Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-08
linn COUNTY EAGER
Desires to Be Included In timer
airy of Good Roads Gospel
Train
MATTER UNDER CONSIDERATION
It Is Very Likely That Meeting at
Cedar Rapids Will Be Granted,
However-Announcem Will Be
Made as Soon as a Decision Is
Reached-The Iowa News,
Special to Tlmes-Repuplican.

Special TO IlmeS-fsepuUICdu.
Cedar Rapids, April S.-That Linn
county may be included in the timer
gospel train. is the desire of great
number of Linn county citizens in the
petition that has been presented to
officials of the road. 1t had been
planned that the train remain here
the night of April rs, preceding the
demonstration at Belle PLANE and De-
Witt on April q and %, but no meet
ing had been set
Recognizing the value of good roads
demonstrations an appeal has been
directed that the good farm roads spec
ial campaign may spread its gospel
over Linn county. While it is prob
able that a meeting here will be grant
ed, the matter is yet under considera-
ton, and will be given announcement
when a decision is reached.
Good Roads Gospel.
The good roads gospel movement
will be conducted In somewhat the
same manner as the corn gospel trains,
which have proved of incaleulable
value, but fewer meetings will be held
and more time will necessarily be
given at each point The itinerary, IN
which Cedar Rapids may yet be In
cluded, as as follows:
Onawa, Monday, April 10.
Odebolt, Tuesday, April II.
Holstein, Wednesday, April IL.
Denison, Thursday April 10.
Lake City, Friday, April IA.
Jewell Junction, Saturday, April 10.
Ames, Monday, April II.
Eague Grove, Tuesday, April is.
Luverne, Wednesday, April 10.
Bancroft, Thursday, April 90.
Rolfe, Friday, April 81.
Eldora, Tuesday, April rs.
Gladbrook, Wednesday, April 26.
Belle PLANE, Thursday, April ~.
Dewitt, Friday, April %.
i Demonstrations will be held both
morning and afternoon at each point
named to show practical workings of
plans for good hard earth roads.
Prof D. Ward King is conducting
the campaign for the Northwestern.
The train consists Of a string of audi
forum, hotel and baggage cars. Prof.
King advocates the use of split-log
drag, which is his invention.
What Road Dragging Does.
y Prof King says:
"The most difficult part of road
dragging is getting at it. 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
this in time allows the rain and snow
water to flow off and encourages the
distribution of travel over the road
from side to side.
Teams usually follow the beaten
trail. Dragging destroys the old trail
and the new trail, each time broader
and less definite than before, is made
on different portion of the highway,
BY dragging while the earth is yet
moist, the road finally becomes series
puddled earth, each one of which is
rolled and pounded by the wheels and
hoofs of travel. Almost imperceptibly
the center of the road is elevated to
smooth grade, and that is not easily
affected by bad weather.
Dragging kills the weeds in the
seed leaf. 1t also does away with the
bumps at each side of bridges and Gull
verts. Regular dragging fills them and
they become as solid as the rest of the
road. AS the wheel tracks are wiped
out the water does not run to the
bridge after every shower, so you can
drive as swiftly over the culverts as
over any other portion Of the road"