-
sulting engineer, National Good
Roads Association. This was
probably the best and most prac-
tical of all the addresses deliver
ed in Corvallis by the distinguish
ed visitors.
The shortest road, said Mr..
Bradburn, was not always the
best road. As a chain is no strong
er than its weakest link, so a road
is no better than its worst chuck
hole, since a load connot be haul
ed over it while that hole remains
impossible. Frequently by build
ing road around a hill, the as
cent can be entirely avoided, CIV
ing better results than would
building a shorter road over a hill.
A 3o-foot road, said the speaker,
was in many cases better than a
wider one, and less expensive to
keep up. The road bed should
be graded up in the center, CIV
ing enough slope to afford drain
age towards each side; then, as
often as it can possibly be done.
the water should be drained cut
of the bitches along the high
ways, and carried out into fields
or low places. This takes the
!. water entirely away, and prevents
1 it from keeping the earth moist
and soft near the road bed.
To build roads, the speaker said
that three grades of gravel should
| be used. This could be secured
j by running the material throueh b
a separator. The largest sized
rocks should go in for the frs1
!, layer, the second size tor the
. second layer and the fine grave
for the top. A cotton roller
should be run over this, making
a compact, solid roadbed. SueI
roller should be used otter
on the roads in all sections, The
!, speaker said, as nothing gave bet
ter results in the making ane
keeping of good roads.
Il When a .chuck-hole appears i
must not be filled with load o
4 gravel, said Mr.. Bradburn, bu
: with the same material as the roat
/ itself. Ifan earth road put in a loa'
S of good earth, with no perishabl
e matter in it, as the green matte
!, soon decomposes, making NOR
: of muck than ever. Culverts
according to Mr.. Bradburn
e should not be built across a road
( way at right angles, but shoul'
: cross it diagonally, and thes
t should always be built larg
|. enough to allow the water pass
t ing through them without caus
+ ing swirl of the water, whicl
ellis the cause of culverts so oftel
], washing out.
d Mr. Bradburn was taken ou
r over some of Benton's roads fo
II a drive, which gave him an OF
ol portunity for seeing what ha
< been done in the way of roa
a work. His address was therefor
# Of a most helpful nature, an
e contained many practical ideas.
b At the conclusion of Mr.. Brae
: burn's remarks, FIVE minutes tall
: were given by Pun Avery, vi
gil Waters and Ed Blake. Hor
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