Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-15
King Drag Being Used In AL
most All of the Townships
of the County
HAS NET WITH WIDE FAVOR
Inquiries Made in Every Township
Show. That tho King Drag, or Sim.
liar Devices Are Being Used Elk
ten.iveIy in lettering the Roads =
More in Use This Year.


and from inquiries made in every
township of the county the King. drag
is to have large part In the lettering
OF the highways. In fact. so wide
spread and genera, has become the use
of this simple implement that 1t has
established for itself a permanent place
in the county's road department for
the lettering of its public highways.
With scarcely an exception the King
drag is to be used on the roads this
season, and from practically all OF
those who have used 1T during past
seasons comes the expression that 1t is
ar-excellent for the purpose for which
it is intended. In practically all OF the
townships where few have been used
during past seasons, more are to be
added this year In many of the town
ships individuals own their own drags
and are working the roads which bor-
der or run thru their farms. In many
of the townships the trustees have
made 1t a special object to the farm
ers to use this drag by furnishing one
to every person that will use 1t, or
to allow each person to work out his
road tax with the drag.
So general has this movement for the
making Of better roads with this drag
become in the county that a marked
Improvement has already been made
and the roads cannot help but be still
more greatly improved by thei. con-
itinued use.
Almost All Favor tho Drag.
To find out just what was being ac-
complished and what was planned for
this year with the King drag, the T.-R.
made inquiries In each of the eighteen
townships. From fifteen OF the eigh-
teen replies We're received, and from
all but one of tine fifteen the answers
were that the King, or similar drag,
was a good thing. that roads had been
madeNbetter by its use. and that more
were to be used. The gist of these re-.
plies is as follows:
Linn township, the smallest in the
county, will use the King drag to a
large extent. Three are to be put in
use, the work being by thu superin-
tendent of roads, o. S. Lord.
Washington township is divided into
four road districts. The superintendent
of each is furnished with drag, and
the township owns another, which any
one can use. In addition several others
are owned by farmers
Bangor township will use the King
drag extensively. The trustees have
just closed a contract for dozen
drags, to be distributed to farmers who
will use them. Numerous individuals
own drags they are using.
Greencastle township is enthusiastic
over good roads and the King drag.
The road work in this township is APP
portioned to the farmers who use the
drag extensively at just the right times
of the year. The result is a great inn
provement in the roads, and a per-
sonal interest in the work.
In addition to four King drags Mi
nerva township is using four double
drags which were made after one
planned by George Alexander, road SUI
pervisor. This drag is fourteen feet
wide and carries the dirt to the center
of the road. The trustees have ordered
five more of these drags and intend to
have one in use in each school dis
trict
The King drag is being used in the
south and eastern part of State Center
township, but not in the western Sec
ton. The trustees are making every
effort to have the farmers use the
drags. A number of drags are in use
in Liberty township, and the trustees
will furnish one to any person who will
use it. Any person using the road
drag sufficiently will be allowed his
poll tax or4its equivalent in payment.
Every two miles Of the principal
roads Of LeGrand township are to be
worked with the King drag, and an eff
fort is, being made to have these roads
the best in the county. Farmers along
these roads will he employed to do
most Of the work.
Iowa township has used the King
drag and is having twelve new ones
made. .fThey are the proper thing for
putting the roads in good shape" says
W. c. Van Horn the township clerk.
King drags are being used salts
factorily in Timber Creek township.
Five miles OF roads have been worked
with them this spring, and more are
to be done as soon as possible 1T Is
the general verdict" says B. B. kim
ball, the township clerk, shat roads
are in better condition where they are
used"
The drag will be used to some extent
in Eden township Farmers have not
been furnished with them, the work
being done is under the direction of the
road supervisor.
last year Marietta township had six
drags. This spring the trustees have
ordered ten more, to be loaned to any
one who will use them. An effort is
being made to encourage their use,
and eight or ten drags are owned and
used by individuals.
Marion township has twenty-three
drags in use, all with good results
Seventeen King drags are being oper-
ated in Taylor township.
No special effort is being made in
Logan township, and whatever work is
being done with the drag is done by
individuals Last year the township
paid s71a cents an hour for the use
of the drag, but no provision has been
made for this work