The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-01
Why w God Blocks?
Our Closing Talk to
The People of Birmingham

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| duees the cost of trucking and is safer
and better in every way for autonio-
bile trucks and draft animals than
any other pavement.
tour citations Included The we'll
known fact thnf in cities where Cree
s"ted yellow Pine Block Pavement i
Of their way to reach its and the fact
thu traffic on Market street. Phiia-
heipbia, Inns increased 200 per cent since
TINT great business fhorougbfare was
iaid with Cre"s"ted Yellow Pine
iiiecks.D
At this point we depressed to reply
to some anonymous circulars which
had been scattered through the city
attacking Creosoted Yellow Pine
Block Pavement principally on the
ground of its alleged slipperiness. We
simply opposed these irresponsible
statements with the results of 80
days test, taken in different parts CT
| the country. by the Encyclopedia Brit
tanica. in summer and winter, which
demonstrated that there are fewer
clear falls on wood blocks than on any
other pavement. ana by quoting Percy
Bunois, the eminent municipal engl-
neer of Liverpool, England. TO the eff
feet that wood block pavement is
much safer than either asphalt or
granite pavements for horses trave'e
ing upon it; and, II a horse falls hse
rises more easily"
Our next talk showed office tenants
that this nou-reverherating, clean, cool,
sanitary pavement enables them to do
more work with less waste of energy
and under more favorable conditions
as 10 health and comfort
Then we showed automobile owners
how Creosoted yellow Pine Block
Pavement. being free from grit, drst
and chuck holes, prolongs the lives of
their machines and reduces the ex-
pense of thcir up-keep. while adding TO
The personal comfort and safety of all
motorists.
Going into the residential district.
we showed the woman of the house
how Creosoted Yellow Pine Block
Pavement keeps dnst and mud ont OF
| her home. adds to the endowment OF
the porch life of her family, and gives
them quiet, but much travelled street
with sanitary play room for the chill
dren.
| Addressing ourselves finally to your
city commissioners. we told them II
had been demonstrated beyond any
question whatever, that the UITT-
NATE COST-the maintenance-of
Creosoted Yellow Pine Blocks was by
far the lowest OF all pavements. that
While repairs of all other pavements
in ten or twelve years average at
| least 30 per cent of the original cost,
the expense of maintaining Creosoted
Yellow Pine Block Pavement in the
same period is NOMINAL; that the
trlfling repairs called for no expens-
i've machinery or highly skilled work
men, and are quickly and easily made
without obstructins traffic. that this
| pavement. being dustless, does not
require frequent sprinking, has no
cracks in which filth can lodge. and
| is practically self-cleaning, thus re-
ducing the operating expenses of the
street and sanitary departments that
| its unbroken surface allows the fire
| department to reach a fire WITH less
danger TO men, machines and horses:
| that Creosoted Yellow Pine Block
Pavement, being equally adaptable to
business and residential thorough
fares. does not have TO be replaced to
meet changes in the use of street:
and that as this Is the pavement
adopted by the largest and most pro-
gressiye cities of the old and new
worlds. Rrminqhan's proper place Is
Nth them-she can afford to take no
other.
Is there anything more to saw? Yes.
one point to crown this comnact and 4
convincing arrav of facts. Creosofed
Yellow Pine Block Pavement ID a.
HOMF PRODUCT. All OF the materials
used in It, with the execution of oil cg
creosote. are native to Alabama. cor-
senuentlv when Won stand for cres.
soted Yellow Pine Block Paven,ent
Won are ENCOURAGING home industry.
irving work to hoppe labor, and keen-
inc monev at home.
This ends orr case. We have argnel
1t in the public prints haeauso wa
wanted verdict In OPEN COURT
And we are confident that we. will
get H.
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