The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-01


Presented in Favor of Creo-
soted Yellow Pine Block
Pavement and Shows How
Completely This Pavement
Meets the Requirements of
the City and Citizens of All
Glasses.
We ask for your careful reading of
this summary of why Wood Blocks p
as it proves that you, as well as every
other citizen of Birmingham, will be
directly benefited by Creosoted Yellow
Pine Block Pavement.
| We began, you remember, by telling
you what Greosoted yellow Pine Block
| Pavement is. that the blocks are of
yellow pine. the wood which, even Its
natural state, offers the greatest
resistance to decay; that 1t is season
ed under temperature of $50 degrees
Fahrenheit, and subjected to vacuum
sufficient to draw all foreign matter
out of the pores, after which, under
pressure of 100 to 125 pounds per
square foot. heavy oil of creosote-
the best wood preservative-is In
jected at temperature of 300 degrees
until 90 pounds to the cubic foot has
been forced in. completely filling the
pores The yellow pine, in blocks of
uniform thickness, is then laid ON a
concrete foundation. Here you have
solidity, durability with elasticity, and
smooth, SANITARY surface that re-
duces friction to the minimum, pro.
| tecting the pavement and the traffic
that passes over it against wear, and
also eliminating for this traffic other
conditions that make for danger and
discomfort
Then we told you that tests by the
federal government give Creosoted
Wood Block-wood as whole, of all
kinds, mind yon-So points out of the
100 which go WITH the ideal or perfect
pavement, and that this credit of so
points is the highest given by the
government to any pavement. We
! commended that on the score of DURA-
BlLTTY alone. Creosoted Yellow Pine
Block Pavement is entitled to an adj
ulilOhui ilRdii vi ~ DOiHNo ONtl olIti
Creosoted wood block pavements, and
at least 3 points more for unique and
superior features, bringing 1t within
few points of the full 100.
We followed this by saying that the
durability of Creosoted Yellow Pine
Block Pavement, as proved by slatis-
tics. justified the assertion that the
first cost of this pavement Is virtually
the TOTAL COST for thirty years to
come.
eve cited Holiday street, Baltimore,
where eleven different pavements were
nut down In 1900, under Invitation from
the city engineer, by different street
paving contractors, each doing his hest.
In the contest were two sheet asphalt
pnyements, enc asphalt block pavement,
aud seven vitrified brick pavements.
After test of six yenrs, all the SAM
pies except the wood block strip were
taken up, having become so worn ns 10
he serviceabIe no longer ns paving, and
Creosoted yellow Pine Hooks put down
cnPTIBLE DIFFERENCE CAN M
NOTICED BETWEEN THE OLD AND
THE NEW BLOCI<S.D
In our talk to property owners we
showed how Creosoted Yellow Pine
Block Pavement increases the value
OF abutting property. by drawing
MORE TRAVEL, and that both ground
floor and upper story tenants prefer
buildings which face upon this pave
ment.
1--WE cited New York, where first aud
second stories. used ny store
when the streets were paved with gram
tie, became well filled and profitabIy
rented offices after those streets Ind
been repnyed with Crensoted yellow
Pine Blocks, and we published letters
to the same effect f>an, officcrs OF The
bank of Commerce. 81. Louis. aud own
ers Of buildings In other cities; con-
ATLANTA's "SI<YSCRApERs," En-
CEPT ONE, FACE Up0N STREETS
PAVED WITH CREOsOTED YELLOW
PINE BL0CKso
In our talk to business tenants, we
showed the retail merchant how this
dustless and noiseless pavement, in
addition to attracting more traffic his
way, enabled him to display delicate
and dainty goods without injury to
them, and permitted his statesmen to
talk TO customers under more favor.
able conditions.
And we showed the johber. the
warehouse man. the transfertman and
all others whose business involves
heavy hauling. that creosotel Yellow
Pine Block Pavement materially re-