The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-02-23

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onars urged thnt an engineer bs
employed 10 make q careful siud. o.
Ne problems involved and report on
he best method oI building and main
aiming these roada
Hhen BE began his Inquiries ho
earned inst the Federal Government
iood ready 10 help solve the prob
elns s0r los people through the office
of public roads. oi the u 8 depart
acui Of agriculture. IN appeal 9da
made 70 chat Office and Plus NJ Spei
cher superintendent ol road conslfuc.
Ion. was detailed by Logan waller
rage. director Of the oflce. 70 go %
Valonga. mske o atudy oi condition.
nh supervise the construction os a
umber Of stretches d model roads
alr speichef devoted mOnsh's
ne 10 carsful Study OF drainage
iioblems and an Investigation OF the
availability and accessibility of roaa
building materials He decided thar
sections of both roads could best be
seated by the sand-clay system as iA..
iro luced 5y the Office of public roads.
and the work was begun. The road
gas carried 90 such distance from tho
y9ilahle clay deposits ne was con-
idered economical. for long haul
wuuld have made the cost of the road
Qnal that Of j stone road
The cap eage Of The Red Hllls,
seven miles from tne city niesen,s
ne or the nest locations for rock
iu9rry, and when The plan 10 secure
his stone Tor road surfuclng was sug
gested by Mr. Speicner. Mr W. s..
insmon oi the Rock island railroad.
lanlfesied an immediate interest end
iused q spur track 20 be la.d 10 the
uarFy free Of al COST 10 che county.
be gypsum referred 10 " round four
ailea north cf the city in the shape
4 boulder gypsum u ig white ln
oor anc Of mciium hardness ina
pgghpeas, possessing great cementlEg
alue ehls stone has never before
leon used la road building IN this VI
Unity bnt o short section 81 road has
iss been built undeg the supervision
the engineers OF the g. s. office OF
abllc roads and so well has V
laesed The authorities that prepara.
'ons ara now on foot for extensive
fe Of this wealth Of msterlal
Watongas citizens watched the Ok.
eflment Of surfacnR the roads with
crushed gypsum with interest and
zen manifeoted q public spirit that
weHthier men ef older and larger sat.
cs might well take pattern from.
they bought an all steel rock cruslsg
lEh q daily capacity OK $50 tons and
egan rock crushing on large scale.
Governor Haskell appreciated the TACT
that The work being done in Blaine
county would be an example te the
rest Of the state and he recommended
Ihai the e0uniy commissioners De Civ.
an the use Of e tenston steam le.ll
roller which Iiaa been bought bg lhe
board Of prison control The roller
s. shipped aud at Che present lime
Is traverslug The new roads Oh
lainc county bringing them q
mo0ih surfaced and water shed ing
senness Men are also at work con
tFHANlH# hi iHHHN AfH HHAAtNtH4 iHf
eiter being msde Of both plain and
enforced concrete
The men who have done much a
ID the Federal experts In the Nora
i releemlng tho highways uf Blaine
oanty are. Messrs Conville pansn
and Jackson af the board OF county
commissioners; Clerk John NJ Tyler
nperYlsor Mesely q Watonga town
snip aud Joseph R0etzel These gen
'emen have also succeeded 81 inter
sting the officials OF the department
! The interior 60 such an extent thai
'eeretary Garfield recently authorized
Be expenditure Of $1,000 on the
oads. tho fact that they passed
trough lands allotted 10 sndlaus be-
ng his warrant Tor tho appropriation
oney l. now being spent 10 airing
nalans IS roed building laborere era
II OF the work is being done under
he direct supervision Of engineer
ram the uaited States Office d nublit
fosds.