The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-21
AFTER MUsKoGEE PAVING.
Shelby y-Downard Asphalt Company
Want Muskoeee Paving.

Ine INES Democrat OF MuSkOBee,
SAYS: When the last batch of paw
| ing bids were opened, it was found
that a new competitor had entered
the lists, as a bidder for paving con
tracts in Muskogee. This concern,
the Shelby Downard Asphalt company
of Ardmore, has never gone after
MuskOgee paving contracts before. but
is now seriously in the race for its
share of the business of the queen city
and on the showing it makes. it seems
altogether probable that it will succeed
in landing goodly portion of the
work This company uses the native
Oklahoma rock asphalt found in the
Chickasaw nation.
While the Shelby-Downard company
is new in this field, it is by no means
new to the paving business. During
the past fifteen years it has put down
over sixteen miles of its paving in
Kansas City Mo-, besides a large mile
age in Kansas City, Kan. The first
work in Kansas City, Mo, was laid in
| 1896 and is reported TO he in excel
/ lect condition, and required only slight
! repairs. II. l.. McAlpine, city engineer
OF Kansas City, Kan, says that some
OF this paving was laid in that city
over ten years ago, and is still in an
| excellent state of preservation, and
has stood heavy traffic admirably.
Analysis of the material, shows il
TO be composed of lime rock, asphalt
consolidated silica and bituminous 81
lica 1t is produced only by the Shel
, by-Downard Asphalt company of Ard
more, Okla. After ten years test OF
this material, Kansas City, Kan, found
it 50 satisfactory, that last season they
/ awarded the company a contract fol-
10000 Yards, and this season for twice
as much more, which would seem to
be about the highest possible testi
monial
y l'N VI All' llbluNN WIN IL ~ 'lll ~
be in favor of this company's mate
rial. are that after it is put down, its
cements together in one solid sheet
and that it does not become slippery
in hot weather, Also, it is claimed
|. that it never deteriorates, decays on
/ wastes. and can he used over and over
again 1t requires little or no repairs
can be taken up and replaced in the
same or another place, requiring only
a warming pot, tampcr and a shovel
TO DO the work. In natures work
shop where asphalt rock is made. ev-
cry particle of the sharp sand, is com
pletely enveloped with pure asphalt;
the rock is hOmo-g2neous, compact
firm and imperyous to moisture, al
ways presenting gritty and tena
cious surface like sanded rubber
II is said to he in fact. equal in
every respect, to the best European
rock asphalt, which lasts for a, hun
dred years or more. 1t is both better
and cheaper than any other asphalt
the original cost being no more than
the cost of first class brick on good
foundation. and expense ends practi
cally with the first cost as the cost
of repairs and maintenance is virtual
IT, nothing.
II is especially to be commended
for its cleanliness and the ease and
economy of keeping it clean, which in
the life of a paving Of any kind. is Il
big item.
Col Sidney Suggs, the wei known
publisher of the Ardmorei,e and state
inspector of public highways, is look
iny after the interests of the Shelby.
/ Downard conn any. He has submitted
/ bids on several important paving con
| tracts and in view of the in every
way superior quality of the material
offered. and the economy OF first cost.
/ il is considered practically certain
/ that he will land satisfactory contract 5
/ for his company. Col. Sidney Suggs
/ is a booster for oklahoma products
and SAYS every city in Oklahoma
should he paved with Oklahoma as
/ phalt.