Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1912-02-09

attended the Good Roads meeting of
the Cham Der of Commerce held in
Masonic Hall Tuesday afternoon
After partaking of an excellent cold
lunch and spending a few minutes
in social chat, the meeting was called
to order by President Slagle, who
briefly outlined the purpose of the
gathering and called upon the secre-
tary to read the resolutions adopted
at the Goods Roads meeting year
ago.
A report of what the Chamber of
Commerce had done was also read
by Secretary Harrison, which showed
that the organization had spent in
cash on the road leading to Pullman
from the north $209.25 and the city
had spent an equal amount. The
Chamber of Commerce had also paid
SIS for the construction of four King
road drags for use by the farmers.
A letter was read from |. G. Har-
old of Grant county, urging the nam
ing by the governor of a Good Roads
Day, to be observed all over the state
and recommending the second Tues
day in May as the date.
J L. Dumas, A. ]. Written and A.
H. Harrison We're appointed as a
com mittee on resolutions.
Professor Waller made short ad-
dress, in which he cited the Clinton
road as a model dirt road. He urged
that systematic work be done, first
by browning up the roads and put
ting them in good shape with road
machines. and then by persistent
dragging.
w. W. Robertson explained how
the Clinton road was made, and adj
vocated the expenditure by the
county of more money for sand to be
used on the roads He stated his be-
lief that the use of sand is one of the
most economical methods of improv-
ing highways.
Professor Edwards of the W. S. G..
gave an interesting talk on the use
of road drags and distributed a num-
Der of prints showing the proper
method of using the split log drag
and laying down the following rules:
/. Place the drag at an angle of
As degrees.
.. Drive the team at a walk.
3. Ride on the drag, do not walk
4. Do not drag a dry road
3. Drag when the road is muddy
s. Drag, if possible, Immediately
before a freeze.
7. Begin on one side of the road
return on the opposite side.
8. Always drag a little earth to-
ward the center of the road, until it
is raised 10 to IL inches in the
center.
8. Do not attempt to move much
material at one time with a drag.
10. If the drag cuts in too much,
shorten the hitch.
II. The amount of earth the drag
will carry can be regulated by the
driver, according as he stands near
the cutting end or away from it.
When the roads are first dragged
after muddy spell, vehicles should
drive if possible, to one side until
the road has had a chance to freeze
or partially dry out.
A. J. Written reported that the
part of the Evansville road by the
Bloomfield place, where crushed rock
had been spread on the proper
foundation. had been very greatly
improved, but the part where the
crushed rock had been dumped on
the road without a proper founda-
ton was so bad that the farmers kept
off it wherever possible.
J. H. T. Smith said that dragging
had greatly improved the road to Tn
ion Flat.
A general and lively discussion fol-
lowed, during the course OF which
Prof. Edwards announced that the
College is preparing a short course
in road building for the benefit of
road supervisors, county commission
ers and any others interested. The
course will extend over four weeks
and the work will be of the most
practical kind
Sam Breeze took the position that
drainage was more essential to good
roads than dragging. and argued that
a great improvement could be made