The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-04-19
Yakima County Experimenting
With Road Oil in Building Its
Highways Near City
IN GENERAL USE
IN CALIFORNIA
Eight Counties Outside of Yakima
Have Made Use of Road Oil
Under Direction of State High
sway Connnission

If NEGOTIATIONS that are now under
away between county officials and q
Representative of the standard Oil
hcompany are successful in their out
come, John d. Rockfeller's oil will
ISbeoome a very important part of the
roads to be laid or repaired in Yak
INA county. J. ]. Quilliam, agent
kfor the Standard Oil company, in
ETacoma, is in the city, negotiating
kwith the county officials for the pur-
E.post, of securing a contract to supply
Eroad oil for use on portion of the
kErst street extension that the COM
rnissioners ara having built. He will
probably secure a contract from the
county today for 10000 gallons to be
kused on this piece of road and this
he thinks will so demonstrate the
Svaiue OF the oil for road building that
future orders will be had without
ftroubls.
I. Used Generally in California
THIS oil is used generally through
tSutf California. Mr.. Quilliam declared,
land in the counties of Pacific, Pierce,
eLewis, King and Spokane. and in
other parts OF Washington under the
direction of the state highway COM
missioner. It's use in Washington is
declared to be entirely satisfactory.
ion the dusty roads in Yakima coun-
'ty the oil win prove very efficient. 1t
lis stated, in Keeping down the clouds
tof dust that usually prevail during
1.-The dry season of the year.
About 80 per cent Asphaltum
The road Oil contains from so to
100 per cent Of asphaltum and is ap-
fpfed in various ways, principally by
sprinkling. To prepare a road for
building with road oil, a foundation
of crushed rock is first put in, on top
of which is laid a dressing of screen
ings saturated with oil, the whole be-
ing rolled heavily. Mr.. Quilliam says
it makes a perfect country road, and
is well ADAPTED for city streets
Mayor Schott, who has been in cor
respondence with the Standard Oil
people for some time in regard to
the use of this oil on city streets, Is
anxious to see a sample of the WORK
conc by the county From what he
knows of the method of road building
il commends itself to Mr.. Schott
who is looking for the most econ
oMlcal way of constructing roadways
III he city.
Mr.. QuilliSm says this OIL which
must not be confused with the fuel
oil is used in some places to lay the
dust effectively, is shipped direct to
the consumer in tank cars from
Richmond, California, at a cost OF
$3.50 per barrel of AZ gallons (. o.
b. North Yakima With County En-
gineer Marble Mr.. Quilliam will visit
the scene of the road building today
and will demonstrate to the county
officials the feasibility of the oil as a
troad builder
Sale OF Oil for Smudges
Speaking of the suse of fuel oil for
Semudge pots in orchards. Mr.. Quill
liam stated that there had been a
considerable increase in the amour;
burned during The tpreseht season.
HIS company has sold some so cars
which may contain all the way from
$500 to 10000 gallons each, for orch
lard smudging, between North Yakima
and Pasco. This, he said, is a large
increase over the amount used last
year, and clearly proves its effective
ness in preventing frost damage. This
Ms sold from Tacoma.
The Standard Oil company is
largely increasing its facilities for
handling oil in North Yakima and
nhe Yakima valley by the addition of
necessary buildings and other i'm
kpropements.