The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-12-02
ATTENDED CONVENTION

County Engineer euuidge Reoors wuel
Good From Convention at Rochester
County Engineer Burridge returned
last week from the good roads conyen.
tloa which was held at Rochester, New
York. Mr. Burridge met road men
from all over the United States and
says that the good roads movement mas
an impetus that is not generally appre.
Grated Every state in the union is
waking up and many of them are
spending millions on good roads.
Ohe OF the foremost states ia the
good roads movement is New York. the
county in which Rochester is sitnated
having under construction 20s. SO miles
OF roads at an estimated cost Of 81.
374, 469. 10.
Three days were devoted to the work
OF the convention there being talks by
some Of the most prominent road men
in the country.
New York had the largest number Of 4
delegates with Massachusetts second
Michigan was next with twUnty seven /
delegates present
10 vas the opinion Of most Of the
delegates that within the next five
years the federal government will assist
in the building Of roads.
The hfteen hundred delegates presen.
ted a great variety Of opinion relative
to the best material and methods for
road construction, so that 10 weigh and
digest the suggestions offered bv the
various speakers was matter of con- d
siderable difficulty For instance. one I
expert would speak enthusiastically i'm '
favor OF tar oil bound macadam roads, I
while the next speaker would take A i
directly opposite view and endorse
some asphalt preparation to boiused in Il
constructing what is known as water. /
bound nlacadam highway. IL was o
stated at the convention that il had 81
been found during the past two years
mat the oil-tar Leaves the surface slip. I
lery and muddy after rains, and fol. Il
owing a prolonged dry spell brown. b,
lisagreeable dust. rises from It, and IA
he surface does not stand 40 well. "
The best preparation for the water
'ound macadain highway, according D.
o opponents of tar-oil binders. is a Li
ressing OF light. or medium, asphalt W,
II, covered with small stone screen.
ngs This method OF improving the I'll
lrface OF the highways has been used mi
18th good success ps
For the reason that IL showed little
very day while Mr. Burridge was in
ochester, to the extent of hiding the
'adways under light covering of
low, observation and study of the wi
'ads around Rochester was not feas snC
,le Tn
The road builders in New York state ohi
I'VE been experimenting considerably cor
ith different materials, one stretch of IN
irty miles having been treated With wa
lciuni chloride, which is giving ex.
llent satisfaction. Another material mig
at is being tried Is Kentucky AS. YVES
@ih NHAeh ~ SORT or shnu stone -
sand impregr ated with asphalt. MOI
lis has not been extensively used. but I
lere IL has been tried il has been the
md most satisfactory. One stretch it r
seven miles. which is used very ex.
Isiyely 10y automobiles and teams.
! not been repaired in seven years.
] is still in fine condition.
n connection with the convention '"e
re WAS an exhibition Of road build. :, ,,''
accessories and equipment such rs -
ers wagons, rock crushers. mixers. "'''
D.. which was visited by Mr.. Bur
ge. II being one oblect.of his trip TO
{ into the various makes OF rollers
crnshers. Tn
Ir. Burridge feels that be was great. ,1,
'eneiittel by lhe trip and intends
'rtiug 90 the commissioners in favor 80,
esting ont some Of the binders IN
} county next year