The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-24


ing In the Tabernacle at about 10. 30,
shows a larger number oil delegates
present The addresses given at the
morning session were more 10 the
point and of n more pracucal nature
than those OF yesterday. The prin-
cipal talk was made by ] d. Dodge OF
Ohio. superintendent of road construc-
tion In tho office OF public roads.
Washington, d. c. This afternoon tho
delegates made the excursion TO Mid
lake. through the courtesy OF the
Southern Pacific railroad
Mr.. Dodge is a man thoroughly IA.
miliar with all forms OF road build.
Ing and he Is also a speaker with the
ability TO put the tcchnic OF the pro.
cess into simple and interesting Ian
EuaEe. His speech was in many ways
n revelation In the art of road CON
struction. and was listened To with
rnpt attention by every delegate
Excellent Address.
''I will not tell YOU how 10 get the
money to build good roads. he said.
In opening bis address. There are
many different methods OF obtaining
money TO make roads. You might Sc
cure aid from the federal government.
from the state, from the county or
from any other source, and IL would
all amount TO the same in the end
1t would be the people who paid the
bill. II Is Tor this reason that / VIII
not concern myself With the method
OF procuring funds. believe YOU can
best handle that yourselves. for YOU
know more about the financial re-
sources ol your particular localities.
And obtaining money Ia not matter
to generalize upon, It requires specific
action, and | leave it TO you.
II VIII talk first Of macadamized
roads. This form of road building
takes It's name from Macadam. and ac-
cordlng TO this premier road builder
1t meant making a roadway out of
broken pieces Of stone placed upon
a driveway, to the depth OF twelve or
eighteen inches. In fact eighteen
inches OF broken rock was necessary
In order TO make a solid surface, as
the stone packed down to a twelve
inch thickness. Macadan said that
as gauge for the size OF the rock
pieces he would use mans mouth.
That would seem like a very uncer-
tani gauge but he meant that the
pieces Of stone should be about two
inches in diameter He used no fill
er with which to Interlock the frag-
ments of stone and he had In his tima
no steam rollers. He had TO place
Ills broken rock on the road and then
wait until the narrow wheels OF yehi-
cles smootbed the surface. There
were always rutS cut into the road
while II was being rolled" in this
way and the making of such a road
required many months.
Many Good Materials.
"Alacadam never realized the ad-
vantage of some good filler to help
weld together his broken rock and he
never realized that there were many
different kinds Of material which were
equally as good as rock for the max.
ing OF roads. Today We make good
roads-whIch are commonly called
macadamlzed roadS-out OF various
materials Good roads are made in
some parts OF the country out OF oyster
shells and in other districts from the
Stag or waste product OF mines and
smelterS and steel mills.
II believe that Stag with a binder
OF tar Is the very best material with
which TO make road. But sand.
clay, asphalt and number OF other
materials may be used as a binder
with Stag end good results obtained.
The macadamiZed road is DESTROYED
from the surface and II is absolutely
essential that the surface be well made
and we'll rolled. The steam roller is
to the road builder what the trowel
is TO the mason and it must be used
with the game care.
No Guess-Work Necessary.
II wish to especially caution every
road builder against taking any chance
with his material. II is no longer
necessary 10 assume any risks as 10
the value OF material ANY one can
send a sample OF road building ma
terial 10 the office OF public roads at
Washington. ID C. and it will be there
analyzed and Its exact value as to
durability aScertained and reported
TO the sender"
The speaker told of the effect on
good roads made by the advent OF
the automobile and predicted that the
automobile would finally supersede
the horse In almost every line where
the horse Is still used He gave the
automobile movement much credit for
the impetus which the good roads
movement is now receiving in many
parts OF the country.
Mr. Dodge was forced to cut his talk
short In order TO give w. d. Rlchel.
fSalt Lake City, manager Of the Au-