The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-20
SPLIT LOG DRAG EFFECTIVE.
USED ON BROAD STREET EJyJ
DAY AFTERNOON DOES
GOOD WORK.
n Step I'm The Right Direction Taken
by Street Commissioner and City
Engineer and One Which will prove
OF Much Service 10 the City i'm the
Maintenance OF Suuer's Streets.

The split log drag was used on
Broad street Friday afternoon. and so
far as could be ascertained at that
time IT did effective work
The drag was sent out by Street
Commissioner White who was too
busy attending to his many other
duties to go out to supervise it's op-
GRAFTON. and was in charge of
negro who had probably never
read the many articles which have
appeared in the Daily Item relative
to the use of the drag. for it could be
seen BY even the uninitiateG observer
that ne had not mastered the details
concerning lis use as published I'm
numerous good roads magazines and
other publications. Interested in the
economic maintenance Of their streets
and roads
However, a representative, OF the
Daily Item force, who has constantly
advised the use of the split log, drag.
was on hand and, after watching with
interest the experiment going OH for
some time and seeing that it was not
working successfully as he wished IT
to- took a hand in the matter and Of
fered some advice which was follow
ed and which resulted in the, drag
being used with seeming effect.
While, for number Of years, tIrere
has been much talk Of using a. split
log drag on the many miles Of sand
clay roadway in the city limits this
is probably the first time that the split
Fog drag has ever been used onany Of
the streets for putting them in shape
when they were in condition for it's
use. The drag was taken first up to
North Main street, but for some rea-
son was not used there and was tar
en- on to Broad street, which has re-
Gently been put in good condition by
the street hands. 1t was dragged up
and down from Church to Washing
ton street a number Of times, until
1t was finally so arranged that it was
most effective and sloped at the pro-
per angle, when it was started ON the
other portion Of Broad street from
thereon out to the city limits.
While the street has very recently
been put in good condition and Fri
day was not in especial need Of the
split log drag, the use of this sirnple
road naintainer Will no doubt help
TO Keep that street In the good condi i.
tion that citizens living on it and
others who have 10 travel il have
found 1t not to be in numerous times
In the past.
The step taken by Street Commits
sfoner White and City Engineer Lee
In constructing the split log drag is
one In the right direction and those
who are responsible for it's having
been put In service and those who
are operating it should be commend
ed Tor making this advance along the
line OF progress and helping along
the good work Of trying to give Sum-
ter good streets and endeavoring to
keep them in such a condition that
Sumter's citizens may be proud Of
them.
A further step that would probab-
ly help on some, more at this time
would be to have several more of
the simple contrivances constructed
so that they can be used on all of
the streets In the city which have
need for them, and so that they can
be used when the streets are in con-
dition for them.