The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-06
Simple Treatment Needed.

The depost available for quarryiug
operations is very uniform, and car
ries between 10 and II per cent pure
bltumen. This material is exactly
right for paving in its present condi-
tion, demanding no artificial mixing, the
process of utilizing it consisting oil
merely crushing and b, ating before
application to streets or roads. The
deposit is remarkable because it con-
tains the exact sizes of sand grains in
exactly the demanded proportion, de-
irving it's ideal physical characteristics
from the fact that it was produced by
nature In the finest laboratory known,
throughout the countless centuries that
have gone, all making for a stable
product
There is continually increasing de-
mand for rock asphalt for paving pur-
poses, cities like Kansas City, st.
Loms, Omaha, San Francisco and 9th
ers having given such material thor.
ongh tests in both theory and practice,
while the latest reports from the good
roads department of the United States
government recommend the use of rock
asphalt In connection with macadam i'm
the construction of streets and roads,
especially automobile thoroughfares
for which macadam unaided has been
shown inadequate universally
Illustrations at Home.
The cheapness of this material, both
from the initial installation and main
tenance, appeals instantly to the road
builder, and the taxpayer who must
meet the bills for his paving An H.
lustratlon of natural rock asphalt paw
ing is had in Salt Lake City. West
Temple street from South Temple to
Fourth South was given rock as
phait pavement in 1898. The paving is
still there and the records CT the City
englneer's office demonstrate that the
cost of repairs has been practically
nothing at all as compared with the
utility OF the material
state street from South Temple to
fourth South was paved with rock as
phalt In 1892. The paving still remains.
and repairs there have heen less in co.t
than on West Temple. Commercial
street was laid in 1891 with the same
material. and repairs have been less
than the other streets demanded. while
the pavement around the city and
county building consists of rock As
nhalt lald upon the untouched ground.
hese streets we're laid with the Cali
Iornla product, which is virtually iden-
teal with this new Utah material
In Nernsl, Utah. the crude rock AZ.
Phalt was placed upon the bare ground
AS the frost raises the soil the aspbalt
stretches, resuming its normal share
ana condition again as the underlying
SOIL regalns its normal position. A
rock asphalt street or road never cracks.
remains smooth and clean, and has been
shown to he superior In endurance
qualities to the artficiaIlv prepared
concrete asphalt, while it has the less
expensive macadam base
Importance to Utah.
The state of Utah, and Salt Lake
City in particular, is especially fortn-
nate In having this enormous denos;t
so near at hand. It's use will save tbc
city an enormous sum of money during
the paving years to come, several mil, |
hons of dollars. should the paving pro
ceed AS briskly as during the pasf fow
years. 1t solves the problem OF second
avenue and streets TO the north. of The
streets all over the city. in fact, where |
new paving is to be undertaken
throughout the years to come. For
automobile roads in and ont of rho
clty the. deposit will be boon. the
secret OF Its successful use being the
eheapness OF installation. permanent
qualities and smooth surfaces
The Pittsburg Salt Lake company has
$50 acres of ground within which this !
deposit occurs the quarry is easv of |
access either by short railroad limo or |
tramway. and the officials Of the com |
pany announce their determination of |
providing any quantity OF it demanded |
Arrangements are complete to realize
upon this investment on short notice.
The guests of the company on today 8
visit of inspection are: Mayor Samuel |
=. PARK. CITY Commissioners Richard
7. Morris. George D, Keyser, Henry w.
Lawrence and w. II. Korns. NJ. A. Key
ser, d, II. Blossom, Harry Sherman.
Warren G. Bogue, J, w. Houston.
Joseph r, Caine, D. f. Collett. w. d.
Beers. Frank p. Cook. Governor vii.
liam Spry, G, II. Thompson. George c.
i thompson, u. "a Hampton, o. R, Dib-
blee, George r. OdeL. A. V. Tavlor, J. Il
II Richards, Arthur Brown, Horace
Whitney; George n. Lawrence, Mavor
A.. g. Fell of Ogden. j. F. Dean Of To.
peka. Kan. A. J. Harrison, Walter j. H
Mecks and Dale Ii. Park.